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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

The House of Representatives on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to block Donald Trump’s ability to engage in further military action without congressional approval.

Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell reportedly tells Republicans that he expects Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate to begin early next week.

And lastly, California’s new governor unveils a plan to create the state’s own generic prescription drug label.

QUICKIES HEADLINES:

House Democrats pressure Nancy Pelosi to bring the most comprehensive rewrite of U.S. labor law in decades to House Floor for a vote.

New York Senate Democrats on Thursday passed legislation that would automatically register people to vote when they interact with certain state government agencies.

Kansas’ Democratic governor and a top Republican lawmaker on Thursday outlined a new proposal for expanding the state’s Medicaid program to cover as many as 150,000 additional people.

The New York City Bar Association on Thursday urged Congress to launch a formal investigation into Attorney General William Barr, alleging recent statements and actions by the country's top law enforcement official show he is a right-wing partisan "willing to use the levers of government to empower certain groups over others."

And lastly, a Justice Department inquiry launched more than two years ago to appease conservatives drooling for more investigations of Hillary Clinton has effectively ended with no tangible results.