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Congress, including the first africanamerican republican in the house, and the first woman veteran in the senate. Keep track of members of congress on cspan. Org. The congressional chronicle page as lots of good information including Voting Results and statistics. Irs commissioner John Koskinen tuesday on the 2016 budget request before the Senate Finance committee. He discussed tax scams, and shortages at the irs. The president s budget calls for an 18 increase for the agency. This is just over ...

We will get the latest from investigative journalist Patrick Cockburn and speak with Ghaith Abdulahad, an iraqi journalist working with the guardian to embedded with shia militias fighting the sunnis. Then, a new film is out called kill the messenger. Webb,ls the story of gary one of the most maligned figures in Investigative Journalism. One of the deas most wanted. Brought in thousands of kilos to the u. S. Every day. Jesus. Talks in 1996, gary webb published an explosive series in the San Jose...

The Justice Department has now launched a federal investigation. If you are choking a man who is down with other police helping and covering over him, even if the guidelines dont kick in your mind, even if the law dont kick on your mind, after 11 times of i cant breathe, when does your humanity kick in . Today, conversation, we bring you Graham Weatherspoon them retired Police Detective, and vince warren of the center for constitutional rights. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democrac...

Bill de blasio. Tensions mounting fall being the ambush killings of two new York City Police officers. Behavior prompting action from the Police Commissioner and former mayor rudy giuliani. Listen to this. Dont support that particular activity. I dont think it was appropriate particularly in that setting but reflective of the anger some of em. I dont think they should have turned their back. The mayor deserves respect no matter who he is, the office does but i can understand their emotion and ma...

Columbus committed heinous crimes. Quickly gives the Indigenous People. Lanes of natives. Please reconsider. If this is a menu want to honor. Well last monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a resolution to celebrate the second monday in october as Indigenous Peoples day. Well go to seattle to speak with socialist city Councilmember Kshama sawant, one of the resolutions sponsors. Sawant helped win a 15 an hour minimum wage for all workers in seattle. Well also look at a new report ...

Southern mexico. The parents of the missing students continue to hold out hope that their loved ones are still alive. We will go to guerrero and mexico city for the latest. U. S. , attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch. If i have the honor of being confirmed by the senate, i will wake up every morning with the protection of the American People my first thought. As Senate Democrats consider putting off her confirmation hearing to the shock of many until next year am a when the republicans are in...

It was very shocking. Islam never taught this. It is not about killing people. It is a great sin. Today we will be joined by the leading european islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, phyllis surprise winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, the lebanese french academic and harpers magazine publisher Rick Macarthur. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. France has declared a day of mourning as it continues a manhunt for two brothers...

I think it should stay in the ground. I think were so close to polluting the planet the on anything sustainable. Robert redford is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, now in its 31st year. We talk with him about diversity and independence on both sides of the camera. And his latest film, a walk in about getting older. It is about walking the appellation trail and getting older. It has to do with what time you have left. He just going to sit and one thing you dont want to do is be the guy ...

Today in a broadcast exclusive we will speak with Joseph Hickman, who served as a Staff Sergeant at gitmo. He has just published a book titled, murder at camp delta. Then, women on waves. We can legally help women seek abortion. Were here in solidarity with women who have been denied their human rights. The new film vessel looks at how a dutch doctor managed to open access to safe abortion in countries were the procedure is illegal. We will speak to dr. Rebecca gomperts of women on waves and fil...

About the journalists whose lies helped build the case for the iraq . Then we go to chapel hill. This was an execution style a hate crime from a neighbor. Our children spoke about their uncomfortable with. He came to their apartment more than once, condescending, threatening, and despising and talking down to them. Muslim lives matter. Outrage grows over the killing of three young Muslim Students near the campus of unc chapel hill. Two sisters and a dental student, one just married in december. ...