This process but it is trying to delay the inevitable because as you know democrats hold the majority on this House Judiciary Committee as they do the full house of representatives but we did see republicans try to introduce an amendment to kill the article altogether of abuse of power they were claiming that its the democrats who are abusing their power and who are guilty of corruption and trying to impeach the president for his phone call with ukraine that amendment was quickly rejected by the democratic majority now one says panel returns from a recess or perhaps are returning now as i speak they will continue to baiting another republican amendment which would be inserting the name of of joe bidens son hunter biden into these articles of impeachment the purpose of that well that gives republicans a platform at least for today to continue discussing these unfounded theories that trump himself had brought up with the president of ukraine that biden was somehow involved in corruption
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With 364 of 650 seats in parliament that has been described as the u. K. s most important vote in a generation johnson says his government now has a clear mandate to get franks at darden roy chalons has more. Boris johnson returned to damning street triumphant the conservatives have read dream britains political map with their biggest majority since 1987 earlier he spoke to cuban supporters why thank you very evident i think very dates we date were told they are playing week weve pulled it off we break the deadlock we ended the gridlock we smashed the roadblock and with this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what. Was paying attention. Hes very aware that this victory wouldnt have happened without many labor voters popping sides your hand may have quivered over the ballot paper as before you put your cross in the conservative box and you may intend to return to labor next time around and if that is the case i am humbled that you have put your trust in me from the
But hes worth it i specially meet you but people who know what countries need us our environment editor nick clock is at the summit in madrid it was supposed to be the conference that would launch this bring in board of optimism into 2020 the year that the Paris Agreement finally became this instruments of International Cooperation in the fight against Climate Change instead what we got was disappearing into a black hole of National Differences led by australia by brazil by japan by the United States and by more people and up until now weve had this war to down agreement that is a 1000000 miles away from what science says is needed to be done and what the mood on the street reflects is needed to be done a new text has been published we got reaction. I think whats happening with the Paris Agreement is said people are some countries in particular trying to push it back from the level of ambition that we had which was a very ambitious anyway it was good enough but it wasnt really very goo