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And climate activists. We must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. Comparisons are being drawn to the impeachment of president clinton in 1999. But on that occasion all 100 senators agreed unanimously to the rules. How times have changed. Well bring you all the key moments in the senate as proceedings fully get underway hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. The impeachment trial of donald] trump is under way. Though there is no real pretence that the men and women sitting these are the live pictures we can you from the floor of the senate. Though there is no real pretence that the men and women sitting in the senate are acting as impartialjurors. The republican leader of the senate, Mitch Mcconnell has already told us the outcome is predetermined. He is setting the rules, in coordination w ....
Our war in afghanistan will be over. 34,000 u. S. Troops will come home from afghanistan over the next year. That was news. The president also made news on the domestic policy front tonight as well calling for an increase in the federal minimum wainlg to 9 per hour. He also addressed at some length what has increasingly become a partisan issue across the country. The small democratic act of voting itself. Defendin ining our freedom t is not just the job of our military alone. We must all do our part to make sure our godgiven right is protected here at home. That includes one of the most fundamental rights of a democracy, the right to vote. When any american, no matter where they live or what their party, are denied that right, because they cant afford to wait for five or six or seven hours just to cast their ballot, we are betraying our ideals. So so tonight im announcing a nonpartisan commission to improve the voting experience in america. And it definitely needs improvement. Perhaps ....
Harf. Todays guy in the middle, former u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. And fox news contributor, john bolton is outnumbered although he tells us often that he doesnt feel that way. Exactly, great to be here again. Harris happy monday. Kennedy he fights ninjas in the alley for practice. Harris ive seen him. This will be a walk in the park. Good to have you. Look get to it. House until chairman devon nunez says the fbi director and Deputy Attorney general are stonewalling on information about an fbi official who played a role in Hillary Clintons email probe. Justice Department Says it is complying and will continue to do so. But republicans want to know more about that fbi official. After the New York Times and Wa ....
And mike emanuel on capitol hill. We begin with john. John . Neil, good afternoon to you. The president tried for 35 days to break the democrats and could not break them. They held together and so the president was the one that had to back down today and say that were going to open government, but he did get a negotiation over the last 24 hours from the democrats a pledge to negotiate on Border Security. But strikes me that nancy pelosi had been offering that for weeks. I dont know if the president got more of a commitment from the democrats to include funding for a border wall. The white house officials told me that there are a number of democrats that do seem inclined to give the president money for a border barrier, much of which off of the rio grande in the state of texas. The president theres threatening that if the democrats dont give him what he wants, he has options to use. Listen here. We really have no choice but to bui ....