House democrats has been answered. By our nominee for speaker, the gentleman from brooklyn, the leader of our House Democratic caucus, the honorable Hakeem Jeffries [ applause ] leader jeffries has answered our call, but the majoritys nominee is disconnected. Disconnected from the American People and their values. Maga extremism is designed to divide. And it has broken the republican party. Their nominees vision is a direct attack on the freedom and the rights of the American People. And hes got the record to prove it. The republican nominee has voted against healthcare for children, for veterans, even for 9 11 survivors. He has opposed lowering the cost of insulin repeatedly. He wants to cut Social Security and medicare. Dont take it from me, it was raised on the other side of the aisle, just this week, as a Selling Point to make him speaker. Over his 16 years in the house, the republican nominee has never supported a farm bill. What does that mean . What does that mean . It means he
That is an important word to focus on at this hour in particular. I will be watching, thank you. Thank you. Tonight, on the way back from israel, President Biden said, he understands why some people might not be ready to believe that israel had nothing to do with a missile that struck a parking lot of a hospital in gaza. People over the region are upset about the hospital. Do you have a message i can understand why. I can understand. You notice i dont say things like that unless i have faith in the service from which ive gotten it. The Defense Department says its highly unlikely that the israelis anyway. Thats why if you notice, i didnt say the thing i want to make sure is, look. Im not suggesting that hamas totally did it, either. Thats the whole thing. You have got to know how to shoot just right. Its not the first time hamas has launched something functional. So on all the detail, but i do know the people at the Defense Department who i respect and the Intelligence Community that i
The president was working on and those alternatives he says he discussed with israel. That is an important work to focus on at this hour in particular. I will be watching, thank you. Thank you. Tonight, on the way back from israel, President Biden said, he understands why some people might not be ready to believe that israel had nothing to do with a missile that struck a parking lot of a hospital and gaza. People over the region are upset about the hospital. She could have a message i can understand why. I can understand. You notice i dont say things like that unless i have faith in the service from which ive gotten it. The Defense Department says its highly unlikely that the israelis anyway. Thats why if you notice, i didnt say the thing i want to make sure is, look. Im not suggesting that hamas totally did it, either. Thats the whole thing. You have got to know how to shoot just right. Its not the first time hamas has launched something functional. So on all the detail, but i do know
As President Biden returns from the region saying hes seen new information that clears israel in that deadly hos blast. Pi our Defense Department says its highly unlikely that it was israelis. But protests still raging across the globe. Biden set to address the nation from the oval office tonight. We are live in washington and jerusalem. Heightened alert, Homeland Security warning of the mounting potential for violence here in the u. S. Over the war in the middle east. Authorities ramping up security in cities across the country. Well have the very latest. In turmoil, jim jordan now losing support with republicans in his bid to become the speaker of the house. A third vote expected today, so what happens if he falls short once again . Were live on capitol hill. Chilling confession. Joran van der sloot finally admits killing Natalee Holloway nearly 20 years after her mysterious disappearance, giving her family longsought answers. The not knowing is more torturous than the knowing. This
The honorable kay graining aer of the state of texas has received one. The honorable Bruce Westerman of the state of arkansas. Has received one. A speaker has not been elected. Pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. What well see play out is anybodys guess. We have been talking with legislators throughout the course of this morning about the idea of expanding the current powers of the speaker pro tempore, Patrick Mchenry. Debate going on between republicans and democrats over that with the democrat from maryland, steny hoyer, on the steps of the capitol talking about this idea. What he thinks of t heres a portion of that. Mr. Hoyer we have to discuss what the terms of that are. But it was important for us to get the Congress Working on behalf of the American People. And the way we move forward is in a bipartisan fashion. Thats the way we are going to move forward. Thats wait well get the Congress Working thats the