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Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet...

I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the...

Everyone. Thank you for your patienc rep. Jeffries good morning, everyone. Thank you for your patience. The caucus call just ended, lasted approximately an hour and 45 minutes. We had a very robust discussion as to where we are in the context of the covid19 pandemic. Continuedneed for a aggressive and transformational response. This is a very simple question. We all at the capital have to ask and answer. Events an extraordinary that has afflicted the American People or not . Event,s an extraordi...

Your unfiltered view of politics. Democratic caucus chair and vice chair brief reporters on the House Democratic agenda. They discuss ongoing covid19 relief funding negotiations saying they will not leave until legislation is passed. Congressman jeffries also talked about government ending and legislation that would decriminalize marijuana. This is half an hour. Rep. Jeffries good morning, everyone. Thank you for your patience. Call just ended, lasted approximately an hour and 45 minutes. We had...

Good evening, thank you for joining us. Im kyra phillips. Tonight. The rise of a farreaching Conspiracy Theory, expanding its footprint into the real world. Here is nightline coanchor, j juju chang. Reporter boston, massachusetts, a rally protesting the flu vaccine mandate. But here it is, a q symbol. Greeting the president at the airport. And here at a Blue Lives Matter rally in brooklyn. Dy. Wi, conspiracybased movement known as qanon. They first appeared at trump rallies in 2018. Tomorrow the...

Announcer coming up on washington journal, the state of the progressive legal movement. The cofounder and executive director demand for justice will join us. Also the president of the national right to work Legal Defense foundation, mark mix, on workforce issues and recent labor unrest. Washington journal starts now. This is a very sad day for america and was also very sad driving through washington, d. C. And seeing the filth and decay and all of the broken buildings and walls with the graffiti...

Spdi bills funding the government through next year to prevt shutdown. Current government funding expires september 30 lawmakers are also facing end of the month deadlines to reauthorize the faa and pandemic priorities. Tch live coverage of the house cspan, the senate on cspan 2, and you can watch all of our congressional coveragwi the free video app, cspan now, or online at cspan. Org. Continues. Host welcome back, my guest is brian fallon, the cofounder and outgoing executive director of deman...

Continues. Host welcome back, my guest is brian fallon, the cofounder and outgoing executive director of demand justice, talking about Supreme Court reform. Welcome to the program. Guest thanks for having me back. Host yes i should say welcome back but before we get to our topic in my wanted to get your reaction to the third indictment of former President Trump. Guest i think the special prosecutor thats been handling this case, jack smith, former head of the Public Integrity section at the Publ...

Testimony on the Russia Ukraine war and a potential war crimes from global criminal justice ambassador at large before the Senate Foreign relations committee. The ambassador discussed ways that russia could be brought to justice and accusations that the pentagon withheld evidence of war crimes. This is an hour and 15 minutes. The senate of Foreign Relations hearing will come to order. For well over a year now weve seen h the holder of putins illegal unprovoked invasion and the brutality he has i...

Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The ambassador discussed ways russia could be brought to justice and accusations the pentagon withheld evidence of war crimes. This is an hour andn 15 minutes. The. [background noises] the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Il for well over a year noticing the horror of putins illegal unprovoked invasion and the brutality he has inflicted on the people of ukraine. Russian airstrikes have destroyed schools, flattened apartment bui...