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Was pressing on. the committee spent four years conducting the most comprehensive investigation into the use of torture by the cia. in december of 2012, the classified 6,000-page report was approved by the committee. it was described by people who read it as a withering indictment of the program that details how the cia misled the country about the value of the agencys brutal interrogation m methods, including waterboarding. committee chair dianne feinstein is pushing for parts of the report to ...

Is pushing for parts of the report to be declassified. the white house says it supports her effort. the cia doesnt agree. last summer, cia director john brennan wrote 122-page rebuttal challenging specific findings and the reports overall conclusion about the programs value. in other words, the senate committee found that torture was ineffective. the presidents cia chief doesnt agree with that finding. members of the senate intelligence committee fought back. in a hearing late last year, senator...

And interrogation program that involve now-banned interrogation techniques. reading this report from the committee raises serious questions about the information that i was given at the time and the impression i had at that time. >> one year into john brennans tenure as cia director and the senate report yet to be declassified and released. after brennan confirmed he issued 122-page rebuttal to some basic facts and conclusions within the report. last week, tensions over the report and between co...

Arent eligible to vote, whether because of mistake, innocent mistake, or fraud. so, lets, at the very least, let everyone, about whop theres a doubt, cast a provisional ballot, and lets figure out after election day, whether they were entitled to volt or not. but these are not really in place. >> and texas also underscores the problem with the loss of section five of the voting rights act, you know, the voting right acts stopped it in its tracks. section v allowed us to stop discrimination befor...

There about the options available to us. and we are continuing to press for action. but in the meantime, there is no question that the level of depravity, the level of human rights violations, they have conducted executions, using 122-millimeter aircraft guns to obliterate people and force people to watch these kinds of executions. this is an evil, evil place. and it requires enormous focus by the world in order to hold it accountable. and i think every aspect of any law that can be applied shou...

1932, the nations largest union. its pretty astounding to learn its membership has dropped to 122 from 1,000. the law field set up a mine field that makes it hard for unions to survive. the other thing that struck me is theres a polarized view in wisconsin. some think the act is great. they think its really helped towns and school districts balance budgets and given them more flexibility. union leaders said, this has saved communities money, but its done it on the backs of workers. several worke...

News out of new jersey today that is weird, frankly. given the context out of new jersey that weve been talking about for weeks now. ft. lee has turned over 122 pages of public records related to bridge gate for an attorney for chris christie. the mayor of ft. lee is set to interview christies lawyers. why is this weird? because for weeks now, whats been happening, different entities have been issuing subpoenas in their investigation of the governors office to get to the bottom of the bridge gat...

News out of new jersey today that is weird, frankly. given the context out of new jersey that weve been talking about for weeks now. ft. lee has turned over 122 pages of public records related to bridge gate for an attorney for chris christie. the mayor of ft. lee is set to interview christies lawyers. why is this weird? because for weeks now, whats been happening, different entities have been issuing subpoenas in their investigation of the governors office to get to the bottom of the bridge gat...

If the pentagon is forced to withdraw troops in afghanistan, the u.s. military could loedz bases. and jennifer griffin takes a look at this from the pentagon. >> and uncertainty on whether any u.s. troops will be in pakist afghanistan, the pentagon has to explore options outside of afghanistan. >> would you consider placing drones in india. >> we are considering everythings. >> reporter: there is a drop in confirmed drone strikes from 122 u.s. drone strikes to 26 last year. >> and well have no t...

Is just about to brief the press at the pentagon and it is one of the issues we plan to ask him about, gretchen. >> what are the reports now. the administration offered to halt the drone strikes. what about that? halt drone strikes in pakistan. >> well, the white house pushed back pretty hard on the idea theres been any sort of quid pro quo with pakistan to halt the drug program. if you look at the numbers, already a drop in drone strikes over pakistan from 122 u.s. drone strikes in 2010 to 26 l...