Protesting the bush tax cuts. Senator rand paul did this to protest the patriot act. Ted cruz did Something Like this to demand the shutdown of the government, basically. But when chris murphy held the floor in the senate last night for 15 hours, he not only held the floor for that truly remarkable length of time, he also did something that is basically unheard of in the modern history of filibusters and even long speeches in the United States senate. Which is that at the end of his 15 hours, last night at 2 00 in the morning, senator chris murphy of connecticut, he won. By virtue of that filibuster, he actually got what he was asking for. I mean, overall, he was there to protest gun violence in this country r. Test. In the specific what he was asking for were senate votes on two things. Senate vote on blocking people on the terrorist watch list from being able to buy guns. A senate vote on closing that loophole for background chen checks. That that loophole that says you can avoid a b
Senate for 15 hours without sitting down. Without leaving the floor. Without so much as a bathroom break. And senators filibuster, senators do stuff like this from time to time, senator sanders did a version of this in 2010, protesting the bush tax cuts. Senator rand paul did this to protest the patriot act. Ted cruz did Something Like this to demand the shutdown of the government, basically. But when chris murphy held the floor in the senate last night for 15 hours, he not only held the floor for that truly remarkable length of time, he also did something that is basically unheard of in the modern history of filibusters and even long speeches in the United States senate. Which is that at the end of his 15 hours, last night at 2 00 in the morning, senator chris murphy of connecticut, he won. By virtue of that filibuster, he actually got what he was asking for. I mean, overall, he was there to protest gun violence in this country r. Test. In the specific what he was asking for were sena
Regime. Nine protesters had been killed after storming a police station. Sandra President Trump tweeting his support, the people of iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt iranian regime. Everything that obama gave him when into terrorism and their pockets. These people have little food, inflation, no human rights. The u. S. Is watching. Kevin corkes life is at the white house, good morning to you, kevin. How is the Trump Administrations policy towards iran, specifically towards the people, different from the Obamas Administration approach . Very quickly, obviously, it is very different compared to the desire to create a iran nuclear deal, giving them back to 1. 5 billion of money that was originally dares, and back in the 70s, very similar on the other hand as it relates to the iranian people. The rights with control in tehran. The president has been very forceful in his tweeting about the iranian dictatorship, and the way the American Government continues to view this
Spite of the fact President Trump is quote unquote mad as hell over being in impeachment limbo insisting on an immediate impeachment trial in the senate. Speaker pelosi so far withholding the articles of impeachment from the senate. Go to kaitlan collins. White house correspondent. We know the president lets to florida tonight for the holidays and you have new reporting that some white house officials are worried about his time away . What are you hearing . Reporter yes. Already they made a little noise, irksome when the president has these trips, at marge lo maralago surrounded by friends. That drives them crazy. The concern this time is because, of course, this vacation comes at a critics time ahead of that senate trial and as its looming over him, whenever its going to be. Something he certainly wants to know according to leindsey grahm who described is him as mad agency he agenas speaking to him last night. Hoop would be opening at the trial, prending evidence, closing, all has to
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