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as soon as possible. and with the republicans in control of both houses of congress the democrats will struggle to save any of it. laura trevelyan reports from washington. they swarmed across capitol hill today with rival entourages and duelling missions. one to protect his signature health care law, the other to drive a stake through it. president obama and vice president elect mike pence met with their respective lawmakers to plot their opposing strategies. according to those present, mr obama encouraged democrats to fight republicans hard, nickname their attempts trump care and not rescue them by helping to pass a replacement law. for his part, mr pence confirmed dismantling obamacare is mission number one for the incoming administration. my message to members of congress is that we are going to be in the promise keeping business and the first order of business is to keep our promise to repeal obamacare and replace it with the kind of health care reform that will l ....
we find out what s behind the scramble for lithium and whether the boom is heading for bust. in the final days of his administration, president obama has made a personal intervention to try to safeguard the cornerstone of his legacy. the incoming trump administration has promised to repeal obamacare, the president s radical reform of healthcare in the united states. the fight over its future will take place in congress, both houses of which are now in control of the republicans. laura trevelyan reports from washington. they swarmed across capitol hill today with rival entourages and duelling missions. one to protect his signature health care law, the other to drive a stake through it. president obama and vice president elect mike pence met with their respective lawmakers to plot their opposing strategies. according to those present, mr obama encouraged democrats to fight republicans hard, nickname their attempts trump care and not rescue them by helping to pass a replac ....
with a russian money laundering plan. president trump has replaced his acting attorney general, after she defied him by telling justice department lawyers not to defend his ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries entering the united states. sally yates said she didn t believe the executive order to be consistent with their duty to seekjustice and stand for what is right. the president has appointed dana boente as her temporary replacement. davis willis has the latest from washington. the trump white house, clearly affronted by the behaviour of sally yates, her writing to thejustice department lawyers to basically say that they shouldn t be defending challenges to the donald trump executive order in court, because she s not convinced that it is lawful, that met by swift sacking on the part of the trump administration. and they issued a statement in the last few minutes, saying the acting attorney general, sally yates, has betrayed the department ofjustice by ....
coming up in the sport on bbc news, claims that lord coe misled mps as questions grow over what he knew and when over the russian doping scandal. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. president trump has sacked his acting attorney general, accusing her of betrayal after she told government lawyers not to defend his controversial travel restrictions in court. sally yates, who was appointed by president obama, had said she was not convinced mr trump s temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. richard lister reports. it isa it is a battle over american values and it s going on all across the county. in columbus ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. in dallas, texas, there was a silent vigil and concern over what the future holds. we came from mexico. things aren t great there now. do deny something an opportunity to build a future seems completely wrong. the most significant protest came from sally yates, an abomb ma appoi ....
zurcher, catty quay will be here in 20 minutes time, questions to both of them are very welcome. katty kay. here s a prophetic video clip from a couple of years ago. i believe the attorney general has an obligation to follow the law, the constitution, and give their independent legal advice to the president. well, that s true, and like any ceo with a law firm, sometimes lawyers have to tell the ceo, you cannot do that, don t do it, it will be in violation of the law, you will regret it. please, no matter how headstrong they might be. do you feel that the duty of the attorney general s office ?|i do you feel that the duty of the attorney general s office? i do, to fairly and partially evaluate the law and provide the administration with impartial legal advice. that is sally yates, talking at a confirmation hearing in 2015. this time yesterday she was america s acting attorney general. not any more. donald trump fired her after she ordered justice department lawyers no ....