Foreign affairs committee, ted yoho and Gregory Meeks. Later we will hear from the director of iranian studies at Stanford University. At Stanford University. [video clip] our Great American forces are prepared for anything. Appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. Host from yesterday on u. S. Action toward iran. He discussed the killing of the iranian general and announced sanctions and vowed iran would never possess a nuclear weapon. This is the washington journal for january 9. Our first hour dedicated to your trumpts about president the administrations actions. If you support it, 2027488000 is the number to call and tell us why. If you oppose, you can do so at 2027488001. Perhaps you are not sure at this point, 2027488002 is the number to call. You can text us your thoughts at 2027488003. And you can cspanwj post on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. A 10 minute speech about yesterday from the white hou
A party that opposes gay marriage hates immigrants and apparently hates women because the last line of their manifesto actually states in consequence whereof we call upon all men who value their god given liberty to join us in pursuit of these political convictions did they say in consequence whereof. You can just follow racist sexist in consequence work. And think that makes it ok. The other day someone said to me in consequence whereof i consider you a bucket of. The nose like thank you my good man. Turns forth and forsooth your mother. The Los Angeles Times investigation has found that a majority of the American Independent Party members have registered with the party in error. Nearly 3 out of 4 people did not realize they had joined the party. So californians for those of you who want to vote for someone else side the centrists say Bernie Sanders you would have to change your Party Affiliation to either democrat or no Party Preference but it gets even worse in order to stop the no
Have been sworn in by the chief justice of the United States to serve as judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of President Trump. When the chief justice walked in, you could feel the weight of the moment, i saw members on both sides of the aisle visibly gulp. The weights of history sits on shoulders. And produces sometimes results you never know what will happen. For some of us, this is the first time we have done this. For others like myself, its the second time, but i assure you, there is no difference. Even though i have gone through this before, for all of us, this solemnity, gravity of the moment in our history hits you square in the back when you take that oath. A separate oath designed by the senate, only for senators who will serve on a court of impeachment. The feeling in the senate chamber, the solemn serious profound. The weight of history, the eyes of history, you can feel it and they are upon you. I know every one of my colleagues felt it. I hope my colleagues on the
Host from baltimore on cspans newsmakers, senator, thank you for being with us. Sen. Cardin its great to be with you. Thank you. Host and joining us with questioning here in washington, jason dick, Deputy Editor at roll call, covers capitol hill, and zach cohen, congressional reporter for the national journal. We appreciate you being with us. Senator, i want to begin with something that you told maryland media recently with regard to the impeachment, that its not how the parties do, but how the senate does. Can you elaborate . Sen. Cardin exactly. This is the senate. Its reputation is so much at stake here. The house has exclusive jurisdiction over the articles of impeachment. The senate has exclusive jurisdiction over the trial. Although well listen to the house managers and the president s lawyers, its up to the senate to conduct this trial, not the democrats, not the republicans to make points, but the senate has an institution to carry out a fair trial. And to me, this is our chall
Talks about the primary history and the state of politics there. After that, Prime Ministers questions from the british house of commons. Forum withs iowa president ial candidates talking about money in politics. Host joe mcquaid, longtime publisher and editor at large of the New Hampshire union leader. We will spend an hour talking but the history of the New Hampshire primary. Before we get into history, lets talk with the current one. Michael bloomberg is not competing in iowa or New Hampshire in the early primaries and committing lots of money later on in the process. What does that do to the relevance of your primary . Guest there are all these questions about the relevance of the New Hampshire primary, dating back to its mundane beginnings. People are not going to campaign, they are going to spend a lot of money or they are not. The short answer is i dont know. There are 10 or 11 serious candidates for the democratic nomination, and he is blowing by the early ones and thinks he ca