Then at 9 00, syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin talks about her new book open Borders Incorporated who is funding americas destruction. [video clip] politicians offering thoughts and prayers does not cut it anymore. It is put up or shut up. Host Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer of new york on the floor last night calling on the majority leader to allow votes on preventing gun violence. The remarks came at the end of five hours of speeches by democrats demanding action on Gun Legislation. We will spend the first hour of todays washington journal getting your thoughts on ways to reduce gun violence in the United States. If you live in the eastern, central part of the country, 2027488000. Mountain, pacific area, 2027488001. If you are a gun owner, your line, 2027488002. You can also text us now if you put your name and city in the text at 2027488003. Also go to twitter at cspanwj everybody. Com cspan we will get your ideas on ways to reduce gun violence in a minute. Is a staff writ
Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. In an 8415 vote the Senate Passed a sweeping new Defense Budget which now awaits president obamas signature. The bill gives the pentagon more than 552 billion to cover standard military expenditures and almost 81 billion to pay forward in afghanistan and cracks down on rape and Sexual Assault in the military tripping them to overturn convictions and loosens restrictions at Guantanamo Bay making it easy for them to transfer prisoners out of the facility. The National Defense authorization act is the First Defense bill to overhall the way Sexual Assault cases are handled in the armed services. The 30 Sexual Assault provisions were spearheaded by senate women in response to what the pentagon called an epidemic. Legislation means that victims must be provided with legal counsel. It eliminates the statute of limitations for courts marshall in sexual as assault and dishonorable discharge for any person convicted of Sexual Assau
Anybody. Why the general might face some opposition on the hill. On the road again. The president elect is back in campaign mode, launching his victory tour in ohio. Although we did have a lot of fun fighting hillary, didnt we . Right . And bitter end. Going rogue at harvard, exposing the raw emotions for the winners and losers. If providing a platform for White Supremacists makes me a brilliant tactician, i am glad to have lost do you think i ran a campaign where White Supremacists had a platform . Are you going to look me in the face and tell me that . It did. Really . Thats how you lost . Do you think you could have had a decent message for the White Working Class voters . Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. A week of trump transition, twists and turns ending with more questions and a spontaneous announcement of a nominee to be secretary of defense by the commander in chief to be. One critical cabinet position remains open and Donald Trumps speed dating for secretary of stat
Ground there. Vaughan, first to you. The top race is in alabama. Any indication if the president is going to say anything about this at all publicly . Reporter no clear word just yet, steve. We are hearing that the president could Say Something about it this week. Last night when he returned to the white house, he didnt respond to shouted questions about roy moore from reporters and didnt address it at all when speaks to reporters aboard air force one. So the current position of the trump white house, steve, is that if the allegations about roy moore are true, that he initiated sexual relationships with teenagers, when he was in his 30s, some decades ago, that if the allegations are true, then roy moore should step aside. But i have to tell you, Republican Leaders on capitol hill have dispensed with the if then qualifierqualifiers. And they are making clear roy moore should exit the race altogether. Hes Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell talking about that very thing. Theres no que
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