Increases sanctions pressure on bill rusin warns russia against intervening in support of president bush. And the u. S also threatening sanctions on turkey if no progress is made in the Eastern Mediterranean dispute with greets flash flooding triggered landslides in afghanistan killing at least 150. 00 people its also a swamp parts of karate in neighboring pakistan. And in school the n. B. A. Playoffs will resume on saturday the players have agreed to end a boycott that was aimed at highlighting social injustice. In the afternoon in washington where tens of thousands of people have gathered to a renewed drive for criminal Justice Reform and racial equality theyre calling it another march on washington because it falls on the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther king jr i have a dream speech which happened in the same place the u. S. Has been gripped by racial protests and breasts since george floyd was killed in Police Custody in may strong comparisons to the anger in the violence that fl
Something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea. We have tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting the civil war, bypassing landmark civil rights legislation. We have elected an africanamerican president also amy as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell dismisses growing calls for the u. S. To pay reparations for slavery, the household of historic hearing on reparations to mark the anniversary of juneteenth. Speakers included the acclaimed writer Tanehisi Coates. Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could have extended its hollow principles regardless of color. But america had other principles in mind. And so for a century after the civil war, black people were subjected to a Relentless Campaign of terror, a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of majority leader mcconnell. Amy Tanehisi Coates will join us today for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welco
Something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea. We have tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting the civil war, bypassing landmark civil rights legislation. We have elected an africanamerican president also amy as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell dismisses growing calls for the u. S. To pay reparations for slavery, the household of historic hearing on reparations to mark the anniversary of juneteenth. Speakers included the acclaimed writer Tanehisi Coates. Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could have extended its hollow principles regardless of color. But america had other principles in mind. And so for a century after the civil war, black people were subjected to a Relentless Campaign of terror, a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of majority leader mcconnell. Amy Tanehisi Coates will join us today for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welco
Designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report 1142 offered by mr. Desantis of florida. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 27, the gentleman from florida, mr. Desantis, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. Mr. Desantis mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to my colleague from alabama mrs. Roby. Mrs. Roby i thank the gentleman, madam chair. I rise today in support of h. R. 240, the Homeland Security appropriations act, and to offer this amendment alongside my colleague mr. Desantis of florida. If were going to fix a broken Immigration Law, the way to do it is to uphold the rule of law, not undermine it. President obama has offered amnesty to millions of Illegal Immigrants, and that not only undermines the rule of law it threatens american jobs. It is dangerous and irresponsible. I am proud to have worked alongside my colleagues, including mr. Aderholt from alabama, to get this bill
Gross, as well as a cuban spy. The u. S. Released the final three members of the cuban five. Cuban president raul castro also addressed the cuban people. This in no way means that the heart of the matter has been solved. The economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes enormous human and economic damages to our country, must cease. We will spend the hour in a roundtable discussion, well go to havana to speak with kornbluh, who wrote, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Gd we will speak with and martinarbus and Michael Ratner. As well as robert muse, who wrote, the new normalization . All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with cuba for the first time in more than half a century. In a historic address wednesday, obama announced the shift would include the ope