House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, stood at the Capitol for what she called a “solemn act.” Voting is expected in a matter of days in the Judiciary Committee and by Christmas in the full House. Trump insisted he did nothing wrong and his reelection campaign called it “rank partisanship.”
“He endangers our democracy; he endangers our national security,” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the Judiciary chairman announcing the charges before a portrait of George Washington. “Our next election is at risk. … That is why we must act now.”
Despite another doping ban, many Russian athletes will still be competing at the next Olympics.
The sanctions handed down by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday mean there won’t be a Russian flag or national anthem at a string of major sports competitions, including next year’s Tokyo Olympics. But there are enough loopholes for Russia to continue sending neutral teams to the events.
And that’s before the inevitable legal challenges, which could further water down the sanctions.
Similar restrictions have been imposed before. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, there was no “Russia” but there were 168 “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” two of whom later failed doping tests.
2019 proved to be an award-winning season for St. Thomas women’s soccer.
Coach Sheila McGill won MIAC coach of the year for the third time.
The 2019 all-MIAC teams included seven Tommies. Junior forward Tessa Trettel and junior midfielders Ellie Eskierka, Paige Cater and Kate Heimer made the all-conference team.
Junior goalkeeper Sarah Pasternak and senior midfielder Elizabeth Luotto made honorable mention. Sophomore defender Alexa Oldenkamp was selected for the MIAC sportsmanship team.
Additionally, junior Kate Heimer and sophomore Alex Balfour were selected to the CoSIDA NCAA DIII District 6 Academic All-District team.
Emily Haugen can be reached at haug7231@stthomas.edu.