Of the Supreme Court. Interview, he also said, can you imagine dropping a nominee into that fight, into that cauldron in a president ial year . Whichvironment within such a hearing would be held would be so supercharged to be able to be distorted. Biden later, it chairman talked about the confirmation process and further explained his recommendation for deferring should a Supreme Court vacancy occur. He repeated his recommendation regarding how to handle a nomination that year. Let me just refer to this chart and read it. President bush should consider following the practice of the majority of his predecessors and name a nominee until the november election is completed. If the president presses and electionyear nomination, the senate should seriously consider confirmationg hearings until after the Political Campaign season is over. Chairman biden again explained the reasons for this recommendation. The confirmation process is degraded in the wake of controversial nominations, and in th
The decision that requires me to set aside shortterm expediency and there are politics so as to maintain faith with our founders and perhaps more importantly with future generations. And that is why over the past several weeks, i have done my best to set up a rigorous and comprehensive process. I have sought the advice of republican and democratic members of congress. We have reached out to every member of the Senate Judiciary committee, to constitutional scholars, to advocacy groups and bar associations representing an array of interests from all across the spectrum. And today, after completing this exhaustive process, i have made my decision. I have selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of americas sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, evenhandedness, and excellence. These qualities and his long commitment to Public Service have earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the ais
Live today around 4 00 p. M. Eastern. Show youat, we will what donald trump had to say last night in new york after his win in indiana. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the United States, mr. Donald j. Trump. You can start me up start me up you can start me up start me up, and never stop. I will be running hot. If you start me up if you start me up i never stop , never stop, never stop you make a grown man cry you make a grown man cry you make a grown man cry [applause] mr. Trump well, thank you very much, everyone. I want to start by, as always, thanking my family. My wife, my kids. They are not kids anymore. They are still kids as far as i am concerned. I want to thank my parents who are looking down and my brother looking down. I want to thank my entire family. It has been an unbelievable day, evening, and year. Never have been through anything like this but it is a beautiful thing to watch and behold. We are going to make America Great again. [applause] so
On facebook, and use the good day 20 because we still celebrate our 20th birthday, and, what is your favorite animal to look at. Well, on my Facebook Page and others have posted too i have posted quiz you can take find out what your spirit animal is. Sue serio fox 29. What animal you are most closely resem will will. Multiple choice. What are you. It is no the good. A hulking heap. Well, for me, it is something to crow about, today. The seven out of ten. At least it is higher number then yesterday. It is still chilly. Morning is chillier then yesterday but bus stop buddy has a nice warm jacket on because temperatures are in the 30s and 40s right new. We have few flurries that are north and west of us but they seem to be breaking up before they can get into our viewing area, so, far so dry for most of us, it is i a temperature, of 44 degrees in philadelphia right new but it feels like 37. We expect a high of 53 degrees with a breeze of 15 to 20 miles an hour. Tonight were down to 36 deg
D. C. Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome to a beautiful Nations Capital today. I think its no exaggeration to say that today the biggest, most consequential decision, the one that will affect the most americans in the most immediate way is being made right here today in washington in the building behind me, the headquarters of the Federal Reserve where the men and women of the open Market Committee have been meeting. Mandy . Will today bring the first rate hike in nine years . That is the big question. In less than one hour from now the feds decision will drop. Where do policymakers stand right now headed into the big decision . Senior economics reporter steve laesm liesman is also in washington live. What are you hearing . I think its worthwhile to go back and say how did we get here . How do we go into a meeting of such consequence without really being sure whats going to happen. 50 50 on both sides. You heard at the top of the show some of the brightest minds are disagreeing. I