Laxton in a video library. Going you live to the floor of the senate about to gavel in peer voting today and whether to confirm Trevor Mcfadden to be d. C. District judge and another debate on amy barrett to be the seventh Circuit Court. More work on judicial nominations are expected this week and also let you know in rush investigation, bail has been set for Paul Manafort and rick gates, former Trump Campaign staffers. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will legal the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we are grateful for your goodness, your faithful love endures forever. We cannot list the miracles you have done throughout our lives and history. Lord, establish our lawmakers with your might. When they go through dry and barren places, become for them a stream of water in lifes desert. Demonstrate your mighty wisdom as they seek to solve the daunting problems of our time. May your promises never fail, as your will is done on earth e
The majority leader. For the past eight years we have had a president who selected nominees for a nations judiciary based upon what became known as the empathy standard, the empathy standard. An ideological litmus test designed to find judicial nominees who would favor certain groups or individuals over others. Its a great standard if you are the party in the case of the judge youhy have empathy for. Its not so great if you are the other person. Not only does the standard deny every litigant a fair shake, it also disregards our nations bedrock legal tradition of dissenting equal justice under the law. President trump on the other hand is selecting nominees who will help ensure that the judiciary is true to his role in our democracy. Later today the senate will vote to confirm one of those nominees Trevor Mcfadden a District Court judge for the district of columbia. His nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee without a single vote inju opposition, t one vote in opposition. De
Dollars from foreign governments on behalf of their agenda was given the chairmanship of a campaign for the presidency of the United States and with it untold influence on a future president and his party. And we know that mr. Manafort has had continuing contact with the president since his resignation from the campaign. Just as shocking was the admission by a Trump Campaign advisor that he met with a kremlin contact to discuss socalled dirt on secretary clinton. While we know that mr. Popa mr. Popadopalous had contact with others, his admission raises many more questions than it answers. Mr. Mueller and his team should be allowed to seek answers to those questions without interference from the president or anyone else. The stakes could not be higher. Were talking about the pride and wellspring of our grand democracy free and fair elections, which have been going on for more than two centuries, and were disturbed and adult rated adulterated by a hostile foreign power with no good inten
Reporter vanessa haze needs to know what happened to her husband and so do police. Brad haze died after police say he was found violently beaten inside his own car early last Tuesday Morning in front of Pennwood Middle School on summit street in darby. Its not like were looking the guy was selling drugs, well the guy had domestic, well the guy was involved in this. You know, none of that comes up. Reporter retired after a long career with the post office, brad was by all accounts a good guy. He was with his brother while what happening eagles last monday night. They stopped off briefly at a bar. Then brad dropped his brother off at his home near lipped berg boulevard. Three hours later, he was found beaten in his car by the school. Police say one man ran from the car as they arrived. A second man spotted nearby was later caught on video with the suspect. Police want to talk to both men and two witnesses who were caught object video. This guy was just to me this shouldnt have happened t
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