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Confirmation vote expected on that nomination. Also this week, debate and votes on Police Reform legislation introduced by South Carolina republican senator tim scott. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our shield, look with favor upon our senators today. Guide them around the obstacles that hinder their progress, uniting them for the common good of this great land. Free them from anxiety and fear, as they put their trust in you. Lord, enable them to go from strength to strength, fu...

And that will go back to the start of the senate today with remarks and i was Chuck Grassley Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell both of them talked about Police Reform efforts. This is just shy of 15 minutes. We are taking a very important vote tomorrow on a bill called the justice act. Im proud to cosponsor this Police Reform bill and also applaud senator tim scott for his leadership in improving police accountability, while at the same time preserving the essential service that Law Enforcement provides. These are the people that maintain the peace in the respective communities around the united...

A new local measure bans noknock warrants. Well look at the National Debate over ending the tactic. And the call to action. Well talk with l. A. Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer about his new challenge to white Business Leaders to join the fight against racism. Really looking forward to that. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The nations top general is apologizing for his role in President Trumps photo op after clearing protesters with flashbangs and pepper spray. The photograph of me at Lafayette Square last week sparked a debate about the role of the military in civil ...

Journal we speak with the hills reid wilson author on the coronavirus pandemic. Afterwards we discussed key campaign 2020 with cook political reports Jessica Taylor. Journal is next. Host good morning on this monday, may 18. States across the country are reopening economies and lifting restrictions on activities like going to parks, golfing, dining out, shopping, and going to the gym. This is happening while the u. S. Has seen over 1. 4 million cases and nearly 90,000 deaths. We want to talk to all of you about reopening where you live. Do you support or oppose the idea . If you support it . ,...

There is a lot of equality in the senate. Most of what we do is on unanimous consent. Anyone of the hundred of us could object and throw the place into a stupor. Every senator has some real clout. The majority leader has more clout in the ability to set the agenda and be recognized first, which gives you tactical advantages. But the house always says we are like a pyramid. At the top you have the speaker. The senate is more like a level playing field, with the majority leader has a little more advantage than anyone else. A strongwilled senator can frequently get his way, simply by objecting. Y...