Service for many years. I also want to congratulate the Vice President elect, our colleague from california, senator harris. Thats pretty standard senate floor stuff. The issue, of course, is not what he said but when he said it. A month out from this election and now, Mitch Mcconnell stepping up and acting like today was the first day he could give that kind of ceremonial nod. Now, its striking we dont pick the timing around here. We just report on it but right before the admission came one from Vladimir Putin. President elect biden will become the president in january. The kremlin had with held the message because of Donald Trumps on going legal fight however farfetched it was. When Vladimir Putin is saying trump lost, well, you know hes lost. That doesnt mean donald trump will concede he has not formally done that although hes made more and more references to the inevitable including this weeks reference to the Biden Administration but trump wants some sort of last standing congress
He has been on the floor for 5. 5 hours. We will show you some of his speech over the next couple of hours. You can continue to watch it on cspan two. We have put up a poll. Speech ond cruzs defunding obamacare. Here is the poll. Do you support ted cruz as he speaks in the u. S. Senate to defund Health Care Law . 1225 are in support voting against 394. We will also give you a choice chance to weigh in on twitter. Were also looking at some of the congressional reporters. This could be a late night up at capitol hill. It was a tweet a short while ago ed okeefe. The way you join that conversation is the cspan tage page. The senate takes its first procedural vote on the stopgap bill. Wednesday will vote and likely overwhelmingly to limit the spending bill. We will get to the u. N. Speeches just a it later on. Back to the senate, ted cruz cruzs speech. One thing we learned from henry that it willts is be short. Comments. Nator reeds we will hear from the republican leader after that. The se
We have our divisions and they are not new. We have our divisions and they are not new. Around the clock news social sometimes amplify these decisions. We are about to enter a couple weeks where our political rhetoric tends to be more overheated than usual. That is why it is so important that everyone, regardless of race or Political Party or profession, regardless of what organizations you are a part of. Everyone right now focus on words and actions that can unite this country rather than divide it further. We dont need inflammatory rhetoric. We dont need careiloless accusations to advance an
agenda. We need to temper our words and open our hearts, all of us. President obama yesterday after what happened in baton rouge. Good morning, its monday, july 18. Were live at flatterys irish pub in a very rainy cleveland, ohio, the site of the Republican National convention. The next five days they belong to donald trump. The firsttime politician is going to formally accept his partys nominati
Repeatedly voted against democratic amendments to the rules, amendments that would have allowed specific witness testimony or the production of specific documents. Now, 10 of those 11 democratic amendments were defeated on a party line vote. 53 republicans against, 47 democrats in favor, with one exception, a technical amendment about the time each side would be afforded to respond to a motion when senator Susan Collins of maine broke from her party and voted with the democrats. The defeat of the democratic wish list came at the direction of Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell who changed his own rules at the last minute in order to keep more moderate members of his caucus happy and in line. Joining me now to discuss all of this is conservative attorney george conway. He is also an advisor to the Lincoln Project which is an antitrump super pac. George, thanks for being here, appreciate it. Thank you, jake. Give us your First Impressions of the first day. How do you think the house i
President trump people have learned that doesnt work out very well, even on trade. Well be starting that. They know that. Theyre ready for it. We made a good deal with japan. Well do a more come prehenceive deal. Were taking in 40 billion from japan. Nobody expected. Weve done great on trade. It will have a tremendous impact. The virus were talking about. A lot of people think that goes away in april as the heat comes in. Typically that will go away in april. Were in great shape, though. We have 12 cases. 11 cases and many of them are in good shape now. We have the president at the 2020 white house business session with our nations governors and the president we know will be leaving for New Hampshire later on for his rally there. But today he is talking the economy. You just heard him wrapping up comments there, though, on the spread of the coronavirus talking about the conversation he had with chinas president and saying looking former to a warmer season, the Spring Season coming in.