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ConservativecommentatorskeepnotingthatMrs.Pelosi's refusal to hold a vote on the House floor to authorize an official impeachment inquiry helps her caucus'svulnerablemembersevadeaccountability.Butthere's a more practical and uglier reason for Democrats to skip the formalities. Normally an authorization vote would be followed by official rules on how the inquiry would proceed. Under today'sprocess,Mr.Schiffgetstomakeuptherulesashegoesalong.BeholdtheLordHighImpeacher.
Democratsviewcontroloverthenarrativeasessential,havinglearnedfromtheirRussia-collusionescapadetheperilsoftransparency.TheybankedonspecialcounselRobertMueller's investigation proving impeachment fodder, but got truth-bombed. Their subsequent open hearings on the subject—featuring Michael Cohen, Mr. Mueller and Corey Lewandowski —were, for the Democrats, embarrassing spectacles, at which Republicans punched gaping holes in their story line.
Unemploymenttodayisata50-yearlow.TherearemoreAmericansworkingtodaythaneverbefore.Medianhouseholdincomeinthelasttwoandhalfyearshasrisenbymorethan$5,000.Andthatdoesn't even account for the savings from the President'staxcutsorenergyreformsforworkingfamilies.
Needlesstosay,weseeitverydifferently.Despitethegreatpowercompetitionthatisunderway,andAmerica's growing strength, we want better for China. That'swhy,forthefirsttimeindecades,underPresidentDonaldTrump's leadership, the United States is treating China'sleadersexactlyhowtheleadersofanygreatworldpowershouldbetreated—withrespect,yes,butalsowithconsistencyandcandor.
BrexitisthescheduledwithdrawaloftheUnitedKingdomfromtheEuropeanUnion.FollowingaJune2016referendum,inwhich51.9%votedtoleave,theUKgovernmentformallyannouncedthecountry's withdrawal in March 2017, starting a two-year process that was due to conclude with the UK withdrawing on 29 March 2019. As the UK parliament thrice voted against the negotiated withdrawal agreement, that deadline has been extended twice, and is currently 31 October 2019. The Benn Act, passed in September 2019, requires the government to seek a third extension.
AccordingtotheBBC,thepushtoleavetheEUwasadvocatedmostlybytheUKIndependencePartyandwasnotsupportedbythePrimeMinister,DavidCameron.MembersoftheUKIndependencePartyarguedthatBritain's participation in the EU was a restrictive element for the country.
AsoneoftheEU's primary initiatives is free movement within the region the party'smainargumentscenteredaroundregainingbordercontrolandreclaimingbusinessrights.Inaddition,supportersofBrexitcitedthehighEUmembershipfeesasanegativeaspectofparticipationintheEU.ItwasarguedthatiftheUKseparatesitselffromtheEU,thesefeescanbeusedtobenefittheUK.
TheUKisstillsubjecttothelawsoftheEUuntilBritain's exit becomes legal. In order for the UK to make its break official, the country needs to invoke Article 50. It is unclear exactly what this process will entail or how long it will take as Britain is the first country to take its leave of the EU. Once Article 50 has been formally invoked, the UK has two years to negotiate its departure with the other member states. But according to the BBC, "Extricating the UK from the EU will be extremely complex, and the process could drag on longer than that."
Johnson's announcement comes ahead of an expected decision Friday from the European Union over whether to delay Britain'sexitfromtheblocforthreemonths.
Britain's leader has been steadfastly opposed to any extension to the nation'sscheduledOct.31departuredatefromtheEU,althoughinalettertotheleaderoftheoppositionLabourPartythisweekhesaidhewouldacceptashorttechnicalpostponement,"say to 15 or 30 November, to allow lawmakers to implement an EU withdrawal bill.
Johnson's decision to offer to call an election follows lawmakers'rejectionofhisplantorushthroughanEUexitbillthatrunstohundredsofpagesinjustthreedays.Theywantmoretimetoscrutinizethelegislationandtomakesureitdoesnotleavethedooropentoapossible"no-deal"BrexitduringfutureexitnegotiationswiththeEUthatwillrunthroughnextyear.A"no-deal"BrexitcoulddramaticallyharmBritain's economy.
TheprimeministerwasforcedtoaskforanextensiontoBritain's EU departure date after Britain'sParliamentpassedalawtowardoffthethreatofa"no-deal"Brexit.
Johnsonhasrepeatedlypledgedtofinalizethefirststage,atransitiondeal,ofBritain's EU divorce battle by Oct. 31. A second stage will involve negotiating its future relationship with the EU on trade, security and other salient issues.
Theeconomyisdoingfantasticallywell.It's getting very close to another record. We'vehadmanyrecordssincewewonoffice.We're getting very close to another record. I don'tknowifanybodysawit:ThehouseholdmedianincomeforeightyearsofPresidentBush,itrose$400.ForeightyearsofPresidentObama,itrose$975.AndfortwoandhalfyearsofPresidentTrump—theyhaveitdownastwoandahalfyears—itrose$5,000,notincluding$2,000fortaxes.Soitrose,let's say, $7,000. So in two and a half years, we'reup$7,000,comparedto$1,000,comparedto$400.Andthat's for eight years and eight years.
That's a number that just came out, but that'sanumberthatIdon't know how there could be any dispute or any — I'veneverheardanumberlikethat,meaningtheeconomyisdoingfantasticallywell.
Weneed—forourfarmers,ourmanufacturers,for,frankly,unionsandnon-unions,weneedUSMCAtobevotedon.Ifit's voted on, it'llpass.It's up to Nancy Pelosi to put it up. If she puts it up, it'sgoingtopass.It's going to be very bipartisan. It'ssomethingthat's very much needed. It'llbehundredsofthousandsofjobs.