Topics include the impeachment inquiry, President Trumps use of social media, and the role of the courts. From the brookings institution, this is 90 minutes. Good afternoon. I would like to welcome you to our event on impeachment, foreign interference it has been several weeks since nancy pelosi launched the impeachment inquiry. Soon, we will be moving to public hearings. At the same time, as we head into the 2020 election, there is concern about foreign interference in our infrastructure. Theres been concern about sowing societal discord and spreading disinformation. You should have copies of the constitution at each of your seats. So if theres anything that comes up during the course of the conversation where you need to refer to that legal document, feel free to do so. [laughter] do so. To help us think about these issues we have for distinguished host to help us think about these issues we have for distinguished experts. Bill galston is a senior fellow at brookings, writes a column
Next, a discussion on trends to the u. S. Political system. Topics include the impeachment inquiry, President Trumps use of social media and the role of the courts. From the Brookings Institution this is 90 minutes. [inaudible] i would like to welcome me to our forum on impeachment, foreign interference and Election Security and 2020. It has been several weeks since Speaker Pelosi launched the impeachment inquiry. Theres been testimony from a number of Administration Officials and soon we will be moving to public hearings. At the same time as we head into the 2020th election, there is concern about foreign i interference in the security of our election infrastructure. There is a concern about Voter Registrationon databases, sewing societal discord, and spreading disinformation. You should have copies of the constitution at each of your seat, s so if theres anything that comes up during the course of this conversation where you need to refer to the legal document, feel free to do so. To
You should have copies of the constitution at each of your seats. So if theres anything that comes up during the course of the conversation where you need to refer to that legal document, feel free to do so. [laughter] think aboutp us these issues we have for distinguished experts. Senior fellows a at brookings, writes a column for the wall street journal and is the author of antipluralism, the populist threat to liberal democracy. Molly reynolds is a senior fellow at brookings and is the author of exceptions to the role, the politics of filibuster limitations in the u. S. Senate. Elaine kamarck is a senior author of a book about a Senior Process on nominating and the United States. Is a seniortes fellow at brookings and is a coauthor of a forthcoming book entitled on making the presidency, Donald Trumps war on the most powerful office. Host i want to start with bill. He has paid a lot of attention to the Public Opinion aspects of impeachment. There were three recent National Surveys t
Sun sets people being dragged from their homes from buildings by Police Officers and by military personnel so this is something thats being watched very carefully and with more people protesting today even more than weve seen in previous days the expectation is that there will be more violence so there will be more arrests mariyam always the money your pointing to us from santiago but what are you hearing about how widespread the protests might be and they mainly concentrated in the capital or are we seeing protests elsewhere and countries well. The majority of the protests are concentrated here in the chilean capital where even there are even pockets of tension in different parts of the city with the national kerf that the curfew has been extended to other parts of the country there are protests taking place in concepcion and another in other cities in chile and again the dynamics of these demonstrations have been chained. The that the demonstrations himself have evolved this is this
And water cannon to disperse pro democracy protesters. Messages of support for former wales rugby captain, Gareth Thomas, who has revealed he is hiv positive. Europe beat the usa by one point to regain golfs solheim cup at gleneagles. Good evening. The liberal democrats say they will cancel brexit altogether if they form the next government. Theyve voted at their annual conference in bournmouth to revoke article 50 the legislation which allows the uk to leave the eu without having a referendum first. Party leaderjo swinson says voters must be give the chance to stop what she called the brexit chaos. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blakes report from bournemouth contains flash photography. Pro europe and proud the lib dems are clear they want to stop brexit. The question for members here this weekend is how . So far, its been all about another referendum. All those in favour of the motion, please raise your speaker cards. But the party has now voted overwhelmingly in favour of revo