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Rachel is the Deputy Managing Editor of political. She said that she be be overseeing coverage of major story like the killing of osama bin laden. Before that you may know her as the managing editor of journalist review. Next to rachel we have our next guest. She has gone over to the mainstream and she is eligible for the panel. So did jim agreed to step in and we really appreciate him being here. He is a White House Reporter for the Huffington Post. Also part of leadership on capitol hill. She ...

Now on president obama desk. What made it dramatic . What made it dramatic, we knew it would probably pass but in the senate there are procedural hurdles requiring a 60vote threshold to move to final passage. Sometimes they can work out a deal where it just requires a majority vote but ted cruz, a republican in the senate, voiced against using that threshold, moving for 60 votes to move on the bill. That would require at least five republican senators to put their necks out on the line on a bill...

Interpretations of it that Congress Later had to reject and correct. The passage seems a bit wearied as if to say havent we been through all this before . But it also has the sound of a boxer jumping back into the ring for another round. Others who fought so long and hard might have grown frustrated for disappointments a fight equality entails. But as anyone who knows her can tell you, as the trainer whom we share as Justice Ginsburg told you often tells me justice indefatigible. Justice ginsbur...

He includes beautiful facts about his life including growing up in the northwest. He worked in senator Eugene Mccarthys office right on the hill and it mustve been the catalyst is a love of investigative reporting. She began her lifelong career as a prolific writer of bestselling books in the uproar that came with them come including subjects like Jackie Kennedy onassis, the royals, elizabeth taylor, opera, and of course, my favorite an unauthorized biography called his weight, of Frank Sinatra....

Here is how you can make your thoughts known democrats, 202 5853880. Republicans, 202 5853881. Independents, 202 5853882. If you want to reach out to us is cspanwjdia, it or journal cspan. Org. A lot of stories about executive order. Executive order, specifically when it comes to minimum wage. The wall street journal is reporting that they would raise the minimum wage for workers on to 10. 10l contracts an hour, according to a fact sheet from the white house officials. The current federal minimu...

Washington journal. Our threehour Daily Program begins with phone calls, a look at the news, and a focus in particular on the revelations of Edward Snowden. The question for you is the snowden revelation, is america better off with them . Here is to join the conversation on the phone. If you are a republica have called in the last 30 days, give others a thece to call and enjoy conversations morning. You can also join the conversation on twitter and we are also available by email. We will get to ...

Hearings by the Senate Judiciary committee. This morning, as we go through the papers, we want to hear from you. Your views on guns in america, whether they have changed since the newtown, connecticut, shootings . 202 is the area code. You can also contact us via social media. You can leave comments at twitter. Continue the conversation on facebook. And send us an email. Of thethe front page Washington Times this morning in the center is the president of the National Rifle association and Wayne ...

Syria should transfer its chemical weapons to safe sites where they can be stored and destroyed. This is the new idea being put forth by russia now with possible backing by u. N. Secretary general. So lets take a look at these latest developments happening today. Russia saying it could urge syria to put chemical weapons under International Control if that would avert military strikes. Just two hours from now Congress Goes back to work in washington will limited debate could begin with a first vo...

Send us a tweet at twitter. Com cspanwj. Span, andcom c journal cspan. Org to send us an email. We will get your your phone calls and thoughts in a minute. The takeaway washington correspondent for Public Radio International joins us. We said the headline, no deal was reached after this closed door session. Why not . Exactly what knows happened except those 100 senators and the small handful of staffers in the room. Were leaving the room, trickling out last night, you heard a couple of different...

I rise today to speak on the syria. The real issue is that they gassed more than 426 children and their parents. Those who perished died a horrific, unnecessary deaths. We must come together and docked with the president to create a credible threat of force and thereby deter the future use of chemical weapons. Thatsomewhat optimistic syria is willing to place its chemical weapons under International Control and the solution could possibly bring a peaceful resolution but we must remember that a r...