civilians as mistakes. how can the world and the u.s. except that? and the spain s minister of foreign affairs. shortly after becoming the first former president to be found guilty on felony charges, donald trump kicked off a meandering news conference with the familiar refrain. it is a rigged trial. it was a scam. everybody thought it was a rigged trial. rigged is his response to anything and everything that does not go his way. the reality is he s not upset because the trial against him was rigged. he s upset because it was not. trump is decrying not a corrupt individual or process but a person or process that is not corrupt or rigged enough to give them the results that he seeks. the guilty verdict was handed down by a jury following weeks of evidence and arguments from both sides. that is not a rigged result. that is the justice system at work. but you know what sounds like reading to me? mike johnson urging the supreme court to overturn trump s conviction. i do
Good morning. We are meeting today to consider the nomination of mr. Wilbur ross to be the next secretary of commerce. If confirmed mr. Ross would bring decades of business and entrepreneurial experience to this position best known for revitalizes distressed businesses such as those in the United States Steel Industry. At a time most inventors aban n abandoned the industry, investors abandoned the industry he organized the International Steel group in 2002 through acquisitions of the largest Steel Company in north america, later it merged to form the largest Steel Company in the world. Mr. Ross strong record of achievement led Bloomberg Business week to name him as one of the 50 most influential people in Global Finance in 2011. Its also why he is the only person elected to both the Turnaround Management hall of f. A. M. E. And private equity hall of fame. Mr. Rosss business is complemented by a service 0 the communi community. Mr. Ross served as First Lieutenant of the u. S. Army and
Its historic day in ukraine on the peninsula of crimea where people are voting on whether or not to join russia or to become more independent from ukraine. The polls there close in two hours and Officials Say this is the highest voter turnout ever. The countrys interim government in kiev along with the u. S. And European Union have called todays votes illegal. Russian president Vladimir Putin said the referendum complies with international law. Jennifer glasse joins us live. With polls closing in a couple of hours, do people know which way this vote is going to swing . Here they certainly do. They didnt even wait for the polls to close here. Theyve been partying all afternoon on the streets here. You can hear the music behind me. Thats a regular weekend thing here on this walk way by the sea, but over in the central square, they were literally dancing in the street, flying the russian flag, a clearly indication of what they think the outcome will be. Its in that square later this eveni
The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes t in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Butterfield, for five minutes. Mr. Utterfield thank you, speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the stroke of a pen, 49 years ago today several weeks after i finished high school, thenpresident Lyndon Johnson signed into law two of the largest and most important healthrelated programs the country had ever seen, medicare and medicaid. Those programs were created nearly half a century ago because our nations leaders saw time and time again the hopelessness of people who had no way to provide the most basic level of health care for themselves and their families. It was president harry truman ho initially conceived our Health Care Safety net for struggling americans. Nearly 70 years ago truman
Waterboarding, sleep deprivation and ice water baths and worse. The Senate Committee concluded that the harsh tactics simply did not work in getting valuable intelligence. And the Justice Department says it will not reopen its inquiry into whether crimes were committed, raising new questions of accountability and blame. Were covering all angles of this from capitol hill to the pentagon and beyond as this developing story unfolds. Lets begin coverage with jim acosta at the white house. Good morning, jim. Good morning, carol. The white house has scheduled an early briefing this morning with reporters. Thats scheduled to happen in about 45 minutes from now and i think the question about the torture report thereby question of the briefing for White House Press secretary josh ernest. The president defended the relief of the torture report saying mistakes were made but former Top White House cia officials are coming forward speaking out and defending their actions it was stinging criticism f