and emmy nominated journalist caroline modarressy tehrani. in washington, new house speaker kevin mccarthy is about to preside over his first order of business. the new republican led congress will sit in the next hour to vote on the rules package. now that might sound a bit in the weeds but it is the nearest thing to a formal contract, setting out everything the speaker gave away last week, as he fought to secure the support of those on the hard right. it includes a rule change that will meanjust one member can bring a motion to throw him out. there are also concerns among more moderate republicans that mccarthy has agreed to a budget deal that could result in a cut to defence spending. this has a proposed billions of dollars cut to defence, which i think is a horrible idea. when you have aggressive russia and ukraine, you ve got a growing threat of china in the pacific i m going to visit taiwan in a couple of weeks, how will i look our allies in the eyes and say, i nee
supporters demanding a coup. and like trump, he s question the integrity of the ballot and the electronic machines that counted the vote. this the inevitable result. let s talk now to oliver stuenkel he teaches international relations at the vargas foundation, in sao paulo. thanks for being on the programme. tell us what s been on the what s been happening today and what s been the response from the government. i think brazil is digesting what s happened yesterday. for precisely two years since the events of the attacks against the capitol in washington onjanuary attacks against the capitol in washington on january the 6th, attacks against the capitol in washington onjanuary the 6th, 2021, analysts have warned something like this could happen in brazil. so it s not really a surprise this has been predicted, but still when lula became president on the ist of january, a week ago, most people believed that this wouldn t actually happen now it s happened and the damage is much great
into trouble with his visa for the australian open. every week we make an in depth report for the bbc news website, and for the those of you in the uk, for iplayer, too. this time, it s the fallout from the storming of the us capitol in washington exactly one year ago. you will know what happened in washington onjanuary you will know what happened in washington on january the 6th you will know what happened in washington onjanuary the 6th last year. we all watched. the storming of the capital shocked america, it shocked the world. this is the story of what happened that day and what has happened since. the heart of the violence was the belief that democracy was not working. i violence was the belief that democracy was not working. i believe this election democracy was not working. i believe this election was democracy was not working. i believe this election was stolen
democracy was not working. i believe this election was stolen by democracy was not working. i believe this election was stolen by joe - this election was stolen byjoe biden and his democratic friends. the belief the election was stolen was widespread among republican supporters and it still is. find was widespread among republican supporters and it still is. supporters and it still is. and the idea has been really supporters and it still is. and the idea has been really lovely - supporters and it still is. and the idea has been really lovely pushl supporters and it still is. and the i idea has been really lovely push by donald trump. before the election he printed it would be great and once he lost he carried on. this printed it would be great and once he lost he carried on. he lost he carried on. this is a case or they he lost he carried on. this is a case or they are he lost he carried on. this is a case or they are trying - he lost he carried on. this is a case or they ar
Proponen a republicanos para investigar asalto al Capitolio
Por MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
July 19, 2021
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El líder de la minoría en la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, al centro, sale del recinto después de que la cámara baja votó a favor de crear una comisión selecta para investigar la insurrección del 6 de enero en el Capitolio, el miércoles 30 de junio de 2021, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)Alex Brandon/AP
WASHINGTON (AP) El líder de la minoría en la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, ha seleccionado a cinco republicanos para integrar la nueva comisión selecta que investigará el asalto al Capitolio del 6 de enero, lo que indica que los republicanos participarán en una pesquisa a la que se oponen fervientemente.