Impeachment proceedings against president trump. We begin with majority leader mitch mcconnell. First this morning i want to associate myself with the statement made yesterday with one of our distinguished colleagues about the House Democrats treating impeachment like a political toy. Here is what the senator said. If it is serious and urgent, send them over. If it isnt, dont. That, madam president , was our democratic colleague from california, Ranking Member of the judiciary committee. She was not alone. Quote, it is time to get on with it. Thats our democratic colleague junior senator from delaware. Quote, at some point it is appropriate to senden them and pass the baton to senators. Our democratic colleague at the Senior Center from connecticut quote, i think think the time has passed and she should send the articles. Our democratic colleague junior senator from connecticut, this is a challenging time to create bipartisan agreement in the senate on any subject but the speaker of th
She wasnt alone. Quote its time to get on with it. After the jr. Senator from delaware quote at some point them and pass the baton to senators. Democratic khalid the senior senator from connecticut quote i think the time has passed. She should send the articles. Democratic colleague is the junior senator from connecticut. Now this is a challenging time to create bipartisan agreement in the senate on any subject but the speaker of the house has managed to do the impossible. She has created this bipartisan unity in the senate in opposition to her own this behavior. Senators may not agree on much but it appears most of us still recognize the threat to restitution when we see one. Article i, section 3 says the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachment period. The house can begin the process and Speaker Pelosis majority has certainly done that but the senate alone can resolve it. And yet for weeks now the House Majority is locked the senate from fulfilling our constitutional d
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Parts of australia as bush fires rage out of control. A court in hong kong is deciding whether police can Enter University campuses after fierce battles with student protesters overnight demonstrators are blocking streets in the city center for a 3rd day the government says all schools will be closed on thursday due to safety concerns authorities have warned hong kong is on the verge of a total breakdown of the rule of law but anger at the use of force by police is fueling the unrest and the city is braced for more chaos to go pollen is there. This is hong kongs Financial Center to my left is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange im surrounded by luxury shopping malls multinational headquarters and big banks but as you can see this major intersection has been brought to a standstill by the protesters what theyve done is theyve ripped up bricks from the sidewalks and placed them along the roads on this relating to a major highway bringing the center of hong kong to a standstill now this is one o