Discusses the 25th amendment and continuity of government plans. We also take your calls. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, october 5. This is a live shot to walter reed in bethesda, maryland, where President Trump is receiving treatment for covid19. While his medical team indicated he could be released to the white house as early as today, mixed messaging over the weekend from his staff and attending physician, and new information yesterday about his treatment regime. So this morning, we will take your calls about your level of confidence in the information the American Public has received since the president tested positive for the coronavirus. Do you trust what we are being told about his health . If you do, 2027488000 is the number. If you do not, 2027488001. F you are unsure, 2027488002 you can send us a text, 3. 2748800 include your name and where you are from. Or catch up with us on facebook or twi
Impact the president s diagnosis and two members of the Senate Judiciary committees diagnosis will have on her Supreme Court nomination. Guest so far, according to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, senator Lindsey Graham, no effect at all. Full steam ahead. Hearings will Begin Next Week as he has announced. The committee put out a fact howt last night, explaining many hearings they have had so far. Some members have participated remotely. The anticipation from Republican Leadership is to move as quickly as possible to attempt to confirm judge merrick judge barrett before the election. We will find out if perhaps something comes up. Democrats on the committee have been demanding that the hearings take place in person, they say. They are also saying that it is too dangerous to have but they do not have the votes to enforce that if the republicans stick together. Host you talk about having the votes. If multiple republican senators cannot be in the room for a Committee Confirmation
Affiliation. We will unmute you in turn and i will introduce each questioner. We are going to do our best to give you send you a chat message saying your question will be able to be asked shortly. Id also like to remind everyone that this event is being recorded for future posting on the website and it will be live streamed on georgetown laws Facebook Page and cspan. Debby, can i say one thing, you dont have to tell us what your question is. Oh, yes, just your name and afi afillation so we can let you know who is speaking and that its time to speak. With that id like to turn things over to the director and folks, we may begin streaming and recording. Welcome everyone to our annual Supreme Court term preview. Im the director of the Supreme Court institute at georgetown law. Before we get started with todays scheduled program, i want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the passing of Justice Ginsburg. She was a trailblazing civil rights lawyer, a giant of a jurist and a larger than li
From the 2024 primary ballot under the 14th amendments insurrectionist ban. It is a decision that differs from the one that was reached by the Colorado Supreme Court last week. Trump responding in an interview he was not surprised by the ruling. It is very bad for colorado, very, very bad for colorado, but we just had the big win in michigan today and that was a good one. And we have 33 wins and this isnt a loss because well have to see what happens. This is not a final determination. So trump also demanded wednesday that the Secretary Of State in maine recuse herself from a similar Ballot Eligibility Case over her past statements about the january 6 riot. She is said to issue a decision in the coming days. This is all as doj prosecutors in the Subversion Case moved to block him from using the court as a forum to sow disinformation. Lets bring in eugene scott. Good morning to you. Hope youve had a wonderful holiday week. So lets talk about these dueling decisions about trumps eligibili
Your question presumes at this very early hour that it was a deliberate strike, that they knew what they were heading, that they were hitting aid workers and did it purpose. There is no evidence of that. Outrage and anger after an Israeli Military strike kills aid workers in gaza. These people are heroes. They run into the fire, not away from it. Tonight, the fallout from the attack, the threat of regional escalation and renewed pressure on israels biggest ally. The United States should not be giving another nickel to israel to continue this terrible war against the palestinian people. Then, a new gag order against donald trump. The only president ial candidate on trial. I got invited more than alphonse capone. Scarface. Election night in america as biden embraces choice and from places church. November 5th is going to be, i call it something else. You know what it is going to be called . Christian passivity day, when christians turn out in numbers nobody has ever seen before. All in s