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so the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, who i_ speaker of the house, mikejohnson, who i know— speakerht himself but is _ who i know is of the right himself but is how— who i know is of the right himself but is now in sort of a position where he _ but is now in sort of a position where he has to manage this whole process, _ where he has to manage this whole process, has been a bit of a bind because — process, has been a bit of a bind because they can't in a sense hold a vote over— because they can't in a sense hold a vote over his— because they can't in a sense hold a vote over his head about his own future, _ vote over his head about his own future, just — vote over his head about his own future, just by one of their number standing _ future, just by one of their number standing up— future, just by one of their number standing up and calling for a vote for him _ standing up and calling for a vote for him to— standing up and calling for a vote for him to be ousted. gary o'donoghue _ for him to be ousted. gary o'donoghue in _ for him to be ousted. garyl o'donoghue in washington. for him
so the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, who i_ speaker of the house, mikejohnson, who i know— speakerht himself but is _ who i know is of the right himself but is how— who i know is of the right himself but is now in sort of a position where he _ but is now in sort of a position where he has to manage this whole process, _ where he has to manage this whole process, has been a bit of a bind because — process, has been a bit of a bind because they can't in a sense hold a vote over—...
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on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia.resign, and accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from antisemitism. we just can't allow this hatred and anti—semitism to flourish on campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks. those perpetrating the violence should be arrested. i am here today, joining my colleagues, and calling on the president to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. we will keep an eye on the scene in la where a large police presence has moved in. we have reporters at universities across the us. first, the bbc�*s bernd debusmann is at columbia, where he's been looking into claims of antisemitism. jewish students told me they have experienced anti—semitism on campus, a man told me he was assaulted, others said they were fearful of wearing the yarmulke around campus. 0thers yarmulke around campus. others say the incidents are overblown and they fear anti—semitism has been weaponised to shut down the protest. and our los angeles correspondent, emma vardy has been reporti
on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia.resign, and accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from antisemitism. we just can't allow this hatred and anti—semitism to flourish on campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks. those perpetrating the violence should be arrested. i am here today, joining my colleagues, and calling on the president to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. we will keep an eye on the...
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rodney, what you make of the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, going down to mar—a—lago for this presssident is facing two trials on election interference charges. i think you may have muted yourself, rodney. i will ask you to unmute and start again. i will ask you to unmute and start aaain. , ., ~ ., ., ., ., ~' again. i should know how to work the mute button — again. i should know how to work the mute button after _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all of _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all of these - mute button after all of these years — mute button after all of these years i — mute button after all of these years. i apologise. mute button after all of these years. iapologise. i mute button after all of these years. i apologise. i will get back to what— years. i apologise. i will get back to what i— years. i apologise. i will get back to what i was saying. i do not think it is a _ to what i was saying. i do not think it is a surprise to many that the republican speaker of th
rodney, what you make of the speaker of the house, mikejohnson, going down to mar—a—lago for this presssident is facing two trials on election interference charges. i think you may have muted yourself, rodney. i will ask you to unmute and start again. i will ask you to unmute and start aaain. , ., ~ ., ., ., ., ~' again. i should know how to work the mute button — again. i should know how to work the mute button after _ again. i should know how to work the mute button after all _ again. i...
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we saw today the news the speaker of the house mikejohnson released the details of a bill for supportr ukraine. around $61 billion of support. what do you think of this bill? first of all, thank you for having me here today. ukraine is continuing ourfight forfreedom and democratic values. we continue to protect european borders. the united states is one of the biggest supporters and investor in ukrainian economy and in ukrainian defence capacities. we are waiting so much for this draft law in one or other conditions which now are discussed in congress so we will be very grateful if it will be approved on saturday. we are waiting this for so much and especially our guys and girls on the front line. i can imagine you're watching closely, the vote on saturday as well. did you receive any assurances from your conversations on capitol hill from lawmakers who say this will pass? did they tell you that? we have some conversations today. some conversations we will have tomorrow. all of the partners, all the congressmen, have very careful optimism for saturday so we share this optimism and we
we saw today the news the speaker of the house mikejohnson released the details of a bill for supportr ukraine. around $61 billion of support. what do you think of this bill? first of all, thank you for having me here today. ukraine is continuing ourfight forfreedom and democratic values. we continue to protect european borders. the united states is one of the biggest supporters and investor in ukrainian economy and in ukrainian defence capacities. we are waiting so much for this draft law in...
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bipartisan leadership, the speaker of the house mikejohnson, the leaders, they don�*t always agree, they stepped up and did the right thing. and i mean that sincerely, history will remember this time, remember this moment. for all the talk about how dysfunctional things are in washington, when you look over the past three years, we see that time and again in the critical —— on the critical issues we have come together and it has not always been easy but when we decided to rebuild america we did that with a bipartisan system. when it became time to invest in semiconductors and technologies of the future, we did it. and when it came time to stand with ukraine at israel and help the people of gaza, we did that as well. at the end of the day, most of us, whether we are democrats, republicans, independents, believe that america must stand up for what is right, we don�*t walk away from our allies and we stand with them and don�*t let tyrants win, we oppose them, we don�*t merely watch global events unfold, we shape them. that is what it means to be this indispensable nation and the world
bipartisan leadership, the speaker of the house mikejohnson, the leaders, they don�*t always agree, they stepped up and did the right thing. and i mean that sincerely, history will remember this time, remember this moment. for all the talk about how dysfunctional things are in washington, when you look over the past three years, we see that time and again in the critical —— on the critical issues we have come together and it has not always been easy but when we decided to rebuild america...
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the us speaker of the house mikejohnson visited columbia university on wednesday.cused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from what he describes as "virulent antisemitism". much of his speech was drowned out with loud jeering from the students. to all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the state of israel off the map, and attack our innocentjewish students, this simple truth — neither israel nor thejewish students on this campus will ever stand alone. today, hamas issued an endorsement statement of the protesters on this campus, they called them the future leaders of america. it is detestable. all of this has to be said because the cherished traditions of this university have been overtaken right now by radical extremist ideologies. they place a target on the backs ofjewish students in the united states and here on this campus. emma vardy was at the university of los angeles in california. well, protesters here have been in place since about 8am this morning. they've actually just been asked now to disperse. and it seems like this prote
the us speaker of the house mikejohnson visited columbia university on wednesday.cused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from what he describes as "virulent antisemitism". much of his speech was drowned out with loud jeering from the students. to all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the state of israel off the map, and attack our innocentjewish students, this simple truth — neither israel nor thejewish students on this campus will ever stand alone....
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republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stills take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion, with $23 billion, or about a third of that money, used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us, $15.8 billion will be given in security assistance.
republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stills take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion, with $23 billion, or about a third of that money, used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us, $15.8 billion will be given in security assistance.
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republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stillmbers of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us. $15.8 billion will be given in security assistance. $9.5 billion in economic help, in the form of
republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stillmbers of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us. $15.8 billion will be given in security...
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on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia.sign, and accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from antisemitism. we just can't allow this kind of hatred and anti—semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks, those perpetrating the violence should be arrested. i am here todayjoining my colleagues in calling on the president to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to the scales. we have reporters at universities across the us. first, the bbc�*s bernd debusmann is at columbia, where he's been looking into claims of anti—semitism. i'v e i've spoken to some of those jurisdictions and some did tell me they have expressed an thai semitism on campus, one man told me he was assaulted, others say they are fearful of wearing the yarmulke around camas, protest organisation tell me those incidents are overblown and they fear entire semitism as being weaponised to the protest. —— and our los angeles correspondent, emma vardy has been reporting on the demonstrations at the university of
on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia.sign, and accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from antisemitism. we just can't allow this kind of hatred and anti—semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks, those perpetrating the violence should be arrested. i am here todayjoining my colleagues in calling on the president to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to the scales. we have reporters at...
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republican speaker of the house, mikejohnson, had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stillbill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipropetrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed, including an eight—year—old child. president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. for more on the situation in ukraine i spoke to michael bociurkiw — a senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia centre. michael, you were recently in ukraine, where you were based in odesa. we have seen this wave of russian attacks, ukraine losing its positions on the front
republican speaker of the house, mikejohnson, had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stillbill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipropetrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed, including an eight—year—old child. president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more...
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republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still party, the bill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipro—petrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed — including an 8—year—old child. president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. and on the heels of fresh russian strikes and just before that key vote on us aid to ukraine — i spoke with melinda haring, a senior advisor at razom for ukraine, a nonprofit human rights organization supporting ukraine. i want to start off by talking about how mikejohn
republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still party, the bill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipro—petrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed — including an 8—year—old child. president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that...
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republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stillaces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us. $15.8 billion will be given in security assistance. $9.5 billion in economic help, in the form of "forgiveable loans" that the us president is authorized to set the terms of and given the power to cancel. and a much smaller measure includes $481 million that will be used to help ukrainians resettle into new neighbourhoods and pay for emergency housing. once the bill is finalized, it would take less than a week for some of the weapons to reach the battlefield. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital
republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it stillaces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us. $15.8 billion will be...
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and, of course, a lot of this was also on the speaker of this was also on the speaker of the house ofjohnson, who ended up in the end pushing the vote through after many months where you had a lot of republicans you know, i mean, not a lot but a significant number of them is resisting. that's right. he had a change of heart, i think it's worth mentioning. fauma president donald trump gave him a vote of confidence. mrtrump donald trump gave him a vote of confidence. mr trump has not said much about the bill so far, i suspect he has got biggerfish to fry far, i suspect he has got bigger fish to fry at the moment with his first criminal trial under way in new york, but we will see what happens to the speaker because there are members of the republican party, more to the far right, who are furious at what happened. you saw report congresswoman marjorie taylor greene threatening to now oust him. whether or not it happens, we will see but remember it's an election year so do the republicans want more chaos this year, as we saw at the time when kevin mccarthy was ousted? but it was a big mov
and, of course, a lot of this was also on the speaker of this was also on the speaker of the house ofjohnson, who ended up in the end pushing the vote through after many months where you had a lot of republicans you know, i mean, not a lot but a significant number of them is resisting. that's right. he had a change of heart, i think it's worth mentioning. fauma president donald trump gave him a vote of confidence. mrtrump donald trump gave him a vote of confidence. mr trump has not said much...
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party.images a night. scientists hope to use it to study dark matter and the distribution of galaxies. in exactly two weeks�* time, we�*ll be raking over the results of the local and mayoral elections in england, and the police and crime commissioner vote in wales, for what they might tell us about the coming general election. there are 11 mayoral contests taking place from london to liverpool and beyond. tees valley is currently held by a conservative mayor — but the result there is likely to be significant for the two men vying to be prime minister. newsnight�*s nicholas watt reports from tees valley.
the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party.images a night. scientists hope to use it to study dark matter and the distribution of galaxies. in exactly two weeks�* time, we�*ll be raking over the results of the local and mayoral elections in england, and the police and crime commissioner vote in wales, for what they might tell us about the coming general election. there are 11 mayoral contests taking place from london to liverpool and...
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party.nd take a look at what's on the show. definitely a big advantage compared to petrol and diesel. obviously the environmental benefits are that on the high—mileage driver, but i have to admit it's been a frustrating experience with public charging. yep, love them or hate them, it is the electric vehicle revolution. but is the boom time over? as generous government subsidies end and electricity...
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the speaker of the house of representatives, mikejohnson, who's a republican, had this message for theued an endorsement statement of the protesters on this campus. they called them the future leaders of america. it is detestable. all of this has to be said because the cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. it places a target on the backs ofjewish students. ryan chandler is a reporter with kxan news in texas. he's been reporting on the protests at the university of texas in austin. it has been a very tense week here in austin and truly at university campuses across the country but what we saw here at ut�*s campus was extraordinary, it was unlike anything i have seen, i have covered my fair share of protests and spent four years as a student myself at ut and this was truly unprecedented. the morning of wednesday, they were about 200 students who gathered for a peaceful protest, and they were met with an extraordinary police presence, the state sending in troopers in riot gear that were heavily armed to disperse the studen
the speaker of the house of representatives, mikejohnson, who's a republican, had this message for theued an endorsement statement of the protesters on this campus. they called them the future leaders of america. it is detestable. all of this has to be said because the cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. it places a target on the backs ofjewish students. ryan chandler is a reporter with kxan news in texas. he's been reporting...
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after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally move ahead with a vote on an aid package for ukraine — along with several other bills, including funding for israel and the indo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor, amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. the bills are something house republican french hill would support, saying they're in america's national security. isa is a fundamental tenet to improve national security. i
after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally move ahead with a vote on an aid package for ukraine — along with several other bills, including funding for israel and the indo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor, amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional...
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north carolina stop at the house speaker there, mikejohnson, house speaker there, mike johnson, visitingeen him some of the republican representative behind him, a0 new york, i can see cumbersome and lawler there from new york state. also covers woman from staten island. he had fairly stern words for the president of columbia university, who formerly served as the deputy governor of the bank of england. she has been the president for a few years now but is under immense pressure to do with the scenes you see outside one of the main faculties there in new york. 0ur panel have been standby patiently waiting for us. i mean throw it to you first of all, ivo — what do you make of the politicians weighing in on this? what unique of what we have seen today across the country? i what we have seen today across the count ? ., �* ~' what we have seen today across the count ? ., �* ~ , , ., country? i don't think this is a time where — country? i don't think this is a time where we _ country? i don't think this is a time where we want - country? i don't think this is a time where we want to - countr
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party.lows an outcry about the scottish government's decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. with more on this is catriona renton. if we can start off first with, what if we can start off first with, what is the policy that was stitched
the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party.lows an outcry about the scottish government's decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. with more on this is catriona renton. if we can start off first with, what if we can start off first with, what is...
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party. now on bbc news... it's talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. definitely a big advantage compared to petrol and diesel. obviously the environmental benefits are that on the high—mileage driver, but i have to admit it's been a frustrating experience with public charging. yep, love them or hate them, it is the electric vehicle revolution. but is the boom time over? as generous government subsidies end and electricity prices surge, sales of evs are slowing around the world. so what can governments and carmakers do to recharge consumers�* interest? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these three. there they are, the boss of the organisation working to make charging evs easier. a global ev battery expert and the state secretary for the norwegian ministry of transport, who explains just how norway has become a super player in the electric vehicle market. also on th
the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party. now on bbc news... it's talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. definitely a big advantage compared to petrol and diesel. obviously the environmental benefits are that on the high—mileage driver, but i have to admit it's been a frustrating experience with public charging. yep,...
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. new york city police say a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the courthouse where donald trump is being tried. maxwell azzarello had recently arrived from florida. now on bbc news it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers — and, well, for me — it's what travel�*s all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this — it's called the deutschlandticket. it costs me a9 euros a month and it allows me almost unlimited use of the country's regional public transport network. it was a cost—of—living measure introduced in 2023,
the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. new york city police say a man has died after setting himself on fire outside the courthouse where donald trump is being tried. maxwell azzarello had recently arrived from florida. now on bbc news it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers...
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of the house, who was ousted by his own party members — but at the same time, mikejohnson, in their viewon, in their view, did the right thing on these aid packages to israel and gaza, ukraine, and taiwan and gaza, ukraine, and taiwan and the pacific more broadly. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn our attention to the maul dvds —— to the maldives now. the house had been dominated by the pro—india democratic party. some saw saturday's test as a test of the plan for closer economic co—operation with china. since the september election, mr muizzu has been trying to send home a smaller garrison of 89 indians stationed in the archipelago. to ecuador: the national prison agency says they are trying to establish who's behind the death of a prison director who died on sunday. his death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drug gangs. measures include an expansion of military and police powers that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police.
of the house, who was ousted by his own party members — but at the same time, mikejohnson, in their viewon, in their view, did the right thing on these aid packages to israel and gaza, ukraine, and taiwan and gaza, ukraine, and taiwan and the pacific more broadly. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn our attention to the maul dvds —— to the maldives now. the house had been dominated by the pro—india democratic party. some saw...
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looking at this politically in the us, it's clear the house speaker mikejohnson had speaker mike johnsonkejohnson had something of a change of heart and he became a supporter of the bill. what do we make of the bill. what do we make of the fact that a majority of republicans in the house of representatives voted today against aid for ukraine? it is significant. _ against aid for ukraine? it is significant, more _ against aid for ukraine? it 3 significant, more republicans opposed the bill then supported it. i'd say this is not your father's party of ronald reagan, and i would be the shorthand. as a couple of amendments offered, one was offered by marjorie taylor greene who had been a thorn in the side if i'm being polite in speakers of the house, she offered an amended that would zero out the funding for ukraine, that failed on a vote of 71 to 351 but the republican from florida introduced another one that stripped out some of the non—military assistance, that got more support among republicans filling on a vote of 154- 272, republicans filling on a vote of 15a— 272, so you have a majori
looking at this politically in the us, it's clear the house speaker mikejohnson had speaker mike johnsonkejohnson had something of a change of heart and he became a supporter of the bill. what do we make of the bill. what do we make of the fact that a majority of republicans in the house of representatives voted today against aid for ukraine? it is significant. _ against aid for ukraine? it is significant, more _ against aid for ukraine? it 3 significant, more republicans opposed the bill then...
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what you make of that? all eyes are on house speaker mikejohnson right now.is bill on the floor. if you put the ukraine bill on the floor, it passes. it is game over, and he is refusing to do it. congress came back in session today and we have seen that schedule and ukraine aid is not scheduled to be debated this week. i think markjohnson is trying to play the clock down so this week congress is focused — # and the rumour in town is that mikejohnson will find another mike johnson will find another issue mikejohnson will find another issue to delay the bill again and again animal this goes on the more difficult it will be to pass ukraine aid.- the more difficult it will be to pass ukraine aid. you talk about running _ to pass ukraine aid. you talk about running down - to pass ukraine aid. you talk about running down the - to pass ukraine aid. you talk. about running down the clock. is there a pathway to which you see this being accomplished during this administration and this congress?— during this administration and this congress? yes, i think the month of— t
what you make of that? all eyes are on house speaker mikejohnson right now.is bill on the floor. if you put the ukraine bill on the floor, it passes. it is game over, and he is refusing to do it. congress came back in session today and we have seen that schedule and ukraine aid is not scheduled to be debated this week. i think markjohnson is trying to play the clock down so this week congress is focused — # and the rumour in town is that mikejohnson will find another mike johnson will find...
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in washington the house speaker mikejohnson is planning a crackdown on the protest movement which heng anti—semitism across the country. he is demanding greater clarity from the white house. columbia is out of control. in the last several hours, overnight, i think, they overtook a campus building, they're occupying a building there. they are unable to operate the university at a time when the students are preparing for their final exams. it's unfair, its unright, it's unsafe at stop stop. so we got to the police to come in to take care of it. it's unfair, its unright, it's unsafe and it must stop. so we got to the police to come in to take care of it. if they are unable then we need the national guard, we have to have control of campuses. one of the lead negotiators at columbia university has confirmed to the bbc he has been suspended. mahmoud khalil — a palestinian student from syria — said he had been working with administrators and protestors to try and find common ground and meet the student demands. he's been speaking to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal in new york. i
in washington the house speaker mikejohnson is planning a crackdown on the protest movement which heng anti—semitism across the country. he is demanding greater clarity from the white house. columbia is out of control. in the last several hours, overnight, i think, they overtook a campus building, they're occupying a building there. they are unable to operate the university at a time when the students are preparing for their final exams. it's unfair, its unright, it's unsafe at stop stop. so...
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speaking alongside us, house speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president says that he is readynd. i'm testifying, i tell the truth. i mean, all i can do is tell the truth. and the truth is that there's no case. they have no case. and again, you have to read the scholars, read all of the legal scholars. i haven't seen one legal scholar that said this is a case. and in fact, even you people said, oh, gee, that's too bad, this is the first one. all of them are scams. they're all about election interference. it could be a tense trial, mr trump has expressed his hatred for manhattan supreme courtjustice juan merchan, who is overseeing the trial, and that resulted in a gag order against donald trump in late march, barring him from making public statements about court staff, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in the district attorney's office or even their families. but on saturday, donald trump attacked his former attorney, michael cohen. mr cohen is expected to be the prosecution's star witness. and other key witnesses include former media executive david pecker, who helped cover up the
speaking alongside us, house speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president says that he is readynd. i'm testifying, i tell the truth. i mean, all i can do is tell the truth. and the truth is that there's no case. they have no case. and again, you have to read the scholars, read all of the legal scholars. i haven't seen one legal scholar that said this is a case. and in fact, even you people said, oh, gee, that's too bad, this is the first one. all of them are scams. they're all about...
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democrats in the house voted with the republican speaker, mikejohnson, in orderto get this bill to theunusual and i think that shows the significance of this piece of legislation. many people here are calling it a critical turning point in history. congressmen and women have been urged to put their party differences aside and do the right thing for the ukrainians, because this is a key us ally, a critical partner in the region fighting off this russian invasion. this will be a crucial moment in congress a little bit later today. it moment in congress a little bit later today-— later today. it wasn't 'ust the ukrainian * later today. it wasn't 'ust the ukrainian aid * later today. it wasn't 'ust the ukrainian aid that h later today. it wasn't just the ukrainian aid that was - later today. it wasn't just the ukrainian aid that was held i later today. it wasn't just the i ukrainian aid that was held up. there has also been aid for israel that should now pass as well. that was controversial in itself, wasn't it? , , , ., �* was controversial in itself, wasn't it? , , �* ”~ ~ it? yes, this
democrats in the house voted with the republican speaker, mikejohnson, in orderto get this bill to theunusual and i think that shows the significance of this piece of legislation. many people here are calling it a critical turning point in history. congressmen and women have been urged to put their party differences aside and do the right thing for the ukrainians, because this is a key us ally, a critical partner in the region fighting off this russian invasion. this will be a crucial moment in...
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson still faces some resistance from the right of his party. members of the scottish green party are to be given a vote on whether to continue its power—sharing agreement with the snp. it follows an outcry about the scottish government's decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. with more on this is catriona renton. if we can start off first with, what if we can start off first with, what is the policy that was stitched during the week that has and did some of the green party. the green -a some of the green party. the green party share — some of the green party. the green party share power— some of the green party. the green party share power with _ some of the green party. the green party share power with the - some of the green party. the green party share power with the snp - some of the green party. the green party share power with the snp and | p
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, speaker mikejohnson, few weeks, speaker mike johnson, house representative it had few weeks, speakera lot of politics around the encampment and as you mentioned it is to other colleges across the country. notably not only larger ivory league schools where a history of these protests but smaller schools that have less of a tradition of this sort of pushback, especially around issues like palestine and gaza. you have indiana university and emory university, and the university of austin in texas, so interesting to see how it spreading, in europe as well, the fashion school of technology has an encampment, so they bite it, new schools arejoining, so encampment, so they bite it, new schools are joining, so curious to see if anyone else occupies a building or do what columbia did last night postop interesting that hamilton hall was the billing occupied, because it was during the vietnam process as well —— vietnam process as well. vietnam process as well -- vietnam process as well-— process as well. protest. thank you for “oininu process as well. protest. thank you forjoining us— process as
, speaker mikejohnson, few weeks, speaker mike johnson, house representative it had few weeks, speakera lot of politics around the encampment and as you mentioned it is to other colleges across the country. notably not only larger ivory league schools where a history of these protests but smaller schools that have less of a tradition of this sort of pushback, especially around issues like palestine and gaza. you have indiana university and emory university, and the university of austin in...
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i want to come back to you, rodney, one more question on mikejohnson the speaker of the house visitingtive items including the foreign intelligence act that passed renewing today, but also more aid for ukraine.— aid for ukraine. how much influence _ aid for ukraine. how much influence do _ aid for ukraine. how much influence do think - aid for ukraine. how much influence do think the - aid for ukraine. how much i influence do think the former president has on some of these decisions? _ president has on some of these decisions? i think he has a tremendous amount of influence. he is— tremendous amount of influence. he is going to be the republican nominee and there are issues that he is very voice _ are issues that he is very voice for— are issues that he is very voice for us on. but the issue of foreign intelligence has split— of foreign intelligence has split republicans for a very long — split republicans for a very long time. i remembervoting against — long time. i remembervoting against the reforms because i had similar reforms to limit concerns— had similar reforms to limit concern
i want to come back to you, rodney, one more question on mikejohnson the speaker of the house visitingtive items including the foreign intelligence act that passed renewing today, but also more aid for ukraine.— aid for ukraine. how much influence _ aid for ukraine. how much influence do _ aid for ukraine. how much influence do think - aid for ukraine. how much influence do think the - aid for ukraine. how much i influence do think the former president has on some of these decisions? _...
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after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally vote on an aid package for ukrainendo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor — amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. us presidentjoe biden has signalled his �*strong support�* for the ukraine bill — saying it will �*send a message to the world�*. meanwhile, on wednesday, a russian missile attack
after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally vote on an aid package for ukrainendo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor — amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us...
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speaking alongside us house speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president said he's ready tond all i can do is tell the truth and the truth is they have no case, and again, you have no case, and again, you have to read the scholars, all of the legal scholars. i haven't seen one legal scholar that says this is a case and even new people said it was too bad this is the first one. all of them are scams. they are all about election interference. it could be a tense trial. mr trump has expressed his hatred for manhattan supreme courtjustice juan merchan who is overseeing the trial. that resulted in a gag order against mr trump in late march, barring him from making public statements about court staff, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in the district attorney's office — or theirfamilies. yet — on saturday, donald trump attacked his former attorney, michael cohen. mr cohen is expected to be the prosecution's star witness. trump s press secretary during the 2020 presidential campaign — hope hicks. she could shed light on what was happening inside the political operation in the final wee
speaking alongside us house speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president said he's ready tond all i can do is tell the truth and the truth is they have no case, and again, you have no case, and again, you have to read the scholars, all of the legal scholars. i haven't seen one legal scholar that says this is a case and even new people said it was too bad this is the first one. all of them are scams. they are all about election interference. it could be a tense trial. mr trump has...
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twat is the question and one of the reasons why for many weeks we saw speaker mikejohnson try to puntaid to ukraine to the house of lords, there are several hardliners in his conference, chief among them marjorie taylor greene, the far—right lawmaker from georgia who threatened and said if you allow a vote on to ukraine before forcing present widened to swallow some harsh and sigh immigration measures, we will move to depose you from the top post just like the move to depose you from the top postjust like the deposed kevin mccarthy last fall. they did not move to do that shortly after the final passage in the house on the aid package to ukraine, it is a threat they continue to dangle over his head but what we heard from a lot of even conservative republicans in the house is that following the drama and chaos that followed kevin mccarthy must make us thing that they do not have much of an appetite to do that again, particularly months before the november elections.— november elections. briefly, joe biden _ november elections. briefly, joe biden said _ november elections. briefly, joe b
twat is the question and one of the reasons why for many weeks we saw speaker mikejohnson try to puntaid to ukraine to the house of lords, there are several hardliners in his conference, chief among them marjorie taylor greene, the far—right lawmaker from georgia who threatened and said if you allow a vote on to ukraine before forcing present widened to swallow some harsh and sigh immigration measures, we will move to depose you from the top post just like the move to depose you from the top...
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after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally move ahead with a vote on an aidral other bills, including funding for israel and the indo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. the bills are something house republican french hill would support, saying they're in america's national security. it's a fundamental tenet to improve national security. i would rather have training dollars for 71—year—olds
after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally move ahead with a vote on an aidral other bills, including funding for israel and the indo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for...
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speaker mikejohnson, for the decision".ys that keeps history on the right track. he talks about democracy and freedom always having global significance and will never fail as long as america helps to protect it. and a slight reagan quote where he says, "just peace and security can only be attained through strength," he hopes, he says, the bill will make it to president biden's desk and he signs off by saying, "thank you, america". so this is a long—awaited moment, i think the past six months where ukraine has had to sort of look increasingly inward when it's come to fighting on the ground, when it's come to manufacturing weapons domestically, because increasingly america's help has waned. i don't think it's been helped by a lack of military progress on the battlefield, but it's been a sort of deadly cycle for ukraine, where after the failed counter—offensive last year, president zelensky was denied that crucial bargaining chip when it came to western allies to say, look, look at what progress i can make with your help, keep
speaker mikejohnson, for the decision".ys that keeps history on the right track. he talks about democracy and freedom always having global significance and will never fail as long as america helps to protect it. and a slight reagan quote where he says, "just peace and security can only be attained through strength," he hopes, he says, the bill will make it to president biden's desk and he signs off by saying, "thank you, america". so this is a long—awaited moment, i...
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the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, who's long blocked the aid, still faces some resistance fromak to yuriy gorodnichenko, professor of economics at the university of california, berkeley. welcome to bbc news. do you think that this is finally going to get through congress, we talked to you about this for months now. i we talked to you about this for months now.— months now. i think it is likely to _ months now. i think it is likely to happen, - months now. i think it is likely to happen, surely| months now. i think it is . likely to happen, surely and months now. i think it is - likely to happen, surely and to remind our viewers that when winston churchill was asking roosevelt what happens during world war ii he said america will try everything else and everything else has been tried. they will do the right thing. all of this comes after months of appeals for that funding from volodymyr zelensky who says it is absolutely vital. it is absolutely vital and i want to remind it is not only about weapons, it is also about economic aid. the ukrainian economy is very much affected ljy
the republican house speaker, mikejohnson, who's long blocked the aid, still faces some resistance fromak to yuriy gorodnichenko, professor of economics at the university of california, berkeley. welcome to bbc news. do you think that this is finally going to get through congress, we talked to you about this for months now. i we talked to you about this for months now.— months now. i think it is likely to _ months now. i think it is likely to happen, - months now. i think it is likely to...
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after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally vote on an aid package for ukraine, along with several other bills, including funding for israel and the indo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor — amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. us presidentjoe biden has signalled his �*strong support�* for the ukraine bill — saying it will �*send a message to the world'. meanwhile, on wednesday, a russian missile attack killed at least 17 people, in the northern ukrainian city of chernihiv, while more than 70 others were injured. and — president zelensky, has again called for ukraine to get the same international military support, as israel. our correspondent on the ground, james waterhouse, has more. it has been a day of chaos in chernihiv wh
after months of stalling, the us house of representatives will finally vote on an aid package for ukraine, along with several other bills, including funding for israel and the indo—pacific. house speaker mikejohnson had delayed bringing legislation to the house floor — amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26...
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but the house speaker, republican mikejohnson felt differently, essentially putting his job on the linethe bill approved. it's an old military adage but we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops, and i think this is an important moment, an important opportunity to make that decision. ukraine says it desperately needs help to push back russian troops. the us is already the largest provider of military and humanitarian aid to ukraine, sending over $74 billion in the first two years of the war. this new bill provides more than 60 billion, including money to replenish stocks. almost 1a billion will be used by advanced weapons and defence articles. the passing of this bill is a major bipartisan moment, something you just don't often see in washington. the next step is for it to get through the senate next week, which won't be too difficult because it's democrat—controlled. president biden will then sign it into law. the house will be in order. russia has described this as direct support for terrorist activities. but president biden said it was import
but the house speaker, republican mikejohnson felt differently, essentially putting his job on the linethe bill approved. it's an old military adage but we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops, and i think this is an important moment, an important opportunity to make that decision. ukraine says it desperately needs help to push back russian troops. the us is already the largest provider of military and humanitarian aid to ukraine, sending over $74...
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republican house speaker, mikejohnson, hasn't let the ukraine aid issue to be debated in the house oft for foreign politicians to tell legislators in another country what to do, but he urged congress to see the funding released. i think it is absolutely in the interests of us security that putin fails in his illegal invasion. i think it's good for us jobs that we continue to back ukraine with the weapons that they need. and i think, in terms of how the united states and the united kingdom as allies is seen around the world, there will be people in tehran and pyongyang, and beijing looking at how we stand by our allies, how we help them, how we stop this illegal and unprovoked aggression, and working out whether we are committed, whether we're prepared to see it through. mr blinken said they had also discussed ways to prevent the transfer of weapons to russia, particularly from china and north korea. this is an ongoing challenge, and we see weapons, we also see technologies to support the defence industrial base in russia coming from north korea, from iran, from china. this is an area
republican house speaker, mikejohnson, hasn't let the ukraine aid issue to be debated in the house oft for foreign politicians to tell legislators in another country what to do, but he urged congress to see the funding released. i think it is absolutely in the interests of us security that putin fails in his illegal invasion. i think it's good for us jobs that we continue to back ukraine with the weapons that they need. and i think, in terms of how the united states and the united kingdom as...