Coming up tonight, the Senate Rules Committee heres from John Paul Stevens and then senate obama remarks on the minimum wage bill and then we bring you the debate on the minimum wage bill. Wednesday the Senate Rules Committee held its first hearing on Campaign Finance in response to the Supreme Courts ruling strike down limits on individual political contributions. John paul stevens joined current and federal Election Commissioner representatives at this twohour hearing. I am deeply worried about the future of our democracy. For over a hundred years we have struggled with the issue of money and politics always looking for the balance between freedom of political expression and the corrosive influence of unchecked money to Public Officials. We have had scandals and corrections. We have had new laws and new ways to abade those laws. But we have never seen what is happening today. Court poins, clever political up operatives have created a new Political Landscape where candidates are compe
One plan would increase that tax by . 12 per gallon within the next two years. The as he taking on the debate take you to the debate on both sides we are asking your sock your thoughts on the your thoughts on the nations roads and bridges. Republicans can call in at you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages, twitter, or email us. A very good saturday morning. Gearing up for what is going to be a busy travel week created an increase of 1. 9 percent in traffic over last year. This report coming out last week. An estimated 41 Million People will travel during the holiday. Nce day 89 of those will be traveling by car. Is 39 Million People using an automobile during the holiday. That means a lot of wear and tear on the nations roads. The mechanism used for funding road repair is on the road to insolvency. Heres the headline from the national journal. There have been some proposals on capitol hill for an increase in the tax. Sayre is what they had to in an editori
Saying about the two leading contenders with live reports from the hill, the white house, the campaign trail, and the Supreme Court. Good morning from washington. Im Hallie Jackson on a very busy monday morning with garrett haake, shannon pettypiece, shaquille brewster. Three key people we havent heard from yet, senators mitt romney, cory gardener, chuck grassley. What is the deal with them, what is the math that Mitch Mcconnell is looking at this morning. Republicans can afford three defections and still move the Supreme Court nominee through with a tie breaking vote cast by the Vice President. A fourth defection puts him a position where they cannot advance the president s nominee. We have not exactly figured out how they would feel about the lame duck period, but just focusing on now between now and the election, that means theyre we need to find two other republicans, were expanding the globe here to figure out who the two might be. That leaves us with these three. Mitt romney, who
President trump dont let him take credit for the vaccines. The vaccines were me and ive pushed people harder than theyve ever been pushed before. Kristin fisher is live at the white house for us today. Hey, molly. The president sounded very optimistic about the timeline for this vaccine. Last night during his first q a with reporters since the election. Speak to the vaccines will be delivered literally, it starts next week and the week after and it will hit the front line workers and seniors and doctors and nurses, lots of people. And we are going very quickly. Two Companies Already announced a third one coming up and a fourth and fifth one coming al also. The date to watch is decembee Advisory Committee will be granting a meaningful use authorization for the first vaccine. If they do, the chief scientific advisor to operation warp speed says that they will be able to ship those first vaccines to immunization sites within 24 hours of that approval so that means december 11th or 12th wo
Angela bassett, orlando bloom, gal gadot will be among the celebrity presenters. Again, its at 8 00 p. M. On sunday. The news continues. Lets hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. I am chris cuomo. Welcome to prime time. Congratulations, america. You won. The Supreme Court told the retrumplicans, 19 rogue a. G. S, 126 house former gop members, and trump himself what they all already knew. You have no case because you have no proof. You have no right, and you will get no relief. The entire court agreed. Let me read. The state of texas motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under article 3 of the constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections. All other pending motions are dismissed as moot. What does that mean . You have no right to sue because you have no business saying you dont like how another state ran its election and because there has been no damage to