Today Ruth Bader Ginsburg received an honor that no woman has ever received before. Today she laid in state at the United States capitol. As the New York Times put it in a headline today, quote, Justice Ginsburg breaks one final barrier. She is the first woman to ever lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Shes also the first jewish person to ever lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden paid his respected today as did his running mate, senator kamala harris. One striking scene today was a Bipartisan Group of female senators and female members of congress who lined the steps of the capitol as her casket was carried to the hearse. After all of these honors for the past few days for Justice Ginsburg, she will ultimately be laid to rest at Arlington National cemetery. Her husband, martin ginsburg, who preceded her in death, hes an army veteran. Hes buried at arlington as well. She will be laid to rest alongside him. Tomorrow, saturday at 5 00 p. M. Eastern
You dont believe that surrogates from the Trump Campaign had communications with the russians. Is that what youre saying . I did not, and im not aware of anyone else that did. Now information this week is showing serious differences with President Trumps and Jeff Sessions accounts. First came Court Documents in the case of former Trump Campaign advise over George Papadopoulos. They describe a march 31st meeting last year with trump and his Foreign Policy team. Quote, when defendant papadopoulos introduced himself to the group, he stated in sum and substance that he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then candidate trump and president putin. Heres a photograph by the way from that meeting showing papadopoulos sitting prominently at that table with donald trump and Jeff Sessions. Also at that same meeting, j. D. Gordon, another campaign adviser. Hes the one sitting right next to papadopoulos. He told the New York Times papadopoulos went into the pitch right away. H
National emergency. Where does that leave congressional negotiations . Have to give and take. Ive told the president that. Top senate negotiator senator Richard Shelby responds, next. And left turn . Democratic president ial hopefuls tout progressive policies. We need to have medicare for all. Medicare for all. But not all democrats think those plans are realistic. Hello. Im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is shaking our heads. The Virginia Governor, Democrat Ralph Northam is ignoring calls for his resignation by fellow democrats from the top to the bottom of his party. Demands that only intensified after the governor bizarrely changed his explanation about that racist photo from his 1984 medical School Yearbook page. Now northam insists hes not in the photo which depicts someone in blackface next to a person dressed in ku klux klan robes. I finally had a chance to sit down and look at the photograph in detail. It is definitely not me. I can tell by looking at it
Over the claims of native American Heritage that have dogged her, and she has since retracted several times, and a few days ago, another revelation, another apology, apologizing for listing her race as American Indian, on a legal form in texas, in 1986. Now, no mention of that today. Her message was all about shrinking the gap between middle class americans, and those she calls the wealthy and wellconnected. And she took aim at one particular billionaire by name. The man occupying the white house today. The middle class squeeze is real. And millions of families can barely breathe. It is not right. The Trump Administration is the most corrupt in living memory. But even after trump is gone, it wont do, just to do a better job of running a broken system. We need to take power in washington away from the wealthy and wellconnected, and put it back in the hands of the people where it belongs. Warren now joins several other president ial hopefuls making appearances in early voting states this
against him by two different women. virginia s democratic leaders and lawmakers are very widely calling for his resignation. a joint statement, though, by virginia s democratic legislatures here in richmond acknowledge he is owed due process but given the serious nature of the allegations against him, they no longer believe he can fulfill the duties of lieutenant governor. he needs to address all of this as a private citizen. the one prominent democrat we can name who is not calling for fairfax s resignation, that would be the governor, rath northam, a ran embroiled in his own controversy. he gave his first interview since that racist photo was uncovered to the washington post on saturday. and he said, quote, it must take tremendous courage for women to step forward and talk about being a victim of sexual assault. these allegations are horrific and need to be taken seriously. lieutenant governor fairfax has called for an investigation. i strongly support that. fairfax calling for an