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Congressman Steve Chabot argued against a "party-line impeachment" during the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing on Wednesday. "'We must not overturn an election and impeach a president without an overwhelming consensus of the American people,'" the Republican from Ohio said, quoting the committee's Democratic chairman, Jerry Nadler, during the impeachment of President Clinton. "... Well, what you said should never happen ... is exactly what you're doing now."

Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School explained what makes President Trump different from a king during her testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee asked Karlan what characteristics of kings influenced the Founding Fathers in shaping the Constitution. "Kings could do no wrong because the king's word was law," Karlan told the Democrat from Texas. "And, contrary to what President Trump has said, Article 2 does not give him the power to do anything he wants." She added an example... Читать дальше...

A former TV producer and windsurfing champion says he's in prison for a murder he didn't commit -- the only physical evidence against him: a teaspoon of sand. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates Saturday, December 7 at 9/8c on CBS.

Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted in Martin's 2012 shooting death, claims that the case relied on false evidence and "malicious prosecution."

Jonathan Turley, a CBS News legal analyst and George Washington University law professor, testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he strongly disagrees with one of the articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon and, in turn, disagrees with its use as a basis for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. "Citations have been made to the third article of the Nixon impeachment. First of all, I want to confess, I've been a critic of the third article of the Nixon impeachment my whole life. Читать дальше...

The four-term congressman said that the "countless hours" spent on the impeachment inquiry and investigating Russian election interference "rendered my soul weary."

Congressman Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, was taken aback by a response from Noah Feldman during Wednesday's impeachment hearing and appeared to imply that constitutional law experts should not interpret the Founding Fathers' words. "I think we just put in the jury pool the Founding Fathers and said what would they think? I don't think we have any idea what they would think," Collins said. "... To in some way insinuate … that the Founding Fathers would have found... Читать дальше...

Congressman Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, and Republican counsel Paul Taylor questioned constitutional law experts Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry. Watch this portion of the witnesses' testimony.

The rapper made headlines earlier this month when he said he took his daughter to the gynecologist to "check her hymen" is still intact.

After uproar, exercise bike maker says TV spot is meant to "celebrate that fitness and wellness journey."

Jonathan Turley, a CBS News legal analyst and George Washington University law professor, diverged from his fellow witnesses when he testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Turley, who was invited by Republican committee members, said that the Constitution does not allow a "boundless interpretation" of bribery and accused pro-impeachment lawmakers, including House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, of using a liberal definition of bribery that includes the exchange of meetings for political gain. Читать дальше...

The sixth day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry included five-minute rounds of questioning by House Judiciary Committee members, which they could yield to colleagues. Watch this portion of the constitutional law experts' testimony.

Senator Kamala Harris is the latest candidate to drop out of the race for the White House in 2020. The California Democrat was an early favorite but then failed to capitalize on big moments during the primary debates. CBS News correspondent Marc Liverman joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.

Many state attorneys general contend the drug company executive bears some responsibility for deadly epidemic.

Critics say new rules that stiffen work requirements for federal nutrition aid will hurt the poor.

After canceling shows due to breathing problems, the singer said he doesn't smoke any more.

House Judiciary Committee holds first impeachment hearing; potential risks of sharing photos of your kids online

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler kicked off the first round of questioning Wednesday with 45 minutes granted to himself and Norm Eisen, who is serving as the Democratic counsel. Watch them question constitutional law experts in the impeachment inqury.

Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School quoted conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during her testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. "'It is fundamental to the definition of our national political community that foreign citizens do not have a constitutional right to participate in, and thus may be excluded from, activities of a democratic self-government,'" Karlan said, quoting Kavanaugh. "... Then-Judge, now Justice, Brett Kavanaugh was so correct in seeing... Читать дальше...

The Organ Care System, or Heart in a Box, gives surgeons about 12 hours to get the heart to the recipient, double the amount of time in a traditional transplant

Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that if Congress does not punish President Trump for his actions the power of the Constitution will erode. "I want to stress that if what we're talking about is not impeachable, then nothing is impeachable," Gerhardt said. "... If Congress concludes that they're going to give a pass to the president here … every other president will say, 'OK, then I can do the same thing.' The boundaries will just evaporate... Читать дальше...

The Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony from four constitutional law experts on the historical grounds for impeachment.

But disparities still exist between men and women — dads work more hours than men who aren't fathers. Mothers, however, work fewer hours than women who don't have kids.

Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that, without the ability to impeach a president, we would not have democracy. "The abuse of power occurs when the president uses his office for personal advantage or gain," Feldman said. "That matters fundamentally to the American people because if we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy, we live in a monarchy or we live under a... Читать дальше...

Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the framers of the Constitution created impeachment for actions that align "precisely" with what President Trump is accused of doing. "The framers reserved impeachment for situations where the president abused his office. … In particular, they were specifically worried about a situation where the president used his office to facilitate his own reelection," Feldman said. "... That is precisely... Читать дальше...