A minister used to be leading a brutal crackdown on protesters. Abortion a bomb a care guns and gay marriage just some of the topics which featured on day 2 of the confirmation hearing of President Trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee amy county barrett republican and Democratic Senators took turns grilling her on key topics which have become central to the debate surrounding her appointment the senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to confirm barrett just ahead of the u. S. Poll one of them the 3rd but she declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any cases relating to next months president ial election. My colleagues have asked you today whether you would recuse yourself from cases on the Affordable Care act you did not directly answer their questions and instead you described the process by which that would work or happen and so my question is isnt it true then at the end of that process regardless of that process that it would be for ultimately would make t
Digital citizenship pandemic, political information and action in 2020. I am rebekah tromble, director George Washington universitys institute for data, democracy and politics and and i am pleam welcome you to our conference. Today we had the opportunity to speak to a number of renowned experts, academics, journalists, medical and Public Health professionals as well as grassrootsro activists about how the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped digital communication, campaigning and activism in the lead up to what is the most consequential elections in this nations history. We will discuss thehe challengef Fact Checking political claims in real time, the targeting and effects of this information on communities of color, potential postelection violence being organizedol online and much, muh more. However, before we begin our first panel i would like to invite you to watch a few remarks from George Washington universitys president. Good morning. Im thomas leblanc, president of the George Washi
This debate is happening live but as usual things will look a little different these days. Our panelists are in studio, wmur anchor Jennifer Vaughn and political reporter john distaso will ask most of the questions today. The candidates are in a different city are separated by several feet as part of our covid19 precautions. We look forward to a robust debate. Lets look at the candidates background. And incumbent governor planning and management face life or death tests this year. Sununu good results are a result of the tough decisions we had to make. The Youngest Senate majority leader in New Hampshire history known for pushing for progressive reforms. Fighting for working people and working families every step of the way. This years candidates for governor offered two different approaches for protecting and empowering granite stators. Republican governor chris sununu has spearheaded much of the states response to covid19 and moved forward on a number of major issues, Police Reform us
For a moment, do not leave the meeting. At this time i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days and that any remarks be made part of the record. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Today, we are examining new information in the 2020 election. How the spread of false information impacts voters and what can be done to combat this and ensure that americans can go forward in short armed with Accurate Information. Information ss misinformation without recognizing the persistent misinformation being spread about the ongoing covid19 pandemic. Americans need Accurate Information about how to cast their ballots about the pandemic, and important Accurate Information on how to cast their ballots in a manner that protects their health. Election day maybe four weeks from today, but voting is well underway. Overseas and military ballots were sent out a few weeks ago. Absentee ballots can be requested now and returned in the weeks ahead. More than 30 states are already mailin
Developing countries access code 19 votes. President trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee says she has made no commitment to the white house on how she would rule on major cases including election disputes any county barack testified before a Senate Committee on the 2nd day of her confirmation hearing shes been pressed by several democrats about her position on key issues such as health care and abortion and fisher reports. On capitol hill it was time for judge to make money bennett to face questions from senators the chairman of the committee was a new doubt the president picked the right person to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg i would say youre one of the greatest pics president trapped in a mate and from the conservative side of the aisle youre one of the most qualified people. Your generation if you could be more specific in any way several democrats wanted the judge to make her position clear on controversial issues that may soon come before the Supreme