Trump news: House takes major step towards impeachment, as Democrats debate in Houston
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Your support makes all the difference.The top 10 Democrats in the presidential race faced each other in yet another 2020 showdown, with Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren meeting head-to-head for the first time in the primary season.
The debate comes following a busy day in Washington, where the House Judiciary Committee approved a key resolution as it gears up towards potential impeachment of Donald Trump. The resolution has defined the boundaries of a probe that Democrats hope could lead to said impeachment, and potentially his removal from office. The move allows the committee to designate certain hearings as impeachment hearings, and empower staff to question witnesses for a longer period of time.
Mr Trump travelled to Baltimore today for a Republican fundraising event and the House Republican Conference member retreat dinner.
During the debates, Ms Warren and Mr Biden were joined by the likes of Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke, Julián Castro, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, and Andrew Yang.
The debate saw an illustration of their differences on healthcare policy, with Ms Warren and Mr Sanders advocating for Medicare for All, while many of the others advocating for a less aggressive approach.
Mr Trump has a quiet day scheduled for Friday, meeting for an intelligence briefing in the morning, before then meeting with the secretary of Defense in the afternoon.
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"For a socialist you've got a lot of trust in corporate America than I do," Biden says to Sanders over corporations putting money back in to healthcare.
Sanders attacks Biden, saying he has to answer to the fact that millions of Americans are without health insurance now, including those with cancer and other decisions.
O'Rourke says that in Texas the largest provider of health coverage is local jails.
"The problem with your plan is... it leaves 10 million people uncovered," Castro says to Biden.
"The difference between what I support and what you support vice president Biden is you require them to opt-in," he says.
"Are you forgetting what you said just two minutes ago," Castro says to Biden, when the vice president refutes the Texans' claims that his plan would require people to opt-in to his healthcare system.
"I'm fulfilling the legacy of Barack Obama and I'm not," he says.
"That'd be a surprise to him," Biden responded.
Buttigieg attacks his competition for divisiveness, saying that people hate the discord in Washington and on the debate stage.
"That's called a Democratic debate," Castro responds.
"Racism in America is endemic, it is foundational," O'Rourke says.
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