We want to go outside of washington to get your take. How confident are you in president obamas Foreign Policy . 202 5853880, 202 5853881, interests. Join the conversation on facebook. Com. Here is the headline in the wall street journal this morning, front page above the fold, pressure is upped on putin. Here is what the president had to say at the white house yet. We emphasized our preference to resolve this issue diplomatically, but that we have to see condition greet actions and not just words that russia, in fact, is committed to trying to end this conflict along the Russia Ukraine border. So far russia has failed to take any of the steps that i mentioned. On top of the sanctions weve already imposed were therefore designates selected sections of the russian economy as eligible for. And we are blocking new financing of russias most important banks and energy companies. These sanctions are significant but also targeted, designed to have the maximum impact on russia while limiting a
Candidates . Is it the commercials . The endorsements, debates or biographies. Also, send us a tweet at cspan. You can join the conversation on facebook. Com. Well get to your thoughts in just a second. How you decide on a candidate, theres the question for you. The phone lines are open. Start dialing in now. Politico has this headline. Gop sets sights on bigger house gains. And in it they report the House Republicans have been destined for modest gains in the midterm despite a favorable political environment. Now just five weeks until election day the party is raising its ambitions, long thought to be beyond the gops reach. The goal, achieve the biggest House Majority since Harry Trumans presidency. The National Republican Congressional Committee reserved millions of dollars of tv advertising time in two house districts. One in upstate new york, the other in northern maine, that broke sharply for obama in the 2012 election. Gop prospects have been on the rise. Thats what the republica
Our question to you this morning is about your fate in the Justice System, your faith in the local and state Police Departments, the federal Justice Department come the grand jury process. Want to hear from you. The numbers on the screen. A reminder to turn down your television or radio when you call in. You can also join us on social media. We will get your calls momentarily. We will start off with a look at the headlines and the reaction late yesterday to the grand jury decision in new york city. Here is the front page of the wall street journal and their headline. This is a picture of time square last night. Crowds filling time square after the grand jury declined wednesday to indict an officer in the death of an unarmed black man. This is the starledger out of new jersey and their front page, courtesy of the museum, looks at some of the protesters inside grand facial Grand Central station. A man symbolically chokes himself with a scarf during a protest there. Also on the front page
800,000 barrels of oil. And republicans, and independents, and all offers, also, handle or go to facebook. Com, and, send us a email. Well get to your thoughts, but let me begin, with showing you a couple headlines, this is how they play it, democrats, stiff landrieu, on pipeline for green lobby, and unions, also snubbed over the Climate Change, and, now it is doomed and, the party, where environmental lists, have emerge he, triumphant, and, far beyond the small impact, and the slight effect expected to have on gas prices. And they drew lines, and, to cross it, in the end, most were unwilling to defy it, and it was a key moment. The financial times, their headline, on this vote, party push to approval a 7 billion pipeline falls short, and environmentals, cheer,. And washington times, this morning, with their take on the vote in the senate, the vote was a victory, for activists, who have defeated, it, for the causes of their movement, and, republicans, vow to return to the fight next ye
We want to go outside of washington today to get your thoughts on your congressional partys leadership. The numbers are on the screen. You can also go to social media. The phone lines are open. We will get to your thoughts in a moment, but first we want to show you what the majority leader in the senate, Mitch Mcconnell, had to say on the floor yesterday about their new majorities majoritys legislative priorities. [video clip] this november people did not ask for a government that tried to do everything and sales and they didnt ask for government that aims to do nothing and succeed. They asked simply for a government that works. They want a government of the 21st century. One that functions with efficiency and accountability, competence and purpose. They want to washington that is more interested in modernizing and reminding government then adding more layers to it, and they want more jobs, more opportunity for the middle class, and more flexibility in a complex age with complex demand