i just got impeached for making a perfect phone call! i only wish i could have been there when he pounded that out. when he mashed those stumpy pink little thumbs into his phone like he was killing little bugs or something. and this, by the way, is what he s tweeting before the trial starts. so i think we have a lot to look forward to. the impeachment trial starts tuesday. and there are specific rules for how this will go. last time it happened no one had phones. this time senators will not be allowed to use their phones during the trial. and they will have to stand when they cast votes, which is a big deal. for a lot of these senators this will be the first time they ve ever stood for anything. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] today it all began thank you. chief justice john roberts was sworn in today by the senate president pro tem, who did not make me feel optimistic about the republican-controlled senate s desire to conduct a fair and impartial trial. do you sol
We will speak to the mayor of Baltimore Stephanie rawlingsblake who gaveled in the Democratic National convention on monday after the resignation of dnc chair Debbie Wasserman schultz. Plus, we get the latest from inside the convention. So, if you agree that there is too much inequality in our economy and too much money in our politics, we all need to be as vocal andnd is orgaganized as persistent as Bernie Sanders supporters have been. Amy we will speak with nobel prizewinning Economist Joseph Stiglitz, who has advised Hillary Clinton. And we will speak to Sister Simone campbell about nuns on the bus. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, this is breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Baltimore city states attorney Marilyn Mosby has announced she will drop all charges against the remaining three Police Officers charged in the death of freddie gray. Freddie gray died in april 2015 of spinal injuries after he was arr
Have dropped all chaharges agait the polilice officers s connecto the deatath of freddieie gray, o died last yeyear of spinalal injuries a after he was s arresd anand transported d in a polici. We will speak to the mayor of Baltimore Stephanie rawlingsblake who gaveled in the Democratic National convention on monday after the resignation of dnc chair Debbie Wasserman schultz. Plus, we get the latest from inside the convention. So, if you agree that there is too much inequality in our economy and too much money in our politics, we all need to be as vocal andnd is orgaganized as persistent as Bernie Sanders supporters have been. Amy we will speak with nobel prizewinning Economist Joseph Stiglitz, who has advised Hillary Clinton. And we will speak to Sister Simone campbell about nuns on the bus. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, this is breaking with convention war, peace, and the presidency. Im amy goodman. Baltimore city states attorney Marilyn M
Killed far too off by Police Officers without justification. Thats a problem we have to tackle. All right your emails. This one from ptaylor who writes about the president s response and eric holders response. Makc gardners death about race. Guest this is a free country. I support the right of those st. Louis players to express sympathy with the people all across america who are protesting Police Brutality. Charles barkley has a right to express his views as wrong as i believe they are. But this is america. Were all entitled to expression. Protest in new york city last night, particularly in manhattan. How concerned were you that might get out of hand . I didnt believe it would get out of hand. In new york, we have a long history in the aftermath of these type of tragedies where there is a real or perceived injustice in the context of Police Brutality or use of Excessive Force of responding forcefully yet peacefully, engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience or marches, expressions of
Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid ask con scene the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed for a period of morning business and senators allowed to speak up to 10 minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i now ask unanimous consent that at 5 00 p. M. Tomorrow friday, april 11, all postcloture time be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on calendar number 574. Further, that following disposition of that nomination, the senate proceed to vote on cloture on executive calendar number 613. If cloture is invoked all postcloture time be yielded and the senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination, that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. No further motions be in order to the nominations that any statement