Changed over the years, but the news is more relevant than ever. We are your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. Brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. In session, we like to what is happening at both ends of pennsylvania avenue. To do that, we are joined by wall street Journal Congress reporter Natalie Andrews. And we welcome back roll call White House Reporter john bennett. Set tod of new sanctions be announced today on iran from washington. What do we know about these major new sanctions . Guest we do not know yet that i expect the administration will continue what they have already done. They have tried to target irans energy sector, shipping sector. They are trying to make the pain as acute as they can and targeting the regime. They are trying to really put pressure on the regime. They want to do economic harm to iran to compel them to come back to the negotiating table and strike a broader deal than what the Obama Admin
One several rulings have been issued today. You can find it on cspan. Org. We leave to take you to the house returning at 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Members will debate bills expanding g. I. Bill education. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Please send your spirit upon this assembly that the men and women who serve the United States in contentious times, such as these, might better Work Together for the benefit of our nation. This is not easy. So bless them with your wisdom and give them the patience and understanding to rise to the demands of their calling. So also we ask your blessing upon our world where so many live and unfortunately die in nations and regions cursed by violence and division. We are mindful, o god, of the descendents of abraham in the middle east. Mbue them with the grace lowered have plersy. Lord with with us t
Major new sanctions . Guest we do not know yet that i expect the administration will continue what they have already done. They have tried to target irans energy sector, shipping sector. They are trying to make the pain as acute as they can and targeting the regime. They are trying to really put pressure on the regime. They want to do economic harm to iran to compel them to come back to the negotiating table and strike a broader deal than what the Obama Administration got, which just focused on Irans Nuclear program. To president one wants focus on their behaviors across the region, with their support for hezbollah and other groups, and some of the things they have done in iraq and elsewhere. This is vintage trump. He does not want to do small deals. He wants to do the whole thing. But former flats from the u. S. And europe will have been involved in this say that will be extremely hard. No one really sees, right now, that there is interest from iranian officials to do a big deal or ev
You can catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. Very good monday morning to you. You can start calling in on this question of war Power Authority. Here is the basics. The constitution and powering the president to wage wars as commanderinchief. The constitution empowering congress to declare wars and fund wars. President s can order u. S. Troops when the country is attacked or attack appears imminent, but the war powers resolution requires a president terminate combat unless there is congressional passedzation to continue over the veto of richard nixon. The war powers debate has stemmed from how much the war power authorizations have been stretched and some argue stretched too far. In particular, the 2001 authorization of use of military force a week after the september 11 attacks. That said the president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those authorizations or organizations in order to prevent f
They gavel in for those votes at 6 30 here on cspan. Until then, a look at the week ahead in washington from todays washington journal. Week, when congress each is in session, we like to take time to take a look at what is happening at both ends of pennsylvania avenue. To do that, we are joined by wall street Journal Congress reporter natalie andrews. And we welcome back roll call White House Reporter john bennett. Set tod of new sanctions be announced today on iran from washington. What do we know about these major new sanctions . Guest we do not know yet that i expect the administration will continue what they have already done. They have tried to target irans energy sector, shipping sector. They are trying to make the pain as acute as they can and targeting the regime. They are trying to really put pressure on the regime. They want to do economic harm to iran to compel them to come back to the negotiating table and strike a broader deal than what the Obama Administration got, which