Washington DC Campaign Events | Speeches, Interviews, Town Halls

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin gave a joint press conference from the White House press room where they announced new sanctions levied against Iran after they admitted to mistakenly shooting down a passenger airline. Iran shot down the plane because they mistook it for an American attack because of heightened tensions in the region after the US killed Iran's top military commander in a drone strike days before.

Mike Pompeo sat down with Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace days after the United States assassinated Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike at an Iraqi airbase. Pompeo was pushed by Wallace about intelligence Donald Trump used to justify the killing in which he claimed an Iranian attack was imminent, but has since been questioned by members of Congress from both parties. Wallace also asked Pompeo if Donald Trump has brought some of the skepticism on himself since he has a penchant for fabricating and fudging the truth.

Senate Minority Chuck Schumer spoke on the Senate floor one day after the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Schumer rebuffed Majority Leader McConnell's criticisms of the process and instead accused the Majority Leader of "plotting the most rushed, least thorough, and most unfair impeachment trial in modern history."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke on the Senate floor one day after the House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. McConnell criticized House Democrats for conducting a "slapdash" impeachment investigation that resulted in "the most rushed, least thorough and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history."

Pat Toomey gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in opposition to the proposed United States Mexico and Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement that would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), arguing that it is unnecessary and would negatively impact his home state of Pennsylvania. Toomey argued that NAFTA is a good agreement and dismissed suggestions that the USMCA is a better replacement, suggesting incremental changes to the existing NAFTA agreement instead of a whole scale rewrite.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was interviewed by the hosts of "CBS This Morning" from Washington, D.C. to discuss the next steps in the impeachment process now that the House of Representatives has formally charged President Donald Trump with two articles of impeachment and the Senate prepares for the trial. Schumer accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of wanting to "hiding the truth" because McConnell is refusing to allow witnesses Democrats say testimony is imperative.