Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg discusses her group's pro-impeachment efforts and conservative radio show talk show host discusses his new film about threats to free speech.
House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about spending issues, expectations that the House would vote the following week on a short-term continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown, the risks of potential recession, and the Federal Reserve's independence. He also discussed the impeachment inquiry of President Trump and commented on two recent Democratic gubernatorial victories in states won by the president in 2016.
President Trump met with Turkish President Erdogan in the Oval Office at the White House. The president spoke about his decision to withdraw troops from Syria, combating ISIS in the region and trade with Turkey. He also responded to the first public impeachment inquiry hearing, saying he was too busy to watch it.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) responded to the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. At her weekly news conference, she argued the witnesses, Diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent, laid out evidence that showed the president committed bribery by allegedly asking the Ukraine president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic candidate, in exchange for military aid.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) defended President Trump one day after the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into the president. The minority leader said the president did not take any action that is impeachable. He also accused House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), who is leading the inquiry, of repeatedly lying and unfit to serve as the point person on the inquiry.
Stacey Abrams, former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate, delivered remarks on voting rights at the National Press Club in Washington DC. She spoke about Fair Fight Action's work to combat voter suppression, and promote fair election policies across the country. Ms. Abrams also answered audience questions on the 2020 presidential election.
House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about spending issues, expectations that the House would vote the following week on a short-term continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown, the risks of potential recession, and the Federal Reserve's independence. He also discussed the impeachment inquiry of President Trump and commented on two recent Democratic gubernatorial victories in states won by the president in 2016.
Attorney General William Barr spoke at the Federalist Society's national lawyers convention in Washington, DC. He discussed the history and intent of the Constitution and that Congress does not have absolute oversight over the Executive Branch. The attorney general also said that the left is "waging a scorched earth, no holds barred resistance" and that they are "undermining the rule of law."
Pamela Constable recently completed a lengthy tour as the Washington Post's Afghanistan/Pakistan Bureau Chief. She has reported extensively in the region since the early 2000's. She talked about her work, the people she's met, the issues she's covered, and conditions today - as well as about her homecoming to the United States. She's the author of "Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself" and "Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia."
BBC Parliament profiled the life and career of former British House of Commons Speaker John Bercow. Mr. Bercow served as speaker for ten years and was elected as a member of Parliament for Buckingham in 1997. The 25-minute program was hosted by BBC Parliamentary Correspondent David Cornock.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) held a town hall meeting with constituents in Darien, Connecticut. Topics discussed included the impeachment inquiry, health care access and affordability and climate change.
Pamela Constable recently completed a lengthy tour as the Washington Post's Afghanistan/Pakistan Bureau Chief. She has reported extensively in the region since the early 2000's. She talked about her work, the people she's met, the issues she's covered, and conditions today - as well as about her homecoming to the United States. She's the author of "Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself" and "Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia."
House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about spending issues, expectations that the House would vote the following week on a short-term continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown, the risks of potential recession, and the Federal Reserve's independence. He also discussed the impeachment inquiry of President Trump and commented on two recent Democratic gubernatorial victories in states won by the president in 2016.
Pamela Constable recently completed a lengthy tour as the Washington Post's Afghanistan/Pakistan Bureau Chief. She has reported extensively in the region since the early 2000's. She talked about her work, the people she's met, the issues she's covered, and conditions today - as well as about her homecoming to the United States. She's the author of "Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself" and "Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia."