Network of russian television. It is a part of the russian government. As a flag officer retired, he was not able to receive any kind of compensation from a Foreign Government. Thats what set this off today. So when sean spicer, the White House Press secretary, was taken questions, there were plenty about flynn. One of the things he said was that the trump team had not needed to seek security clearance for retired general flynn because he already had it. He had a fiveyear security clearance that carried with him so he didnt need to put a whole new list of things for that process. That means it was under the Obama Administration. The implication was that somehow the trump team of today was saying the Obama Administration should have looked more carefully about flynn and his financial dealings and any contacts or conflicts we had the rules with respect to his russia visit. So heres how sean spicer tried to explain the fact flynn had clearance and didnt need a new one. General flynn was a
Senator hatch . Thank you, mr. Chairman. Let me first say that i im kate bolduan. Youve been listening to senators on the Senate Judiciary committee questioning the nominee to be deputy under attorney general Jeff Sessions. Rod rosenstein would be the man in charge of the investigation into russia and the trump administration. You can see where the line of questioning is going though hes saying hes not in the positioniot and doesnt know the facts so hes saying he cant answer the question about should there be a special independent prosecutor yet. We are going to discuss this in just a moment. Were also following breaking news on the other side of the hill. House republicans right now defending laying out rolling out the obamacare replacement bill. Lets listen in. To not pull the rug out from anyone, including those on medicaid. We are also creating a new and repair the damage done to state Insurance Markets by obamacare and we return power back to the states. We strengthened medicaid a
Bill also, ahead, sean hannity demanding that ted koppel release the full interview he did for cbs sunday morning. Sounds reasonable. Brit hume all way in. Bill caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Bill hi, i am bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. How politicians are hurting the american people. That is a subject of those evenings talking points memo. The failure to pass a new Health Care Proposal and the house has hurt the Republican Party and President Trump. Situation is confusing but let me break it down so even the politicians can understand it. There are three basic things that America Needs from a Fair Health Care plan. A reasonable cost, working people cannot be punished with high insurance premiums. Second, the poor who cannot afford insurance are given access to health care in some way. Medicaid, perhaps, the best way. And third, that all americans are protected from medical catastrophe. So, if i am a sitting republican cong
Mitch mccontinentals audacious strategy of ramming it through senate in one week has failed after the bill proved unable to withstand a little more than just five days of public scrutiny. In the wake of the cbo score yesterday, showing the bill would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026, the legislation has continued to hemorrhage support. By this morning, at least five republican senators announced they opposed advancing the bill to the floor. More than enough to stop it in its tracks. Despite lastditch efforts by the white house chief of staff to rangel the votes, they pulled the bill this afternoon. Were going to continue the discussions within our conference on differences that we have that were continuing to try to litigate. Subsequently, we will not be on the bill this week. But were still working toward getting at least 50 people in a comfortable place. It was only after the vote was delayed that a handful of other senators including these three announced they opposed
Deal, but he wont reveal his decision, apparently fought even to his own secretary of state and this morning, there are some major developments in this russia probe from both the New York Times and the Washington Post. Is the investigation getting closer and closer to the white house . Weve got the reportert from both those papers who broke those stories and President Trump has continually said hes done more in the first months of his presidency than practically any president in history. But a new poll out this morning shows people dont quite agree with that. I guess it depends on what you mean. We begin with the latest on Hurricane Maria, though, now, lashing the eastern Dominican Republic with its destructive category 3 winds. All yesterday, the storm pounded puerto rico throwing the entire island of 3. 5 Million People into darkness. The island is also without water and Cell Phone Service t. Monster hurricane smashed into the already struggling u. S. Territory as a category 4 storm,