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thursday. it passed on a party line vote 220 to 211. all the democrats voted yes, all the republicans voted now. senate republicans have also vowed not to vote on the bill which also provides money for disaster relief, afghanistan evacuees, the pandemic response. without ten senate republicans crossing the aisle to vote for it, the bill will die. california democratic congresswoman jackie spear offered this prediction of the consequences for republicans and indeed for our country. there s going to be blood on their hands. you re going to see the stock market plummet. you re going to see the increase in interest rates. you re going to see social security recipients not receiving their checks, and we re going to point to the republicans and say this is the reckless behavior of republicans. the house will was also the subject of sharp divisions within the democratic caucus. some members objected to the inclusion of a billion dollars for israel s iron domed defense syst ....
eastman documented the scheme in a stunning memo obtained by the authors and shared with msnbc. and what that memo proposed was nothing short of a coup. it called for pence to site on going disputes over the slate of electors from seven states which pence would declare invalid and toss out. by cancelling the votes trump would be left for majority and pence could gavel him in with pence himself as having been reelected. if democrats object, eastman proposed sending the matter to the house where republican whose control the majority of states would have voted to reelect trump anyway. their theory it was a win, win for trump either way of course, that s not how the process is supposed to work. for one thing, eastman falsely asserted pence as vice president was the ultimate arbiter of any elections that arise. if the shoe was on the other foot, it s hard to believe any republican would be as enthusiastic about kamala harris wielding that power in 2024. while he rejected eas ....
police in derbyshire have arrested a man as part of a murder investigation after four people were found dead at a house in killamarsh near sheffield on sunday. two children were found dead at the house along with their mother and another child. danny savage reports. it was early yesterday morning when police were called to this semi detached house in killamarsh. they discovered the bodies of three children and a woman. today, 13 year old john bennett and his 11 year old sister lacey were named as two of the victims. they are pictured here with their dad, jason. ijust don t know how he s going to even come through this. his parents visited the scene today and stopped to talk to reporters. they are devastated at the loss of their grandchildren and are supporting their son. they were the most well mannered children you d ever meet. yeah. as kids nowadays, they were well mannered. they always remembered their manners, they always pleased and thank you d. if you ever brought ....
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. republicans in texas have managed to ban abortion in almost all cases in their state. anyone performing, aiding or abetting the termination of a pregnancy after roughly six weeks can now be sued in court. the implications are enormous, notjust in texas but across the us, and it points to a wider phenomenon. ideological conservatives are using state activism to confront federal power. my guest is texas republican state senator bryan hughes. has a new front opened up in america s culture wars? bryan hughes in austin, texas, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, senator hughes. let me ask you a very simple question, is the era of roe versus wade that famous supreme court decision which essentially enshrined the right of a woman to have an abortion in the us is that era over in texas? we believe the end may be in sight. you know, for the last 30 years ....
finally open its doors. hello and welcome. projections in canada suggest that prime minister justin trudeau s liberal party will form the next government after the country s second general election in two years. it s expected to be minority administration. it was called by mr trudeau in the hope that his liberal party could win enough of a majority to govern alone, unencumbered by the constraints of a coalition. samira hussain is live for us in montreal. he is not getting the majority he wanted? he is not getting the ma ority he wantedvfi he is not getting the ma ority he wehheenfi he is not getting the ma ority he wanted? no, he is not, but look, if he wanted? no, he is not, but look. if you he wanted? no, he is not, but look, if you look he wanted? no, he is not, but look, if you look at he wanted? no, he is not, but look, if you look at the - he wanted? no, he is not, but look, if you look at the way . look, if you look at the way some of the poles were looking ....