host: our newsmakers program, the ranking member of the house administration committee, thanks for coming by. rep. davis: thanks for having me. host: joining me with the question is tim starks and judy that covers congress for "the hill." where are we as far as security than in 2016? rep. davis: when we were charged of the 115th congress, we worked in a bipartisan way to invest $400 million into our election security issues working with d.h.s. to hire more administrators, to fight back cyber attacks, and also giving money to our states so that our state and local officials can work with d.h.s. hand in hand to ensure the election security f every single election. believe the most secure elections are actually the ones i held at the local level. host: what's the most outstanding issue as of to day? rep. davis: there is a lot about standing issues when it comes to election infrastructure. we need to look at the next most secure way of voting is going to be, test those new methods. we sat down with folks who are testing somewhat of a block chain type voting to where you can do it on your phon

chairman, i said many times since becoming the ranking member of the house administration committee, the committee with jurisdiction over election system in the house. the greatest threat is partisanship. why? because when you have one side drafting partisan legislation to further their own political agenda, it cows causts inaction. when it comes to securing our nation's elentions, we cannot afford inaction. that's why it's imperative our colleagues across the aisle work with us to find a bipartisan solution to preventing foreign interference in elections. unfortunately, that's not the route that the majority party chose to take this congress. we saw this pattern first begin with the majority's h.r. 1, over 700 pages of political initiatives to help them federalize elections, then again for the safe act, a partisan election security bill, again attempting to federalize elections and take power away from states. both bills were drafted without bipartisan input and rushed through the house. back then i told my colleagues if they were serious about reforming elections and making them mor

hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on house administration. after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on house administration now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 116-35 modified by the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution. that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. no amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules. each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be

ost: our newsmakers program, the ranking member of the house administration committee, thanks for coming thanks for having me. host: joins me with the question tim starks and judy that "the hill."ess for where

constitution, who knows, maybe they'll be the next chairperson and ranking member of the house administration committee. and maybe their constituents, like general kelly's constituents, will give them a great idea like this, and maybe we'll be able to move it, they'll be able to move it on the next step, to becoming law. chairperson lofgren, thank you again for allowing us the opportunity and i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. lofgren: thank you, mr. speaker. like mr. davis, i do believe that this fellowship will provide a rewarding experience for the families who decide to participate. whether it is in washington, to participate and observe in the making of legislation, or whether it's in our district offices, going to bat for veterans, standing up for people who need help from a congressional office, it's very rewarding, but also very educational. and i know that it will be a rewarding experience for those families who participate. i want to thank the author of the bill, mr. kell

opportunity and your suggestions, look forward to continuing to work with you and turn the house administration committee forward. i appreciate the discussion on census activities. the discussion, the chair and i had momentarily to yield at the time. don't insinuate census activities and fairness in rural america when it comes to other folks, they don't live in permanently and the resources are as important as anywhere else. that is my discussion and i apologize if i thought you insinuated there was anything other than that but my discussion was on the census track. i'm glad we have these hearings to talk about. and also make sure every single election and every vote gets to the ballot box. >> just to be clear your discussion about having a choice, people in prison do not and for the ranking member to say they didn't commit a crime they had nothing to do with whether they are counted in the same place. >> it is about fairness when it comes to the census. if they are going to be counted in one part of the country and rural america for whatever resource purpose there is the same resources when college grad

he's the top republican on the committee of house administration.dministration, transportation and infrastructure. congressman, thank you very much for being here. we have a lot to talk to you about. let's start with this impeachment inquiry, that it begins again, i guess, in earnest, now that you all are back from recess. from what you've heard and seen thus far, are frau concerned about the president having asked a foreign president for help with political rivals? >> you know, what i'm concerned about is an impeachment inquiry that's moving forward. this denying the president and his administration due process. if we want to exercise oversight, which is our responsibility in congress, you don't have to label it an impeachment inquiry . if you do, i certainly hope that speaker palos and leader hoyer will put a vote on the floor of the house, just like the three other impeachments in our nation's history to ensure that the american people know where each and every member of congress stands in moving this hearing forward. >> i hear you and i've heard

the ranking member of the house administration committee, thanks for coming by. rep. davis: thanks for having me. host: joining me with the question is tim starks and judy that covers congress for "the hill." where are we as far as security than in 2016? rep. davis: when we were charged of the 115th congress, we worked in a bipartisan way to invest $400 into our election security issues working with d.h.s. to hire more administrators to fight back cyber attacks and also giving money to our states so that our state and local officials can work with d.h.s.

the committee on house administration has the extremely important task to conduct oversight of federal elections. throughout the committee's existence, republicans and democrats have worked across the aisle to create significant election policy that widely impacted this nation, including legislation to eliminate the poll tax, legislation to create easier access to members of the military and their families when voting overseas, and the help america vote act of 2002, a landmark piece of legislation that took substantial steps to remedy the problem seen during the 2000 presidential election. the subcommittee on elections was created for the primary purpose to be an extension of house administration to enhance the committee's oversight capabilities of federal elections. chairwoman fudge has been leading our subcommittee with the intention to investigate voting rights issues in order to create a new formula that will reauthorize section five of the voting rights act. i've been proud to travel to a few of the stops that this election subcommittee has participated in throughout the nation, a

. >>> here's a look at the white house for the trump administration says it will not cooperate with house committees conducting an impeachment hearing against the president's, the latest on the battle in the capital. >> reporter: the white house says it will not participate in what it calls the unconstitutional impeachment inquiry and two president trump. a scathing a page letter to top democrat states the probe lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation, any pretense of fairness or even the most elementary due process protections. >> mr. president are you here for nancy pelosi to make a vote? >> reporter: the trump administration said the house will take a formal vote which would give both sides more legal power to fight their battles. >> that is what the constitution is about. >> reporter: nancy pelosi and house democrats not to press on. yesterday they fired up subpoenas at the administration to keep witnesabout the phone c to the ukraine with the president. >> we are taking actions to prevent us from getting the facts needed to protect the nations security. >> reporter: lawmakers we to europ

the subcommittee on elections and the committee of house administration will come to order. i would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. i today. i ask unanimous consent that all

the subcommittee on elections and the committee of house administration will come to order. i would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. i today. i ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that any written statement be made part of the record. hearing no objection so ordered. we are here today to examine a state of voting rights and election and administration in america. the right for to vote is sacred. we take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot seriously. the subcommittee, our committee as a whole, is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. this country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all citizens. while states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate these critical response abilities to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box. cast to the ballot free from disconnection and suppre

house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff says the trump administration is building a powerfulpeachment as former white house national security advisor charles cooperman defied a subpoena today. >> this is deeply regrettable. he was compelled to appear for a lawful subpoena. just within the last few days, the district court ruled the impeachment inquiry is perfectly valid. >> this is not an investigation. these are depositions design to get an outcome that were predetermined. every single witness who talk to the president has said he has done nothing wrong. he is innocent of any charges. mark: two current national

house intelligence committee . he spoke about the trip administration blocking u.s. ambassador gordon -- from testifying at an impeachment inquiry today. that, republicans give their response as well. >> good morning. we were informed an hour and a half ago by the attorney for the investors the state department would refuse to allow him to testify today. this was after conversations well into yesterday afternoon and evening with the state department legal advisor where there was no indication the ambassador would be a no-show. not only is congress being deprived of his testimony, the people are being deprived of his testimony. hasre aware the ambassador text messages or emails on a personal device which was provided to the state department, although we requested this in the abbasid are, the state department is withholding those messages. messages are deeply relevant to this investigation and the impeachment inquiry. i want to explain for the public the significance of this witness and significance of the decision evidently by the secretary of state and president or b

nbc news about some of the 65 hours of closed-door testimony given to the house impeachment committees by trump administration officials. nbc news reports at least three current and former u.s. officials have all made the same startling admission, a coveted white house visit for the new ukrainian leader had been explicitly conditioned on his agreeing to investigations that could have helped president trump's re-election. and when u.s. ambassador to eu gordon sondland was asked point-blank under oath whether that constituted a quid pro quo, he did not dispute it, people with knowledge of his testimony said. nbc news reports that, thanks to testimony like this and thanks to public comments from trump, his aides, and his allies, quote, a portrait is emerging of a quid pro quo that evolved over time with the president progressively upping the ante when his demands were not met. this development comes on the heels of a double victory in court for house democrats. the chief judge for the d.c. district court ruled that the justice department must hand over grand jury evidence from special counsel robert mueller's in

let me read a statement of democratic chairman of 3 house committees conducting impeachment inquiry, any efforts by the trump administrationnt witness cooperation with the committees will be deemed obstruction of a coequal branch of government and fair inference maybe drawn against the president on the underlying allegations of corruption and/or cover-up, is it in his right to determine who testifies before congress or is it obstruction of justice? >> well, i don't think it's obstruction of justice and i do think that the executive branch when -- when the legislative branch is issuing subpoenas to members of the executive branch, again, they are entitled to participate in the process, whether it's through their lawyers, whether through asking questions or issuing subpoenas, again, that's the kind of fairness -- arthel: how are they being banned or barred from participating? >> well, their lawyers are not allowed to ask questions. they're not allowed to issue subpoenas, they've not even voted, and that's why the republicans are up in arms on this. they've not even voted on the process. follow the same procedure they used in

i want to thank chair lofgren for her house committee on administration and all the committee for their work on this critical legislation. also want to thank chairman cgovern and the members of the rules committee for allowing my amendment to come to the floor. to thank my colleague, mr. davis, from across the aisle, for his work. on bothll my colleagues sides of the aisle will join me in supporting my straightforward, commonsense as well as the underlying bill. i'd yield the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the it. have the amendment is agreed to. it's now in order to consider printed in mber 14 116-253.f house report for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia seek recognition? ms. spanberger: madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: clerk. number 14 amendment printed in part b of house eport 116-25

and an extra ordinary day at white house this administration says to adam schiff, chairman of house intelligence committees inquiry is as legitimate. under the constitution. it is going to be a show, melissa, we hope you will join us. you promised last night you would always join us. >> i will not miss it, will not, i will watch several times over, having recorded it, lou dobbs, thank you. >> see you at top of hour. melissa: president trump facing backlash from both sides of aisle as he pulls troops from syria. and turkey moves in on kurds. as turkey president prepares to visit the white house, joining me now, retired general robert scales, you know a lot of people say they can't make sense of the move on president's end, but those who say there are a lot of themes that play that we don't know what is your take? >> my take it is sad in my opinion that this withdrawal will be so present t precipitout personal with me, i know kurdish officers, i have been to kurdish stan, there are two military organization in middle east who can fight democracies, and on our side, that is the israeli army and the army of k

house and state department according to three democratic committee chair s directed yovanovitch no to testify today, but she complied anyway with a subpoena, is that the way the house committee work around the administration? is that how they are trying to block witnesses? i know you said this sends a message. do you think her testimony encourages other career officers, career employees that they, too, can come forward? >> anderson, i believe it does. i think she's setting an example of courage and integrity under great pressure. you know, that example is if there is a legally binding subpoena, then you have a duty to show up. this is -- we are a rule of law country. i think one of the great things about ambassador yovanovitch, she spent 30 years representing us around the world, fighting for the rule of law. she came back home and she is abiding by the rule of law right here in the united states. i think there are a lot of folks at the state department, throughout the u.s. government who will see this as an example, a good example to follow. it can be done. >> just finally, i'm not sure you may have been in the meeting, you may not have heard, the president's latest comments. the president said he doesn'

house intelligence, oversight, and foreign affairs committees. in text messages, the house made public, taylor reportedly grew concerned about the trump administration's effort to leverage u.s. military aid for ukraine calling it, quote, crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. his testimony comes as president trump says he believes impeachment in the house is all but a foregone conclusion. major garrett reports on how the president is lashing out at members of his own party. >>> the republicans have to get tougher and fight. we have some that are great fighters, but they have to get tougher and fight. >> reporter: fearing republican defections, president trump tried to rally his allies on capitol hill, again declaring the house impeachment inquiry a democratic hit job designed to block his re-election. >> they're vicious, and they stick together. they don't have mitt romney in their midst. >> reporter: utah senator mitt romney drew the presidential ire for criticism over his syria policy and approach to race. >> i think the places where i would be most critical of the president would be in matters that were divisive,

house of representatives. the first sign the administration was putting up a roadblock to the enquiry came when this man, gordon sondland, the us ambassador to the european union, failed to appear before the house intelligence committeee democrats want to question him about his role in discussions with ukrainian officials, which have led to claims president trump asked a foreign power to investigate a political rival. at the last minute, the state department stopped mr sondland from appearing. president trump said: the democrats were quick to object. the failure to produce this witness, the failure to produce these documents, we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction of the constitutional functions of congress, a coequal branch of government. the white house is the impeachment process should be abandoned so the president can focus on leaving the country and fulfilling his promises to the american people. but with the country on the verge of a constitutional crisis, this is a tug—of—war that donald trump won't be able to ignore. peter bowes, bbc news. live now to washington dc and the political journalist and columnist for the daily beast, eleanor clift. eleanor, very good to talk to you. thank you ver

. >> reporter: he often challenged the trump administration, as chairman of the powerful house oversight committee. >> come on, man. what's that about? >> reporter: and defended his hometown when the president called it rat and rodent-infested. >> come to baltimore. do not just criticize us. >> reporter: during the freddie gray riots, during some of baltimore's darkest hours, he grabbed a bullhorn and urged a better way. he leaves behind three children and a grieving wife. elijah coming e cummings was 68. he had been suffering from health complications. today his wife wrote he worked until his last breath and believed our nation's diversity was our program, not our problem. >> worked until the end. linsey, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the crash involving an oscar-winning actress. her suv struck at an intersection, flipping. >>> after the murder at the home of ron ely, what we've learned about his son, accused of killing his mother. >>> and investigator tonight appearing to pull a gun on a teenager because of loud music. a lot more news ahead.

house and allies of spinning, dismissing and outright lying to the american people on full display today as the impeachment investigation expands. democrats slap brand-new subpoenas on the trump administration. today the three house committees leading the charge on impeachment, intelligence, oversight and foreign affairs subpoenaed both the president's defense secretary and his budget chief, not only demanding documents about his interactions with ukraine and his with holding of hundreds of million dollars in military aid for ukraine and also information on the rudy giuliani and the ways in which giuliani pressured ukrainian officials to investigate joe and hunter biden on behalf of president trump. kaitlan collins kicks off our coverage from the white house. >> reporter: as house democrats ramped up peach tod-- the impeachment inquiry today, president trump tried to turn the fire storm around on them. accusing house speaker nancy pelosi of treason. insisting she's the one who should be removed from office, not him. though members of congress can't be impeached. the president is shifting his defense. still insisting that call with the ukrainian president was perfect. but now claiming it was energy secretary rick perry who u

the democratic chairman of the house judiciary committee on that decision says, quote, the grand jury information that the administration has tried to block the house from seeing will be critical to our work. meanwhile, the committee's top republican says of that decision, quote, this ruling is dangerous for every american. the grand jury secrecy rules exist to protect knifepoint inne from public disclosure and hearsay that could unfairly harm them. the administration is expected to appeal that decision. the judge found that the house has jurisdiction and can proceed with its impeachment inquiry. back to you guys. arthel: rich, thank you very much. eric: how will all these dynamics play out as the republicans call the meetings unfair, while the democrats push back, saying they're doing exactly what republicans did in the benghazi investigation. joining us now, dave brad, the dean of liberty university. congressman, i'll call you dean. >> thanks, eric. eric: you heard the democratic congressmen say at the deposition, they're not doing anything wrong. do you agree with that? >> i don't agree. they're conflating several is

will be several, if not many more subpoenas to people connected to the white house and the administration. what will the committee do if the subpoenas are dismissed or ignored? >> i think we're going to act with a deliberate urgency. and we're going to be prudent and smart. if we have to go to court on certain matters to enforce them, we will. i do want to say this at the onset, though. the public record details more than enough evidence to file articles of impeachment. we have the volker text messages. we have the whistle-blower's complaint and the transcript issued by the white house. and the president's own remarks and a three-year history of obstruction detailed by the special counsel's report. so we're going to go forward because the american public has a right to know exactly what's taking place. >> will you wait for courts to decide on the subpoenas? if you take them to court to enforce the subpoenas, will you wait on the courts to decide before holding a vote on impeachment? >> look, for me, it is a day-by-day experience. i think what we've witnessed last week, which was a surprise to many, the volker tex

and as chairman of the house oversight and reform committee, he was a fierce critic of the trump administrationve our children in that position! >> described by colleagues as a north star, cummings will be remembered for his fairness, social conscious and determination. that's "nightline." you can always catch our full episodes on hulu. thanks for the company, america. have a great weekend. goodnight.

house tonight. and jon, tonight you are also learning of yet other administration officials now being swept up in this impeachment inquiry. >> reporter: david, the house intelligence committee has subpoenaed energy secretary rick perry. they want information about his interactions with ukraine. just last week, perry said he would cooperate with congressional investigators, but a senior white house official tells me tonight that they will instruct him to defy that subpoena as they have all others. >> jon karl with us again tonight. thank you, jon. >>> next this evening, the death toll mounting in turkey's military assault on america's kuises inside syri the kurds, of course, helped the u.s. fight isis and then they helped secure those isis fighters. well tonight, turkey releasing images of their jets taking off for air strikes. the kurds with their own images of what they say is the destruction in syria where they live. and, of course, caught in the middle, civilians now fleeing for their lives. late today, president trump was pressed on what the u.s. should do, knowing that the president talked to the president of turkey right before all this happened. abc's ian pannell fro

administration out for the public. democrat on the house judiciary committee and former justice prosecutor, welcome to you both.t do you make of the warning professor turley lays out that if they don't confine this to ukraine, if they bring in russia and everything else it could be a boon for the trump defense if there was a senate trial? >> he has his finger on something, we are on the brink of a huge circus. no matter what they are saying in terms of limitations there will only be ukraine it will be a different proceedings and we have ever seen before. in the clinton impeachment we had a blue dress dna and sworn testimony. the denial of having sex, the facts were established, the law was clearly talking about perjury. it was whether they should do it or not what the sanctions should be. we don't have any agreed facts or clear violation of federal laws that we are on the brink of a very tv friendly but crazy circus when it comes to however they proceed with this impeachment. shannon: if they take everything on ukraine knowing getting off on another tangent could open things they may not want to have as part of

housing advocate warn that some proposals could raise mortgage rates and make them harder to get and members from both parties on this house committee aren't sold a democrat won vargas, i'm not confident that the. >>administrative changes that you want to make here. >>republican french hill, i'm always very suspicious of. reform ideas all of this revolves around the administration's plan to re privatized fannie mae d freddie mac which have been under government control since the housing crisis 11 years ago. lawmakers noted during the crisis the housing giants, not the homeowners received the more than 100 billion in taxpayer dollars. my number one objective is to see that we never ever have to bail fannie and freddie out again doctor brand now leads the agency that regulates fannie and freddie even if members of congress remain skeptical. he can start the process of releasing fannie and freddie from government control without them. in washington, i'm just eaten or. breaking news now bart has stopped service in the transbay tube due to an equipment problem on the track there is no train service between. >>san francisco and the east bay oakland fire saying sparks were seen we don't know exactly what that means or

house intel committee chair adam schiff calling this another effort by the trump administration to blockpeachment inquiry. >> any effort to prevent the congress and therefore the american people from learning more about the president's misconduct will merely build a public case for obstruction of congress by this president. >> bill: earlier this morning, president trump defending his phone call with the ukrainian president. >> we had a very good conversation with the ukrainian president. the conversation was perfect. they don't ever talk about the conversation. >> house democrats say they are moving ahead with their investigation even without kupperman's testimony. we have team fox coverage. white house correspondent john roberts is on the north lawn today. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel at his post live on capitol hill. mike, let's begin with you. >> the relevant house committee chairs issued a warning shot after the attorney represented charles kupperman writing "should your client defy the subpoena, his absence will constitute evidence that may be used against him in a

house committees have sent deposition notices to three more trump administration officials. in the impeachment inquiry. from a national security his attorney said he will not appear without a subpoena. >>> late word today the trump national security council aide tim morrison is resigning. he is the top rush official on the council. he is scheduled to testify in the impeachment inquiry tomorrow.>>> major shakeup kamala harris is presidential campaign. she is laying off staff at her headquarters in baltimore. she is cutting costs. she is also doubling down on iowa. she was an early front runner but has been sinking in the polls. >>> a horse being called a hero for her brave actions during the easy fire in simi valley. she made a 180 running back into danger to lead to other horses to safety. you can see an adult horse and the younger one following her there. away from the flames. >>> coming up next a very important job wait until you see how this cute dog is helping firefighters tonight. in the northbay. >>> sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'

house. democrats are pushing ahead.>> reporter: they are pushing ahead with more subpoenas tonight. the chairs of three congressional committees have subpoenaed the white house. for more documents related to the impeachment inquiry. they accuse the administration of stonewalling the request for a month leaving them no choice but to act. >>> i don't care about politics. i don't care about anything. i do care about corruption.>> reporter: democrats subpoenaed the white house for documents related to their impeachment inquiry. so far president trump has remained defiant. >>> the republicans have been very unified.>> reporter: it came just hours after democrats asked vice president mike pence for documents telling him there are questions about what role he may have played in the administration's attempt to pressure ukraine to investigate joe biden. biden lashed out friday calling trump the most corrupt president in modern history. >>> i'm worried that he get so unhinged with a year left to go in this administration. he does something really really stupid. in terms of our international interest.>> reporter: he said his lawyers are working on a letter to speaker pelosi objecting to the impeachment inquiry until the house holds a four vote to make it

a career prosecutor who has worked for both republican and democratic administrations, the chairman of the house judiciary committeend intelligence committees ripped the investigation as a political hit job. jerrold nadler and adam schiff in a statement saying "these reports raise profound new concerns that the department of justice department of justice under attorney general william barr has lost its independence, and to become a vehicle for president trump's political revenge." as houtz impeachment investigators prepared to assume interviews tomorrow, president trump today defended the use of the word "lynching" to describe the process. >> it's a word that many democrats have used over the years, it's a word that has been used many times. >> and the president warned if democrats succeed in removing him from office which would require the defection of at least 20 republican senators, the economy would plunge off a cliff. >> i really believe that you would have a recession-depression, the likes of which this country has never seen. if anything happened to president trump, you would see repercussions in the market

the white house oversight committee is giving the trump administration until october 18th to hand overts related to the president's interaction with the ukrainian president. they claim the president pressured vlad zelensky to investigate former vice president joe biden and his son during a phone call in july. a report from the "new york times" says a second intelligence official may file their own whistleblower complaint. democratic candidate for president bernie sanders is released from a nevada hospital. doctors say the 78-year-old suffered a heart attack earlier this week. two stents placed in his heart to help with a blocked artery. for all your headlines log on to friends@foxnews.com. to -- foxnews.com. i'm jeff paul. now back to hannity. ♪ ♪ >> sean: welcome back to hannity. exposing the real corruption. something the mob and the media will never do. yeah, okay. so tonight the house democrats predictably have issued a subpoena. the white house documents related to trump's call with ukrainian president. we have seen the text. there is nothing wrong with it. anyway, speaking of the

veteran of the korean war and served in the house for 53 years, having begun his tenure during the johnson administration. among his positions, oversight committee, judiciary committee chair, and dean of the house. he served until december of 2017, when he resigned amidst scandals. the district he last represented, michigan's 13th, is now represented by democrat rashida tlaib. >> one day after parliament voted to block british prime minister boris johnson's latest brexit plan, he answered questions from members on next steps in the negotiations process with the european union. other questions focused on domestic issues and the uk's response to turkeys operations in syria. >> questions to the prime minister. >> questions to the prime minister. >> number 131, mister speaker. >> the prime minister. >> the house will be shocked by the news that 39 bodies have been discovered in a lori contai t

finding out is the republicans have a problem now that members of trump's administration are going before the house committees and really giving more context to the bigger problem the president has. >> you know, phil we're having the conversation here will republicans in the senate end up breaking with trump, will there be republicans in the house do, there's an assumption built into a lot of this speculation that impeachment is inevable, it's going to happen. does it seem inevitable that the house will vote to impeach him? >> the only way in which i would say it doesn't seem pelosi wants to make sure there's some semblance of bipartisanship. it seems pretty clear right now. we passed the 218 mark on impeachment inquiry three or four weeks ago. it seems pretty clear right now she could probably corral enough democratic votes to pass impeachment in the house. whether or not she wants to send it to the senate with at least some republicans, i think that's a question mark. >> there's different signals that have been sent from republicans it seems who are hesitant i would say to break politically with the preside

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beginnings in baltimore to become the chairman of the powerful house oversight committee, where he led several investigations into the trump administration like the prophet, our elijah could call down fire from heaven. like that old testament prophet, he stood against corrupt leadership of king ahab and queen jezebel. ( applause ) >> reporter: maya cummings, the congress' widow, acknowledged that president trump's personal attacks on cummings, and the city of baltimore, which he called a "rat-infested city," had taken a toll. >> it hurt him. they were trying to tear him down. and we needed to make sure that he went out with the respect and the dignity that he deserved! ( applause ) >> reporter: there were several republican colleagues and friends of congressman cummings here today, people he'd done battle with on capitol hill. it is a sign of how popular and respected he was. norah. >> o'donnell: indeed. jeff, thank you. there is much more ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." we've got breaking news in the 40-day g.m. strike. shutdown factories are about to roar back to life. and, what this brave boy did at school that has everyone cal

members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss how the department of housing and urban develop associaing committee is supporting this administration's effort. if we really want to examine the end of affordable housing, this would be a field hearing in san francisco or los angeles. two cities at the epicenter of the nation's affordable housing crisis. restrictive zoning laws have made housing sprve theexpensive driving prices to some of the highest of the country and leading to california leading to nearly half of our nation's homeless population. the latest data found that california's homeless problem increased 16% over the last year alone. were it not for california, homelessness would have declined. the proposal addresses how to best serve affordable housing needs while keeping within the principles outlined by leaders of both parties, including chairwoman waters. we look forward to working with congress to move the legislation forward. but i'm very confident that we are starting from a place of significant common ground about what a future housing finance system should look like. at h.u.d., we support millions of families with a

. >> reporter: the chairs of the committees have set a deadline to subpoena the white house for documents. >> any effort the administration makes to obstruct our ability to get the facts will only add to the body of evidence on a potential article involving the obstruction of the lawful functions of congress. >>> president donald trump said he can end corruption even if it means asking for help and it has nothing to do with the politics or the bidens. >> what we want to investigate, anything having to do with corruption. >> reporter: the former special envoy to ukraine provided text messages thursday. in one exchange the top diplomat wrote i think it is cray >> to hold it for the political campaign but the ambassador to the eu replied, i think you're incorrect. the president has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos of any time. they are hearing more president from michael atkinson today. >> ukraine's new chief prosecutor said they will be looking into the link to er biden and there is no evidence of wrongdoing on his part. >>> william barr is looking for access to encrypted information on facebook. it is about preventing