If you have questions and we certainly hope you do there is a little fox on the screen that says ask a question. You can type your question in their and we will pull from those as we move through the event and of course you can also put comments into the chat room. And of course use your best manners and we are very glad youre here brett thank you for supporting rakestraw books. Without further ado congressman Eric Swalwell and frances. Thank you michael. Thank you so much. You are such a great supporter of independent authors all around the area. I know michael will do a great job getting the word out about your book. I guess i want to start off asking your reasons for writing endgame inside the impeachment of donald j. Trump. The impeachment trial was at the end of last year in the senate voted in february not to convict donald trump and yet it seems so long ago. So much as happened and certainly when the house set out to an teach donald trump you need there was a good possibility th
Appropriations Committee Debate on the 2021 Defense Department spending bill. After considering additional amendments, the bill passed by a vote of 3022. The memberpose does from california rise . Member from california . You. Ank i have an amendment. Will read the amendment. I ask unanimous consent to waive the reading. Without objection. Thank you, madam chair. Amendment is straightforward. It would stop the president from starting a war with iran. Has language the house has already adopted. This would not prohibit the president from using the authority he already has to respond to any attack on the United States or our allies. Makes it clear that the president of the United States cannot go to war without express authorization from congress. Chair, we know the administration has taken steps to escalate tension with iran justify an unconstitutional, unauthorized war. First, despite the fact that the remainder of our European Partners stated they would remain committed to the treaty ,
White house here a few take sda. Some democrats and some in the media continue to ignore reality. As portlands democrat mayor ted wheeler tweeted, quote, what i saw last night was powerful in many ways, i listened, heard and stood with the protesters and i saw what it means when the federal government unleashes Paramilitary Forces against its own people. That was a quote from the democrat mayor who quite literally stood in the middle of a riot as violent protesters tacked a federal building. That is appalling and mayor wheelers clearly failing at his duty to protect his streets and his city there in portland. The federal government has a sworn duty to uphold the laws of the United States through field offices and federal facilities across the country, these agents protect and serve the American People. Yet the rhetoric of the left undermines our Justice System with nancy police issy ca s s s pelosi calling them storm troopers and wheeler using the term Paramilitary Forces. Under Presid
A result of the pandemic claims of espionage and state secrecy the diplomatic dispute between the u. S. And china intensifies in. The 1st friday prayers at Istanbuls Hagia Sophia after its controversial change of status from a museum to a mosque. In School Football 100 students of friends after a 4 month break caused by coronavirus a limited number of fans were allowed into the stadium. In the french cup final. Welcome to the news hour more than 6 months since the corona virus was 1st detected in china the pandemic is still ripping through the world that record rates more than 284000 new infections have been reported in the last 24 hours thats a record rise according to the World Health Organization nearly 10000. 00 people have died in that same period the biggest spike since the end if april across the planet the virus has killed more than 635000 people more than a 5th of those fatalities are in the us the worlds worst hit country a new hot spots in the south and west have pushed the
U. S. Business to microsoft this after the American Government threatens to ban. Im burnt off to our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome here in germany its the 1st day back at school for some children and it is happening amid warnings of more and more new corona virus cases across the country today is the 1st time that schools have reopened in the country since their closure back in march when the pandemic began but a return to school is not a return to Health School used to be. Finally back where they wanted to be in the schoolyard with their own affair friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from John Franklin Primary School and. Rust up can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing rules. Even hugs are allowed although not recommended. And its best oh my its better now because we are allowed to sit next to each other again and we can see all our friends again where no. One is i i find it great bec