1 Fatal Shooting At Pearl Harbor
Officials say that two victims and a gunman are dead after a shooting at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii yesterday afternoon – a third victim is being treated at a local hospital. While the gunman has not been named, it has been confirmed the he was a sailor aboard the USS Columbia, a submarine stationed at Pearl Harbor. According to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As for the victims, they haven’t been named pending family notification – but they are three Defense Department workers who worked at the base's Naval Shipyard before turning the gun on himself. The third victim was last listed in stable condition. Authorities are investigating to find out what led to the shooting. At this point they're not sure if it was random or targeted. The investigation continues.
2 Partisan Rift On Display In First Judiciary Impeachment Hearing
A House impeachment hearing is over and the only GOP witness contradicted testimony he gave years ago – but we’ll get to that in a second. Whether you think that President Trump’s behavior regarding Ukraine is impeachable or not, the partisan rift over impeachment is growing wider. During the latest House impeachment hearing, three legal experts testified Trump did abuse his power and it’s impeachable. As for the general theme on either side of the aisle: Ohio Republican Jim Jordan ripped the way Democrats are handling the issue. He called it a "pre-determined impeachment."New York Democrat Jerry Nadler said the facts are undisputed and argued that Trump abused his power in pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democrats. Nadler chairs the Judiciary Committee, which is responsible for drawing up formal articles of impeachment. But about that Republican witness? Jonathan Turley argued there was no proof President Trump broke a law in the Ukraine scandal. Yet in 1998 he said former President Bill Clinton's actions didn't need to violate any laws in order to be impeached. As it relates to Trump, Turley’s message was that the process is moving too fast – and that his guilty just hasn’t been proven. Either way, the Judiciary Committee is expected to bring articles of impeachment to the House for a vote. If they pass, it's off to the Senate for trial.
3 Trump Administration Tightens Rules on Food Stamp Benefits
The Trump Administration is giving final approval to rules that will take away food stamps from 755-thousand Americans. The Department of Agricultural rule forces states to enforce work requirements for able-bodied adults who do not have children. In the past, governors could waive those requirements, especially in places that struggle economically – the administration says that’s covered. So what are the changes exactly – and who is affected? Single people without children who are between the ages of 18 and 49, who are not disabled. These people will be required to work at least 80-hours per month or participate in certain educational or job-training activities. They will only be allowed to receive those benefits for three-months over a 36-month period...that is, except for states with high unemployment rates or a demonstrable lack of sufficient jobs. They can waive those time limits (Though the new rule increases the threshold from 4.3% to an unemployment rate of 6%) The move is expected to save about $5.5-billion over five years.