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On this and this was not going to get any better if we didnt vote. Dana indeed, chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emmanuel, mike, is a sense of relief among republican senators now that they feel sure that they have votes for confirmation. Dana, there seems to be no question about that, quite the roller coaster for weeks, as you heard from the majority leader republicans didnt know they had the votes until major speech from maine Susan Collins. Weve heard a lot of charges and countercharges...

Committee, ju Chuck Grassley, w can you tell us about that conversation . Chuck grassley defended the process going forward, criticized the democrats for side tracking what was an orderly confirmation process in his view. And he defended some of his remarks that he made yesterday that got a lot of attention after he suggested that perhaps the 11 men on the panel, when asked why there werent any women, 11 republican men on the panel and he suggested well perhaps because of the intense workload of...

Today, perhaps this hour. We may learn details of flynns cooperation. That may become public. This is often how you learn those details of what has been a very closed investigation by the special counsel. Also this hour, and for many hours to come, americans from all walks paying their respects to the 41st president , george h. W. Bush. Right now, more than a dozen former cia directors are honoring one of their own. Again, what he has called his favorite job, leading the cia for a year. Lets beg...

Goodbye. John. This is an emotional moment, especially for the family. Especially for the family, and now you have the finality, and you start using the word last, the last train ride, the last time we just heard hail to the chief. Pretty soon a Famous Family in american political life but also just a family, a large family, a happy family, a vibrant family, a beautiful family, weve watched the children and grandchildren play out, going say goodbye to somebody who was so central to their lives, ...

Demanding more information and refusing to say that the report clears the president s name. Steve we have got a guy began particular program. We have been waiting for this day to find out what was in the Mueller Report. So we have booked the president s attorney, Rudy Giuliani is going to be with us. One of the smartest legal minds in the world deasht and jay sekulow on president s team. We have Mike Huckabee and kellyanne and ken starr. We have congressman mark meadow, jim jordan and Jason Chaf...

Hill. There is a lot of talking past each other. It was a ghost town because you didnt pop up on my screen. There is a lot of talking past each other. Where do things stand right now . Reporter it is still at an impasse. If you want to talk about things that are going to happen this week, there is going to be legislative movement. We have seen House Democrats move bill after bill after bill to try to reopen the federal government all of which has been rejected by the president and as such was re...

They had to learn to have good enough ideas, they had to learn to communicate as a team. The question was, could you put together, over time, an effort that gave the American People a credible alternative that they could win the house and help govern the country . rock music the origins of the contract with america, i think theres, you know, its the saying, success has 1,000, you know, fathers. Well, the story of the contract with america begins with Newt Gingrich. It was almost unheard of, real...

And look at the beauty and majesty as he will be moving up the Capitol Steps into the capitol building. Lets take just a brief moment. Youll only hear clicks of cameras. Just a moment as he heads in. This is an honor reserved for only a select few statesmen, president s, military leaders, in all of american history. Elijah cummings, youll remember, passed away last week at the age of 68. He was the son of sharecroppers who rose to become one of the most powerful members of congress. Most recentl...

A drivers license is accused of starting up an airplane and crushing it out on airport. Fox news reporting begins now. Jon republicans demand to hold a fair impeachment trial for President Trump in the senate. We want a fair trial. No intention of acting impartially, no intention of getting the facts. Our founders when they wrote the constitution, they suspected there could be a rogue president. I dont think they suspected that we would have a rogue president and rogue leader in the senate at th...

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