Impeachment Inquiry

White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing

By • Dec 1, 2019

Updated at 8:01 p.m. ET

As the House impeachment inquiry moves this week from the fact-gathering stage in the Intelligence Committee to considerations of law in the Judiciary Committee, the White House says President Trump does not intend to participate in a Wednesday hearing.

Democrats Have Wrapped Their Public Case On Impeachment. What Comes Next?

By • Nov 22, 2019

The marathon of testimony in Democrats' impeachment inquiry this week confirmed that the Ukraine affair, like so many earlier subplots in the era of President Trump, boils down to two big questions:

What do the president's words mean? Can the president do what he did?

The answers to those questions have been a partisan inkblot test since Trump exploded onto the political scene, and now they are burning again as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats decide how they'll move ahead in a showdown over impeachment.

WVPB Coverage Of Impeachment Hearings Continues Thursday

By • Nov 21, 2019
A graphic for the Impeachment Hearing Live Coverage

West Virginia Public Broadcasting will continue to air the House of Representatives’ Public Impeachment Hearings  next week beginning Tuesday, November 19. Hearings are expected to continue Wednesday and Thursday of next week beginning at 9 a.m. each day.

WVPB Coverage Of Impeachment Hearings Continues Friday

By & • Nov 12, 2019
A graphic for the Impeachment Hearing Live Coverage

West Virginia Public Broadcasting will air live coverage of the House of Representatives’ Public Impeachment Hearings this Wednesday, November 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Friday, November 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NPR Live Coverage will air on the statewide public radio network and PBS NewsHour’s Special Coverage will air on The West Virginia Channel on television.

West Virginia Representatives Vote Against Formalizing Impeachment Procedures

By • Oct 31, 2019
West Virginia's U.S. House members, left to right: Rep. David McKinley, Rep. Alex Mooney and Rep. Carol Miller.
AP file photos

Updated Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 3:45 p.m.

The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted a resolution formalizing its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. As the first official vote in what’s sure to be many related to impeachment, the roll call showed a stark divide between majority Democrats who’ve already begun holding closed-door depositions on the matter and Republicans who continue to back the president. West Virginia's three House members -- all Republicans -- voted against the measure.

Tracking The Impeachment Inquiry: How West Virginia’s Congressional Delegation Has Responded So Far

By • Oct 28, 2019
Susan Walsh / AP Photo

Editor’s Note: This post will compile past and future stories — including comments, votes and other responses from West Virginia’s congressional delegation — related to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Please check back often for the latest. 

Trump Administration Says It Won't Comply With Impeachment Inquiry

By • Oct 8, 2019

Updated at 8:45 p.m. ET

The White House will not participate in Congress' ongoing impeachment inquiry, it said Tuesday, stepping up a political and legal standoff between the executive and legislative branches of government.

In a blistering eight-page letter to Democratic congressional leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, White House counsel Pat Cipollone repeatedly mocked the Democrats' process.

Political Storm Clouds Glower As Dems Open New Phase In Impeachment Case

By • Oct 3, 2019

House Democrats are set to launch a new phase of their impeachment inquiry on Thursday when former Ambassador Kurt Volker, until recently a top State Department representative to Ukraine, is scheduled to meet with investigators.

Then, on Friday, the intelligence community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson, is due on the Hill.

More witnesses are expected next week, all for depositions behind closed doors with members of Congress and their staff.

West Virginia Delegation Reacts To Impeachment Inquiry Launched Against President Trump

By • Sep 25, 2019
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo

Updated Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 2:40 p.m.

West Virginia’s congressional delegation has weighed in on a formal impeachment inquiry launched against President Trump and the contents of a phone call between Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.