The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the
The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the
Of public funds, but he rejects calls to step aside. Karen pence, 350, not content is, 256, so the contents have it. Contents. The British Government suffers a first defeat on brexit legislation. The House Of Lords backs an Opposition Amendment which could delay theresa mays timetable. And read my lips. A rare glimpse into the president s big speech preparations. Youre watching one hundred days with Katty Kay In Washington and Christian Fraser is in london. It was a very different donald trump who addressed Congress Last night less flame thrower, more president. He was still tough on immigration and terrorism but there was a surprising splattering of optimism, too. Even the odd call for unity. And it seems people here liked it. In fact, so favourable were the Morning Headlines even from what he calls the failing New York Times that an often irascible president could find nothing to moan about. On his twitter page was this thank you, and in bold type, too lets have a listen to some of w