Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. Us your firstext name, city, and state at 2027488003 or join the conversation on twitter cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your comments right after we hear a little bit more from Mitch Mcconnell on the floor yesterday outlining what we will see today in the senate. [video clip] a few minutes ago the senate was notified the house of a senates is finally ready to proceed with articles of impeachment. By unanimous consent, we have laid some of the groundwork that will structure the next several days. We have invited the house managers to come to the senate tomorrow at noon to exhibit their articles of impeachment and later tomorrow afternoon at 2 00 p. M. , the chief justice of the United States will arrive in the senate. He will be sworn in by the tem, chiefro grassley. We will pledge to rise above petty factionalism and do justice for our states and the nation and we will formally notify the president and some in the pres
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] while we wait for the Vice President in florida, well look at some of todays washington journal. Our table, jeff fortenberry, republican of nebraska. Lets begin with the story in the washington post, the president plans to divert 7. 2 billion in pentagon funds for the border wall. Congress controls the purse brings pursestrings. Are you ok with the president deciding to divert this money . Guest first of all, good morning. This was a topic of discussion as we worked through the appropriation process. There is 12 bills and it takes the bulk of the year. Sometimes it doesnt get done. There is the threat of government shutdown. That did not happen this year. There was the attempt to find common ground. Earlier this year, there would be limitations on how the president could potentially use wall funding from other sources, those were lifted and we moved forward. There is a court case about this. Another court has stop the injunction.
Frozen in time and i. Thought it was a basketball battle in los angeles with le bron is a lakers full of shorts against the clippers we have that and more christmas n. B. A. Action coming up. Iraqs president says he would rather quit the name a new Prime Minister rejected by protesters. Is refusing to designate the nominee of an iran backed parliamentary bloc in a letter to parliament barcella said out of my kin list to avoid bloodshed and protect civil peace i will not name assad danny as a candidate for the next Prime Minister or president saleh has been trying to find a replacement for. Who resigned as Prime Minister last month his decision to quit has done little to calm protests demanding a complete overhaul of the sectarian political system this wave of demonstrations started in october but there were similar scenes last year over the sign compliance many say theyve had enough of corruption unemployment Poor Public Services and a low standard of living hundreds of people have die
Business tycoon taking on georgias government but will voters saying to his team. And our people step in doha with a lot of support a busy fist of 6 journalist and the premier league with little built on up a point lead in the title race. Hello welcome to the program our top story this hour iraqs president has submitted his resignation after refusing to back the man whos been nominated to take charge as the countrys new Prime Minister assad a dunny the governor of the oil rich buster profits is supported by a parliamentary bloc that is closely linked with iran but present barham saleh says dani will not satisfy the demands of protest as for an independent Prime Minister salah now says he will step down to avoid bloodshed and protect peace since october more than 450 people have been killed in demonstrations led by people who say iraqs political system is profoundly corrupt dosage of by reports now from the iraqi capital baghdad. A political maneuver with potentially far reaching conseq
Lowers thousands defy a protest planned to rally around the country. So the r. s have it be aris governor. Bush politicians vote to back force johnsons practice it bill clearing the way for the u. K. To leave the e. U. Next month. Now in syria thousands of civilians and live off fleeing to the Turkish Border following a dramatic increase in by the government and russia observers say 18000 people from the province have been displaced in just 24 hours shelling in as strikes an adlib of escalated in recent weeks 7 more people were killed on friday morning off to at least 19 civilians were killed on thursday and there are reports that Government Forces are now preparing for a ground offensive to secure the main highway which links the capital damascus with the Northern City of aleppo well hundreds of people meanwhile have been protesting by the. Connecting syria and turkey they call. Called for the end of the bombing and demanded that turkey open its border to allow displaced people to fle