Stopgap measure thats their own numbers crafted. A small group of republican Holdouts Numbering at about 21 voted against. Its that small group was more than enough to tank the bill, and send republicans back to square one. Possibly taking any hope of avoiding a showdown with them. It was the latest sign of the ongoing division and disarray among the house gop conference. Since the beginning of this, year unresolved tensions between speaker Kevin Mccarthy and a handful of the parties extremists led by florida congressman matt gaetz have repeatedly pled to to our door. Now it appears that they are willing to make good on those threats. As things stand right, now neither house, nor the senate have managed to pass any bills that can avert a shutdown. If no deal is mixed reached by midnight, tonight about 820,000 federal employees, thats nearly 1 million federal workers, in major agencies will be according to the White House Office of management and. Budget millions of americans, including
That. Woodruff then, where past meets present what learning about the slaves on the plantation of a founding father can teach us about issues of race before the United States today. Its really easy to talk about things 200 years ago, its a lot more difficult when you bring it all the way up today, and you go no, the legacy of slavery is still with us. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. W
That. Woodruff then, where past meets present what learning about the slaves on the plantation of a founding father can teach us about issues of race before the United States today. Its really easy to talk about things 200 years ago, its a lot more difficult when you bring it all the way up today, and you go no, the legacy of slavery is still with us. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. W
The resilience and development of our robust relations with taiwan over the past 35 years have been greatly fostered by the framework that congress established in the tra. The u. S. Taiwan relationship is grounded in history, shared values and our common commitment to democracy and human rights. Maintaining and deepening our strong relations with taiwan is an important part of the u. S. Rebalance to the asiapacific region. Through the American Institute in taiwan, we were close with taiwan authorities on a wide range of issues. Insecurity, maintenance of peace across the Taiwan Strait is crucial to stability and prosperity. The Obama Administration has notified congress of over 12 billion worth of arms sales to taiwan. This is a tangible sign of the seriousness with which we regard i want to secure. We encourage taiwan to adopt an innovative approaches to maintain a credible selfdefense capacity on an offspeed offense budget to deter coercion or aggression but a reasonable that is expe
Is he going to ease up on civil Rights Enforcement . Ill talk to the president and ceo Cornell William brooks. And i wont be back. Arnold schwarzenegger says he quit the apprentice in part because President Trump is still tied to the show and he blames mr. Trump for his bad ratings. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. With attorney general Jeff Sessions under fire for not disclosing his Campaign Contacts with russias ambassador, new details are now emerging of such contacts by other members of the trp campaign team, including the president s Senior Advisor and soninlaw Jared Kushner. Key democrats are not satisfied with sessions decision to recuse himself from any campaign investigations. Some still want him to resign. Others want him to come back to congress and testify about his failure to tell the truth during his confirmation. President trump says the democrats are overplaying their hand, accusing them of a witch hunt, a phrase also used today by the kremlin. Hes countera