Down in the coming day. It is 7 00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british Prime Ministers brother has dealt him a severe blow by announcing he is quitting politics. Jojohnson, who voted remain, says he is torn between family loyalty and the national interest. He has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp. After losing a series of crucial votes in the commons over the past 48 hours, borisjohnson today again pledged to leave the eu on 31 0ctober. 0ur uk Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. You should be in brussels, negotiating yes, we have been negotiating. You are not. You are in morley, in leeds he attracts trouble. Moments after he arrived on this yorkshire high street, the Prime Minister taken to task. Youre playing games. You are playing games. What i think people want us to do is to leave the European Union on 31 october. Well, we all know that. We all know that. Thats fantastic, thats what we are going to do. Borisjohnson d
And launches a blistering attack on his former Coalition Partner Matteo Salvini. And a weighty problem or is it . We bring you the story of the colorado air mattresses born to roam free. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington, david eades is in london. The british Prime Minister says there will not be a brexit deal unless the eu agrees to scrap the irish backstop from the current withdrawal agreement. Speaking in the last couple of hours, mrjohnson said he would now try and persuade eu leaders to renegotiate the deal in order to get an agreement that could pass through parliament. Going off to germany and then france and then see the g7 at biarritz and i made the point that the backstops going to come out. What ive also said is that under no circumstances will the uk be putting in any kind of checks at the border in Northern Ireland. We simply dont think that is necessary. The comments are the latest in a Frank Exchange between mrjohnson and eu leaders over the last 2a hours. Wri
Vote the presiding officer have all senators voted . Any senator wish to change their vote . On this vote the yeas are 95. The nays are 2. Twothirds of the senators voting having voted in the affirmative the resolution of the ratification is agreed to. The majority leader of the senate. Mr. Mcconnell the senate is not in order. The presiding officer the majority leader of the senate. Mr. Mcconnell the democratic leader and i want to take a few minutes here to point out to everyone that our colleague, the senior senator from vermont, just cast a truly historic vote. Of course the tax treaties are significant, but im talking about the fact that senator leahy just cast his 16,000th vote of his senate career. We know of no single statistic that can begin to capture such tenure, but this figure comes close. 16,000 votes cast for his constituents. With numbers like that, senator leahy has already left towering figures like our late colleagues ted stevens and ted kennedy in the dust. Now hes
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Your own mind. Brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. On tuesday, white house counselor Kellyanne Conway took questions from reporters outside the white house. This is about 20 minutes. [cameras shuttering] no, no, no. Ladies first. Were going to do the first joint gaggle. How about that . [laughter] [indiscernible] ms. Conway do you know the fourth of july is a celebration of this countrys independence . Are you aware of that . I am. Ms. Conway you are . It doesnt sound like you are talking about the patriotism that undergirds it. This is not a political event, so why is the Republican National committee tickets to the president . Ms. Conway this is a public event that is open to the public. The public is welcome to come and celebrate our country, the greatest democracy. The constitution, not just the amendment that appears to interest you only, the second amendment, but all others. I am not going to allow you to politicize it. There are concerns that