the justice department isn t the only group that lobbied the court about steve bannon today mr. speaker, i understand there might be a change in position regarding the house and their stance on the january 6th committee, and it might be regarding steve bannon, and it may have a big impact on his contempt case. tell me what s going on. yeah, we re working on filing on amicus brief in his appellate work there in his case today speaker of the house mike johnson and several other republican members of the house voted to make the formal position of the u.s. house of representatives, the formal position that the january 6th committee did not have the authority to do the work that it did, and that therefore steve bannon should not have to go t to step back here for some context, remember that the reason steve bannon is headed to prison in the first place is because he refused to comply with the subpoena from the january 6th committee. that s despite clearly knowing a lot about
we ll have a live report from wilmington in moments. also former president donald trump sits for a virtual probation hearing following his felony conviction in new york. just a day after telling a rally that he supports violent criminal offenders from january 6. there has never been people treated more horrifically than j-6 hostages. those j-6 warriors, they were warriors but they were more than anything else, they re victims of what happened. and a return of four israeli hostages held for eight months by hamas. a key ally in netanyahu s war cabinet resigns. what benny gantz said about the primary s execution of war as the u.s. considers unilateral talks with hamas to bring american hostages home. something andrea asked secretary blinken about today. my top priority always is to bring americans home, the most effective way to do that, to achieve them is through the proposal on the table. so, let s see if we get an answer from hamas. good to be with you. i m kat
The situation. South african Opposition Leader prepared for his trial on fraud and corruption charges. U. S. Secretary of state, job kerry has arrived in qatar. Gulf countries have said they are concerned about irans ambitions in the region following the nuclear deal with the u. S. And 5 other world powers. Hashama abar has this report. This is a del indicate moment. In the meeting with u. S. Secretary of state john kerry as the officials will voice concerns with the iran deal. They are worried that iran might finally, be able to closer ties with the u. S. Pursuant active role in the region. Here lies the programs. Current tries like saudi arabia the uae and bay rein bahrain. Like shiaa malitias. Saudi officials have warned they will do whatever it takes to match irans military capabilities. Secretary of kerry isnt the only one here in doha. Sergey lavrov will hold meetings with officials. Relations between russia and the gulf countries have been strained because of syria. The gulf cou
Independence ta ofindependence ta that hello. The iraqi Prime Minister is has unveiled a wide range of new measures changing the way the country is run. It follows weeks of claims of corruption and inefficiency. Of it risks the sec tarnl balance. He wants to get rid of six posts, three dwepty Prime Ministers and Vice President s. All rep present powerful faxes. Nouri al maliki. He has been a pollarizing figure. Nobody job of elad allawi. From from baghdad, this report. Reporter iraqs government shocked the country with its announcement, that the Prime Minister and council administer would seek to cancel positions of some the top leadership. A decree garnering strong reaction on the streets of the capitol. Which is a test to the blocks in parliament. If they refuse the Prime Ministers decision, that means they are the enemy of the iraqi people. They will be singled out and held accountable. The Prime Ministers proposal cancels the positions of three Vice President s and three deputy Pri
Hello. The iraqi Prime Minister has unveiled a range of new measures aimed at changing the way the country is run. It follows weeks of demonstrations over claims of corruption and inefficiency. Does it risk unsettling the sectarian balance . Among the six government posts is that of former Prime Minister now Vice President nouri a al malika. Reporter iraqs government shocked the country with its announcement that the Prime Minister and council of ministers would seek to cancel the positions of some of the top leadership, a decree garnering strong reaction on the streets of the capitol. This is a real test to the political blocs in parliament. If they refuse, that means they are the enemy of the iraqi people. They will be singled out and held accountable. The 3r50i78 primaryts position cancels three Vice President s and three deputy Prime Ministers. Just one of the measures he is proposing is to cut wasteful spending. At a time of growing national protests, abbadi has been under mountin