Syrian war began over six years ago. The move comes after the u. S. Accused assads forces of using the shayrat airbase to carry out a chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people, including at least 30 children. Syria denies carrying out the attack. We will host a roundtable discussion. Then to capitol hill where senators invoke the Nuclear Option that will allow Supreme Court justices to become confirmed possible majority. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. Amy the vote ins a democratic led filibuster aimed at blocking Neil Gorsuchs confirmation for the Supreme Court. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. U. S. Warships fired a barrage of missiles into syria thursday evening, in the first direct u. S. Assault on the Syrian Government sin
Amy without congressional approval, the United States has attacked a syrian airfield, marking the First Military action by the u. S. Against syrian president Bashar Alassads forces since the syrian war began over six years ago. The move comes after the u. S. Accused assads forces of using the shayrat t airbase to carry t a a chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people, including at least 30 children. Syria denies carrying out the attack. We will host a roundtable discussion. Then to capitol hill where senators invoke the Nuclear Option that will allow Supreme Court justices to become confirmed possible majority. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. Amy the vote ins a democratic led filibuster aimed at blocking Neil Gorsuchs confirmation for the Supreme Court. All l that and morere, coming u. Welcome to democracy now ,
Amy without congressional approval, the United States has attacked a syrian airfield, marking the First Military action by the u. S. Against syrian president Bashar Alassads forces since the syrian war began over six years ago. The move comes after the u. S. Accused assads forces of using the shayrat t airbase to carry t a a chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people, including at least 30 children. Syria denies carrying out the attack. We will host a roundtable discussion. Then to capitol hill where senators invoke the Nuclear Option that will allow Supreme Court justices to become confirmed possible majority. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. Amy the vote ins a democratic led filibuster aimed at blocking Neil Gorsuchs confirmation for the Supreme Court. All l that and morere, coming u. Welcome to democracy now ,
Pandemic and it could kill millions and at the least reorder the Global Economy and change our politics. Could the disease help determine the outcome of the president ial election eight months from now . Of course it could. It will. The leaders cant stop that. Like all matters of life, its beyond the human power to a fact. But they can respond to a threat in a way that makes the country stronger. Not weaker. How . Here is how. The first accept is take the virus seriously and convince the public you are. In 1918, woo Woodrow Wilson downplayed the spanish influenza and refused to take obvious caution to slow the spread. He had a war in europe to fight and the generals couldnt distracted from the goal so the government continued to ship men to the overcrowded army camps across the country and pack them on ships to france. The virus spread exponentially. In the end, 53,000 american soldiers were killed in combat in the war. At least 675,000 americans died of the flu. Could wilson have prev
In the United States and at least 2,955 confirmed cases, according to nbc news, with the number going up literally by the minute. 49 states, washington, d. C. And puerto rico now have confirmed cases. But the president isnt one of them. He was tested yesterday after coming into contact with the brazilian official, who has been confirmed to have covid19. There have also been multiple confirmed cases of the disease at maralago. The white house says trump is testing negative. Just yesterday, the white house began taking the temperatures of those in close proximity to the Vice President and the president. Another policy change from the white house starting tomorrow, the United Kingdom and ireland are being added to trumps european travel ban. Americans in the uk or ireland can come home. Legal residents can come home. But as the secretary will detail, they will be funneled through specific airports and process. This has created havoc at airports both in the u. S. And abroad with a crush of