Fails to become a member of the u. N. Human Rights Council but rights defenders expressed concern over china and russias election. The World Bank Approves 12000000000. 00 to help developing countries access code 19 vaccines. President trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee says she has made no commitment to the white house on how shed rule on major cases including election disputes amy county barrett testified before a Senate Committee on the 2nd day of her confirmation hearings shes been pressed by several democrats about her position on key issues such as health care and abortion is alan fischer thought. On capitol hill it was time for judge jimmy cooney burnet to face questions from senators the chairman of the committee was a new doubt the president picked the right person to fill the vacancy caused. By the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg i would say youre one of the greatest pics president truckin may and from the conservative side of the aisle youre one of the most qualified people of y
A minister used to be leading a brutal crackdown on protesters. Abortion a bomb a care guns and gay marriage just some of the topics which featured on day 2 of the confirmation hearing of President Trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee amy county barrett republican and Democratic Senators took turns grilling her on key topics which have become central to the debate surrounding her appointment the senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to confirm barrett just ahead of the u. S. Poll one of them the 3rd but she declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any cases relating to next months president ial election. My colleagues have asked you today whether you would recuse yourself from cases on the Affordable Care act you did not directly answer their questions and instead you described the process by which that would work or happen and so my question is isnt it true then at the end of that process regardless of that process that it would be for ultimately would make t
In a move that could lead to the cash its breakup. We will speak to law professor zephyhr teachout, author of break em up recovering our freedom from big ag, big tech, and big money. Plus, we will talk about her call for Senate Democrats to use every procedural tool possible to block the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Then to mexico. It is an unequivocal example of the decomposition of the regime, the governmental body was degraded. Amy former Mexican Defense secretary general salvador cienfuegos has been ordered held without bail in the United States after his shocking arrest last week at Los Angeles International airport for working with a Major Drug Cartel while heading mexicos military. We will get the latest and look at what this means for victims of human rights massacres during his time in office. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. We begin headlines with the story that incl
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Frustration over the countrys electrical system. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced following days of heavy fighting between Government Troops and Taliban Forces in southern afghanistan its been happening since saturday when the taliban launched coordinated attacks on several areas hospitals are becoming overwhelmed the fighting is centered mainly around the regional capital lashkar gah the u. S. Is carrying out airstrikes to defend Afghan Security forces its the 1st Major Taliban offensive since peace talks with the Afghan Government resumed last month and it could complicate the United States plans to bring home remaining forces by christmas lets go live now to kabul filial control is there for a sufi whats the latest on the fight. Well the fight it incident has been intensifying in the south and province of afghanistan in the month and the round last guard. The afghan acting defense minister is already in the area where he went to assess the situation and discounts new