This is just one District Court judge, and hell be appealed, and he did make a point of saying that it can remain in effect pending these appeals. Boy, it sends a strong statement to millions of people who have come to rely upon obamacare, and its certainly going to be appealed. Let me tell you a little bit about the background, right . How we got here. Remember back in 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate. That was chief justice john roberts. He cast that controversial vote. Conservatives were livid, and he said its okay under the taxing power, and then just in 2017, congress got rid of that tax penalty, so this judge last night, he said, look, you got rid of the underpinning, the legal underpinning of this law. So its no longer constitutional, and the whole thing has to fall. Thats why this was such a big deal, and keep in mind, the judge went further than even what the Trump Administration wanted here. Right, and one of the reasons so many people are so worried is b
All of these, as you noted in his statement there, are there are reports that the white house essentially asked him to leave in part because of the Incoming Democratic majority in the house. Zinke was a favorite target of democrats, and the belief was that he would likely have several investigations opened into his behavior and potentially even have to testify publicly in regards to his dealings. Senator chuck schumer, look at his tweet after zinke announced his departure. He said ryan zinke was one of the most toxic members of the cabinet and the way he treated our environment, our precious public lands, and the way he treated the government like it was his personal honey pot. The swamp cabinet will be a little less foul without him. There have been several Trump Administration members who found themselves under scrutiny for ethical behavior. We know that the white house was watching zinkes situation very closely, anna. Boris, another personnel change in the coming weeks. We also know
Loans is now a broken promise. Its just wrong. Its wrong on so many levels. Glor and, the exhibit traveling to the u. S. For the first time with a vital message. Do you think this could happen again . Yeah. Because people forget history. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. And this is our western edition. And the gloves came off today. The House Speaker accused the attorney general of breaking the law. The Justice Department called that reckless. William barr said he would not appear today before congress and he kept that promise. His seat sat empty at the house hearing on the mueller report. He objected to the democrats plan to have staff lawyers question him. One democrat taunted barr with a prop chicken and k. F. C. Nancy cordes has more. He lied to congress. And if anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime. Reporter the House Speakers accusation ricocheted across washington today the Justice Department calling it reckless, irresponsible, and false as the man in question sk
Charles, good afternoon, this is a 15minute vote so should wrap up quickly. The big question all day is would President Trump sign this deal. Mitch mcconnell cleared that up last hour. Ive just had an opportunity to speak with President Trump. I would say to all my colleagues, hes said he is prepared to sign the bill. He will also be issuing a National Emergency declaration at the same time. I indicated that im going to support the National Emergency declaration. That National Emergency declaration didnt go over well with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Theres word that the president will declare a National Emergency. I hope he wont. That would be a very wrong thing to do. And leader pelosi and i will be responding to that in short order. This bill is more than 1,100 pages long. Lawmakers are saying theres plenty to like in it, plenty to dislike. Heres North Carolina senator tom tillis. I intend to support it today. Its not a vote that ill enjoy. Sometimes we have to do things
Good morning, everybody. It is thursday, may 2nd. Im yasmin vossoughian. There is so much to cover this morning on the heels of that Senate Testimony yesterday by attorney general bill barr. The ag dug in, defending in his handling of the russian probe after special counsel bob mueller took issue with the way the findings were put out to the public. Now barr is refusing to show up for a hearing in the house later this morning. Well show you those contentious moments yesterday involving some tough exchange involving several senators president ial candidates. But first the Justice Department is also doing its part to shield the Trump Administration from congressional oversight, missing yesterdays deadline to comply with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for the full unredacted mueller report. As attorney general bill barr pulled out of todays hearing claiming he obtuse the democrats plan to allow the Committee Counsel asking questions along with lawmakers. Justice department stating t