Congressional reporter George Cahlink has nearly two decades of experience covering Capitol Hill and federal agencies. Most recently, he spent 10 years at CQ Roll Call in several editing and writing positions. He also covered the Defense Department as a staff writer for Government Executive magazine, a job that included stints as an embedded reporter in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Kosovo. He got his start in journalism at the Eagle Times and Argus Champion newspapers in New Hampshire. He has won national and regional reporting awards for his work and is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today said President Trump has abused the power of his office and asked committee leaders to draft articles of impeachment against him that will start to emerge next week.
Congressional appropriators say they are close to finishing work on energy and environment bills, but broader talks on fiscal 2020 spending are sputtering, raising the prospects that many agencies won't receive fresh dollars anytime soon.
The House next week plans to vote on coastal management and resilience legislation as part of Democrats' overall green agenda, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said yesterday.
The House Democrats' impeachment report offers the clearest narrative yet of how former Energy Secretary Rick Perry aided President Trump's push to deny vital aid to Ukraine.
Rick Perry officially left the Trump administration three days ago, but he is mentioned more than 50 times in the House Democrats' impeachment report, meaning they see him as vital to the probe of President Trump.