Susan Davis

House Speaker Pelosi said the intelligence committee would lead an impeachment inquiry focused on the allegations from a whistleblower about President Trump's conversation with Ukraine's president.

With details of the conversation between President Trump and the Ukrainian president released, House Democrats are charting next steps in their impeachment inquiry.

Momentum for impeachment is growing as more Democratic lawmakers say a whistleblower's complaint reportedly involving President Trump marks a turning point.

"The president must be held accountable," the House speaker said Tuesday. "No one is above the law."

In a wide-ranging interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she opposes the efforts of leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to enact a government-run health care system.

"I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents. [A] president should be indicted, if he's committed a wrongdoing," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NPR.

House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.

The House speaker has been working privately for months on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is to testify Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee. He is the first major witness from the Mueller investigation to appear before the panel.

House Democrats' message about impeachment is not unified. Progressives argue they are in the midst of an inquiry while moderates say they still need further investigation before official action.

House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterms, leading many lawmakers to sever ties with an outside group that's been a fixture since the 1990s.

While there's a lot of talk about legislation around guns after recent shootings, its unclear if anything will be done in Congress.

Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is making the case for bipartisan legislation to lower seniors' drug costs. Many Republicans oppose it over free market principles.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will discuss measures aimed at addressing gun violence in September. Also, changes in national intelligence leadership.

Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is pushing for a bill to lower prescription drug prices that divides the GOP. But it may be the only way to get a bill to President Trump's desk.

We look at the president's response to recent mass shootings.

The only black Republican in the U.S. House, Will Hurd, won't seek reelection. The 41-year old represents a key Texas swing district along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Democrats are proceeding cautiously on the question of impeachment, and it is likely to come up again this week in the presidential primary debates.

Democrats pushing for impeachment hoped Mueller's hearing would help shift public opinion. Without any bombshells, Speaker Pelosi says the party needs to make its strongest case before moving forward.

Robert Mueller warned in his opening statement that he would not go beyond his report on the Russian interference in the 2016 election. But lawmakers tried to get him to underline their points.