Confident, yet humble, wise, yet dependent on your guidance. Give them the wisdom to cultivate a faith that preserves, keeping them from growing weary in doing what is right. Strengthen their ability to see among their colleagues your divine image. May our senators increase in favor with you and humanity. Fill them with a passion to live for your glory. We praise you for being our helper and we desire to magnify your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa is a recognized. Mr. Grassley i ask one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley quite often in our newspapers you can read about a lot of city, state Pension Funds that are in trouble. Theres
Fortt and sara eisen is joining us, working a split shift. The biggest loss for the dow since july 30th. Were back to 34. 30. Had a pretty good nice opening, john, as we got that trade deal commitment, the phone call between the reps between the u. S. And china then Consumer Confidence hits and it was just not enough to offset the best number for new home sales since 2006. Yes some things still creeping higher you see amazon a bit higher. Microsoft up about a percent alphabet, too. Adobe hitting alltime highs earlier this morning, which just goes to show, there are certain story lines in this market, sarah that continue to do well for sure, naturally, the s p 500 is positive because of those groups communication services, consumer discretionaries, financials are higher and the nasdaq just topped higher, john, as squawk alley started as Technology Goes green. I would just say on the consumer, this is a mixed picture were getting. Confident was down, all of the components of it, carl, we
A pandemic a looming deadlines for a new trade deal with the e. U. The syrians take to the streets in the rare antigovernment protests the Prime Minister and sacked as public anger and throws out the war torn countries economic friends. Im serious oh my god its good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump has authorized sanctions against International Criminal court staff investigating possible u. S. War crimes in afghanistan and retaliation for the probe the administration will block assets of Court Employees and put visa restrictions on them and their families and anticorruption investigation into the i. C. C. Is also in the works secretary of state michael pale has lashed out at the court. We cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a Kangaroo Court and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world your people could be next especially those from nato countries who fought terrorism afghanistan right alongside of us lets get some perspective
Oligarchy run government while a lot of very much have been rumors that chance the dutch of lancaster one of johnsons deputies michael gove is supported by Rupert Murdoch i dont remember donald trump in interview when i was 1st with the British Press here michael did the interview Rupert Murdoch was in the room the entire time and michael gove actually went on the sunday political shows here in the u. K. To defend Boris Johnson and he offered this kind of less than spirited response to some question it was a really really simple question is it correct that by late february the u. K. Sent 266000 pieces of protective equipment to china. But i wont get into details to and fro on the sunday times story more details will be not so really simple. Yes why not to get into the u. K. To foreign help did issue a statement later that day and every some eyebrows because its actually sounded like downing street spin offering a play by play reporter at the sunday times this one particularly interesti
Ross knocking joe biden and the democrats im joined by my guest Richard Goodstein an old bridge he is a democratic strategist and a former adviser to bill and Hillary Clinton and in new york im joined by how when she was in city she is in american journalist with r. T. Her writings are collected at how one of destroy dot com or across Something Else in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let me go to you 1st. You have to tell me youre really super excited about joe biden is your nominee right coming really ok because your party got. Peter i am super excited when i look at the polls and i see that the American People have come to their senses i guess you know im not Donald Trumps biggest fan and when i see. Notwithstanding the fact that there is this usual rally around the flag it gracing a president during a time of crisis and thats happening in every other country on the planet and virtually every state in the United States dollar tax rates we