Everybody started to run away. Aan with my cousin to find place to hide. He went somewhere and i went somewhere else. We lost each other. After taking cover, we exchanged messages. The gunfire did not stop. Amy we will go to istanbul, turkey. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new Republicanled Congress meets today. In one of their first moves, House Republicans have voted to gut the office of congressional ethics, dismantling reforms adapted after a previous republican ethics scandal. The vote reportedly came as a surprise and without the support of House Speaker paul ryan or majority leader kevin mccarthy. The full house is scheduled to vote later today. Under the measure, the office of congressional ethics will be renamed the office of congressional Complaint Review and placed under the oversight of the House Ethics Committee. The move will take away authority and independence from the investigative
Isis has clalaimed responsibibi. Suddenly a heard gunshots. Evererybody starteted toun awaw. Aan with my couousin to find place to h hide. He went somewhere and i went somewhere else. We lost each other. Afafter taking cover, we exchd messages. The gunfire did not stop. Amy we will go to istanbul, turkey. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new Republicanled Congress meets today. In one of their first moves, House Republicans have voted to gut the office of congressional ethics, dismantling reforms adapted after a previous republican ethics scandal. The vote reportedly came as a surprise and without the support of House Speaker paul ryan or majority leader kevin mccarthy. The full house is scheduled to vote later today. Under the measure, the office of congressional ethics will be renamed the office of congressional Complaint Review and placed under the oversight of the House Ethics Committee. The move
Forced to back down over plans to overhaul the house ethics committee. Laura thats where we begin this hour in the united states, when what shouldve been a day of triumph for republicans, today the party took control of both house of representatives and the senate, and in 17 days, Republican Donald Trump will of course take the white house. But instead of celebrating, Senior Republicans were left redfaced. Here to tell us why is are reported from washington. A really debacle for republicans today. Tell us a bit about what happened. Reporter a complete turnaround, some 24 hours after members of the house, republican members basically got to out and ethics committee, in doing so behind closed doors. So secretly that the president elect himself blasted that move and forced the rankandfile in congress to basically withdraw and quickly back down from that desire to do away with a very unpopular committee in Congress Whose task as its name indicates into ethical matters, forcing their dirtys
Isis has clalaimed responsibibi. Suddenly a heard gunshots. Evererybody starteted toun awaw. Aan with my couousin to find place to h hide. He went somewhere and i went somewhere else. We lost each other. Afafter taking cover, we exchd messages. The gunfire did not stop. Amy we will go to istanbul, turkey. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new Republicanled Congress meets today. In one of their first moves, House Republicans have voted to gut the office of congressional ethics, dismantling reforms adapted after a previous republican ethics scandal. The vote reportedly came as a surprise and without the support of House Speaker paul ryan or majority leader kevin mccarthy. The full house is scheduled to vote later today. Under the measure, the office of congressional ethics will be renamed the office of congressional Complaint Review and placed under the oversight of the House Ethics Committee. The move
Outgoing president barack obama bids and emotional farewell. He vigorously defended his time in office and urged americans to protect the nations democratic ideals. Could it rival the Sydney Opera House . Spectacular philharmonic, the concert hall putting on a starstudded opening concert tonight. Im brent goff, good to have you with us. Donald trump came out fighting as he denied reports that russia has compromising information about him. In his first News Conference since late july, the president elect said u. S. Intelligence agencies may have released the information he scolded news organizations in the u. S. For publishing the material. He admitted publicly that russia was probably behind the hacking of the Democratic National committee during the elections. Donald trump when 160 seven days without a press conference, the longest of any president elect. It was supposed to be about his conflicts of interest before he won the Electoral College but the first questions were about the sa