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Here’s a look through the history of Kansas City’s picks in the Rule 5 Draft: 2019: RHP Stephen Woods Jr.: Woods had a promising Spring Training and was in the conversation to make the 26-man roster before the pandemic shut down baseball. He then had a poor Summer Camp, was offered back to the Rays, and the Royals eventually completed a trade to keep him in the organization. 2018: RHPs Sam McWilliams, Chris Ellis: McWilliams didn’t pan out with the Royals, but Ellis did appear in one game...

What is the alternative? will the president be king? due oversight. the tradition of oversight, an enormous check on presidential power throughout our history and it continues available today. in iran-contra, no impeachment was undertaken. the speaker of the house, a democrat, jim wright from texas, from ft. worth where the west begins knew better. he said no, but it befits the age of impeachment. and then it was filed, and the impeachment of president reagan, was by a leading law professor

$300 million of federal bailed out after risky investment. he relied on the front and congress, house speaker jim wright and a texas democratic at the loan collectors to back off. if the legislation that would have given the struggling indusy a $15 billion lifeline until federal officials they had a choice. if the loan regulators removed and the red legislators went through. if only, the congressional investigation went right out of office in the late 80s and they settled in 1993 by paying $100 ...

Junior. >> sounds like a foundation. >> thats even worse. >> sounds like the trump found zblati dation. >> you dont think thats a standard for -- >> thats not always the standard for the best selling loose. >> you dont thinkon yun juro d writing is a tour deforce. >> this smells a lot like jim wrights scandal where people brought his books. >> yeah. >> so have him come speak. its bad. >> all right. well have that still ahead on "morning joe." >> not bad. former governor deval patrick joins the...

And 2 1/2 months later, he passed away. i didnt realize he was that close to the end. but it was wonderful that he was there. >> he was there for you. >> yeah. and my mother too. >> pelosis first order of business was confronting the aids crisis ravaging her city. >> when i came to congress, the first day my colleagues to me said, when you are sworn in just say yes. do you solemnly swear, just say yes, i do. dont say anything else. nobody wants to hear from a new member of congress. so i said, w...

Congress in 1997 with a solidly liberal reputation and one obvious challenge. making her way through a house of representatives that was 95% male. >> there were only 23 women members of congress out of 435, there were only 23. so when i came, every place i would go, they would stop me and say, you cant go there, you cant go there, members only. and i said, i am a member of congress. oh, youre a member of congress, you can go any place you want. >> right. >> so shortly thereafter i was looking fo...

Able to come to an agreement to help protect the sanctity of life in the health care reform. >> its never easy to get people from a variety of ideological backgrounds inside your own tent to cooperate. shes good at giving away enough candy to keep people in the tent. >> on march 21st came the final vote. with the future of health care reform resting on the speakers shoulders. >> there were no republicans who were supporting it at all. it was something where liberals demanded a public option, whi...

Broken the marble ceiling. >> shes underappreciated. because no one really stops to think about what the job of speaker is. that shes the first woman to gain the trust of all these disparate members, half of whom think they should be president of the united states, and the other half think they should be united states senator. i dont think ill ever forget nancy having the children around her. >> lets hear it for the children. were here for the children. >> and suddenly there were kids come runni...

After the historic victory, speaker pelosi became an even bigger target for the gop. >> these hats might make us look a little undignified but i think the message says it all. fire nancy pelosi. >> in the run-up to the 2010 midterms, republicans like then national committee chairman michael steele hit the campaign trail with their sights set on pelosi. >> of are we going to fire pelosi? >> the power center at that time wasnt with barack obama, it was on capitol hill. it was manifest in the leade...

>> im particularly proud to be a woman speaker of the house in this congress, which marks the 100th year of women having the right to vote. >> back in power, nancy pelosi was about to face her biggest battle yet. coming up -- >> the state of the union speech has been canceled by nancy pelosi because she doesnt want to hear the truth. >> the second speakership for pelosi pitted her against president trump as the leader of the democratic party. .thats yoc three-point turn. -[ scoffs ] if you say...