An overview of our impeachment protection for Friday, Nov. 15. What’s taking place in the present day Day 2 of the historic Trump impeachment hearings focuses on former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch — a profession State Department officer yanked from her publish by the president — the one witness earlier than the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Click right here to observe the listening to dwell. The diplomat, who served each Republican and Democratic presidents, is predicted to relay her placing story of being abruptly recalled by Donald Trump and advised to “watch my back” in a swiftly growing sequence of occasions that sounded alarms in regards
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WATCH LIVE: Trump impeachment inquiry begins with Wednesday
Televised impeachment proceedings towards President Donald Trump kick off at 9 a.m. CST, with the House Intelligence panel asserting one other week of hearings that includes eight extra witnesses on the eve of the primary of two periods this week. Democratic and Republican attorneys for the Intelligence committee will query the witness first, in an effort to elicit an orderly narrative. After that, the 22 members could have five-minute rounds of questions and that’s the place the wild playing cards will probably be performed. Today, longtime diplomat William Taylor and George Kent and international service officer George Kent will likely be questioned about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Key in the present day will likely be
Chicago academics strike 2019: Tuesday’s dwell updates
7:59 a.m. CTU members be a part of picketing instructor assistants in Decatur Instead of heading to Lincoln Yards to protest for a CPS contract Tuesday, handful of Chicago academics will likely be touring three hours south to Decatur to affix picket traces with the Decatur Teacher Assistants union, IFT Local 4325. CTU has organized a “Solidarity Road Trip’ via shuttle bus for about 50 teachers. “The paraprofessionals of this union are in a tough spot,” the union wrote in an electronic mail to members. “Their school administration refuses to budge on health insurance and other issues. CTU, with IFT support is organizing to send a coach bus full of CTU members, to support these
Chicago academics strike 2019: Friday’s reside updates
3:30 p.m. Teachers rally could also be transferring onto Lake Shore Drive It seems the civil disobedience coaching the CTU hosted yesterday could turn out to be useful for members at present. As hanging academics and assist workers attempt to transfer their rally onto Lake Shore Drive, a Chicago police officer instructed them he couldn't shield them in the event that they deviate from a protected route and onto Lake Shore Drive. “If you go otherwise, you all saw Charlottesville,” the officer stated to strikers. “If someone hurts you, that’s on you. I cannot protect you.” The rally began Friday afternoon at Buckingham Fountain. — Matthew Hendrickson and Alison Martin 2:55 p.m. Is a academics
Chicago trainer strike 2019: Thursday’s stay weblog
6:53 a.m. Schools workers feeling the pinch As the times with out pay add up for hanging lecturers, safety guards and different college employees, many say they're beginning to really feel the pinch of their pocketbooks. Neither CTU nor SEIU Local 73, which represents hanging help workers, has a strike fund to cowl misplaced wages. Officials with each unions, although, stated Wednesday they're now trying into whether or not such funds might be arrange briefly order to supply aid to employees. Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools may cease contributing to lecturers’ medical insurance premiums as early as subsequent week when the month ends. Married {couples} who work for CPS face a double-whammy. Both Anna Davis, a particular
Chicago lecturers strike 2019: Monday’s stay updates
3:06 p.m. Union responds to Lightfoot letter Asked Monday afternoon whether or not the union would think about the mayor’s request, CTU bargaining crew member Alison Eichhorn stated “that’s not gonna happen.” ”I don’t know if the mayor is aware of what unions do, however we’ve gotten extra offers, extra tentative agreements, in these final two days than we've got in 10 months,” Eichhorn stated. “So it’s actually up to the mayor. When we’re talking about bargaining in good faith and we’re talking about a sense of urgency, we have had urgency for 10 months.” Click right here to learn the letter and be taught extra about what it means for contract talks. ”The final thing
Chicago lecturers strike 2019: Thursday’s reside updates
6:54 a.m. Teachers arrive at their colleges bearing indicators and sporting CTU pink Amid chants of “Whose schools? Our schools” and “Lori Lightfoot, get on the right foot,” educators have begun to picket exterior the faculties the place they train. About 50 putting lecturers gathered on the main intersection of Addison and Western exterior Lane Tech College Prep, beneath the varsity’s digital signal.