sherrod brown of ohio with the president today. democrats trying to ramp up pressure with mitch mcconnell to vote on background check bills passed by the house this year. earlier today, 213 house democrats sent mcconnell a letter urging him to call the senate back into session, cut the session short and letter reads in part quote, in february the democratic house majority took swift action to pass the bipartisan bills that save lives but has the support of more than 90% of the american people. since that time you have allowed more than 150 days to pass and countless lives have been lost including those most recently lost in gilroy, california, el paso, texas, dayton, ohio, chicago, illinois and the many others who will never make the headlines. back with us on the broadcast again tonight is congresswoman
sheriff brown of ohio with the president today. democrats trying to ramp up pressure with mitch mcconnell to vote on background check bills passed by the house this year. earlier today, 213 house democrats sent mccacelderrconne letter urge ing him to call the senate back into session, cut the session short and letter reads in part quote, in february the democratic house majority took swift action to pass the bipartisan bills that save lives but has the support of more than 90% of the american people. since that time you have allowed more than 150 days to pass and countless lives have been lost including those most recently lost in gilroy, california, el paso, texas, dayton, ohio, chicago, illinois and the many others who will never make the headlines. back with us on the broadcast again tonight is congresswoman deb holland democrat of the
circumstances in 2016 that led to his election including russian outside interference and james comey letter of the last week and that time around he ran against another candidate with very, very high unfavorability numbers which we re not sure he ll see this time around. the difference is this. between 2018 and what he ll see in 2020 is that in 2020 his name will be on the ballot again and he believes there are voters out there people who supported him in 2016, republicans who did not come out in 2018 because there are more republicans that are trump supporters and he thinks they ll be for him again next november. all right. the baltimore sun hit back at president trump s comments about congressman elijah cummings seventh congressional direct, specifically that of west baltimore. the editorial board wrote in part quote it s not hard to see what s going on here. the congressman has been a thorn in this president s side and mr. trump sees attacking african-american members of congr
in the safety of the max. such a tragic story. our thanks to tom costello for that report. in a letter to the u.s. federal aviation administration, senator dianne feinstein is urging officials to ground boeing 737 max 8 fleet after the second deadly crash in just five months. the california senator writes in part quote, until the cause of the crash is known and it s clear that similar risks aren t present in a domestic fleet, i believe all boeing 737 max 8 series aircraft operating in the united states should be temporarily grounded. connecticut senator richard blumenthal joined feinstein adding these two catastrophic accidents both claimed the lives of all on board, calling into serious question the safety of these airplanes. the faa and the airline industry must act quickly. you also heard in that reporting that you had that one pilot
justice and department of homeland security actually began separating migrant families nearly a year before the zero tolerance policy was announced. the i.g. said that meant additional families were impacted, likely thousands of them. the aclu said those families should be allowed to join the previous class action lawsuit. u.s. district judge from southern california agreed, calling the i.g. report a significant development. he ruled in part quote, the hallmark of a civilized society is measured by how it treats its people and those within its borders. the defendant, meaning the government here, may have to change course and undertake additional effort to address these issues, does not render modifications of the class definition unfair. it only serves to underscore the unquestionable importance of the effort and why it is necessary and worthwhile. the white house has not responded to our request for comment on this ruling, but the president was asked about immigration more generally b