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live coverage here on msnbc of tonight s presidential debate between president joe biden and former president donald trump. we said it would be a debate unlike any other. it certainly was that in this first ever ly was that in thi came out of the s gate with firsa t ever go unexpectedly weak voice. voice that at times made it hard to discern. the campaign said it was the result of a cold. he did seem to falter several times early on in terms of trying to speak in a way that could be heard in in terms of speaking to time as the red lights, flashing red lights came on to stop him as the rules of the debate indicated two minute and one minute segments. this is a live shot we ve got right here. president biden and first lady jill biden walking out on stage. this is at a watch party in atlanta. you might ve noticed at the very end of the debate, as soon as the moderators said good night, boom, lost the shop. we did not get to see president biden s wife, the first lady, or an ....
welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has condemned as divisive and wrong president trump s ban on refugees and citizens from seven mainly muslim countries. it comes as a judge in new york upheld a legal challenge aimed at stopping the deportation of people being detained under donald trump s new immigration policy. the american civil liberties union which filed the case estimates that hundreds of people are being detained at airports or in transit. president trump has denied that the measures are a ban on muslims and said that the plan was ‘working out nicely‘. his executive order halted the entire us refugee programme and also instituted a 90 day travel ban for nationals from iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen. politicians here have been giving their reaction to president trump s immigration policy. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said that president trump s state visit to the uk should be cancelled while the ban remain ....
a democrat in congress from georgia and yet, the party is still claiming victory. we ll explain. not another one! for gods sake, i can stand it. and. if you re feeling a case of election fatigue you are not alone. going back to the ballot box isn t sitting well with everyone in the uk. i m christian fraser in london, katty kay s in new york. it s less than two years since britain s last general election, ten months since the brexit referendum, nine months since theresa may entered downing street and in case you are counting, it s 49 days until britain goes to the polls. again. the opposition labour party was never likely to turn down an opportunity to try to eject a conservative government. and mps from both sides voted overwhelmingly in favour of the prime minister s snap election. the ayes to the right 522. the noes to the left 13. opposition mp s say they are up for the fight even though the polls suggest mrs may could be returned with an even greater majority, c ....
about his mother s death he says the shock of losing her is still he says the shock of losing her is still with him 20 years on. travel chaos at london euston as a track side fire in north london halts services in and out of major transport hub. sam warburton of wales will captain the british and irish lions on their tour of new zealand in the summer. good evening and welcome to bbc news. mps have voted overwhelmingly to back the prime minister s call for a general election on june eighth. opening the debate, the prime minister declared that it was time to trust the people and let the people decide. let s take a look at the day s main developments. mps backed the government motion by 522 votes to 13 easily surpassing the two thirds majority of all mps needed to trigger the poll. already a row has broken out over mrs may s refusal to take part in any tv leaders‘ debates. mr corbyn and others have accused her of running scared. in another development the former chance ....
if confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the united states and the american rule of law. so kavanaugh is a graduate of yale law school and clerked for justice kennedy. in 1993 he met ken starr during a justice department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton/lieu ensky scandals. kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. he served as george w. bush s white house counsel and staff secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. he was confirmed at that time by a vote of 57-36. now, brett kavanaugh s nomination sets up an extremely consequential confirmation battle. within minutes of trump s announcement, several top democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. senate minority leader chuck schumer put out ....