I titled it to the Promised Land because even though we may not get there in our lifetimes and we experience hardship and disappointment along the way, i still have faith we can create a more perfect union. Good morning and welcome to a very special edition of Washington Post live. Im opening and columnist for the Washington Post and founding director of the race card project. For the special conversation to see morning im joined by my dear friend elizabeth alexander, poet, scholar and president of the Andrew W Mellon foundation. Good morning, elizabeth. Good morning. Its wonderful to be together. And together with we both welcome our guest for the conversation, the 44th president of the United States, barack obama. Good morning, sir. Washington post brought out the big guns for this one. We are so excited to see you. Im three grateful that you guys took the time. We are so excited to talk to you about your book but this is a News Organization so we do have to begin with a bit of news.
Shift in the courts make up for issues central to americans lives . We will discuss that with ken starr and Laurence Tribe. And our panel on how the nomination battle could upend the election. All right now on Fox News Sunday. Brit and hello again from fox news in cleveland. We are live on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic. The site of the first debate between donald trump and joe biden, moderated by our very own Chris Wallace, who is preparing today. The Supreme Court vacancy number President Trumps third and to selection of Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee at a new twist. Mark meredith at the white house and Jacqui Heinrich Jacqui Heinrich in wilmington, delaware. Lets start with the latest on the president s Supreme Court pick and what we know about the timeline for a confirmation process. Mark. President trump hopes to fire up his base with his new Supreme Court nominee but with election day fast approaching, the white house knows getting judge
Lawmakers will be working on a bill to temporarily extend government funding through december 11th. Current funding runs out tonight at midnight eastern. We accept the final passage later today. Senators also starting to consider Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee, amy barrett. We expect lots of debate on the nomination as well. Now live to the senate floor on cspan2. Almighty god, we praise you with our whole hearts. We refuse to forget how you have led our nation in the past and trust you to guard our future. Lord, encourage our lawmakers to be a part of your solutions and not a part of the problems that confront our land. Give them the courage to carry on, knowing that nothing is too difficult for your sovereign might. May the light of your truth illumine their way, as they find in you a sure guide. Help them to commit their lives to goals that will cause justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray in your sacred name, amen. The president pro te
House democrats held a News Conference where they introduced legislation that would impose new checks on president ial power and toughen enforcement of ethics rules and congressional subpoenas. Speaker nancy pelosi, Intelligence Committee chair adam schiff, along with the chairs of several committees addressed recent actions by President Trump. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Im pleased to be joined today by the speaker and my fellow chairs to announce the introduction of the protecting our democracy act. In introducing this landmark bill, the house is taking another vitally important step in our determination to protect our democracy. Since taking office, donald trump has viewed the constraints on his power and the demand for basic transparency and accountability as an inconvenience. He has claimed extraordinary power, bent and broken the law and purposely undermi mined the rule of law. Hes bound only by norms for which he has no interest. Where he has found weak
Cspan2. Confirmation hearings for amy coney barre Amy Coney Barrett president trumps nominee to the supreme court, and spoke about the first president ial debate. Here is a look. This week the senators who are sitting down with judge Amy Coney Barrett are meeting an incredibly impressive jurist and highly qualified nominee. Theyre hearing from the professor whom former colleagues call quote, mind blowingly intelligent. One of the most humble people youre going to meet and the complete package. Theyre meeting a law school valedictorian, an Award Winning academic whom peers praise for her lucid elegant pros, piercing legal analysis and absolute dedication to the rule of law and senators are meeting the distinguished circuit judge, liberal law professor feldman says is a brilliant and conscientious lawyer who is highly qualified to serve on the supreme court. Some of our democratic colleagues have decided they will refuse to meet with judge barrett. Several interest volunteered that their