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for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the general election in november, because yesterday s primary focused mostly republican candidates running against each other and would presumably attract mostly republican voters. they made the language of the ballot measures so dense and confusing that the normal person would be hard-pressed to decipher at first glance whats a yes or a no vote even meant. republican groups even blast...

>> good evening. earlier this week i received a positive covid diagnosis. pro cdc guidelines i have received the initial two shots and all of the boosters. thus far i have been blessed to experience very minimal symptoms. because i am still quarantined i cannot participate in person with my colleagues. i have asked vice chair miss cheney to preside over this evenings hearing, including maintaining order in the room and swearing in our witnesses. over the last month and a half, the sele...

>> up next, house speaker nancy pelosi answers reporters questions at her weekly briefing on capitol hill. this is about 25 minutes. speaker pelosi: good morning. i just came from the senate side where i >> good morning. i testified and the securities and exchange commission. such a trusted intellectual asset to the congress for a long time. senator tester was presiding for shared brown. i could congratulate him to convey two - to senator moran the great news senate democrats and repub...

american history for gasoline is unprecedented. the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded $4.59. only a month ago, we were paying 50 cents less. republican lawmakers want answers and action. senators hitting the biden administration at two separate senate hearings. >> now aaa is projecting that gas prices will hit a national average -- average of $6 a gallon by the month of august. is this acceptable to you? >> no, it is not and you can thank the activity of vladimir putin for i...

it take to get formula on store shelves? good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this tuesday, may 17th. im jonathan lemire. we start in buffalo, where president biden is expected to renew calls for national gun reform legislation during his visit there today. according to a white house official, the president will ask congress to take action against quote weapons of war, and curb access to guns for people with serious mental illness. this trip comes as information continues...

In check, cant pass legislation, cant keep a speaker, theres got to be a better way. Except it isnt an infomercial and there doesnt seem to be a better way because House Republicans have a Governing Majority so narrow, it is doubtful theres anyone in the gop who can get away with disregarding the most extreme elements of the party. In other words, someone who can pass legislation without being held hostage by the likes of matt gaetz. A budget, which is coming due in a quick 31 working days. Ther...

ranking member michael mccall joined the virtual session hosted by the hudson institute about us and china relationships. the congressman will respond to questions on a number of topics including the chinese are valence space, 2022 beijing olympics, attack on democracy in hong kong and origins of thecoronavirus pandemic . this is just over half an hour. >> thanks to viewers for joining us for questions with representative michael mccall , americas relations with the republic of china. ...

>> new[background sounds] >> good afternoon, we want to take this opportunity to respond to the number of representations or misrepresentations that you heard during the presentation this morning and i will make a few remarks. i will let my colleague mr. nadler address some of the procedural arguments that counsel made. and then we will be happy to respond to a couple of questions. first of all, was most striking to me about the presidents presentation today is the dont contest the bas...

and correspondent shaquille brewster. so shaquille, $27 million. >> reporter: $27 million. and that was just approved unanimously by city council. this was a regularly scheduled meeting that they had, but we started to get indications that something was in the works when a late agenda item was add he had. we saw that it was involving the estate of george floyd. and counsel had a closed session and then announced that $27 million settle little. we know the family of breonna taylor, thei...

>> good afternoon, we want to take this opportunity to respond to the number of representations or misrepresentations that you heard during the presentation this morning and i will make a few remarks. i will let my colleague mr. nadler address some of the procedural arguments that counsel made. and then we will be happy to respond to a couple of questions. first of all, was most striking to me about the presidents presentation today is the dont contest the basic architecture of the sch...