among other things, mike pence s novel to put it kindly novel notion about why he should not have to testify before a grand jury. novel is one way of putting it, lawrence. i can t wait to see. it thanks, alex. thank you. well the breaking news of the night is that special prosecutor jeff jack smith has invoked the crime fraud exception in a motion to force one of donald trump s lawyers to testify before a grand jury without being able to refuse to answer questions because of the attorney client privilege. the crime fraud exception can overrule the attorney client privilege. the new york times is reporting tonight federal prosecutors overseeing the investigation into former president donald j trump s handling of classified documents are seeking to pierce assertions of client attorney privilege and compel lawyers to answer more questions before a grand jury according to two people familiar with the matter, adding an aggressive new dimension to the inquiry and und
happen? where in god s name is our backbone to the courage to deal with this and stand up to the lobbyists? it s time to turn this pain into action. for every parent, for every citizen in this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official in this country, it s time to act. president biden reacting after yet another mass school shooting in america. good morning and welcome to a special edition of way too early on this wednesday, may 25th. thanks for joining us a little early today. i m jonathan lemire. we re going to start with the latest developments in this tragic story out of texas. at least 19 children and 2 teachers are dead after yesterday s shooting at an elementary school. the attack about 80 miles west of san antonio is now the second deadliest school shooting in the history of the united states. the texas department of public safety says there are more victims both children and adults who are in hospitals this morning. investigators believe the 18-y
Chairman of the senate jacket, he was in judiciary committee. None of them know exactly what senator collins is going to do. Just to set the stakes here, wolf, you named senator jeff flake. Thats 49. If he stays where he is, thats 49 senators, republicans need 50 and the tie breaking vote from Vice President pence. If Susan Collins says she will vote yes on the nomination, that is the vote that they need. Obviously were still waiting to hear from senator joe manchin, whether he plans to maintain his vote as well. A senator who has been undecided for the last couple of weeks, who has been going through a very, very difficult and complex process, a senator who on some of her crucial issues, most notably health care, roe v. Wade
said she feels very comfortable. She spent a lot of time behind the scenes reviewing that fbi report and now she has to make the decision, guys. Well find out soon enough, in the next few minutes. If she says shes going to vote yes in favor of confirmation, thats
to break a tie does not make the vice president a senator. it makes the vice president something more like a judge in a courtroom who comes down on one side or the other of arguments made by the lawyers in the courtroom who are in no way the equal of the judge in the courtroom, nor is the judge the equal of the lawyers in the courtroom. the vice president of the united states is not allowed to vote on impeachments in the united states senate. the vice president of the united states is not allowed to vote on treaties in the united states senate, which can never be stuck in a tie vote because they require a two thirds majority to pass. the vice president of the united states is not allowed to vote in what has become the single most common vote in the united states senate, cloture votes, which require 60 votes. vice president of the united states is not allowed to be a member of a senate committee,
my guess is that this probably extends into the weekend, possibly even next week. like you said, this is procedurally a difficult bill. there s two cloture votes. then the budget resolution after that. i think the senate is in for awhile now. who has more power here, obviously schumer wants it signed and get started on the democrats only bill, and mitch mcconnell says he is more than fine with dragging it out. who controls this? i think mcconnell voted to get onto this bill. he voted for cloture, to get out the bill. he clearly wants some version of the bill, but he also has to balance his members, majority of them are going to oppose this legislation. mcconnell is always feeling his way among his conference as every leader does in congress.