delay hearings for two of trump s nominees, strauss and dunkin. some have mistakenly asserted that the blue slip affords a home state senator veto power over a nominee. that is not true. the use of blue slips in the smart goes back 100 years. this one from 1917 is from the judiciary committee to a georgia senator asking his opinion of a nominee from his state. he said i object to this appointment. it was rejected. it is a courtesy ever since. the republicans used it as a veto to block a nominee. it is a practice that has gotten worse ever since democrats got rid of the fill buster rule a few years ago. what grassley is doing is
significant amount of moment momentum in the senate. some are on board for a repeal vote. and there s guarantees that need to be made to secure that. but there just is a ton of political momentum. you talk to the members on the republican side in congress, they tend to think the politics are driving it. even though policy details have to be hashed out, it is seen as a political necessity for the republicans to pass something that shows they could govern. what about daca, are the democrats going to insist on that in the final moments of 2017? that s a priority for them. i think president trump now with a need to get a win. last that sense of urgency in terms of tax reform will be his
phil keating it outside the winter white house tonight. good evening. the first lady and son baron and the parents are spending this thanksgiving together along with friends. contrasting the early morning tweets by the president attacking the nfl and one of the fathers of the ucla basketball players, today, trump is all good gratitude. this is the first lady you know. the president and first lady delivering food for a feast just south of the winter white house. they expressed appreciation to them for everything they did in the hurricane season.
what do they get done in the coming days there on capitol hill behind us. the president mentioned the tock market. right now, the consensus is that the stock market and tax reform will happen. that s a huge assumption. there s political hurdles has tax reform has to clear even though it has this momentum. a lot of policy considerations that could affect the economy moving forward that might not necessarily have the initial boost that republicans will hope for or that the stock market might hope for. the president is living by the living by the stock market and dying by it on his economic record. sometimes what goes up comes down. exactly. colin and tom. thanks very much. next up how recreational drones are causing problems for law enforcement and first responders.
through international intervention. he resigned to bring attention to the crisis and take down his former boss. make a choice, turn your head and have a blind eye or stand up and and speak for the voiceless people that were being killed then. and are being killed now. jo trump administration has sanctions against the government and bar them from lending money to venezuela. this is all amid an economy on the brink of default. they detained the acting president and five vice presidents of citko, the u.s. subsidiary for alleged corruption. the brutal crackdown against widespread protesters left many dead.