Amy Senate Democrats led by chris murphy of connecticut have wrapped up a nearly 15hour filibusterer calling for stricir gun controrol in the wake of the orlando massacre, but will it does but what exactly was agreed to . We will get t the latest. Then to the president ial race. I am donald trump. I wrote the art of the deal. I have made billions and billions of dollars dealing with people all over the world and i want to put whatever that talent is to work to this country. Amy today, we look at trump the businessman and a series of new investigative articles that expose trumps shady business dealings in Atlantic City, his failure to pay hundreds of former employees and contractors, and new evidence from a Pulitzer Prize money journals that trump did not even pay his taxes. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama is slated to visit orlando, florida, today, following sundays attack on an lgbt
Talk. Amy today, a fiery debate between Pulitzer Prize winning journalist chris hedges and former labor secretary robert reich over the 2016 president ial election. Hedges has endorsed the green partys dr. Jill stein while , reich is backing clinton after endorsing Bernie Sanders during the primaries. In florence influence. How foreign money is flowing into the u. S. Election system. We uncovered a Foreign Controlled Corporation owned by a Chinese National concluded a large amount of money to a prpresident ial campaign superr. This is the first definitive proof that thanks to the Citizens United decision, foreign money has entered our federal election system. Amy we will speak to lee fang, coauthor an explosive new series in the intercept. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In election news republican , president ial nominee Donald Trumps campaign appears to be in turmoil, with widening divisions both in
Controlled commission on president ial debates has that rules that will likely prevent any thirdparty candidate from participating. We will speak with ring Party Nominee dr. Jill stein and her running mate longtitime human rights activist ajamu baraka. The green party was to bring something very different from the traditional parties. We want to engage the mac and people in an honest conversation about democracy, power, and the electoral process. Amy plus we will go to north dakota where the Standing Rock sioux tribe is leading a weeklong protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. We will speak with the former green eyes president ial nominee Winona Laduke. All of that anand more, coming. Welcome to democracy nowow , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The American Red Cross is calling this weeks flooding in louisiana the worst disaster in the u. S. Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. At least 13 people were killed after historic rainfall submerged parts of baton r
Was s not influenceded by any outside forcrces. Amy new questions arise over hillarary clinton and the clintn foundation as ththe ap reveaeals that more than half of the private citizens she met with as secretary of state had donated to the Clinton Foundation. Was she selling access to the state department . We will speak to two guests investigative e journalist david , sirota and former bill c clinn speechwriter Paul Glastris. Then to senator Bernie Sanders. Mr. Sanders i want to introduce you to a new independent Nonprofit Organization called our revolution, which is bernied by the historic 2016 president ial campaign. Amy Bernie Sanders has launched his new political Organization Called our revolution, but the over 2600 watch parties were held to witness the launch. At the group is a ready facing its first crisis as the majority of its staff have abruptly resigned. We will find out why. We will speak with Claire Sandberg and larry cohen. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to demo
Our tap water clear safe and clean. For decades now this loophole has exempted hydrofracking and gas Storage Companies from this law, even though every other Energy Industry including oil and Coal Industries is legally obligated to comply. If big oil can comply with this law, so can gas companies. This special exemption is unfair its unnecessary and its unsafe, and my amendment would finally remove it from the law. I urge my colleagues not to let this chance pass us by. Thank you. I ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . Ms. Murkowski mr. President. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The yeas and nays are ordered. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski mr. President claiming the one minute in opposition here, as the senator from new york has described this would apply the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water act to underground ejection of natural gas. Currently the Safe Drinking Water act expressly prohi