System is as secure as its ever before. The Registration System as secure as its ever before. Four years ago the obama administration, a little later than this, said there is a big problem and were going to declare the election structure a structure of National Significance and were going 0 it play a different role than we ever played before. No anticipation this was going to happen. Not much discussion. Election officials all over the country immediately said, oh, no youre not. Youre not going to just decide in october of Election Year that youre going to take over the election system and declare it a national a system of National Significance, a system of critical significance to the future of the nation. Of course it is. But it didnt become that in october of 2016. But the message was clear that we needed to build those stronger ties with local and state election authorities. We needed to do everything we could as we saw the efforts by some foreign actors and some people in their ba
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 77. The nays are 14. The nomination is confirmed. Mr. Cotton mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. The presidin the presiding officer under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actio actions. The senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cotton mr. President , 20 years ago this week, joe biden and other politicians in both parties gave a gift to the communist party permanent, most favored nation status. Permanent most favored nation status is a trade privilege we grant to most countries who are members of the world trade
System has failed them. Woodruff . Major overhauls for law enforcement, Albuquerque Police rethink excessive and lethal use of force during confrontations. You can go into these and its not so much about talking to someone. It could be about, okay, what is this person capable of doing and how can i talk them down or how can i help them with what they are going through. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. I. B. E. W. The power professionals in your neighborhood. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs st
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Using its 32 billion endowment to invest in firms fueling, change. Then, years of living dangerously. Everybody thinks Climate Change is about polar bears and melting glaciers. I think it is a big mistake. This is 100 of peoples story. Film maker James Cameron and other hollywood superstars like don cheadle, matt damon, and Harrison Ford have collaborated on a new series looking at the devastating impact of Climate Change around the world. Finally, imagine living in a socialist usa. People are completely ignorant about what socialism really is. Isy are just told that it evil, that it is antidemocratic. And i thought, we really need to tell them the truth. We will speak with editors Frances Goldin and michael smith. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A secret Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the cias torture program questions the programs underlying Legal Framework and accuses the agency of impeding