Assisting with the rescue efforts, and nearly 800 people were inside the mine where an explosion occurred, triggering a fire. Right now, at least 80 people are hurt, including 4 in serious condition. Three inspectors are working to determine what caused the explosion. This is turkeys worst mining accident in more than 20 years and could become its worst ever. We move now to nigeria, where the countrys government appears to be willing to negotiate with the Islamic Extremist Group holding nearly 300 schoolgirls hostage. An official says that all options are on the table, and that would include boko harams demand that militants be released in exchange for the schoolgirls. The white house, however, reiterated its opposition to exchanging ransoms or making other concessions with the kidnappers. Its a heartbreaking wait, though, for the girls parents, who were able to identify more than four dozen girls seen in a hostage video that was released earlier this week. Manned u. S. Surveillance pl
Seniors prepare to leave the ivory tower, another rite of spring is taking hold. College bans on conservative speakers. Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is the latest victim, announcing last week she is with drawing as the graduation speaker at Rutgers University after faculty and students there protested her role in the iraq war. Last month, another university rescinded its invitation to another whose criticism over radical islam the school said violated its core values. And a speech by libertarian design scientist charlie murray, for fear of quote, hurting our faculty of students of color. Political diary editor, jason riley. So dan, as we said, this has been known to happen in the past. But it seems to be picking up in number and in the breadth of the people who are banned. Condoleezza rice is hardly some radical. Shes the ultimate establishment figure. Yeah, thats right. I mean, you get the sense that something has kind of snapped on the left, and that they have just felt
Senator blumen that will said it was disheartening and demoralizing. The president referred to the judge out of washington state. Interesting to note that the white house is not denying this. The white house spokesperson who was handling judge gorsuchs case. His movements up on capitol hill said no, those are the words that judge gorsuch used. Consider this. Chuck schumer and the minority leader also heard similar remarks. But senator Schumers Office issued a statement for not going further in condemning the president for his remarks. You sort of get the outlines for the political dynamics that may be emerging during his confirmation hearing. He may be pressed further as to why he is not going further and condemning the president for going after the judges handling the case. We are expected to talk to senator blumenthal any minute. We want to get a firsthand account about how the conversation transpired. Jim, just be clear. You are saying them to confirm that the senator said this. Whe
Turmoil. Less than a year ago, it hasnt recovered from that. Monday, you met with the Deputy Attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. Right. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did is, i was going to fire comey, my decision. It was not you had made the decision before i was going to fire comey. Theres no good time to do it, by the way. Because in your letter, you said, i accepted their recommendation. Yeah, well you had already made the decision . Oh, i was going to fire regardless of recommendation. He made a recommendation, hes highly respected. Very good guy, very smart guide. The democrats like him, the republicans like him. He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. Let me ask you about your termination letter to mr. Comey. You where, i greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation. Why did you put that in there . Because he told me that. He told you you werent under investigation with r
Would be somebody we would want to talk to. Top democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee will be here live. And Health Care Hustle . Republicans taking another crack at repealing obamacare. I am sitting in the oval office with a pen in hand, waiting for our senators to give it to me. Breaking news on the latest development that threatens to derail him. A key senator reveals how shell vote next. Plus, the biggest political minds with insights on what happens next. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is disapproving. A brand new poll out this morning shows President Trump has hit a new low with american voters. Just 36 say they approve of the way hes doing his job with 58 of americans saying they disapprove. Remarkably almost half of the American People saying they strongly disapprove of the job hes doing. 55 say the president is not making progress on his agenda. Overnight the number one item on President Trumps agenda, health care, being stalled again.