And we have the right to do it. We should wait and see what the outcome of this election is. What does senator Sheldon Whitehouse say now . Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by. And by. Corporate funding is provided by. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, welcome to firing line. Thank you. Its so go to be with you. Look, this weeks president ial debate is already being called the worst president ial debate in history. What does it say about the state of civil discourse in thicountry, senator . Well, it was pretty embarrassing. I think you may see a lot more of those any functioning adult yard signs or bumper stickers in the wake of this. And as the what . Son, grandson, and nephew of foreignservice officers, it was particularly horrifying to read the reviews from overseas newspapers. You know, were supposed to be the city on a hill. The world looks to us for leadership. It was pretty much of a unanimous cascade of shock and horror and disappointment. There is a view tha
It is a very interesting thing and i will let you know about it. In the meantime, we love the usa and we love what is happening. Thank you. [cheering] [whistles blowing] mr. President god bless our president. I would die for him. I would die for that man. Happily. I would die for him. If you want to mess with him, you mess with me first. He is a hero, that man. Court u. S. Supreme against its new term monday, hearing oral arguments via conference call. Listen to the oral arguments live or ondemand at cspan. Org supremecourt. Monday evening, incumbent democratic senator ed markey and u. S. Republicans and eight candidate Kevin Oconnor take part in a debate. Watch live at 7 00 eastern on cspan, online at cspan. Org or listen free on the cspan radio app. Recently, the Brookings Institution hosted a conversation on disinformation campaigns in the u. S. And abroad. In this portion, we will hear from retired general and former National Security advisor h. R. Mcmaster. Good morning, ladies an
Which are cosponsoring this event, i am delighted to welcome all of you here today to our first exclusively virtual preview of the Upcoming Supreme Court term. Whether you are watching over zoom, youtube, facebook, twitter, or our webpage, we are delighted to have you with us. We are recording this, as is may findo you yourself on cspan at some point in the future. We dont know when. To aspectse we turn of the upcoming term, i want to say a few words about Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, who died two weeks ago. I first met Justice Ginsburg 37 judgeago, when i was a there. Judges are randomly assigned to the courts of appeals, and my boss, judge scalia, was on a panel. Justice ginsburg was an extra ordinary woman, and extra ordinary justice, an extraordinary lawyer, and an extra ordinary american. I would like to ask for a brief moment of silence in her honor. Let me introduce our moderator and turn it over to him to introduce our panel and get the discussion underway. Robert barnes got hi
Justice ginsburg when i was growing up, the first branch was very different than it is today. And that persisted. I think back to 1993, when president clinton nominated me for the good job i now hold. I had been general counsel to the American Civil Liberties union for several years. The vote was 963 in my favor. My biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] we are still friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. It was similar with Stephen Breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. It has not been that way for the four most recent members of the court. On both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were respectful of each other and congress was working for the good of th
Montana by 20 points in 2016. John good evening and welcome to the Montana Senate debate. I am john twiggs. Anna and i am anna rau. We would like to welcome visitors and viewers viewers joining us nationally on cspan. John we have both candidates on the ballot in our studio tonight. They are incumbent republican steve daines. Senator daines. And democratic governor, Steve Bullock. Welcome to illinois. We appreciate having everyone here in person. But we are safely distanced and ready for a spirited debate. Anna we have a slightly different format. Each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion period for that topic with a chance for rebuttals, comments, and exchanges. We will finish the debate with a 90 closing statement from each second candidate. John lets get set with the Supreme Court justice confirmation. Just this past saturday, President Trump announcing his nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. This promises to be another contenti