13 russian nationals saying they communicated with unwitting individual associated with the Trump Campaign to coordinate political activity. Russian officials call the indictment, a fantasy, is the u. S. Doing enough to safeguard the next election. Well talk to the head of House Oversight Committee Republican trey gowdy and delaware democrat chris coons and South Carolina republican tim scott. Hillary Clintons Campaign chairman, john podesta will be here, too. Plus, Congressional Republicans are retiring in Record Numbers. We sat down with four of them, floridas ileana ross lehtinen, charlie dent and arizona senator jeff flake to find out why theyre leaving. When you talk about immigration, mass violence, opioid, has Congress Lost the ability to solve these problems . You know, it would be hard to argue that we havent. Cordes its all ahead on face the nation. Good morning and welcome to face the nation im nancy cordes. Weve got a lot of news to get to but were going to begin those stud
Institutions. Cordes the Deputy Attorney general was very careful on friday to say that we dont know whether or not this operation swayed the election. Youve had a lot of time to think about this, where do you come down on the issue . This is one part of a complex, active interference. This didnt even deal with the hacking this was about what was going on in social media and the Information Campaign that was being done l. But there were 0 people, millions of dollars spent and one of your previous guests, senator coons noted. We won the popular vote by three million votes. They were pushing votes to give one example to joe stein, her vote in michigan, in pennsylvania and wisconsin was greater than the gap between donald trump and Hillary Clinton in those states. You cant prove that it did affect the outcome. But it certainly seems likely that it had some impact. Cordes it does beg the question, how is it that these russian operatives knew to focus on purple states like michigan and wisc
She took questions on Public Education, Student Loan Debt and Postsecondary Education for members of the Senate Health education labor and pensions committee. Heres a portion of that hearing. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] nonmac [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] a hearing of the Health Education Labor Pensions Committee will come to order. The hearing to consider the nomination of i. T. Training due to United States secretary of education. Senator murray and i will make an opening statement. Ill introduce the nominee. We welcome senator scott, member of this committee of distinguished former member of this body who will make introductory remarks. And following that nominee is comments, we will have fiveminute round of questions. We have capital officers here today who will remove anyone who attempts to distract the hearing. This is the first me
Flustered twenty at just over an hour at bell first exit poll suggests an overwhelming majority voted for union with russia. There were celebrations in that. Since apple when that result was announced. But ukraines the us and the eu have repeated that they see the referendum as a lethal and will not accept the outcome. Ukraine says russia is pouring troops into the peninsula and is planning to annex at the us has told russias president fighting equipment. She faces International Isolation if it doesnt change tack but took us as a referendum was in accordance with International Law. Maybe wants to respect the wheel of the crimean people. And alexander phenomena standing by for us in the crimean regional capital centerfold alexander the polls have closed what have you been hearing and seeing today. I have just been to the main square and he didnt seem to upload them any less. Well people have cupboards to celebrate the outcome of the referendum they are singing and dancing and carrying f