The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with m you, o lord, claiming your promise to bring good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Send the goodness of your transforming word to those in ukraine and throughout the world who, because of the oppression and hardships they face, cannot afford a meal or heat for their homes. May they know the wealth of your divine provision. Attend to those whose hearts are broken at the loss of loved ones by the hands of the enemy. May they feel your tender love, upholding them in these days. Grant release to the prisoners of war who are being held captive for crimes they did not commit but who fought against brutal ideologies they could not tolerate. May they soon be freed into the arms of their loved ones, embraced by their communities once again. And for those who sit imprisoned by t
Insuring that the senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our Society Early this year. The success of the president s proposals, especially a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, rests largely in the hands of the upper chamber. Dan gross, the president of the Brady Campaign, says nothing will happen in either chamber without public pressure. Theres an extraordinary disconnect between what the American Public wants, including gun owners and nra members, and what our elected officials are doing about it. It is going to be up to us, the American Public, to close that disconnect. Republicans seem intent on digging in their heels while president obama is back to the strategy of enlisting the American People to move policy. At least the deja vu is happening on both sides of the aisle. Glen thrush, animal of washington, denizan of the beltway. Actually not actually. As is usual, you have a really interesting piece in politic
Administrations dont get a head start. Welcome back to a. M. Joy. Now that donald trump landed back state side after his nine country world tour, hes experiencing a bit of political turbulence. This week the russia investigation got its second wind or third or fourth. Honestly, its easy to lose count at this point. When news broke that Jared Kushner had asked Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about creating a secret channel of communication between the Trump Transition Team and russia, with kushner officially a person of interest in the investigation and the white house setting up a warroom to combat the endless russiagate news, what happens next . Joining me tnow to discuss this mindboggling week in washington, congresswoman Maxine Waters. Congresswoman, good morning, first of all. Good morning. I should say hello. This morning on meet the press john kelly who is the director of heland security was asked to respond to what people are calling a backchannel. I dont know if its a real ba
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