I expect mr. Simas to face the consequences i unnecessarily not coming. This will be an issue for him should he ever think a Position Requiring Senate Confirmation or to run for elected office. Not only does the administration feel it is above the law and claiming inherent immunity, but arrogantly believes that it should be held to a lesser standard than the Bush Administration. Last night i wrote to the right House Counsel white House Counsel, and offered him an extraordinary combination. After he complained yesterday that our request for mr. Simass public testimony differed from the ocean ministrations deposition, i offered him the option for committing to a transcribed interview rather than appearing here today. They do not accept the offer, nor recant their claim of inherent community. The white house argues that senior officials who salaries who paid for by taxpayers are immune from testifying before congress if the president deems it so. The District Court of the District Of Colu
Sides of culture and commerce that enrich all of us and make our countries stronger. Translation] we have a wide range of issues that we share and have discussed in the past in various forms. But, today our focus was on what has been a significant challenge and for families that have been at risk as a of children leaving the homes in Central America and making the journey that poses great dangers to themselves. [spanish translator] all of us recognize that we have a shared responsibility to correct this problem. President molina hosted Vice President biden to look at steps that could be taken to alleviate this challenge. And, today, what i did was share with my counterparts the efforts the United States has in our containing response, including resources at the border, more facilities to care for these children that have more resources for immigration courts to process the claims of these children in a way that is orderly and timely, that protects due process and expedites the length o
Supreme court. Crowds have been gathering there for nearly 24 hours, bringing signs, flowers, and other tributes as they mourn the passing of an icon, who inspired so many. We have fox team coverage. David spunt, kevin corke, chad pergram and Hillary Vaughn with reaction throughout the political world. We begin with Griff Jenkins reporting live from fayetteville, North Carolina, where the president will soon take the stage. Griff . Jon, good evening, in about 30 minutes the president will arrive here in fayetteville. Its a pretty fired up crowd on a chilly evening. They are well aware of the potential for a nomination for another Supreme Court justice after the passing of Justice Ginsburg. Many of them hope he will do it very soon. And just departing the white house south lawn, getting on marine one, the president spoke about it. Heres what he had to say, take a listen. [inaudible]. President trump won in 2016 here in North Carolina by 3 1 2 percentage points, but look at the battlegro
Immigration to abortion, she was a hero to millions of americans and not only was she an enormously popular figure in the legal world, but she ended up becoming a popular figure in the Popular Culture as well. There were childrens books, a feature film and documentaries about her storied career. She was indeed a larger than life figure. Given how poll laterized things are these days in washington, its probably hard for a lot of you to fathom that one of her best friends was Justice Scalia. Ginsberg believed in the constitution more of as a living document. But their friendship endured. I was listening to him and disagreeing with a good part of what he said. But as he said it, absolutely captivating way. We should leave it at that. A great point. We agree on a whole lot of stuff. We do. Ruth is bad only on the knee jerk stuff. In fact, it was way back in 1987 that i first met Ruth Bader Ginsberg and her late husband, marty, a wonderful person, at their watergate apartment. It was with t
A newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day as they happen. So an engineer has stabilized the dam for now. You heard them state their plan. Claire stagers with us from the university of lynchburg. Good to take to you, claire. Good to talk to you. How are you doing today . Shepard good. Might have been frightening when they said 125 houses could be under 17 feet of water. Yes, sir. Im not part of that but im close to it. It would turn my tenminute commute to 30 minutes if i had to reroute. Shepard i guess three inches of rain in an hour, thats a lot for anybody, even your part of the world. Yes, sir, a lot of water. Came into our basement as well last night. Shepard thanks, claire. I know theyve been trying to shore it up. They have taken a 3 x 3 foot area, a spillway, to relieve the pressure. The problem is theres rain on the way. Lets get to Rick Reichmuth live
in the extreme weather center. How are they looking in lynchburg . We have one bad batch of storms but things g