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LOS ANGELES – A fast-growing
wildfire Wednesday in Simi Valley
raced within 30 yards of the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library and
prompted a new round of evacuations
as high winds fanned fires and fears up
and down the parched state.
Winds gusting up to near 80 mph
and dry conditions put residents on
high alert as they awaited the next
waves of evacuation orders and pre-
emptive power outages.
In Simi Valley, a Ventura County city
of 125,000 people just 40 miles north-
west of downtown Los Angeles, the
new blaze, dubbed the Easy Fire,
burned to within 30 yards of the Reagan
library complex, spokeswoman Melissa
Giller said.
Wildfire
threatens
Reagan
library
Weary California braces
for new wave of chaos
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Crews in Moorpark, Calif., work on
the Easy Fire. HARRISON HILL/USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – The House of Repre-
sentatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a
Democratic resolution mapping out rules for
public hearings in the impeachment investi-
gation of President Donald Trump after
weeks of Republicans criticizing the inquiry
for holding closed-door meetings in the
basement of the Capitol.
Also Thursday, the trio of committees in-
vestigating Trump’s dealings with Ukraine
have another private deposition with a Na-
tional Security Council official. Timothy
Morrison, the NSC senior director for Europe
and Asia, was described by another witness
in the House impeachment inquiry as havinga “sinking feeling” after learning the United
States was withholding military aid for
Ukraine while urging an investigation of
Trump political rival Joe Biden.
Morrison’s testimony was expected to
begin in the morning.
The vote will be the first of the full House
under the formal impeachment inquiry and
will put moderate lawmakers from both par-
ties under scrutiny heading into the 2020
election. The resolution formalizes the public
phase of the investigation with hearings and
evidence-sharing with the president’s coun-
sel, even as Republicans continue to criticize
the process as a “sham.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATEDemocratic controlledWhere the vote on impeachment inquiry rules fits in the processSept. 24: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
announces official impeachment inquiry.Six House committees
conduct investigations.AtÊleast 218 Democrats already have signaled their support,
enough to ensure its passage.If approved, committees would
craft articles of impeachmentSenate would
vote on chargesHouse would vote on
articles of impeachmentIf House votes to
impeach, Senate would
act as jury in trialThursday: House votes on impeachment rules.We are
herePresident would
be convicted or
acquittedRepublican controlledSENATE HOUSEGRAPHIC Javier Zarracina, George PetrasA DEFININGMOMENT COULDCOME TODAYLandmark vote would be first of full Houseand could open a public, high-stakes dramaBart Jansen
USA TODAYIMPEACHMENT INQUIRYSee VOTE, Page 6ANFL midseason:
Our winners
and losers49ers are turning heads;
kicking game is turning
stomachs. In SportsNICK BOSA BY GEOFF BURKE/USA TODAY SPORTSBiden is still
at the top of
a shifting fieldWarren rises in new poll;
voters suggest they could
still be swayed.In NewsKey lawmakersThe Rising
New York Rep. Hakeem
Jeffries, 49, who chairs
the Democratic Caucus,
is responsible for making
sure it passes the House.The Reluctant Democrat
Minnesota Rep. Collin
Petersenis among a
handful of Democrats
who have yet to endorse
the impeachment inquiry
and are not expected to
support the resolution.The Trump Defender
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim
Jordanhas dismissed the
inquiry as a “sham”run by
Democrats upset about
Trump’s election.The Lonely Renegade
Michigan Rep. Justin
Amashwas the only GOP
congressman to support
impeachingTrump based
on the findings of the
Mueller Report. Amash
left the GOP in July.- Ledyard King
What is the
House voting on?The House of Repre-
sentatives is expected to
debate and vote on a
resolutionoffering rules
for hearings on the
impeachment inquiry,
and also outlines powers
for Republican members
to issue subpoenas.
It's not the vote to
impeach the president.
Rather, it formalizes the
impeachment process
and establishes rules of
conduct going forward.Why the vote
is importantThe resolution formalizes
the public phase of the
investigation with hear-
ings and evidence sharing
with the president’s coun-
sel, even as Republicans
continue to criticize the
process as a “sham.”
The resolution estab-
lishes the ability for the
White House to call and
cross-examine witnesses
in the phase controlled
by the Judiciary Commit-
tee, subject to approval
from those in charge.Who is the
next witness?The National Security
Council senior director
for Russian affairs,
Timothy Morrison, is
set for a deposition
Thursday morning.- Jeanine Santucci
Contributing: Bart Jansen
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