Christmas million optional museum, here in washington d. C. Its just over an hour. So its absolutely a thrill to see so many people here for this kind of a program, my name is johnny gray, and i have the wonderful privilege of being the director of your National Museum of American History. Particularly on nights like tonight, and which we really can look at American History in unique and unusual ways. We are really honored to be joined by tonight panel Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applause Supreme Court Justice Sonia sotomayor, applause catherine fit, applause and Supreme Court Society Publications director claire kushner, applause it is now my privilege to introduce the 13th secretary of the smithsonian institution, doctor david horton. Hes on Board Certified cardiologist a jazz musician, and doctor scorching with most recently the president of cornell university, and previously served as president of the university of iowa. Doctor gordon has interest in learning as wide
Have a little bit of a different lineup this morning. Our republican whip obviously had a great victory last night for lsu. He will be back shortly. We are pleased to be joined by our chief deputy whip and our conference secretary, mr. Smith, or both going to speak in a few minutes. As we gather this morning, we are still obviously watching closely whats unfolding on the streets of iran. Unbelievably courageous demonstrations under way. Underway. The iranian people very clearly understand the damage that their own regime is doing around the world. The damage the regime is doing to the nation of iran and taking to the streets to protest putting their lives at risk absolutely, literally, and we all stand strongly with the people of iran. We are also watching. We anticipate the speaker will finally bring a vote to the floor to name managers for the articles of impeachment. Obviously after saying for months and months it was urgent that President Trump be impeached, the speaker of the hous
Unbelievably courageous demonstrations under way. The iranian people very clearly understand the damage that their own regime is doing around the world. The damage the regime is doing to the nation of iran and taking to the streets to protest putting their lives at risk absolutely, literally, and we all stand strongly with the people of iran. We are also watching. We anticipate the speaker will finally bring a vote to the floor to name managers for the articles of impeachment. Obviously after saying for months and months it was urgent that President Trump be impeached, the speaker of the house then sat on the articles for many, many weeks. Unclear exactly what she believes she accomplished by it. We seem to be in exactly the same situation we were in previously except that we have now had this tremendous delay, which means that important pieces of work like, for example, usmca, which obviously the house has passed which we need to have passed in the senate, will not be taken up because
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Nations leaders step down in the holy city of karbala 18 protesters are killed. Plus a briton was briggs it was a logjam begins to break Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbin says hell back an early election now that the u. K. s the furniture from the European Union has been delayed. And 2 big wildfires are raging across california and the northern wine Country Homes that wineries are turned to ashes close to los angeles thousands are forced to flee. On mylar thank you so much for your Company Everyone turkey is threatening to resume its assaults on the kurds in Northern Syria on course as Kurdish Forces have not pulled back from the region which is one of the conditions set by turkey. He and russia when they agreed to a 6 day ceasefire that ends later today meanwhile more salient details are emerging about the raid in which the Islamic State leader Abu Bakar Al Baghdadi died a Senior Advisor to the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces says the s. D. F. Was pivotal in efforts to track down b