All right. Today we are talking about u. S. Empire abroad. And im going to start with the question like always. So lets start with a question. So the question for today is why did the u. S. Become a global empire . Why did the u. S. Become a global empire . Why did the u. S. Become a global mpire . Ok. Why did the u. S. Become a global mpire . Ok. Before we get too far. Im going to start with the first slide here. This is a political cartoon from a magazine in 1899. It says school begins. Uncle sam to his new class in civilization. Now, children, youve got to learn these lessons whether you want to or not. But just take a look at the class ahead of you, and remember that in a little while, you will feel as glad to be here as they are. All right. So it might be hard for you to see. But the students are latered, cuba, puerto rico, hawaii and the philippines. And these are supposed to be students that are named for the states that were already part of the United States. And if you will in
The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of house concurrent resolution 71 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for iscal years 2019 through 2027. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 115339 offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. Scott, had been postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report 115339 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. Amendment number 1, mr. Grijalva of arizona. Amendment number 2, mr. Scott of virginia. The chair will reduce to five minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first in the series. The Unfinished Busine
Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news with taylor riggs. Taylor republican president ial nominee donald trump is pushing back against allegations of Sexual Assault. The womenhe says accusing him of misconduct were lying at a rally in florida and in two appearances in ohio, calling them vicious and false. He is back on the campaign trail today with two appearances in north carolina. In europe, the president of the European Union is offering a stark choice to the u. K. Hard brexit or no brexit, take your pick. Donald tusk delivered his hardline stance in brussels, signaling that the departure may take longer than two years, and it is when theresa may realized it will be painful for britain. And thailand is beginning a year of mourning for the worlds longest reigning monarch. He died yesterday at the age of 88. The government signaled that his only son will ascend to the throne. He was a symbol of unity in the country rocked by 10 coups. He has been ill for years, making limi
We are about 30 minutes into the trading day. Marketsman is at the with breaking news. A unexpectedly dropping to oneyear low. That 87. 9 is lower than even the lowest forecast of the economist who we surveyed. This as we see the Current Conditions index kicking up and is looks like the expectations are going down sharply. Economists say could have something to do with the contentious president ial election campaign. The margin of consumers expecting Hillary Clinton to win to 46ection widened Percentage Points from 34 points in september. Interesting below the host free this Consumer Confidence measure. Stocks seem to behold and pretty steady in the wake of those numbers here. Averages upe major 7 10 of 1 here. If you look at a two day chart clearly more reaction. They climbed back up throughout the day. A little bit of a takedown of these michigan numbers. Of course a big story continues to be bank earnings. Both reporting big increases in fixed income revenue. 35 , that is the amount
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