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Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. TGIF! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the up-early co-creators. Find us @asimendinger and @alweaver22 on Twitter and CLICK HERE to subscribe!The House Judiciary Committee is on the verge of approving two impeachment indictments against President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Vulnerable Democrats tout legislative wins, not impeachment Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day MORE today after the panel abruptly postponed a vote late Thursday to advance articles to the House floor. The committee will resume work today after ending 12 hours of debate on Thursday night before any final votes occurred on articles alleging abuse of power and obstruction by the president. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by AdvaMed — House panel delays impeachment vote until Friday

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was sharply divided over President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Vulnerable Democrats tout legislative wins, not impeachment Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day MORE's move to end Obama-era protections for immigrants who arrived in the U.S. illegally as children, as the justices heard oral arguments in one of the most closely watched cases of the term.Members of the court’s conservative wing appeared wary of allowing the court to review the administration’s decision to begin phasing out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which grants deferral from deportation to nearly 700,000 young adult immigrants without legal status.And questions from conservative justices during oral arguments suggested they appeared to think the administration had supplied legally sound reasons for eliminating DACA.ADVERTISEMENTJustice Neil GorsuchNeil GorsuchSupreme … [Read more...] about Divided Supreme Court leans toward allowing Trump to end DACA

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has become increasingly rattled over the potential of an economic downturn and is spinning to find victories to sell to voters. He and his economic team, who are often at odds with one another, have been searching for ways to prevent market anxieties from spilling over into next year's presidential election, but have yet to agree on a solution. They have wavered between floating tax cuts to insisting they aren't considering tax cuts. They have feuded privately over which direction to take. They have contradicted each other publicly. And Trump has insisted it's the Federal Reserve's fault, while his own aides have admitted much of it is because of his trade war with China. Trump refuses to give up on the tactic, saying it would make him look weak. He's said similarly about the wall -- that his supporters will think he's weak if he doesn't get it built soon. Washington Post: Trump told officials he would pardon them if they break the law … [Read more...] about A rattled Trump scrambles for victories ahead of election

Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIESA House Committee DividedFourteen hours of vitriolic debate on Thursday did virtually nothing to change the minds of Democrats and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. Now, after a surprise move to push the vote from last night to this morning, the committee is poised to approve two articles of impeachment against President Trump along strictly partisan lines. That would send them to the full House for a vote, probably next week. Advertisement Meanwhile, top Republicans in the Senate are refining their approach to an impeachment trial. Trump would like it to be a weeks-long spectacle in an effort to seek political retribution against Democrats. But GOP leaders appear determined to conduct a relatively brief trial, possibly without calling witnesses.And in Ukraine, more than $20 million of the Pentagon aid at the center of the impeachment fight still hasn’t reached the embattled country. The delay undermines … [Read more...] about Newsletter: A House committee divided

First term Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM-2) is one of 31 Democrats who represent districts Donald Trump won in 2016.On Tuesday, Torres Small gave a local New Mexico television station a non-committal statement on how she plans to vote when articles of impeachment are brought before the full House next week, as is currently expected. “This is one of the gravest responsibilities granted to Congress by the Constitution and I am taking the time befitting such a duty to weigh the facts, allegations, and consequences,” she told KOAT. Given President Trump’s 10.2 point margin of victory over Hillary Clinton in this geographically large rural district that extends south from the suburbs of Albuquerque to the Mexican border, Torres-Small’s hesitance to commit either way on the vote that will define his political career is understandable. Former State Rep. Yvette Herrel, who narrowly lost to Torres Small in 2018 by less than two points, 50.9 percent to 49.1 … [Read more...] about Undecided New Mexico Democrat Faces Constituent Backlash over Impeachment Vote