From House Democrats. Its such a body blow to our democracy. Just how far reaching was this effort by the Justice Department . Hello, im dana bash in washington where the state of our union is trying to mend fences and build bridges. As President Biden is welcomed back to the club at the g7 summit in europe, he is also preparing for a closelywatched summit with russian president Vladimir Putin as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. The president will take questions from reporters this hour. We will bring that Press Conference to you live when it happens. In the meantime, the president s priorities here at home from infrastructure to Voting Rights have run smack into the reality of a 50 50 senate. And late this week, a stunning new revelation prompted an uproar on capitol hill and beyond. We learned the trump Justice Department seized Cell Phone Data from the former president s political enemies including members of congress. And joining me now exclusively is the House
And go through the various permutations and possibilities of things that could happen if there is uncertainty about the outcome. They are bob bauer, a distinguished scholar and resident at nyu school of law. He is now on leave as the Senior Advisor to the biden president ial campaign. And ben ginsberg, a veteran republican attorney, now a cnn commentator. I would like to recognize one of our special guests today, ambassadors of singapore and sweden and chile and the european union. I would like to recognize our sponsors, our title sponsors, bank of america. Thank you. Thank you to our emerging leaders sponsors. Also, i would like to recognize siemens usa, thank you for your emerging leader sponsorship. Our other corporate sponsors are on your screen and i would like to thank them for their support. We have a few Upcoming Events that some of you probably know about already, but let me remind you. On november 18, at 10 00 a. M. , we will have an event with ceo of Johnson Johnson, as you
On the agenda today, resolution on the peaceful transfer of power after the president ial election, live house coverage at cspan. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 29, 2020. I hereby appoint Emanuel Cleaver to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the stresses of the pandemic and as economic and educational effects stubbornly continue, we ask you once again to send your spirit of peace and healing upon our nation. Bless those who labor to bring healing and teaching during these difficult times. Comfort all who are ill with coronavirus and those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of it. As the members
Melissa korn, shes a reporter for the wall street journal and previously she wrote for dow jones newswire. Shes a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia University graduate school of journalism. Also we have jennifer levitz, jennifer is National Reporter for the wall street journal and previously she wrote the Providence Journal and has been a member of two Pulitzer Prize finalist teamswhen she graduated from wyoming university maryland. In their review of unacceptable, curtis wrote the authors highly readable exposc goes well beyond tabloid level. A capable examination of the seamy intersection of ambition, money and Higher Education. And Library Journal calls it a fastpaced account of the massive College Admissions scam designed by rick singer read this indictment of contemporary American Culture offers an indepth look at families who are willing to break the law and ignore Ethical Principles to provide Higher Education for their children. A well researched detailed picture of c
Namesure you include your and where you are texting from. Wj. Twitter, it is cspan you can also post on our facebook page. The story is similar in a number of publications across the country with the reporting of latenight news from those cities. Tensions ease in some cities, but others see more chaos. Wall street journals washington is becoming a heavily armed fortress and criticism of President Trumps response is mounting. The star tribune is investigating on the investigation. Minnesota human rights launching an investigation into the Police Department after filing a civil rights charge related to the death of george floyd. The probe announced by the governor on tuesday will look at Minneapolis Police policies and procedures over the past 10 years to determine whether the department has engaged in discriminatory practices toward people of color. That is from the minneapolis star tribune. The online version is more updated, but just a bit more from their lead story. Protests roll on