[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order and without objection the chair authorized to declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to the committee rule, the chair announces that she may postpone further proceedings today when a recorded vote is ordered on the question of proving a measure or matter on adopting an amendment. This morning we will consider h. R. 2722, the securing americas federal election act targeted bill to modernize the nations election infrastructure and responded t respond to the g attacks on our democracy. As we all should know and now appreciate ouit nowappreciate od as special counsel mueller said to interfere in our election in the 2016 president ial election. When outsiders meddle in our election if an attack on the country and we cannot release to the Cyber Attacks of the state actors on their own. While we have made progress to bolster our defenses it is clear from the analysis of our Intelligence Community and a host of independent experts from
Authorized to declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to Committee Rule 4 and 2h of rule 11 the chair may postponefurther proceedings today when a recorded vote is ordered on the question of approving a measure on adopting the amendment. Ms. Lofgren we will consider the securing americas federal election act, a targeted bill to modernize our nations infrastructure and respond to the ongoing attacks in our democracy. As we all should know and appreciate, our country suffered as special counsel mueller said, multiple system attic efforts to interfere in our election in the 2016 president ial election. When outsiders medical in our elections, its an attack in our country and cannot be staged to defend against the sophisticated cyberattacks of state actors on their own. While we have made modest progress to bolster our defenses, it is clear from our Intelligence Community and host of independent experts from across the political spectrum that more must be done. Our state and local governmen
Rates have gone up again, for the 14th time in a row. The Bank Of England has put up its main rate from 5 to 5. 25 . That will mean higher mortgages for some people, but its also good news for savers. The Bank Of England is using Interest Rate rises to fight inflation, which has slowed recently, but which is still nearly 8 . Our economics correspondent andy verity reports the father of two, peter, keeping up the payments for his familys mortgages looking like anything but childs play. They bought their home under the governments help to buy scheme, but since then Interest Rates have risen 1a times. When his fixed rate deal expires early next year, the payments willjump. Somehow we are supposed to spend less and find an extra £750 per month to pay for that. For many families it is a terrifying situation, but if you have a young family like ourselves, who have been swayed into the Housing Market by government who has advertised help to buy as an affordable scheme, right, when things bec
Welcome to cnn news central. 24 hours from now we expect to see donald trump on his way to Federal Court here in washington scheduled to make his First Court Appearance after term prosecutors charged him with four separate counts in a sweeping indictment. Special counsel alleges trump was central in a plot to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment also says he had help coconspirators. It repeatedly references six coconspirators. Cnn has been able to identify five of those six. They are former Trump Lawyers rudy giuliani, john eastman and sidney powell, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and protrump lawyer kenneth chesebro. I want to go to zach cohen. Tell us what we should expect to see tomorrow and included in that what kind of security should we expect to see . Yeah, the expectation right now is that donald trump will be in d. C. In person and have to travel to the courthouse for this appearance, and, look, federal agencies and local Law Enforcement have been prepa
tonight the republican presidential race is shaking up. donald trump is out to a big lead, and a growing list of opponents is out to stop him. we re turning to republican party chair ronna mcdaniel who s got a tough job, keep the gop united despite the controversial front-runner. do you have any problem with the republican party nominating someone who s under federal indictment? we ll ask her about trump threatening to skip the first gop debate. why would i let these people take shots at me in. and the message she thinks will beat joe biden in 2024. don t you think you should maybe skip a vacation once in a while, how do i right this ship? maybe don t go to the beach, joe. and later comedy icon goldie hawn on making her own rules in both her professional and personal life including i m happy to share this with you. it is a brain break. her role of a lifetime, helping children with their mental health. is that part of your super power? it is possible i may not