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Influential individuals in ukraine, correct . Correct. I think is one of the few that fan both the Poroshenko Administration and the zelensky administration. Yes, thats correct. Looking back on his comments in hindsight, do you see how that might create a perception that a very influential ukrainian was advocating against then candidate trump . That he was doing what, im sorry . He was out to get him. He said some real nasty things. Well, sometimes that happens on social media. [laughter] are yo...

  MR. DEESE:  (Laughs.)  Um — and also, the President will direct DOT to ensure rulemaking that will — that will establish clearer upfront disclosure of fees — one of the challenges in being able to clearly understand baggage fees, change fees, cancellation fees at the time of the purchase of an airline ticket so that consumers have more and better information and understanding of what they actually are paying for.   And that this — this direction will be part of a broader effort th...

Date Time Share Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Director of National Economic Council Brian Deese, 3 July The White House 1:16 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Friday. All right. So, today, it’s Jobs Day. We have our special guest, NEC Director Brian Deese, joining us, who will give us an overview and then take some of your questions. With that, I’ll turn it over to Brian. MR. DEESE: Well, I was going to say it’s a sign of the progress that we’re making tha...

Congressional leaders pleased with the progress at Ft. Hood, say more work still needs to be done Lohmiller, Maggie and last updated 2021-05-06 23:22:35-04 FORT HOOD, TX — Congressional leaders returned to Fort Hood to continue their investigation and oversight into the recommended changes proposed by the Ft. Hood Independent Review Committee. The CID and the SHARP Program are a huge topic of concern for Speier, her colleagues and the community after the death of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. How...

Mitch Jeserich from a video by Sandy Sanders Once more around the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol Building – this time through the eyes of disability. The uprising threatened particular individuals in a building with a lot of history. Some of those individuals live with disability and some of that history is intertwined with accessibility struggles and successes. Mitch Jeserich worked in and around the Capitol Building for several years as a wheelchair-using reporter. He joins us for a des...

Have their own foreign policy and to make their own decisions. with that, i yield back. >> if i could just supplement one of my answers? >> of course. >> i want to thank you for your service, as well. what i would like to say is, while i obviously dont dispute that the president has the right to withdraw an ambassador at any time for any reason, what i do wonder is why it was necessary to smear my reputation also. >> i wasnt asking about that, but thank you very much, maam. >> representative spe...

Black to president trumps state of the union address. this is happening on tuesday and the reason is to show solidarity with the "me too" and times up movements. they have been drawing attention to sexual misconduct. in fact some lawmakers are bringing survivors as guests. congressman mcclane, congressman mike quickly, congress one speier are bringing activists or survivors. lets talk about this. tarana, i have to start with you. as i understand it, you were invited to go to the state of the uni...

Nancy pelosi called him iconic. and so they try to excuse it. >> and jackie spears called for him to step down. >> and she covered it. shes been part of the problem covering up. you cover up for your career? that is not acceptable. >> okay. im sorry, were out of time. tarana, ill let you respond. >> you stand here representing trump. you can talk about the democrats all you want to. i havent heard you say a word about the accusations against the president almost 20 of them now. he is self descri...