millimeter mortar rounds landed inside the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad. gillian: iran-backed forces hit 75 times in the last two months. we will bring you developments as they come in. my son has done nothing wrong. i trust him, i have faith in him. my son did nothing wrong. i did nothing wrong. did not do a single thing wrong as everybody has investigated. one single bit of evidence, not one little tiny bit to say anything done was wrong. john: well, president biden has defended his son for years, but now new legal trouble has emerged for hunter biden. nine federal charges for alleged tax crimes. good friday afternoon to you, i m john roberts. nice to spend it with you. gillian: you as well, john. gillian turner in for sandra. this is america reports . three of the nine charges are felonies that carry up to 17 years in prison if convicted. according to the indictment filed in california by special counsel david weiss, hunter failed to pay nearly $1.5 million in
A bill to fund the government among democrats all but five voted against the main Sticking Point being trumps refusal to include protections for undocumented young immigrants. The Republican Leadership do the job they are paid to do today they put politics above the National Security everyone who thinks of themselves is a leader in that building is going to have to look at themselves in the mirror and ask are they really being true to the ideals of this country democrats hold a lawful citizens hostage over their breakfast of moms we have a divider. In the white house this is behavior the structure just loses not legislate. This is just the latest example of how bumpy the first twelve months for the president have been. More pain takes a look at how trumps tenure has unfolded. When trouble is sworn in a year ago emotions were running high on all sides. Ok. Us media described it as a Pivotal Moment in American History youre not having a terrible terrible dream also youre not dead and you
It with your wisdom and truth. Give them a spirit of enthusiasm and joy in their worthy efforts, and may they find fulfillment in their service. As they seek to advance the common good guide them in making right decisions, and carrying them out with true justice helping them to be particularly attentive to the needs of those who cannot fend for themselves or who struggle with little hope. May the work of this house help advance a Peaceful Society in our nation and foster unity in mutual good will so that in all things you may be glorified. We ask all this in your most holy name, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair thanks the guest chaplain from belmont abby from belmont, North Carolina. The chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Pittinger. Mr. Pittinger i pledge allegiance to
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 415. The nays are zero. 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is on the vote of the gentleman from washington, mr. Hastings, to suspend the rules and pass s. 459 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 140, senate 459, a bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the state of south dakota and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcap
Tape. That had video joins us with claims that the nfl never even asked to see the shocking tape. And the money lead. Yearly celebration of your current phones obsolescence. But forget the new iphones. Apple has something even buzzier up its sleeve. Good afternoon. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with the world lead. Top two democrats and top two republicans in congress are at the white house meeting with president obama and Vice President joe biden. As we speak, it is fewer than 30 hours before the president comes in to your living rooms in prime time to finally reveal his strategy, to quote, degrade and ultimately destroy isis, the Islamist Terrorist Organization that has brutally overtaken huge swathes of iraq and syria. Earlier today john boehner said hes just as curious to hear the president s message as you might be. We have a very serious problem. What we need is a strategy. And until there is a strategy, there is no reason to talk about any of the specifics. Becau