Agreement with china, and the night, mexico, canada, agreement, the two biggest trade deals ever made. These agreements represent a new model of trade for the 21st century. A time for skepticism is over. People are flowing back into our country. Companies are coming back. The United States is by far the strongest economic power in the world. It is not even close. Neil blake burman at the white house. The president is half a world away. He is cognizant what is going on in washington, d. C. Blake . Reporter indeed. This was part victory lap you heard from the president , neil, at the World Economic forum in davos, still ongoing by the way. Also part sales pitch from the president touting economic successes as he has seen it, taken place in the u. S. Over the last three years. Of his administration. The president today, for example, highlighting two big trade deals in the headlines last week. Along with record low unemployment and economic growth. Listen here. Investment is pouring into o
President donald trump will begin shortly, 1 00 eastern just a minute or two away. We heard the opening comments from beginning the Senate Session from the Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell come from the democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Yesterday the majority leader released a resolution that will guide the impeachment trial that will consume all of the debate today and the majority leader saying senators should quote, we should remain in session today until we complete the resolution. Resolution. You can read that resolution at cspan. Org. That Resolution Says this. It says the managers and the president s attorneys will each have up to 24 hours over two days, thats a total of 48 hours to present their cases. Centered one of the 16 hours for questions, motions to subpoena witnesses and documents, four hours of debate and then following that deliberation and vote on witnesses and documents. You heard from the democratic leader Chuck Schumer that he will offer a a number of amendments to
Whatsoever. They made the argument that it makes sense to try the case and then consider documents. They made no argument that the white make sense to have trial without witnesses are and why, because its indefensible. Its indefensible. No trial in america has ever been conducted like that, and so you would nothing about it. And that should be the most telling thing about councils argument. They had no defense of the mcconnell resolution because there is done. They couldnt defend on the basis of president , they couldnt defend on the base of history, based on the constitution, they couldnt defend at all. So what did they say . First they made the representation that the house is claiming there is a such thing as executive privilege. Thats nonsense. No one here has ever suggested theres no such thing as executive privilege but the interesting thing here is they have never claimed executive privilege. Not once during the house investigation did ever say that a single document was privile
Liberty. Thert wiseman looks at procedures percent impeachment trial. Impeachment trial. We will take your calls and tweets come alive on washington journal. Done to prevent them. Heres how to take part in the conversation. Republicans, 202 7488001, democrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 you can certainly weigh in by social media and also by text. Send us a text at 202 7488003. Leave your name and where you are texting from also social media, cspan wj is our twitter handle and you could post at facebook. Com cspan. The front page of the wall street journal, attacks target churchhome and a texas says the headline. In this picture, the caption says sacred space. They show the rabbi here, the second from the top, standing with supporters on sunday, the day after the stabbing attack during a hanukkah celebration. Five people injured. Also in a settlement texas. A gunman opened fire during Church Services killing two people before being shot and killed. That is the wall street jou
Of power and obstruction of congress. The brawl in committee set the stage for an even uglier debate on the house floor later this week. The idea that donald trump was leading an anticorruption effort is like kim jongun leading a human rights effort. The president of unite states mexico canada shook down a foreign power to get involved in our election. Thats wrong. We get it. You dont like him that. Doesnt mean you can banish him from the marketplace. You cant send him out of his businesses and say he cant hold a position of honor or trust. You dont get the right to do that. The people of this country do. We live in a republic. Im just sick of this. Congressman johnson is not alone. Senate republicans are planning for a quick trial in the new year, although the president may need some convincing. I could do. Ill do whatever i want. Look, we did nothing wrong. So ill do long or short. Ive heard mitch. Ive heard lynn say. I think they are very much on agreement on some concept. Ill do wh