The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. May 23, 2024. I hereby appoint the honorable Celeste Malloy to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the player will be loved by offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Eternal god, we pray to you as wepter this memorial day weekend. That you would bless our efforts to honor our fallen heroes. In the fanfare of parades and picnics, barbecues and summers beginning, may we take time to recall the countless sacrifices that were made to defend our freedoms and uphold our liberty. These noble men and women have stood firm. In the face of wars, alarms, and up against the anguish of adversity they would not be moved. May they rest knowing that they gave themselves fully to the work you, o lord, set before them to a
A way that destabilizes and at times directly threatens others scoldings and reprimands at the u. N. Meeting on antigovernment protests in iran. Also a new book called the trumpet ministrations caused quite a stir will examine the authors claims about the white house and its policy towards the middle east. And already grim situation in yemen worsens with preventable diseases and the lack of basic necessities causing more deaths. And the push against intolerance despite rising censorship transgressive indeed lieschen and International Art has found a new home in jakarta. Welcome to the news that the Un Security Council has wrapped up a special session on the recent protests in iran with the us accusing turan of stifling the voices of its people but other members objected to the meeting insisting that the council was not the place to discuss the countrys internal affairs mike hanna reports from the un in new york. There was animated debate in the Council Chamber before the discussions be
About the israeli palestine crisis and the recent announcement about the move of the embassy to jerusalem. So the timing couldnt have worked out better in terms of this event and the president s announcement. Its my pleasure to introduce ron desantis, a native floridian who has bed in Congress Since 2013. Prior to election, he served as a j. A. G. Officer in the navy deploying to iraq income 2007 during the troop surge, as an adviser to the u. S. Navy seal commander in support of the seal mission in iraq and served as a jag officer at the terrorist Detention Center at guantanamo bay. As a former u. S. Military policeman who did operations in afghanistan, i know how important the j. A. G. Officer is. He is a Lieutenant Commander in the u. S. Navy. In congress, he has been a leader on issues pertaining to National Security and also an outspoken advocate for the state of israel. As the chairman of the National Security subcommittee and a member of the Foreign Affairs committee, he is deep
And the democratic evolution. I think the Democratic Party is reimagining itself. He jones me on what it means to be a trump era democrat. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening. Im chuck todd in washington. Welcome. President trumps tax cuts, the biggest. The reductions, massive. The reform package, the largest in history. Never mind the could not flicks in interest, the awkwardment onics or who will pay for it and how does it get through congress . It is to show case something big, the white house rolled out a tax reform plan with gary cohn and Steve Mnuchin that ends up raising a lot more questions and certainly raises major obstacles. First off, it bears little resemblance to populist middle class warrior donald trump that he branded himself in the campaign. There are tons of items that wealthy individuals have been lobbying for. The top tax rate, slashld. Alternative minute tax repealed. To be fair, it is not all geared just toward the wealthy. There is a one time
Pretty great to see you. Lee happy to be here. Harris lets get to the news. That historic summit between President Trump and North Koreans kim jong un has ended with the two leaders signing a joint statement reaffirming kim jong uns commitment to denuclearize. And President Trumps pledge to provide security guarantees. A president from sounding they met telling reporters he trusts kim jong un. Eyes are wide open, but pieces always worth the effort and especially at this case. This shouldve been done years ago. It is right there, its within our reach. Its going to be there, its going to happen. This is complete denuclearization of north korea. And it will be verified. Youd be very surprised, very smart, very good negotiator. Wants to do the right thing. Harris both leaders pledged to hold followup negotiations to be led by secretary of state mike pompeo. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live from singapore and he said to be verified. Yes, as you said, he wants to do the r