Hostage murdered by hamas, makes one final memory. While israelis from all corners of the Country Strike in a message of defiance and distrust. Aim at Benjamin Netanyahu plus the long and winding road toward the election hits the homestretch. Donald trump and Kamala Harris. Hi kayla to swing states as we are again, days away from that potentially defining debate. And dump, trump repeats what republicans wish. He wouldnt say that he had every right to interfere in an election that leads plenty of insiders confused about his strategy im dana bash, lets go behind the headlines and inside politics up first and audit the see of nearly a year of torture ended. And with it, a different kind of pain for our nation in near perpetual grief. Protests today are overwhelming. Israel as a strike stops much of life there. But for the Goldberg Polin family, life will never again feel the same this morning, the parents of 23yearold, hersh Goldberg Polin, buried their only son they did so with sadness,
donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
longer theoretical. pro trump election deniers will top the gop ticket in at least three key states this november. this is truly a battle between those who want to save america and those who want to destroy her. what happens if they re in charge of the ballot box in 2024? they don t believe in democracy. they don t believe in our election system. it is very dangerous. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics sunday. i m abby phillip. we ll take you inside the senate floor. you re looking at live pictures where senators have been at it all night. they are debating the democrats $740 billion bill. manu raju is joining us now. what s going on on the senate floor? a little party for some of these senators, right? reporter: they ve been going since 11:30 p.m. eastern time last night. there are hours more of amendment votes ahead. no way to estimate exactly what time this will end. under the rules of the
He talked with cspan about his legislative priorities and the importance of family and Public Service. Congressman, why did you decide to run for a house seat . I looked at the chance to run for a house seat as the ability to take some of the things i have worked on at the state level to the national level. Issues, especially involving the environment that can only be addressed at a and a comprehensive way at the national level. This was the primary reason that i did this. What is the biggest difference in your mind with your work at the state legislature where you served many terms and now, being here, not too far from the virginia assembly, but here in washington . The biggest difference is the amount of latitude you have as a congressman. You have staff that can dig into an issue for you. The Virginia Legislature runs up for a shorter period of time so it is more regimented. In the congress, you make it what you want it to be. I want to dive into Environmental Issues and issues of n
Our question is what is your message to the senate on health care . How should they approach medicaid . What role should states play . How should they handle preexisting conditions . The numbers are on your screen. You can also reach us on social wj, and you can find us on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The house legislation passed this week, would reshape the Nations Health care system by eliminating federal medicaid funding and changing protections for people who buy Insurance Coverage on their own. Usa today has a quick recap on the front page. Here are the highlights of the house bill that allows insurers in some cases to raise premiums on customers with preexisting conditions. It stops expansion of medicaid as of 2020. It ends penalties for individuals who dont buy insurance and eliminates costsharing payments that help low income people pay deductibles, allowing states to apply for waivers of mandatory Insurance Coverage and reveals taxes on the wealthy. The notion that their H