3 Things To Know Today

1 House Tabling Effort To Impeach President Trump

There may be multiple investigations against him, but President Trump has one less Congressional mess to worry about: the House is tabling an attempt to impeach him. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has voted in favor of putting aside articles of impeachment introduced by Texas Congressman Al Green. It should be noted that this isn’t the first time – Green's two previous efforts to impeach the President were also shot down by large bipartisan majorities. But this time with the increased ferocity on Capitol Hill at play? It still wasn’t even close – with a tally of 332-95…with one lawmaker marked as “present.” The result isn’t a shock either as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been clear that she’s against impeachment for now . Not surprisingly, Mr. Trump is cheering the House vote. Hosting a rally in North Carolina, Trump calling it “ridiculous” – a notion he’s echoed online. But at the rally? The President couldn’t resist a back-handed credit to Dems. "That was a slaughter, but many of those people that voted for us this afternoon in somewhat of a sneak attack ... I want to thank them because they did the right thing for our country," Trump offered. "I want to thank those Democrats because many of them voted for us."

2 Pentagon Approves 2,100 Troops To Border

More troops are headed to the border with Mexico. The Pentagon has announced that it has approved a request to deploy 21-hundred troops in support of President Trump's immigration crackdown. This is in addition to the 45-hundred already stationed there. Where are they coming from? Officials say one-thousand will come from the Texas National Guard and the rest are active duty troops. Pentagon officials say they will help with tasks like logistical support and aerial surveillance. As you might recall, Mexico deployed nearly 15-thousand of their own soldiers and National Guard to stop the flow of illegal immigration across the border into the United States.

3 Lawmakers Sound More Alarms About Explosion Of Illegal Robocalls

Lawmakers are sounding more alarms about the explosion of illegal robocalls. Opening a Senate hearing, Maine Republican Susan Collins said senior citizens are especially vulnerable to phone scams from robocalls. She wasn’t alone. In emotional testimony, Angela Stancik [[STAN-sik]] said her elderly grandmother took her own life after losing her life's savings in phone scams. The Houston woman said her grandmother had 69-dollars left when she died. Senator Collins noted that many robocalls originate overseas with numbers suggesting the calls are coming from inside the U.S. Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey said some con artists rig caller-IDs to say calls are coming from local police departments, the IRS or other official government agencies.


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