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Our white house coverage continues this week with president ial announcements. Dr. Ben carson expected to launch his campaign tomorrow in detroit. That will be right here on cspan. And Mike Huckabee announces his candidate the candidacy in arkansas. That is tuesday at 11 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Josh good evening. Welcome to our conversation with the candidates. Our guest this evening, rand paul of kentucky. We will get to know senator paul and where he stands on the issues. I will be asking t...

Political and Economic Reforms, particularly in the countrys Energy Sector. As a result of mexicos reforms, moodys upgraded its Credit Rating to Investment Grade in february. This makes mexico the only latin American Country other than chile to achieve this rating. The Mexican Congress recently passed a law that will enable courts to try cases alleged against soldiers. To protect human rights, to protect advocates and journalists represent an important step forward. This is a real challenge, and...

Possible new cold war. Demonstrators are confronting police for a second night in a row after an unarmed black teen is shot in a st. Louis suburb. An be vestgation after tony stewart kills a fellow driver during a track confrontation. It is good to have you with us. It is quiet in gaza. Now, six hours into a new threeday ceasefire, a deal brokered by egypt. There could be more negotiations in cairo tomorrow. More than 1900 palestinians have been killed since the conflict began over a month ago. ...

[ music ] a new ceasefire was reached in gaza, israelis in palestine yans agree to begin palestinians agree to begin another cae fire today at ceasefire today at 5 00 pm. Let turn to Jane Ferguson in west jerusalem, can you tell us the details of how the latest temporary deal was reached . Well, its a surprise to some on the ground. This morning, after the Israeli Cabinet meeting heard stronger talk. Basically Binyamin Netanyahu saying that they would not be coming back to cairo for the talks un...

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee heard thursday from two american killed in the attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi libya. The Committee Also heard testimony from the leaders of the state departments accountability review board on benghazi. Here is a twohour portion of the hearing. Committee will come to order. The Oversight Committee exists to secure two fundamental principles. First, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes two minutes well spent ...

Addressing, that he had to enforce the law even if that meant deporting hard cases with minors involved. Sometimes there is inherent injustice where you were born. No president can solve that. Obama said, but president s must send the message that you cant just show up on the border, plead for asylum or Refugee Status and hope to get it. That anyone can come in means effectively you dont have any kind of system, obama said we are a nation with borders that must be enforced. Effectively the propo...

Quorum call quorum call mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 839. The presiding officer the question is on the motion to proceed. All those in favor say aye. Mr. Reid aye. The presiding officer all those opposed say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. Mr. Reid mr....

Quickly and as Cost Effectively as we did under Standard Embassy Design. You are going to pull a deseign off the shelf. Build it. Adopt the facade in a way that is fitting with the, with the local, the country. As opposed to going through a design bid build with architects and builders. It just doesnt make sense. Now, if, if you can show me with facts and figures that it does, ill salute and and agree with you. There is one thing that you did not mention. I assume you meant to. Function too. Sec...

Together, is in the responsibilities of the bureau of overseas buildings operations. To the degree that we continue to build facilities that meet all diplomating securities concerns, thats what they need to soon off. In addition to understanding that, we not add cost or add time to schedules in a way that would also jeopardize security. And we have committed to not doing that. But they havent signed off yet or have signed off . We have the support at the highest levels of dip le mlomat securi Di...

Dollar request . It is a large amount of money, but money that is needed in terms of the migration emergency taking place on the southwest border. It has most of the money in the request going for facilities to provide housing and shelter and care for these young people who have been crossing the border. I think the most important part that actually leads to a longer Term Solution and response to this beyond the immediate needs of caring for people is the request for a substantial increase in th...