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Chad williams is the author of torchbearers of democracy, African American soldiers in the world war i era. Next, he talks about the postwar activism of the soldiers, explaining how after fighting with the idea of democracy abroad, many return to join movements to secure more rights and better social standing for African American here at home. National world War One Museum, in kansas missouri of 2019. Now id like to introduce our first speaker for this morning. Doctor chad williams, he is a agus...

top the hour here on your monday. im erica hill. >> and im jim sciutto. nice to be with erica. right now president biden is in mexico as he prepares to meet face-to-face with the mexico president obrador later today in what is a big week for u.s./mexico ties. biden made his first visit to the u.s. southern border on sunday. enormous political implications here. we met with border officials in el paso, texas. while highlighting the disturbing rise not just in migrants but in u.s. fentan...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 35563. The bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent that i may hearafter be considered as the first ponce juror of h. R. 637, a bill introduced by representative schock of illinois for purposes of adding cosponsor and requesting printing pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection, ...

There is not domestic you. Thank you so much. Right behind you. I noticed mr. Ornsteins pantheon of views that are still in congress favor mr. Lugar will be in a few. It seems once they are on their way out or out the door, they say all the right things. When they are continuing to run, Olympia Snowe is another great example. What would you suggest we do as a public for others do to encourage politicians in office to the right thing because the right thing to do . Tom, you can start. Im curious ...

Right from the beginning and basically damage the weakened presidency. The first thing he pushed to initiatives when he got there. No child left behind and tax cuts they move through in a model bipartisan fashion with the impetus coming from George Miller and ted kennedy the fact is that in doing so they gave legitimacy to bush and made his presidency stronger. Democratic votes enabled those to go through whether you like them or dont like them than we had 9 11 and rallying by both parties behin...

Their lives for a period of time last wednesday. What youll see is setting up the debate for the 25th amendment legislation. It doesnt necessarily have teeth or force Vice President pence to invoke that 25th amendment. But you framed it perfectly, kate, when you said it implores him to do something. It is still something that Democratic Leaders are urging the Vice President and the cabinet to take advantage of it in these final days but also made very clear, that the rules committee will meet on...

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Snubbed the summit because the biden administration did not want to invite some authoritarian regimes to partake in the summit. there was some representation there so there were discussions but it still can be tense. >> certainly. prescilla, appreciate it. thank you. all right. brazils new president and other world leaders are condemning rioters who stormed government building in the capital of brazil, over, this will sound familiar, false election claims. >> the supporters of jair bolsonaro b...

Really complicated about that is that kevin mccarthy with the narrow margin and you saw this with the democrats on infrastructure for example, they could get a faction of republicans to work with them. and that is really important. and there has been almost this shadow congress that has worked together to keep governing going. so that is possible. the problem is, as david points out, this new rule with the motion to vacate. what those chaos agents want is to close off that lever. they dont want ...

Deaths. >> also we are following what is happening in brazil. shades of the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol after false claims of a stolen election. sounds familiar. supporters of brazils jair bolsonaro smashing windows and clashing with police and breaking into congress and the presidential palace and the supreme court. hundreds have been arrested. meantime, in washington this morning with kevin mccarthy fin finally locking up the house speakership, gop members meeting to select their re...