Books and letters. You can buy a copy in our bookstore. I am pleased to introduce dr. Timothy smith. [applause] thank you. Appreciate that. Appreciate the opportunity to be here. This is my first time to be here. I am a believer now. Ou have got a great place here we are going to talk about the western theater here. Vicksburg, Champion Hill. How many of you have been to vicksburg . I figured that. A good number of you. Champion hill is one of those great battlefields, if you have been watching the news, listening to the American Battlefield trust, they are doing a lot of work there. The state of mississippi has just turned over several Hundred Acres to the national park. Ervice a lot going on at Champion Hill. We are going to talk about that battle in particular. The larger Vicksburg Campaign just a little bit. I do not have powerpoint either. I am a little oldfashioned. We do have a map, which we will talk about a little bit. I tend to go overboard when i do powerpoint and completely
And apple named a top pick for 2020 the tech titan is on pace for its best year in a decade and one wall street analyst has five reasons it can continue to outperform its our call of the day the Investment Committee is ready to go. Halftime report starts right now. Welcome, everybody. Its good to have you with us on this friday. Your Investment Committee to wrap out the week. Jim . John and carrie. One of the top 100 investment advise advisers congrats thank you number 25 top 100 top quarter according to my math thank you the overall markets, the nasdaq is trying for its 10 th straight day of gains. If that happens it would be the first time thats happened in a decade so its great. People are buying stocks feels like almost like theyre worried about just gooing it up, santa clo santa claus rally, whatever you want to call it, but im worried about next week. Thats legitimate to be worried about it, but lets not worry too much lets be joyous and expect to ring in the new year with sp ent
About Justice Scalia. Here to talk about the success that the Trump Administration has had in nominating and appointing personnel to the federal bench. Whats the tally, whats your tally so far, how the president s doing . Guest its been a very impressive record so far. I think folks on both sides of the aisle can agree on that. Some of us celebrate it. Others lament it. But you have, in addition to two Supreme Court justices, you have some 43 appellate judges. Judges appointed to the courts of appeals. Thats double the number where president obama was at the same stage of his presidency. Eight years ago. Another judge to be confirmed today, i think, another one tomorrow. And you have 100 or so district judges. Slightly ahead of president obamas pace of eight years ago. Host we understand President Trump will be celebrating this today or at least noting it at the event at the white house. The headline from fox news, trump nears milestone, new milestone with judicial appointments. Aside
Impeachment process with Molly Reynolds. And a discussion on president it on the federal judiciary. Host as President Trump and many of his supporters call for the public naming of the whistleblower in the impeachment inquiry, there is bipartisan opposition on capitol hill and reluctance by News Organizations. Visit important to know the identity of the whistleblower . Democrats call 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. And for independents and others, 2027488003. 2. You can send us a text. That is 2027488003. We are on twitter at cspanwj. Facebook. Com cspan is where you post. We will take a look at some of the key races across the country. Starting with the whistleblower in a report out this morning out npr, can trump legally the whistleblower . Experts say it would not violate any laws and picture of the president and rand paul. President trump and his allies have amplified their calls for the whistleblower who spark to the impeachment inquiry to be weather it would whether it would
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 236 and the nays are 185. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair will remind all persons in the gallery that they are guests of the house and that any manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is a violation of the rules of the house. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Neguse mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h. R. 823. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Pursuant to House Resolution 656, and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state