An employee pushed the wrong button. Charlie cook on the Midterm Elections and the threat we face from north korea. The gop and the 2018 Midterm Elections. Should republicans maintain control of congress . Join in on the conversation. Democrats 2027488000. Republicans 2027488001. Independents 2027488002. Good sunday morning. Front page of the Washington Post has this story from hawaii. Some harrowing 38 minutes as a missile scare engulfed the state of hawaii. A lag in correcting the erroneous alarm is the reason. This is what it sounded like yesterday morning hawaii time. The u. S. Pacific command has detected a missile threat to hawaii. A missile may impact on land or sea within minutes. This is not a drill. If you are indoors stay indoors. If you are outdoors seek immediate shelter in a building. Remain indoors well away from windows. If youre driving safely to the side of a road or seek shelter in a building and lay on the floor. We will announce when the threat has ended. This is n
Here where a vote is still under way, has not been call bud theyve reached the 51 votes needed to pass. Not officially called, again, but the most recent number we have seen, about 75 members voting in favor, under way now, again a vote in the senate that does have full support in order to pass. That would extend government funding, shoverple funding measure, through february 8 and what were hearing from our cspan producer on capitol hill saying it looks like once this final vote here in the senate is finished, its going to go immediately over to the house and be taken up as a final vote there as well. Looking like that vote in the house will take place about 5 45 p. M. Eastern time. Host here on the senate floor, vote under way, not officially called, it does look like this will be in the senate under way, final vote on passing shortterm funding to get the government out of its current shutdown, day three of the shutdown today, once the friday midnight deadline was passed when the vot
Good evening. If you could all take your seats, and we will get started. All right. My name is mark strand, im the president of the Congressional Institute. Welcome to the 2018 congress of tomorrow retreat. [applause] a couple of quick announcements. Afterwards is going to be an afterhours sponsored by your leadership. It will be in the same place where the reception was. Tomorrow morning at 7 00, there is bible study. At 7 30, there is a catholic mass. Make sure you are prompt, because breakfast will start promptly at 8 00. Secretary mattis and secretary tillerson will be there. There will be nothing surged after 8 30 so we can get on with the program with the secretaries. Please be prompt. Yes . [inaudible] you are saying mass, it is listed in the app. I will find out where you are saying mass, sir. [laughter] one thing i want to say, on a serious note, we saw something today that was a tragedy. I wanted to point out as we reflect on the difficult things that happen, the tremendous r
Be anards is going to afterhours sponsored by your leadership. It will be in the same place where the reception was. Thereow morning at 7 00, is bible study. At 7 30, there is a catholic mass. Prompt,e you are because breakfast will start promptly at 8 00. Secretary mattis and secretary tillerson will be there. There will be nothing surged after 8 30 so we can get on with the program with the secretaries. Please be prompt. Yes . [inaudible] mass, it isaying listed in the app. I will find out where you are saying mass, sir. [laughter] one thing i want to say, on a serious note, we saw something today that was a tragedy. I wanted to point out as we reflect on the difficult things that happen, the tremendous response of the Capitol Police, the Virginia State police [applause] the members of congress further medical knowledge, and the swift decisionmaking. This is a tremendous act. [applause] make sure you thank your capital policeman. We are proud of them. Now to start the evening off wit
You. It was the president s third speech this week. He spoke earlier today when he talked to republican members at their gop retreat in west virginia. We want to say thank you for allowing us the privilege to be able to serve. Pray that you would pour onto us what you spoke to jeremiah. You said that you would be my spokesman. Pray that you would give us were the words to be able to speak to the nation that needs encouragement right now. Pray for our president , the Vice President , and their teams. Pray that you give them insight that can only come from you, direct their hearts and minds, their teams to be able to function in unity for the sake of the nation that desperately needs it. Pray that you would continue to guard them. We do not know what tomorrow holds. , thee grateful to know you one who owns tomorrow. So guide us in that moment. Thanks again for this time we get to be together. In your name i pray. Amen. Leadership,me your majority whip steve scalise. Majority leader kevin