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forces are carrying out a targeted operation against hamas inside gazas largest hospital, where hundreds of civilians are trapped, including dozens of babies younger than the war itself. senior adviser to israeli prime minister netanyahu joins us to talk about that and more. here in the u.s., high stakes summit for one of the worlds most consequential relationships as president biden and chinese leader xi jinping are set to meet face to face this afternoon for the first time in a yea...

On an amendment to strip out approving the mountain valley pipeline. this is a pipeline that should have to go through normal permitting processes. sadly, the deal that was struck gives this a greenlight, exams it from all the normal permitting processes. and to build a pipeline, you have to take peoples land. this runs through appalachian virginia, some of my poorest, hardest hit, residents. they dont have their land taken. and they definitely dont want congress putting our thumb on the scale t...

Amendments a day, im insisting on an amendment to strip out approving the mountain valley pipeline. this is a pipeline that should have to go through normal permitting processes. sadly, the deal that was struck gives this a greenlight, exams it from all the normal permitting processes. and to build a pipeline, you have to take peoples land. this runs through appalachian virginia, some of my poorest, hardest hit, residents. they dont have their land taken. and they definitely dont want congress p...

“One Minutes” (15 per side) H.R. 302 – Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 (Rep. Connolly – Oversight and Reform) The Rule, which was adopted on

Pretty straight line democrats have in the senate right now? >> reporter: nothing is going to derail this, but everyone hates asking that question, but im asking that question to pretty much every senator i see. and i have just had a chance to talk to a bunch as they have been milling around the senate chamber. no one has any estimate. under the rules of the senate, you can offer as many amendments as you want, go as long as you want to try to change, scuttle, derail, parts of this bill because ...

To final passage. the house is planning to come back on friday so they can clear it. if it all goes according to plan, it could be on president bidens desk next week. >> you know how the sausage is made. but what is a vote-o-rama anyway. explain it? >> any one senator can offer an amendment vote, but really the minority party uses it to craft really difficult votes for the opposing party. take a listen to how gop senate leader lindsey graham described it. >> what will vote-o-rama be like? it wil...

P.a.c.t. act. the honest -- my honest democratic colleagues will fully acknowledge that my objection, and if i get my way, i get my change, it will not change by one penny any spending on any veterans program. what im trying to do is change a government accounting methodology designed to allow our democratic colleagues to go on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree that has nothing to do with veterans and wont be in the veterans space. thats what im trying to do. this they could have agreed t...

Monday and chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell offer the option of an amendment vote if the bill was passed, but refused the offer and to at this and adopt his amendment before voting on the package. paul says, this is a second spending bill for ukraine in two months and congress just wants to keep spending. the institute for the study of forces russia once again did not gain any ground in ukraine on thursday. but russia conducted more air and artillery strikes against the ukrainians and the steel...

Senate, whats the time line here to get through -- to get through what some of the senators are trying to -- are trying to do? i guess its for twitter mentions or something. >> yeah, well, it is in the name of the conservative ideology that people like senators mike lee and ted cruz and roger marshal espouse. this is something that would shut down the government if it went forward for a brief period of time basically over the week, potentially into early next week, just because if these conserva...

Question whether it will shutdown over the weekend interim. republican leaders is scrambling to work with republicans to get some sort of deal. three different options talking to lawmakers and to republican senate aides is basically one option is they have this vote tomorrow. its supposed to be unanimous consent vote, speed up the process of funding bill and keeping the government open. one senator objects to it. there could be a sit down and they expect much from my sources and it only goes thr...