To resign. The Justice Department confirms sessions had contact with the Russian Ambassador during the campaign. Something sessions did not reveal during his confirmation hearing. Good morning. Good morning. The news comes as lawmakers and the fbi investigate russian interference into the president ial election. Now, democrats are intensifying their calls for sessions to recuse themselves from any investigation or even to step down. Reporter the Justice Department confirms to cbs news that attorney general Jeff Sessions met with the russian envoy during the president ial campaign, but says those discussions were part of many kwf conversations then senator sessions had with the Armed Services committee. Meetings first reported to the Washington Post thursday. He was a top advisor to the campaign, and he did not disclose the encounters when asked about possible contact between members of the campaign and representatives of moscow during his january hearing. I have been called a surrogate
Corporate tax reform, but before they can get to that Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said today Congress Needs to resolve health care reform. Listen. I think finishing on tax reform will take longer, but we do have to finish the Health Care Debate, up or down, win or lose, before we go to taxes. Kayla tausche is on capitol hill with whether the gop leaderships plan to repeal and replace obamacare is gaining any traction. I think they got it through committee, didnt they . Yeah, after 28 hours, bill, it got through the energy and commerce committee. That wrapped up a few moments ago. Health care is the First Political test for the administration and for this congress. Speaker ryan has been getting some help from the president and Vice President in making his sales pitch for this bill, but interestingly today i asked him how he plans to win over companies that will either have to accept or offer these plans theyve been so critical of the way obamacare was structured, and he said
We dont need to dits cuscus things. Were on the same page. I need you here some other days, when the other guy is sitting there. He shut off my commuters. Did he do this . This is work from the inside. Ill help you get in. Okay. We will. Steve is with us for the hour. Weve been watching the u. S. Equity futures this morning, after the markets ended on a mixed note yesterday, similar story today. Yesterday we watched the averages slowly, after some weakness at the open, well see things even out. Calm trading throughout the day despite the attacks in the uk and despite concerns about whether or not the healthcare reform bill would get passed. The average closed around the session highs. Right now dow futures are indicated down by two points. S p futures indicated up by one. And the nasdaq up by 1 1 2. Overnight in asia, the nikkei was up by 0. 25 . Slightly higher for the hang seng and shanghai composite. In europe, in the early trade, after everything that we were watching so closely ye
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Ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey good to see ya cheers and applause have a seat thank you so much oh ladies and gentlemen, welcome cheering welcome to the late show. Welcome to the late show. Im la la land im sorry, i read that wrong. Im Stephen Colbert. laughter dear lordie. Did you guys see that last night . Did you watch that . cheers and applause did you see that last night . That was the craziest ending to the oscars since it turned out helen mirren was kaiser soze. laughter now, for those of you out there who only watched the first three hours and 29 minutes of the ceremony, spoiler alert moonlight won best picture. Okay . cheers and applause beautiful, right . End of the show. Jon thats right. Stephen beautiful. But heres how Warren Beatty and faye dunaway announced the category. And the academy award. For best picture. Youre impossible. Come on la la land. cheers and applause audience reacts stephenthmfortable to watch u