Health care. Reaction to wednesdays first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Washington journal is next. Is next. [video clip] is this what americans should now expect from their president . If this is not impeachable conduct, what is . Would not be surprised to see all the typical signs that this is a carefully orchestrated media Smear Campaign. Host and with that, day 1 of the house impeachment in korea began. House democrats led by adam schiff laying out the criteria to remove President Trump. Nunesicans and devin calling the entire process a sham. The next round of hearings continuing tomorrow morning and for the next three hours, how the story is playing out in the news, editorial pages, and social media. We will have highlights and your calls and comments and reaction. For democrats, 2027488000. For republicans, 2027488001. If you are an independent, 2027488002. Send us a text message, be sure to tell us your first name and where you are texting from at 2027488003. Join us on fa
Nothing else gets done in congress. There is not a budget that has been passed. What used to be the premier infrastructure in the world is deteriorating at a rate that we might not be ever able to return to. Nothing is being done. People cannot buy prescription drugs because of the pricing. Nothing is happening in immigration. And this is not just happening now. It has gone back decades. So maybe we need to take a look at ourselves, and we are sending people to congress who are more interested in the star chamber of washington than they are of us, and maybe also we dont have to worry about foreign influence to destroy our country. We are doing the best we can to do it ourselves, because we are focused on this political theater, whether it be trump who probably should not be in office or it was obama before him and bush before him, and clinton before him. God holy help the next person who is president because the day after the election, the in the the investigations will begin. Host to
Moments in fact the belgium ambassador to the u. N. Belgium is currently one of the countries of the Security Council in fact the e. U. Countries on the Security Council of france the u. K. Germany belgium and poland has said that those e. U. Members what they call the e. U. 5 will be requesting a Security Council meeting on the Current Situation in Northern Syria now from what i understand from other diplomats who have been in touch with by text and whatsapp no actual formal request has yet been made to the presidency of the Security Council thats currently held by south africa i believe thats because there are discussions going on among the e. U. Members and possibly other Security Council members on what format this meeting should take and exactly when it will take place with some discussion it could take place in a matter of hours i also being told it might be more likely to take place here on thursday im also told that certainly some e. U. Nations favor the idea of doing this as a
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at Service Year Alliance, i want to welcome you all to this important event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the webcast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning youll be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society, to bridge the divides and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation leading to a growing culture of fear and distrust, incivility, and a reflex to retreat into the safety of tribalism. Our trusted institutions and our trust in each other has taken a beating and has in fact declined and that decline makes it harder for us to solve some of the key problem
Next, currents and former public official officials on the importance of military and civilian Service Programs. The event hosted by the Brookings Institution lasts just over an hour. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im john allen, im the president of brookings and on behalf of the institution and our partners at service here alliance, i want to welcome you all to this event today. I want to welcome those coming in over the especially with web cast and of course we always welcome the media. This morning, you will be hearing from a distinguished group of leaders and volunteers on the matter of National Service. Let me make a few brief comments to begin with. In such divided and turbulent times, we must look for ways to bridge society. To bridge the divides, and to restore a sense of community. In recent years, much has been done, sadly, to burn, rather than to build the bridges in our civic nation. Leading to a growing culture of fear, and distrust, incivility and a reflex to retreat