Talks on libya get underway in june as with the aim of preparing for elections after last months signing of the cease fire agreement. One of the 7 wonders of the world reopens but under strict coronavirus measures after being closed for 8 months. The race for vaccine that could end the coronavirus pandemic has taken a significant step forward u. S. Drugmaker fine says its vaccine has proven to be more than 90 percent effective pfizer says its on track to ask for permission to sell a vaccine before the end of november but u. S. Health regulators have indicated they will take time to review potential vaccines the news comes as the head of the World Health Organization called for Scientific Solutions and solidarity to end the pandemic you made the comment says the Decision Making body meets in a largely Virtual Conference the deepening Public Health crisis is showing no signs of abating with more than 50000000 cases recorded globally and at least 1200000 deaths. Dominic k. Is live for us
Pennsylvania. Kosovos president steps down to face a war crimes trial at the hague for his alleged role during the 199899. 00 kosovo conflict. The u. K. Gets a new multibillion dollar rescue package to boost its economy as a wind enters another pandemic lock down. And the pressure mounts on. His side have suffered another defeat at this time in the. Uncertainty remains 2 days after americans went to the polls to choose the next president only a handful of states remain unclear but they hold the key to the white house for either joe biden or President Donald Trump the focus has shifted to the state of georgia where a vote counting has been going through the night its an extremely close race in the traditionally republican state and Donald Trumps initial lead has been steadily falling georgia is one of several states where republicans are filing legal challenges over the election. Let me give you a look at the state of play so far joe biden has already flipped michigan and wisconsin dona
At virginia tech. Shes also a member of the white house transition project advisory board. Thanks for being with us on washington journal. Karen good to be here. Host the white house transition project, tell us about it. This is a nonpartisan, nonprofit entity. It is staffed by Political Science professors and others around the united states. 1990s for thehe white house interview program. They were trying to develop some institutional memory by talking to people that had various white house death and over time. Staff positions over time. They can find out what happens to staff positions for both parties. Directedolved and is by you speak directly with those Transition Teams from those campaigns. What we do do, really beginning well before the candidates campaigns are putting together their Transition Team. But after each party nominates its candidate. What we make available to transition directors is our materials. Many will be Password Protected and not available to the general public
Advantage, we hope the republican majority on the Homeland Security committee has not become a sympathetic audience and a potential Entrance Point to foreign influenced campaigns wittingly or unwittingly. What a disastrous and disgraceful fate of affairs. The senate should pass this resolution today. I yield the floor to my colleague from oregon. Wyden wyden mr. President. Mr. Wyden mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for oregon. Mr. Wyden mr. President , i rise in support for this resolution, the democratic leader. We are calling for an end to a horribl horribly flawed investigation, attempts to poison it with disinformation and to sew distrust are an established matter of fact. And it is especially troubling because for periods over the last year, two Senate Committees have conducted an investigation involving the ukraine, former Vice President biden and his son hunter. Homeland security and Government Affairs committee, led by our colleague from wisconsin, chairman john
Chairman risch Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order, please. I want to thank special representative abrams and Senior Deputy assistant administrator hodges for their service and for appearing here today to discuss the worsening crisis in venezuela. Its hard to imagine a more pressing National Security concern in the western hemisphere than the political, humanitarian, and economic crisis provoked by maduro and his cronies in venezuela. In the last several years maduro has dramatically deepened relation was the most dangerous forces in the world which were first established by his predecessor, hugo chavez. On his watch, cuba, russia, china, iran transnational criminal organizations, and u. S. Designated foreign terrorist organizations, have turned venezuela into their playground. Their activities are intolerable. Security threats to the United States and the hemisphere at large. And prolong the humanitarian crisis provoked by the socialist policies of the regime. Nearly