Host tree into a fight on cspan2 this morning at the housesenate jay Commerce Committee continues its work to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. Hearing you can watch on cspan is now stretching towards the 21st i was dozens of amendments still waiting to be considered. Meanwhile, another House Panel Backs up his work on the healthh care bill after 4 00 a. M. This morning after 18 hours of work. This morning on our program we want to hear your thoughts on this Marathon Committee hearing in republican effort to overhaul health care in america. Give us a call. Though my throat being. 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. Independent 202 7488002. Facebook. Com cspan. Very good thursday morning to you. The headline in the helen is paper this morning released on their website, 24 hour mark on markup and gop Obamacare Repeal bills. The house energy and Commerce Committee which again you can watch on cspan if you want to see whats happening right now. The latest countless days at leas
Not like this. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Im john muller. And im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. We begin with highlevel talks aimed at putting an end to the tense situation between ukraine and russia. Secretary of state john kerry meeting with russias foreign minister in paris this morning. Kerry is also speaking with ukraines foreign minister who hitched a ride to france on the secretary of states plane. Abcs Tahman Bradley is following all of it from washington. Reporter the u. S. And other nations are still trying to defuse the volatile standoff in ukraine. In crimea, tensions remain high with russian and ukrainian troops staring each other down. Walking the streets of kiev yesterday, kerry saw the shrines where ukrainians died in last months protests. The secretary blasted Vladimir Putins invasion of crimea. It is not appropriate to invade a country and at the end of a barrel of a gun dictate what you are trying to achieve. Reporter putin says he ordered troops in to cri
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we begin with the politics lead. It could be the most important week of the impeachment inquiry. Eight current and former Trump Administration officials will testify publicly this week, tuesday and wednesday and thursday. Testimony which could point directly to evidence that President Trump not only wanted ukraine to open investigations into the bidens in 2016 but he did so under the clear threat of with holding a white house visit and hundreds of Million Dollars in u. S. Aid that ukraine desperately wanted. Potentially the most significant witness in this all will be trump donor and u. S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. In testimony released over the weekend, tim morrison said that sondland told him that he told a top ukrainian official that, quote, what could help him move the aid was if the ukrainian prosecutor general would go to the microphone and announce hes opening the burisma investigation, also known as the biden inve
Like Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who will be testifying public by before the nation tomorrow. Hes the white houses top ukraine expert and was on the call between trump and zelensky. Vindman testifying he was so disturbed by the conversation that he reported it to lawyers twice. Trump already tried to smear vindmans reputation calling him a never trumper. What evidence do you have that vindman is a never trump per . Well be showing that to you real soon. So far the president has shown us nothing. The president claiming Jennifer Williams, a special adviser to Vice President mike pence, trump calling her a never trumper, too, even though she was hand picked by pences National Security adviser. Now williams and vindman are among nine witnesses who will be testifying publicly this week. It is a crucial week. It is make or break for democrats. If williams upcoming testimony televised is consistent with what she said under oath behind closed doors in her deposition, shell say of trum
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