A court he is convicted of nothing charged in this country with nothing he is the charges against him not only concocted but as his q. C. Pointed out yesterday the treaty extradition treaty between britain and the United States has. A specific. Section in that that says. But a person cannot be extradited if the offenses are said to be political the 16 of the 17 i leased charges against a songe in the United States are unlawful they are political that thats not an opinion thats not a piece of agitprop they are under law put political there based on a 1917 law coldly espionage act which was used to chase down Conscientious Objectors i mean the media here in fairness is more interested ugly in this case of. Bass in the killing of a british teenager that extradition is interesting presumably lewis though in court was saying this is our closest ally and Julian Assange has endangered the National Security of britains closest ally let alone the hacking charge which isnt political is it. Heck
Later on in the session. Will have more on what jay powells comments mean treasury yields here with tenyear yield at 4. 16 . Lets go to lindsey and talk at the same time fed chair jay powell said bringing down inflation will take longer than previously expected he cast doubt at the next policy move could be a hike. Its unlikely that the next policy rate move would be a hike i say unlikely you know, our policy focus is what i mentioned which is how long to keep policy restrictive. Thats all fine and good. Joining us is stifel chief economist lindsay pietza do you remember the days of mike and drexel, lindsey . Do you remember when someone would have a high degree of confidence and when you could arrange financing . Do you have a high degree of confidence we know exactly where we are in terms of inflation and rates right now . No, i think it is telling that the fed chairman conceded it will likely take longer to gain the confidence and inflation is back on the disinflationary trend and a
Hello there and welcome to westminster written review. Back with all the drama here i westminster since the summer. Coming up on this program, theresa may held her success in securing a nerd breaks a deal. It is good news for those people who voted me. It is good news for people who were worried we were going to crash without you. 18 months the Prime Ministers scraped through phase one of negotiations. Basing claims they are pushing people into poverty and destitution. Ministers make changes to the welfare benefit. No government is perfect. No benefit is perfect. No debate, no motion is perfect, but by god, we worked together. In his budget for House Building and firsttime buyers, but Opposition Mps recognize the sluggish time ahead. Before the starting position for millions of people as if by then we will have already been struggling with 90 years of austerity. With every parting day, the u. K. Is closer to brexit is scheduled to leave the European Union at the end of march 2019. And
At the brookings institution. Thank you for coming out on a friday morning to talk about this incredibly important issue. We have a great panel for you. We have a cspan audience, live webcast. Anyone who would like to tweet, Us Immigration and hope to have a good discussion both here and online. This way back when, when i was a graduate student at the university of california berkeley where secretary Janet Napolitano runs these days, we learned about wedge issues, those things that really divided the electorate, got everybody excited. Everyone had an opinion about. Immigration has become a wedge issue. Wedge issues come and go depending upon the year. Clearly since 2015 when donald trump started to run for Office Immigration has been at the forefront in terms of one of the wedge issues. It divides not just democrats and republicans but it divides republicans. There is an nbc wall street journal poll out today that has some fascinating divides with the Republican Party between Trump Sup
Watch is online at cspan. Org or listen to cspan radio out. The senate will gavel in considering William Emanuels nomination to the National Labor Relations Board. He will then give the republican majority. The vote is scheduled for about 90 minutes from now at 530 eastern. Live from the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Yew did eternal, lord god, in these dangerous, divisive and challenging times, you to be our refuge and strength. Deliver our lawmakers from fear, doubt, weariness and impatience as they learn to trust the unfolding of your powerful providence. Lord, eliminate from their lives the forces that would destroy their peace of mind. Give them your mercy that will make them more forgiving, your strength that will make them more resolute to do your will, and your grace that will empower them to experience the ultimate triumph of your purp