The House Rules Committee has voted along party lines 9 to 4 to adopt the rules governing floor debate for the impeachment of President Trump on Wednesday. CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with all the details. Source
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12/17/19: CBSN Evening News
House poised to vote on impeachment articles; A winter wonderland in the Caribbean Source
House Committee approves rules for impeachment vote
The debate will last six hours, and there will be no amendments. Source
12/17: CBS Evening News
Trump argues against impeachment in new letter to Pelosi; Holiday festival lifting spirits months after Hurricane Dorian. Source
Democrats target statehouse races in several battleground states
Democrats are hoping to flip some statehouses in 2020 in a way that has not been seen before. Tim Craig, a national correspondent for the Washington Post, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss what some are calling an “unprecedented” push to win local races. Source
Pope Francis is making it easier to investigate clergy sex abuse cases
Pope Francis is making it easier to investigate allegations of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church by amending Vatican secrecy rules. Source
Trump argues against impeachment in new letter to Pelosi
In a six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Trump vented his frustration about the impeachment process. It comes the day before he is likely to become the third president in history to be impeached. Major Garrett reports. Source
Hearing reveals details about case of murdered student Tessa Majors
New York City police have stepped up the search for a 14-year-old suspect in the stabbing murder of college student Tessa Majors. It comes as another 13-year-old suspect appeared in court. Nikki Battiste has the latest. Source
Russian spy ship displaying “unsafe” behavior off U.S. coast
Other ships in the area reported the spy ship was “not energizing running lights while in reduced visibility conditions, not responding to hails by commercial vessels attempting to coordinate safe passage and other erratic movements.” Source
Boris Johnson clears release of Russian interference report
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cleared the release of a controversial intelligence and security committee report into Russian interference in U.K. politics. Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post tech policy reporter, joins CBSN to discuss what it can tell us about the U.S. elections in 2020. Source