Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote or wishing to vote . If not, the yeas are 57, the nays are 37. The nomination is agreed to. Is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider can considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The senator from missouri. Mr. Blunt i ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series i ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series be ten minutes in length. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Blunt madam president. The presiding officer the senator from missouri. Mr. Blunt i have two requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions
The search for the missing continues. To our special series justice for all, our kate snow on women now being allowed to raise their newborns behind bars an emotional win at the u. S. Open for rafael nadal, and a big week one for the nfl a busy show ahead as early today starts right now. Good monday morning. Im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. Talks to end the bloodshed in afghanistan are at a stand still this morning after President Trump called off a secret meeting with the taliban at camp david that was planned for yesterday. Negotiations were canceled in the wake of a deadly attack that the taliban claimed credit for and now the administration is facing bipartisan backlash over the timing of the proposed talks. Nbcs Jennifer Johnson has more. Reporter President Trump making the surprise announcement on twitter, unbeknownst to almost everyone, the Major Taliban leaders and simply the president of afghanistan were going to secretly meet with me at camp david on sunday, but the pr
China promises a set of tariffs. Jay powell declining to signal more easy Monetary Policy. The yield curve inverting yet again. How will business respond . How will it impact the economy more importantly, what does it mean for the market and investors . And then a news making interview you cannot miss. Federal reserve vice chairman Richard Clarida from jackson hole we are covering the angles with the team of reporters as always. Elan, first to you on the china fears which appear to be trumping the fed speak today. Nice, sara. We are waiting to see if President Trump will make a statement on those latest trade tensions with china and the new 75 billion in retaliatory tariffs that were announced this morning. We know there was a meeting at the white house earlier today with mnuchin, kudlow, navarro and lighthizer and President Trump did tweet that he would issue a response this afternoon. He then went on to order American Companies to look for alternatives to china including bringing bus
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