Decision in this case is the first time i a court in our nations hisry has held that congress violated the appropriationslause by enacting a statute providing funding. This court should uphold the cfpbs funding statute becau it is firmly grounded in constitutional text and in historical practice dating back to the founding. The text of the constitution shows that when the framers one to limit congress apopriations authority they did so expressly. While the framers restricted apopriations for the army to two years, they applied no similar limits on appropriations for any other agency. Hiory confirms that. Since the Founding Congress has consistely funded agencies through standing appropriations that are n timlimited and that provide significant discretion over how much to spend. The First Congress didxactly this at the very first agency it created the Customs Service, and the same i true for of the founding era agencies including the post office, the national mint, the Patent Office, re
Today. Fight night. Gop candidates clash in a fiery debate. The frontrunner once again not in the room, but his record and legal troubles top of mind. Donald trump should be here to answer for that, but hes not. Donald trump is missing in action. So did any of the hopefuls move the needle with voters . Well break it all down. Breaking overnight, back home. The american soldier expelled from north korea arriving at a military base in texas. New details on the negotiations. Behind his release and will he now face disciplinary action . Unavoidable. Time almost up to avoid a Government Shutdown and no sign of a deal. Millions of American Families bracing to go without paychecks in just two days. Just ahead, the impacts already being felt. In custody. The convicted felon wanted in the murder of a young tech ceo in baltimore arrested after a ve twoday manhunt. How police finally tracked him down and where the case goes from here. All that plus, troubling trend. Inside the nations retail thef
Its time for the closing arguments in the most serious war crimes trial since nuremberg at the end of world war ii. Ratko mladic, commander of serb forces in the bosnian war, stands accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and violation of the customs of war. The verdict is expected next week in the hague and will effectively mark the end of more than two decades of work there by the International Criminal tribunal. So how do the victims of mladics ethnic cleansing and murder view this moment . And what about other Bosnian Serbs convicted in the hague so long ago that theyve now served their sentences and gone home . Mark urban covered the bosnian war through the 1990s. He returned there to speak to those whose lives were altered forever by the war. Hes with us now. Mark. So much weight attached to this . Most viewers in this country, it feels like a long time ago but of course, in bosnia there are still 30,000 people, we can see their faces, missing and unaccounted for whose famil
And announces to the house hi s approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker pro tempore those in favor will please say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The journal stands approved. Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Trott. Mr. Trott i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it
[inaudible conversation] morning. This hearing of the senate communit committee is called to order. I this is our annual threats to the homeland committee. I want to welcome eyewitnesses and acknowledge the victims of the hurricane and houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up and schedule this hearing on the other enormous threats, but there are real threats to human life occurring now throughout our nation and we will certainly knowledge that all those individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everyone on this committee joins me on that. We are pleased to welcome the acting sector of Homeland Security, diane duke, Christopher Ray the director of fbi, the National Counterterrorism Center Director niclas rasmussen. We want to thank you all for your service. These are perilous times. The threats that face us are growing and metastasizing. I do not envy any