remember, there is a bilateral deal in place between the us and mexico, but that still needs to be approved by congress the us that congress is not very happy with the deal being bilateral. so i think, really, you might see the time dragging on possibly until march of next year. at that point it would really need to come down to canada deciding whether or not it wants a bilateral deal, if congress is ok with that, or if it wants out. i think realistically we are looking at next spring as being the absolute deadline. that, a game, is conditional on whether or not the american congress will even agree to a bilateral deal at all. if we are talking about next spring, if you are correct about that, we have a new government over in mexico, does that undo all the work that has already been done? mexico really bent over to make sure this might happen, this deal. i don't think so. like ink developments in mexico are inconsequential at this point, because mexico has agreed in principle to this text, which a p pa re ntly principle to this text, which apparently we are seeing on friday, we are going to see what th

us. it's congress. >> well, i think a lot of people would agree that congress is not debating the questions of the day. the argument to go on in congress are both partisan in nature, or, punted away from decisions being made by people in congress. and, his assertion is that more and more, we are asking the supreme court nominee to be sort of a quasi-legislative body which it is not designed to be. i think that's at the core of it. if congress would do its job and allow the judicial branch to decide constitutional issues and other things, we would probably all be in a better place. >> before we let you go, what did you think of kavanaugh's overall demeanor ? he did really have to kind of sit there as these legislators sort of let him have it, if you will. and then he gave this opening statement, his remarks. what did you think about what he said? >> it had to be a long day for

awaiting pompei on islamabad is pakistan's new prime minister imran khan an outspoken critic of the us congress said to receive bad news ahead of the visit the u.s. announced. it's cancelling another three hundred million dollars in aid on top of the five hundred million already cut earlier this year. the aid was meant to compensate pakistan for its efforts to fight terrorists on its own soil but the u.s. says pakistan has been dragging its feet previous presidents have always hoped they could turn around pakistan's behavior but i think we trump we're finally seeing a disillusionment sinking and a sense of conviction amongst congress amongst the administration the white house that it's too late we simply have to now use more sticks because the carrots just haven't worked bewas accuses pakistan of letting armed groups operate within its territory especially in the tribal areas in the northwest of the country on the border to afghanistan there the country is said to be providing a safe haven for terrorists like the kani network a terrorist group responsible for some of afghanistan's most deadly a

the us congress continues to insist on considering the palestine liberation organization which is a good night is as the sole legitimate representative of the palestinian people by the overwhelming majority of countries of the word including israel. as a terrorist organization. and by the way the p.l.o. is a good night by israel however the u.s. congress claims that the below is a terrorist organization at a time when the state of palestine cooperates with the majority of countries of the word including the united states to combat terrorism. then why is this animosity against the palestinian people who are suffering under the york of an occupation duty supported by the united states we would like to tell them. our positions are firm and clear for all to see and we challenge we challenge you if we have committed a single mistake in our long journey however the congress comes out of the blue to say that the p.l.o. is a terrorist organization how come. for years we have affirmed our readiness to the u.s. administration to establish a palestinian american committee to examine the political a

the kaleidoscope changes. -- everyone is a resource to all of us in the congress. we respect the people who sent all of us here on both sides of the aisle. and want to have the fullest vitality of thinking. but also to be able to have our solutions unifying and not dividing of the country. when i have -- when our caucus has sent members to any tables my instruction is be agnostic, wherever a good idea comes from, right, left, center, wherever, if it's going to grow the economy, creating good-paying jobs, reduces the national debt, we're open to that. you know the values of our caucus. but that doesn't mean that we will just oppose something because we considered the source of it. we're here for the people. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the house comes in for legislative business at noon eastern. before that, we'll take you to the weekly briefing with house speaker paul d. ryan. expected in a

everybody -- everyone is a resource to all of us in the congress. we respect the people who sent all of us here on both sides of the aisle. and want to have the fullest vitality of thinking. but also to be able to have our solutions unifying and not dividing of the country. when our caucus has sent members to any tables that budget, my instruction is be agnostic, wherever a good idea comes from, right, left, center, wherever, if it's going to grow the economy, creating good-paying jobs, reduces the national debt, we're open to that. you know the values of our caucus. but that doesn't mean that we will just oppose something because we considered the source of it. we're here for the people. thank you. announcer: on friday, the house will consider a bill about immigrant deportation. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern. and c-span2 will have live coverage of brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. and on c-span3, a hearing on water infrastructure. that starts at 9:00 eastern. on q&a,r: sunday night zachary would talks about his and growing upd, in a tro

to meet us the mezz they say the they are confident that negotiating objectives approved by the us congress will prevent mr trump from completing a revision that leaves canada behind on wednesday mr trump complained of high canadian terrace yet again and threaten to tax imported canadian cars he also claimed he had rejected a request for personal meeting from canadian print my prime minister justin trudeau due to terrorist a spokesperson denied mr trump's claim of a meeting request. and last week the united states imposed two hundred billion dollars worth of tariffs on chinese goods coming into the u.s. then for good measure the u.s. placed economic sanctions upon china's military for purchasing russian military equipment russia of course has economic sanctions placed upon the nation by the u.s. an air go others that do business with those sanctions like russia may have sanctions placed upon them that is the case in this circumstance but the matter gets murky and muddy and quick here to help us sort all out is pentagon official former pentagon official michael maloof michael so good to see

the military‘s proposal has to be approved by the us congress. admitted that an airstrike which killed dozens of people on a bus last month was not militarilyjustified. more than a0 children were killed in the strike in a market in northern saada province. the coalition said those responsible for the attack should be held accountable. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the old man and the sea. we'll tell you about a record—breaking world war two veteran who wants to head underwater. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a l

the military‘s proposal has to be approved by the us congress. through yangon to demand press freedom and the release of two reuters journalists who are currently on trial. the two men have been accused of violating a state secrets law while investigating the killing of rohingya muslims. they deny the charges. a court in yangon is expected to announce its verdict in their case on monday. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, children's favourite thomas the tank engine gets a global makeover with help from the united nations. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning

the us congress is very concerned about this and as a matter of fa ct, concerned about this and as afact, i was recently in iraq and i can tell you that the iranians are using all of the elements, all the tools at their disposal to try and influence the relation of the next iraqi government. the revolutionary guards are making deals with iraqi politicians, they are making threats, and so the iranians have a lot to say about their own role as supporters of proxies who are terrorists in the middle east, yet what we heard today from president rouhani, you would think that it is the united states that is the supporter of terrorism. citing needs to be definitely a reality check. let's try and be evenhanded about this. it depends of course on your political view and where you are in the world. but when it you president trump describes iran's leaders are sowing chaos and destruction, he says they do not respect their neighbours, at their sovereignty or the borders, there are many people in the world who would see that as a description of america's foreign policy. no, indeed, buti descriptio

nebraska's ben sands uses kavanagh to slam congress. >> the legislature is weak. >> but is he about to quit the republican party? senator sass is next. >>> and the stakes for the midterm elections get higher -- >> and they want to impeach him. >> is the president right to worry? the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee mark warner is here live. >> hello, i'm jake tapper in washington where the white house is full of drama, while trump hunts down that roeg white house dpish official. and drama on the campaign trail with president obama's high octane, unprecedented 2018 debut. fewer than 60 days out for the

congress is a 19th century institution using 20th-century tools. the goal is to bring congress into the 21st century. i have made a goal to lead that change. wo years ago my team, we embarked on a value project. we came together, we have mbarked on a commitment. to a set of values that we live by every day in my office. having fun while we serve, and serve represents seek excellence, everybody matters. responsibly own it. vigilant integrity and embrace change. i think that is the reason i am here today accepting this particular award. that is to be innovative and free think the way we do things. we take pride on capitol hill being a start up office. it looks more like a start up that any congressional office you have visited. it is to create an environment fostering creativity. and an innovative approach. we have a chalkboard wall and bright walls. we also overhaul the website to be more responsive, more modern. and also measure what is coming into the office. intranet for some conferences so we could improve communication internally. we use tools,

us. >> thanks, john. >> dickerson: we turn now to south carolina republican congress congressman tray gowdy he joins us this morning from greenville, south carolina, good morning, congressman. >> good morning, john. >> this hearing that is going to happen this week in the senate judiciary committee, you've chaired some high profile, politically charged hearings what are the risks involved? >> there's a risk to either side not perceived as being fair. i've never -- i've been in lots of sex assault cases but not since i've been in congress. you have got to be fair to witness, give the witness an opportunity to fully answer the question. you need to he is skew these five minute increments that we use in congress. five minutes is not long enough for anyone to appropriately question either dr. ford or judge kavanaugh. i am confident judge -- senator grassley, chairman grassley will run this in a respectful way. but the american people regard less of whether you're republican or democrat expect these witnesses to be treated fairly and i'm confident they will be. >> one of the questions that christine blasey

it seems the american people and all of us in congress should know. i would hope that our republican colleagues and our public both requires, demands that we examine the helsinki event closely and if not this body, the american people regret not doing so and history will so recorded and i thank him for his amendment, i yield back other members seeking recognition. congresswoman torres. >> thank you. chairman royce, hr 17. [audio lost] i want to thank royce and engels for bringing it before this committee. hr 1017 would force the administration to turn over documents related to the july 16 meeting that took place between president trump and vladimir putin in helsinki. as i recall, democrats were not the only ones with very serious questions about that meeting or concerns. as i recall, many of my republican colleagues were shocked at the fact that president trump would meet with putin with no staff and shocked by the bizarre spectacle of a joint conference in which president trump treated putinlike a friend, not the adversary that he is . he is not our

organizations sanctions on hezbollah's criminal networks and it requires the administration to report to us congress on hezbollah's activities, which can serve as a basis for applying penalties to hezbollah. insome sum, mr. speaker, this legislation -- in sum, mr. speaker, this legislation is an ex -- is an important expansion of our efforts to take aim at hezbollah, to take aim at its enablers and to take aim at its state sponsor, iran. i urge my colleagues to support this effort, to ensure that the united states continues to have the tools to respond to the threats caused by hezbollah. and with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this measure. and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: let me first thank our chairman on the foreign affairs committee, ed royce, who has done great work to get this bill to the finish line. i want to especially thank my dear friend and colleague, ilea

so when f he talks about sort of using congress and wanting congress to protect him, it's sort of, it's part in parcel of this larger theme of him not being able to understand he's not just donald trump anymore. he's the president. >> liable laws are a function of state laws. always this constant push and pull where he throws around legal terms and legal concepts on things that don't apply. it's just, it's kind of confounding. i think he uses it as authority or something that's sort of adding some gravitas on things that have no applicability whatsoever. >> you would think he would be well briefed abl liable laws in the united states, what treason means, but throwing out all these ideas apashtly because he's seething not only because of this op-ed in "the new york times", but also the bob woodward book that's about to come out. i take it east still upset about the very extraordinary funeral for john mccain. >> that's right. it's been a difficult week or so in the world of donald trump from his perspective. he feels and there have been other points where this has been the case. it's sort

congress. and this has been a puzzle to many of us. you're a highly respected member of your caucus. you were mentioned as a potential speaker. at one point. and so i'm puzzled why you want to leave the congress at this stage. now granted, your time as chairman of the house financial services committee ends, naturally, by house rules or republican rules. but why do you want to leave congress entirely? mr. hensarling: before i address that if i could just thank you or the invitation. milton friedman didn't get it wrong, i had to speak, so i didn't get a free lunch. the rest of you enjoy your lunch. as a member of congress i'm used to speaking and having no one listen to anything i say so ensquoy your lunch. to answer your question, i think more people should be asking the question, why are you leaving but why did you stay so long? probably is the more appropriate question to ask. so yes, i am term limited as chairman of the house financial services committee, and it's hard for people in this town to believe it, but a lot of us do have families and for those of us who have families back

election here in the united states that could stand to change control of one or both houses of the us congressm the republicans to the democrats. and this stands to be a potentially major issue in that campaign, especially among democratic voters who are particularly energised going into those midterms. but more broadly, it is also important to think about what affect this process has had on how americans view the supreme court and whether they see it as a legitimate institution. it is an institution whose power comes from being seen as legitimate, that its decisions are the law of the land. and we are standing on the possibility that some large number of americans, ifjudge kavanaugh becomes justice kava nagh, of americans, ifjudge kavanaugh becomes justice kavanagh, will really see the court as an illegitimate body because they don't trust the process that got him on the court. these dramatic hearings, though, yes, they have been fought over between party politicians, but they have also brought out this whole question of whether people who may have carried out sexual abuse in the past should

congress. he was talking to us about what was going on at the time of the crisis and said that he was told and i assume others in congress might have been told that the government was so worried that the death of the crisis was having on people that they were actually considering cordoning off washington with the truth. is that -- you are looking at me as though it is crazy and i thought it was crazy at the time. but have you ever heard me -- heard anything like that from the administration? >> the short answer is no. i was a child in the 60s and don't recall if the capital had to be protected let -- protected in that turbulent time. the war between the states. i never heard that. i would hope that would be rather far-fetched and so i think to some extent peter, i am convinced that in many respects the indecisiveness and changing the game plan constantly helped exacerbate the panic in the first place. and so that kind of thinking -- i was not privy to it. i was a junior member and also being in the congressional minority at the time i assure you a lot of information didn't flow to us. i would b

congress. it has been an incredible pleasure to work with him. he has been able to get us on a track for a two-year wrda cycle. he's been a very fair, bipartisan chairman. i remember when i first came to the congress, i told him of my interest to join the committee, i think he got right up in my face in a very intimidating manner and said, are you going to do what i say? i very sheepishly said, when you're right. he really has been a great chairman to work with and really been very fair on policy. i think we're going to see incredible reforms and i'm very excited to see implementation of this legislation, of f.a.a. legislation, disaster recovery. of course the fast act. and many other bills that are going to be an important part of his legacy. but most importantly, affect the lives of every american. so he's going to have an important legacy and i do appreciate the opportunity to work with him. if no other members have anything else to add, then the committee stands adjourned. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption

ben sasse uses the hearings to slam congress. >> the legislature is impotent and weak. >> reporter: he is about to plit the republican party? >> gloves off. >> these are dangerous times. >> as the stakes for the midterm elections get higher. >> we want to impeach him. they say it's your fault because you didn't get out to vote. >> is the president right? mark warner is here live. >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is full of drama. drama in the white house. the president raging over that rogue anonymous senior administration official and drama on capitol hill and democrats swinging at the fences in a desperate bid to knock off trump's second supreme court nominee and drama on the campaign trail with obama's 2018 debut.

members of congress normally can't just sue the president because they're supposed to be using congresshatever their political ends are, right. you can't try to convince your fellow legislators to do something, fail and use the courts as a plan b. so it is a high bar for congressmen suing the president to actually be allowed to continue. in this case though what the judge said was basically the ee moll clause of the constitution requires president trump if he is taking a payment from a foreign government he has to come to congress and ask if it is okay and he hasn't done that. he hasn't made an effort to get congressional approval. the judge said, members of congress, you can't act because your vote has been nullified because you haven't been given the chance to make the decision the constitution requires. in this rare case i will allow you to proceed with the lawsuits. >> in the seconds we have left, remind our viewers of some of the work that earned you pulitzer prize. some of these investigations have been spread out. >> yes. we have been looking at aspects of president trump's chari

many instances it doesn't explain a lot about the how and it is in those areas were congress has left the house to us but we have some room to interpret the statute and perhaps really frame innovative approaches. for example, congress wasn't terribly clear in exactly how we should engaged -- engage in interagency consultation. they told us that we provide assistance and consult with them but did not spend detail on how and that is an area where we can look at and see how can we do better and what we have done is we have taken our goals and said let's focus on the red and orange portions of the application and take 40 years of experience and think outside the box. put a team together and try to develop parameters to stay within the orange. i think the regulatory package, particularly the section 7 package, really demonstrates the team's effort to try and innovate. i think they looked at how we analyze better. are there alternatives that merit consideration and they even came up with questions like, should we even apply a consultation after a certain age? these are interesting questions and i think we

it wasn't shocking to us and to congress as a competitive bunch of people. and were hoping to use the same competitive forces to seek change and improvement in a variety of areas through the democracy awards. when we started we looked for models to follow and quickly latched upon a group which has been giving awards of excellence in the executive branch personnel, to partnership for public service. since 2002 the partnership has given the -- service to american metals and we've borrowed from their model and methodology. next, we saw sought to identify award programs in the business community sewing 2014 cmf turned up with a cohort of graduate researchers at the maxwell school of citizenship and public affairs at syracuse university. we identified 31 awards from businesses in america to examine how they created categories and criteria. we interviewed senior congressional staff, focus groups to define categories and test the criteria. to select the finalist we asked congressional offices to self nominate through an online forum, a review committee at cms staff

congress' constitutional responsibilities by conducting basic oversight. but they have not, and we need to face facts. the trump administration is not going to give us the information we need willingly. congress has requested, they have said no. what we're left with is for congress to demand and because that's the only option left for congress to demand, we're also left with only one question. what will congress decide to do? we're not the first committee to take up a resolution like this since the start of the trump presidency. in other cases, markups have descended into partisan rancor. certainly, they haven't resulted in getting any information from the executive branch. in my view, republican leadership in the house has opted to cover for this administration rather than allowing this body to do its job and exercise our checks and balances. i'm confident based on this committee's culture, under your leadership, mr. chairman, that this markup won't follow that path. in fact, i hope we have a good debate about mr. boyle's resolution because if anyone thinks we and the american people shouldn't know what happened in that meeting i'd like to hear why

but the us congress went ballistic.he said you mean, he was down at a black school telling those student that this country had been built on their backs. and talking about asking how are you going to integrate the teachers was to mark resident johnson you better get rid of this man. he thought that he would do it right, just like the teachers were hopeful at that moment if you do it right. just before kennedy takes off the ballot. it's good to be all right. finally. up until about 1967, 1968, we knew we had continual inequality in the south, in the schools, because even though the educators were running back and forth to the federal government with oversight. people were still finding ways in the schools to continue inequality. but after harold holly, we get what i come to call the desegregation compromise. i think it is as hateful as school integration as hazes compromise was during reconstruction. many of you will remember back when hazes compromise went into place, just let me be the president of the united states an

want to conclude by repeating that congress has the authority, and the oversight duty to demand this information, that is critical to our national security, i urge we usehis responsibility, and adopt this resolution, i yield back. >> do any other members seek recognition? >> thank you mister chairman. the camera of history is rolling. we do not live, in a time where congress can just sit back, in fact we live in extraordinary times. we cannot fool ourselves and say these are ordinary times, because they are not. history is looking to see what is the united states)0fpñ house representatives, what is our congress going to do, to make sure it is utilizing its oversight power, of the executive branch. an equal branch of government. we cannot pretend, that this is a normal circumstance. in fact, a number of my republican colleagues, especially those that ran for president, gregory meeks warned us of some of this back during the campaign. i refer individuals to the comments of esther romney, who is running for united states senate, now, mister ó:u&xcruz, s in a primary, mister rubio, who has also had comments about the president at that time, of which i cont

one of those candidates running for congress in connecticut joins us now. tell us your story. ingle teen-age mom, you are a teacher. what inspired you to become a member of congress? >> everything we're talking about today. just realizing that i have a voice, i have a platform. there are so many people who do not have a voice and i have a heightened responsibility to speak for those people. >> what do you think you can uniquely bring to the table for the people if you do win? >> i think education, a heightened access to education. we talk about the economy, health care, making sure our environment is clean and safe so that my kids can breathe. all of those things are really important to eme. >> you're a first-time candidate, right? >> yes. >> what have you learned? has surprised you or slighted you or bummed you out about running for office? >> it doesn't have to be like this. a lot of the things that we complain about, we can just work together and change them. we don't have to accept -- government should work. it's a force for good. i hear people talk about it in a negative w

ayanna pressley, is set to become the first african—american woman to represent massachusetts in us congresse democratic nomination for the house of representatives seat in november's mid—term election. i once did her to japan. —— i want to turn tojapan. there's been a powerful earthquake in the north ofjapan. it was deep but strong, a magnitude seven. this is where it struck. at this stage, no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning. but we're keeping an eye on that. and while we're watching that the north. meanwhile in the country's south, the people there are trying to recover from typhoon jebi. the storm's moved north now, but it killed at least 11 people, injured 400. at one stage, 240 million households were without power. these are some of the pictures. kansai airport is off the mainland. around 3,000 people have had to be evacuated. some were bussed out. others were taken in a fleet of speed boats. to explain why that is necessary, i should say the airport is on a man—made island. to get off it, you need to take a bridge. a tanker was blown into the bridge. the runway was

a missouri congress member billy long using skills from a previous job to drown out her voice. >> jack dorsey is trying to influence the election to sway the election. >> what did she say? i can't understand her. what? what? 15. 17. 30. $30 now. 35. 40. $40. $50. $50 down. >> officer, will you escort this young lady out? >> everyone erupts into applause. that protester is laura loomer. she has been banned in the past from platforms for violating user policies. >> well done. >>> dozens of people, passengers and crew becoming ill on a flight from dubai to new york. new york acting health commissioner says it is probably

congress member billy long using a previous job skills to drown out her voice. >> jack dorsey is trying to influence the election to sway the election. >> what did she say? i can't understand her. what? what? 15. 17. 30. $30 now. 35. 40. $40. $50. $50 down. >> officer, will you escort this young lady out? >> the room applauded after he was finished. the protester is laura loomer. she has been banned in the past from both platforms for violating user policies. >> let's bring in correspondent samuel burke. that was the most entertaining part of the hearings. what did we learn? >> you will not cut me off that way if i go too long? >> yes, i will. i will test out my auctioning

that work gave us a pathway to recovery, , and we're on it. last year with the support of the congress4000 ehrman to art end strength, prioritizing -- ehrman to art end strength. in september of 2016, the air force was short 4000 maintainer maintainers. by december this year, three months from now, with the funds given to us by the congress, we will have closed that gap 20. [applause] as a result of the actions all of you have taken the air force is more ready for major combat operations today than we were two years ago. more than 75% of our pacing units are combat ready today with their lead force packages. we are moving the whole air force to higher levels of readiness with actions that will play out over several years. but there are also steps of making a difference right now. we see them when we visit you. a few months ago i went to rf mildenhall where the bloody hundreds traces its lineage back to the eighth air force in world war ii. the wing commander, colonel, used his readiness money to build an exercise. they mobilized every tanker in the wing in less than 16 hours, and after

many instances it doesn't explain a lot about the how, and it is in those areas were congress has left the how to us that we had some room to interpret the statute and perhaps really frame innovative approaches. perhaps really frame innovative for example, congress wasn't terribly clear and exactly how we should engage in interagency consultation. they told us that we provide assistance to the agencies and consult with them. they didn't spend a lot of detail on how. that's an area where we can look at and see how can we do better. and so what we've done is we've taken our goals and said let's focus on the red and orange portions of the application of the esa, take 40 years of experiences with the act, think outside the box, put a team of esa experts together and try to develop parameters, the statement of the orange. i think our regulatory package, particularly that section seven package, really demonstrates the drafting teams effort to try to innovate. i think they look at how might we analyze effects better, are there alternative methods of consultation that merit consideration. and the even came

in november americans will vote to choose a new us congress decide whether or not trump's republican party maintains control and since women tend to show up in greater numbers at the polls than men the president will need their support labor day monday is the unofficial start of a surge in campaigning from here in the u.s. state of michigan to all across the country politicians are running on and again donald trump's record and many of them are women they are record number of women are running part of a so-called pink wing we always thought it was possible clue democrat alexandria ocasio cortez who ousted a long time congressman to win a new york primary he said we were going to fight the ill hunt omar and rashida to leave both democrats will not only make history as the first muslim women in congress but will undoubtedly be part of an effort to push back against the troubled ministration in michigan's eleventh district two female first time candidates are running against each other it reflects a trend that's been going on for years but one analyst argues trump's victory over hillary

the us congress would like to do more here but they keep running up against the white house who are lessourt donated action on a big scale even after these revelations today seems pretty unlikely. a tangential issue also concerning russia. top executives from facebook and twitter have acknowledge they've been too slow to act against fake accounts and political meddling. appearing before us senators today, facebook‘s sheryl sandberg told the hearing they'd learned lessons, and were acting to fix the problem. twitter‘s chief, jack dorsey, said the company had been "ill—equipped" to cope with fake news, as well as the number of campaigns using the site to manipulate public opinion. we found ourselves unprepared and ill—equipped for the immensity of the problems that we have acknowledged. abuse, harassment, trawl armies, propaganda through bots andjim and trawl armies, propaganda through bots and jim and coordination, misinformation campaigns and divisive filter bubbles. that's not a healthy public square. worse, a relatively small number of bad faith actors were able to gain twitter to have

congress is doing. what does that tell us? this certainly seems like a good argument for why we need turnover in congress and new ideas. consistently coming through the doors. c.e.o.'s, chief executive officers, presidents of companies, chair men and women of corporations. leave or are asked to leave their position after eight to 10 years on average. why is that? that is because the company wants fresh ideas. that is because that person who is in that position feels that they have accomplished all that they can and move on to their next goal. serving in congress was originally never viewed as a career or lifetime appointment. we need new ideas from new members. women and men, young and not so young. there's a great deal of talent here in congress. with term limit, newer members will have the ability to chair committees instead of waiting for 15 or 20 years to be a chairman or chairwoman. we have in the house a person can serve six years on one committee as the chair. and then move to another committee for six years. that's 12 y

the folks who represent us in congress pass laws on everything from job creation to whether we go to war. and those are just the candidates on the ballot. this november, across america, there are also what are known as ballot initiatives on everything from supporting housing for veterans, whether we promote renewable energy, to improving facilities for our senior citizens. those things are on the ballot, and people who show up to the polls this november will decide what happens on every single one of those issues. so really, when you think about it, not voting is like letting your grandma pick your clothes out. no offense to grandma, my mom is with me here today. i love when grandma comes to visit. i love spending time with her, eating her pie, eating her chicken. but how many people here, especially those of you under 30, would let your grandma decide what you wear to the club? [laughter] mrs. obama: how many of you would drive the car that grandma chose for you to drive, or live in an apartment with furniture that grandma picked out for you. all jokes aside, my point being, and i'm

us in some way. i admit that there are rational arguments that one could make for the new system. the congress can't manage all the nitty-gritty details of everything about modern government and this system tries to give power and control to experts in their field while most of us in congress don't know much of anything. but technical matters for sure that you can could also impugn our wisdom if you want. but when you are talking about technical complicated matters, it's true the congress would have a hard time sorting out every final dot and tittle about every detail, but the real reason at the end of the day that this institution punts most of its power to executive branch agencies is because it's a a convenient way for legislators to be able to avoid taking responsibility for controversial and often unpopular decisions. if people want to get re-elected over and over again, that's your highest goal, if your biggest long-term thought around here is about your own incumbency, giving away your power is a good strategy. it's not a good life but a a good strategy for incumbency. at the end of the

the folks who represent us in congress, pass laws on everything from job creation to whether we go to war. and those are just the candidates on the ballot. this november, across america, there are also what are known as ballot initiatives on everything from supporting housing for veterans, whether we promote renewable energy to improving facilities for our senior citizens. those things are on the ballot. and the people who show up to the polls this november will decide what happens on every single one of those issues. so really, when you think about it, not voting is like letting your grandma pick your clothes out. now, no offense to grandma. my mom is with me today. and we love grandma. i love when grandma comes to visit. i love spending time with her. i love eating her pie, eating her chicken. but how many people here, especially those of you under 30, would let your grandma decide what you wear to the club? [laughter] mrs. obama: how many of you would drive the car that grandma chose for you to drive or live in an apartment with furniture that grandma picked out for you? all jokes