i issued a report for the democrats on the senate foreign relations committee little over a year ago about mr. putin's arsenal and clearly, what he did in florida is very much of concern to us. there was some debate during the senate campaign on that issue. i think it's important that we have complete transparency to the public recognizes what russia is attempting to do. if they find weakness, they will exploit it. we are worried they will operatives in america during the 2020 elections. it's possible. we have to take steps to protect ourselves. social media has been used by russia, we got to protect ocean media platforms with transparent and know who is responsible for the ads coming across. there's a lot more that we have to take and it includes making sure we have a paper trail on our ballots. host: we are midway through our newsmakers program and jordan is from baltimore, a member of the senate foreign relations committee. we will turn back to andrew of politico. host: thanks. over the past few months, i've talked to a lot of your democratic colleagues who are essentially arguing

i issued a report for the democrats on the senate foreign relations committee little over a year ago about mr. putin's arsenal and clearly, what he did in florida is very much of concern to us. there was some debate during the senate campaign on that issue. i think it's important that we have complete transparency to the public recognizes what russia is attempting to do. if they find weakness, they will exploit it. we are worried they will operatives in america during the 2020 elections. it's possible. we have to take steps to protect ourselves. social media has been used by russia, we got to protect ocean media platforms with transparent and know who is responsible for the ads coming across. there's a lot more that we have to take and it includes making sure we have a paper trail on our ballots. host: we are midway through our newsmakers program and jordan is from baltimore, a member of the senate foreign relations committee. we will turn back to andrew of politico. host: thanks. over the past few months, i've talked to a lot of your democratic colleagues who are essentially arguing

the senate foreign relations committee is charged with writing the laws that authorize the use of military force and of oversight of the state department and the safety of those who work there. the administration must provide this committee with the information we need to judiciously and appropriately make policies. and while i hear there's a briefing for all senators rumored to be up next week, that's not confirmed, nor is it an acceptable timeline. next week may be too late. we do not need another iraq weapons of mass destruction moment that led us to one of the worst disastrous military engagements when there were no weapons of mass destruction to be found. we need clarity. we need answers, and we need them now. we cannot make foreign policy and national security decisions while flying in the blind. now make no mistake, i have no doubts that iran continues to be a bad actor in the region and throughout the world. iranian leaders continue to support dangerous proxy actors throughout the region. iran continues to violate arms embargo. iran continues to oppress its own people. indeed i hav

democrat robert menendez, the ranking member on the senate foreign relations committee has pla placed a hold on arms sales fearing they could be used against civilian targets in yemen. >>> more violent storms as the full scope of tornado damage becomes clear in missouri. the national weather service declaring the tornado that hit missouri's capital was an ef 3 packing 160 miles an hour winds. nonessentially state workers in the jefferson city area are being told to stay home today. no one was killed in jefferson city, but a twister killed three people in golden city, more than a hundred miles away. >> the jefferson city tornado tossed cars around like toys like at this dealership owned by the same family for 80 years. >> there are no words. i find myself staring at it. definitely shed a few tears today. really have. >> meantime, relief in oklahoma, a dam still holding even after

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tdependence and continue to act finally let me also refute what i said this morning at the senate foreign relations committee business meeting the executive has a responsibility to share critical information that is relevant to the work of the committee directly related to a topic the administration had regularly briefed the committee about without going into details to provide committee members with more information and is relevant to those votes asking majority and minority lean leadershi to convene and they should know before they cast their votes i yield the floor and observe the absence of a quorum. . >> mister alexander. . >> i ask the courtroom call be officiated. >> without objection.he >> we consider the senate joint resolution number seven which is a joint resolution removal of u.s. army forces from hostilities in yemen but we had considered that and with that constitutional responsibilities to consider whether or not the resolution becomes law notwithstanding the signature. we will urge a no vote on this. and then to sustain the veto. the premise of the resolution lais fundamentally flawed and i b

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>> schifrin: senator robert menendez, democrat of new jersey and ranking member the senate foreign relations committee, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> schifrin: and we now we turn to the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, idaho republican jim risch. senator, welcome back to the news hour. let's start with the big picture and what you just heard from senator menendez there, fears anabout the strategy fears that the u.s. isn't, as he put it, cashing in. do you believe that the u.s. has a strategy that is successful and effective right now? >> you know, i believe thate i also beliere are options. our options are very, very narrow. i have real confidencein he strategy that is being pursued and also the t teamt's pursuing it. we had a number of people in front of us today briefing us, including the secretary of state, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, acing secretary of defense, who talked about how they came togetr and responded to the recent uptick of activity on the part of the iranians. think they handled it absolute ly as well as it could be handled. look. we do nowant

provided any information to this committee on the intelligence behind their decisions and what they plan to do in iraq or iran and i mean this is the senate senate foreign relations committee and i think one of the things that the trumpet ministration is kind of pooh poohing and kind of turning their nose out is that they have to approve we have things about wars that congress has to. i can understand give them or give the recent history of the past couple of prisons i can understand why the trumpet ministration would be like both who needs congressional oversight we can start a war anytime we want. since world war 2 now you're going to have people who normally were like no terrorism terrorism terrorism for the last decade and a half will now have to be like prove it now they're going to have to actually do their job but it seems like they might be they might actually start looking at these things what they should have been though in a long time ago and but at least they're doing it now. the rest of the world seems to be catching on i mean here you have. generals on the ground in iraq saying no there's no threat that i can see there's nothing new that i've seen a

new jersey senator bob and bob menendez he's in the senate foreign relations committee told the media that there are only 2 reasons to evacuate the u.s. embassy and iraq that's either that americans working at the missions are risk or to prepare for military action. he went on to declare that the trump administrator has not provided any information to this committee on the intelligence behind their decisions and what they plan to do in iraq or iran and this is the senate foreign relations committee and i think one of the things that the trumpet ministration is kind of pooh poohing and turning their nose out is that they have to approve we have things about wars that congress has to. i can understand give a little murky about recent history in the past couple presidents i can understand why the trump administration would be like bo who needs congressional oversight when we can start a war anytime we want ever since world war 2. now you're going to have people who normally were like no terrorism terrorism terrorism for the last decade and have well now have to be like prove it now they'

a goodwill ambassador for the un high commissioner for refugees appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to talk about u.s. involvement in humanitarian aid. he was joined by david gillibrand, president and ceo of the international rescue committee. at this hearinthis hearing is o5 minutes. thank you to the guests for being here to testify today. this is a serious and in part it matter that we are going to take up this morning and before we get started here, i would like to take a moment to remember our friend and colleague at the former chair of the committee who passed away just a few days

finally, let me also repeat what i said this morning at the senate foreign relation committee's business meeting. the executive has a responsibility to share with us critical information that is directly relevant to the work of the committee. last month, i discovered intelligence directly related to a topic that the administration had regularly briefed the committee about but completely omitted. without going into the details, i called the administration and provide committee members with more information. i believe the full senate should have this information which is relevant to votes we have taken, and i will be asking the majority and minority leaders to convene an all-senators briefing on this topic. i think they should know before they cast votes. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. i observe the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator for idaho. mr. risch: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. risch: i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without obje

. >> reporter: that left democrats on the senate foreign relations committee demanding to see the intelligence, which so far has been closely held. >> i've never seen an administration that is less forthcoming about such critical information than the trump administration. it's pretty outrageous. >> reporter: but republican mitt romney said he has been briefed on the intelligence. >> iran may be considering some kind of malevolent activity relative to our interests and our people in the region. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they have pictures of iranian boats caring short-range ballistic missiles, normally based on land, operating in and out of the port of chabahar as if they were being readied for deployment. pictures of damage done to four tankers anchored just outside the persian gulf. according to government officials they say they show why they believe iran's revolutionary guards are responsible for the attack. they have a new commander and he is quoted today of saying we are on the cusp of a full-scale confrontation with the enemy. john? >> david martin at the pentagon. >>> the acting h

blood between europe and washington my guest here is jim risch chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee how damaging is this transatlantic divide and how committed is the trumpet ministration to nato.

he's the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. senator, thanks so much for joining us. and i want to begin with this standoff between the white house and democrats in congress. as you heard, the house judiciary committee chairman, jerry nadler, is threatening very large fines against administration officials who don't obey congressional subpoenas. how far do you think congress is willing to go to force compliance with these subpoenas? >> well, wolf, if we're going to observe the constitutional checks and balance as the founders of the nation created and congress be a co-equal branch of government and having oversight responsibilities, in order to meet its constitutional obligations, it needs answers. so when you're forced to get to a subpoena, because you haven't gotten answers voluntarily or compliance voluntarily, it speaks volumes in and of itself. now, you can't enforce your subpoenas, they're meaningless and so is the power of congress to conduct oversight. so despite the president keeps talking about this being personal, it's

blood between europe and washington my guest here is jim risch chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee how damaging is this transatlantic divide and how committed is the trumpet ministration tonight oh.

january 2018 i issued a report on behalf of the democrats on the senate foreign relations committee facing this assault on democracy of russia and europe and the implications on us national security. that is the same tactics used by russia and europe mister putin has waged war against democracies in the presidential election principally through two operations the russian entity carried out a social media campaign and to disparage candidate clinton. second russian intelligence service with computer intrusion operations against entities and employees and volunteers working on the clinton campaign over stolen documents the investigation also identified numerous links between the russian government enand the trump campaign. when discussing the mueller report rosenstein recently said there is overwhelming evidence russia hacked american computers defrauded american citizens and that is only the tip of the iceberg of the comprehensive risk russian strategy to influence elections promote social discord and undermine america just like they do in many other countries. ". the director for national i

the senate foreign relations committee is charged with writing the laws that authorize the use of military force and of oversight of the state department and the safety of those who work there. the administration must provide this committee with the information we need to judiciously and appropriately make policies. and while i hear there's a briefing for all senators rumored to be up next week, that's not confirmed, nor is it an acceptable timeline. next week may be too late. we do not need another iraq weapons of mass destruction moment that led us to one of the worst disastrous military engagements when there were no weapons of mass destruction to be found. we need clarity. we need answers, and we need them now. we cannot make foreign policy and national security decisions while flying in the blind. now make no mistake, i have no doubts that iran continues to be a bad actor in the region and throughout the world. iranian leaders continue to support dangerous proxy actors throughout the region. iran continues to violate arms embargo. iran continues to oppress its own people. indeed i hav

on to anothering part of your jurisdiction in the senate foreign relations committee, we had reportshat president trump is caring to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist -- is preparing to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. do you know about that? what with the consequences be of that decision? sen. risch: i do not about that, and it is a very obligated abouton -- i do know that, and it is a very complicated decision. the muslim brotherhood, one of makes it at has terrorist organization in some parts of the world, and that is not acceptable. on the other hand, naming the entire organization, particularly where they are embedded in actual governments in some parts of the world, really is complicating. this needs to be well thought through. it needs to be well vetted before there is actually such a declaration. i know the president is working on this seriously. he takes the complexity of it seriously, and it is a work in progress. deadline also have a coming up tomorrow, thursday, for the iranian sanctions and the lapsing of the waivers that were given. as f

joining us now to talk about this and so much more is democratic senator robert menendez, he is the ranking member on the foreign relations committeemorning, senator. we are so glad that you're here to help us understand what is happening with iran. do you understand what has transpired in the past basically ten days that has led the trump administration to believe that iran is such an escalating threat? >> well, i think that after maximizing the pressure on iran, iran is feeling the consequences of the economic pressures and they are doing certain things, particularly to the iranian revolutionary guard, that in preparing for potential actions has caused alarm. >> but can you tell us what those certain things are? it's all so vague. >> yeah, well, this is part of the challenge that we have asked for a briefing, a classified briefing, by the administration and it's pretty alarming that the senate foreign relations committee has not had a briefing by the secretary of state, by the intelligence community to understand the exact deep nature of the threat, the specifics of the threat and the views of the intelligence community and the n

you are a democrat on the senate foreign relations committee. ything you can tell us about this plan. have you been informed of in? >> good to be with you. i'm not aware of any member of the senate foreign relations committee having been briefed on this plan or members of the united states senate. i think it's critically important that we get a full briefing as to what the president's intents are all about. what i am very concerned about is there could be a miscalculation that could lead to some military activity. congress has certainly not authorized that. to the contrary. there's no military authorization for the use of force against iran. >> should there be a plan in consideration that includes this many troops? is that appropriate? >> i would hope that the president would reduce the temperature between iran and the united states that could lead to a miscalculation. clearly his withdrawal from the nuclear agreement without the support our allies has isolated america. one thing we need to do is isolate iran, not isolate america. yes, iran was i

senate committee on foreign relations have just entered into negotiations further negotiations with the intelligence agencies to get the to get more information on that look there's there's there's nobody i hope you're not thinking that there's somebody that that is soft on this the thinks that this is all right this is not all right the saudi arabia is a strong allies are saying that but we heard the president say maybe he did it maybe didn't there. look i'm not going to defend the president here you know if you wanted to interview him i can line me up probably with some people who can in d.c. who you can do an interview on and you can cross-examine them all day long on a statements that the president has made tweeting an otherwise and you'll have a long long interview and fine and that will be great asked me what we're doing and how we look at this you should have lindsey the kind of denies responsible lindsay's a really really good friend of mine recently and i have had fun. i have hasn't confidential conversations on that there between he and i he is a he is a he that states and and

. >> delaware senator crime scene coons serves on senate foreign relations committee. he discussed his recent trip to east asia anti-trump administration's foreign policy with china. this morning's discussion was hosted by the council on foreign relations.

. >> that left democrats on the senate foreign relations committee demanding to see the intelligence which so far has been closely held. >> i've never seen an administration that's been less forthcoming than the trump administration. it's pretty outrageous. >> but republican mitt romney says he has been briefed on the intelligence. >> iran may be considering some kind of activity. >> they say they have pictures of short-range missiles operating in and out of the port of chab a har as if they were ready for deployment and dangers outside the persianattatacks. david martin, cbsbs news, pentagon. >>> flights have been canceled between u.s. and venezuela indeafnyly. the move is based on increased tensions in venezuela. meanwhile they've traveled to norway for talks on resolving the ongoing political rye sis there. >>> alabama's governor has signed the bill. doctors who perform abons could face up to 99 years in prison. six states have passed bills have banned abortions after six weeks. 11 introduced similar bans just this year. the aclu says it plans to file a lawsuit in federal court. >

ben stiller testified before the senate foreign relations committee to advocate for syrian refugees drivenut of their homes by eight years of bloodshed. >> in many parts of the world, the term refugee has unfortunately become politicized despite the fact that refugees are real people with real stors. >> stiller shared stories from his time as a good will ambassador for the united nations refugee agency. >>> we have anupdate about a 9-year-old girl hit by a car. the video shows the moment a driver flew into this yard in georgia and slammed into her. after being hospitalized with a fractured skull and a broken pelvis, she's now home. >> i'm doing good, just a few days ago i was walking, but noww i can'talk because it's going to like damage my pelvic bone even mo >> with a long road to recovery ahead, laderihanna sayshe is thankful for everyone who has prayed for her. a 28-year-old man authorities say was behind the wheel of a car is facing a long list of charges. >> great to see her back home. >>> the kentucky derby gets a major shake-upef days be the race, the favorite, omaha beach, was scr

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for his years on the senate foreign relations committee, he emerged as an american-statesman whose contributionsnation were countless. as you have heard described by his partner after the collapse of the soviet union, senator lugar crafted a measure that led to the elimination of more than 7500 nuclear warheads, leaving the world safer as a result. foras a clarion voice american leadership and the world. senator dick lugar understood that america was a powerful nation but more importantly, we were a heroic nation. and that we had, as he said, a moral responsibility to foster the concepts of opportunity, free enterprise and the rule of law and democracy. he would call it the hope of the world. as i traveled around the world as a congressman and a senator, fact always struck by the that no matter what capital, anywhere in the world i was, as soon i told people i was from indiana, the next two words i heard were dick lugar. they were always spoken with a smile. lugaris, senator commanded the admiration of our allies and the respect of our enemies like few americans ever have. for his many contribut

senate foreign relations committee took a vote and the idea of the vote would be to not fund any unauthorized action against iran taken by the white house now the vote did not pass it failed so now in response to the vote not passing we heard from senator chris murphy he's a democrat and he warned that the trumpet ministration could utilize certain loopholes in the existing u.s. law in order to carry out a strike against iran without the authorization of congress secretary of state mike pompei oh along with acting pentagon chief patrick shanahan recently went to capitol hill for a meeting behind closed doors with members of both the house and senate members of congress not everyone was too happy with how that meeting went on very much but intentionally or unintentionally we can create a situation in which a war will take place a war that will go on and on and on. that's been our worry from the beginning that this is blind escalation with the hope of goofy arabians will come to the table and the best thing to happen is for everybody to come down in iran to back off and i'm hoping that this sho

blood between europe and washington my guest here is jim risch chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee how damaging is this transatlantic divide and how committed is the trumpet ministration to nato.

senators who commanded the respect of his peers in both parties, and who exercised enormous influence in foreign affairs. .. he always put farmers first. for years on the senate foreign relations committeemerican statesman. his contributions to our nation are countless. as you've heard described by his partner in legislation after the collapse of the soviet union he crafted a major that led to the elimination of more than 7500 nuclear warheads leaving the world. safer as a result. he also was a clarion voice for american leadership in the world. senator lugar understood it is he said it was a powerful nation but more portly aerobic nation. we had a moral responsibility to foster the concept of opportunity of free enterprise of rule of law and democracy. he will call it the hope of the world. as i traveled around the world as a congressman and senator i was always struck by the fact, no matter what capital in the world is that i told people i was from indiana, the next two words i heard were dick lugar. they were always spoken with a smile. the truth is, senator lugar commanded the admiration of her allies in respect of her enemies but very few americans have her help. for his many contr

senate foreign relations committee took a vote and the idea of the vote would be to not fund any unauthorized action against iran taken by the white house now the vote did not pass it failed so this motion that would have been you know prevented any funding any federal funding to go through an unauthorized strike against iran didn't pass now in response to the vote not passing we heard from senator chris murphy he's a democrat and he warned that the trumpet ministration could utilize certain loopholes in the existing u.s. law in order to carry out a strike against iran without the authorization of congress this is chris murphy is concerned maybe trump will save the iran these been in c. but that's a loophole that would have any president to claim any number of middle east crisis as an emergency and then congress will never be able to object to the non-sale again secretary of state mike pompei o along with acting pentagon chief patrick shanahan recently went to capitol hill. for a meeting behind closed doors with members of both the house and senate members of congress now the meeting was you

withdrawal from the nuclear deal now it's also important to note that on wednesday at the senate foreign relations committee a vote was taken and the vote would have blocked funding for any unauthorized attack on iran however that vote failed the ruling the resolution to overrule any funding for unauthorized attack alternately was not passed now we have some concerns expressed by chris murphy a democratic senator arguing that perhaps the trumpet ministration could use loopholes legal loopholes in the law to start a war with iran this is his concern. maybe trump will say but iran they've been measured c. but that's a loophole that would have any president to claim any number of middle east crisis as an emergency and then congress will never be able to object to the non-sale again now mike pompei oh the u.s. 3 secretary of state and the acting head of the pentagon were recently on capitol hill to discuss with members of congress the issues regarding the islamic republic of iran however the meeting was not particularly reported on well apparently there was quite a bit of disagreement let's review some of what

intelligence has been magnified or exaggerated so at this hour a top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee bob menendez is set to take the floor of the senate where he is expected to demand that the white house provide a briefing to congress members because you have to remember in all of this as the u.s. continues to escalate its so-called response to threats it is congress that would have to declare some sort of war not the white house and so there is a real feeling that the white house needs to provide answers that it's when it comes to the intelligence that it's been very vague continuing to escalate a rapid response 7 but not justifying in any way what the so-called new threats actually are what is there any attempt to try to deescalate tensions with iran. well the posture of the white house has been the say when reporters ask questions they continue to say look at this president is open to talks with iranian leadership he said as much in recent weeks but at the same time that it's always followed with the argument that for 40 years iran has destabilized the region it has in it has adv

withdrawal from the nuclear deal and recently there was a vote on wednesday at the senate foreign relations committee and the vote was to essentially not provide any funding if the trumpet ministration in the white house were to carry out an unauthorized attack against iran the idea was that no funding would be put forward for such an attack if the white house chose to move forward however that vote failed it was defeated and so that stipulation was not in act now chris murphy was a democratic member of congress expressed concerns that the white house could use legal loopholes to attack iran without the approval of congress maybe trump will say but iran the c but that's a loophole that would have any president to claim any number of middle east crisis as an emergency and then congress will never be able to object to a non-sale again recently mike pompei o the us secretary of state as well as the acting chief of the u.s. central command met with members of congress they briefed members of congress on the situation regarding iran and while that meeting was closed afterwards there were mixed feelings fr