Apply. Not alter the work of the peoples representatives. Reporter republicans are calling the nominee impressive. Respected, and a consistent conservative. But judge gorsuchs path to confirmation wont be easy. Democratic senators are already lining up in opposition to him. I have very deep, serious concerns as to whether he is in the mainstream. Reporter democrats point to judge gorsuchs record on Womens Health re rights, and privacy rights as being outside of the mainstream. The most important criteria for Senate Minority leader chuck schumer. He said he has very serious doubts about judge gorsuchs ability to meet this standard. Gorsuch will need to win over some democrats to get 60 votes needed to gain confirmation. Weijia jiang, cbs news, capitol hill. The 60 vote rule is a senate rule to stop the filibuster. However, republicans can invoke the socalled Nuclear Option which would do away with the filibuster rule meaning it would take only 51 votes to gain confirmation. But they may
County Officials Say since this incident happened theyll have a safe review of the area here. Right now there are no plans in the pipeline for any sort of safety improvements like signage, although that could change based on the look they take of this incident. Is reporting live, scott broom, wusa9. Maybe thats why he hasnt complained. He gets to keep renovating over and over again. Redecorating. Thats kind of what he said. Police continue to investigate the accident. No charges at this point have been filed against that driver. Students and faculty took to the streets on the university of maryland today to protest President Trumps travel ban. This comes after they learned that a student there was among those detained at Dulles Airport. Pete muntean has more. You got an earful today. Reporter the march started here, went down to the administration building. The crowd grew racism has got to go. Reporter hundreds of students and staff are now thinking of one. This is so unamerican. A stu
Enforcement association and the United Black Police officers soes jags filed the complaint in october. Department of justice spokesmen released a statement saying the department of justice in receipt of correspondence about this matter. That correspondence has been referred to the Civil Rights Division for a response. We have no further comment. Bob roth, president of the Prince Georges County chapter of the naacp has been speaking with many of the officers who filed the complaint. Its just fair treatment. A white officer gets punished one way and a black officer another way. Promotions, how they interact with each other. Reporter today Prince Georges County police chief announced he and the police union are creating a panel to review the departments internal policies. It will be cochaired by the Police Departments Inspector General and review promotion policies, best officers are disciplined. Roth says its a step in the right direction. Its got to be an ongoing process. You didnt get
Sanctions against certain iranian individuals and businesses, involved in that countrys missile program. The move follows a ballistic test iran conducted this past sunday. The Trump Administration issued new sanctions against certain irani individuals and businesses, involved in the countrys missile program. The move follows a ballistics missiles test conducted this past sunday. Early this sunday, President Trump tweeted, iran is playing with fire. They dont realize how kind president obama was with them, not me. This administration is going to be pass not going to be passive. Reporter irans foreign minister responded to say his country is unmoved by u. S. Threats. The president also plans to sign two new executive orders meant to roll back wall street regulations. One of the orders repeals an Obama Administration directive that cracks down on payments planners. The other directs the treasury secretary to revise ways way for the dodge act. That is meant to prevent another banking colla
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