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menendez has said repeatedly he has no intention of resignin. he plans to run for reelection, and he was defiant when asked why he was continuing to attend the classified briefings, saying he needed to learn this information as it relates to the pending supplemental packages for all of these different conflicts that the united states is offering support to. so this isn't an issue that's going away anytime soon. but at this point, everything stands the way it is. senator menendez, still a member of the united states senate, as a result, afforded all the privileges and access to the briefings as any other member of the senate would be allowed to. chris. >> ryan nobles, thank you. >>> the department of justice is vestigating conditions at two jails in south carolina after a series of what they called troubling incidents behind their walls. u.s. assistant attorney general kristen clark who is leading the investigation into the jails in charleston and richland county shares a few of the horrific incidents reportinged out of the glenn detention center

menendez, no. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 48. the joint resolution is passed. under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 126, monica ramirez almadani of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california, signed by 19 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of monica ramirez almadani of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california shall be brought too a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barra

menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye.. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeah, are 95. the nays are one. and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion on to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clirk will report theot

menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. mr. romney, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. crapo, no. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 82, the nays are 16. the 60 vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. --, as amended, is passed. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president. what we have just done is really important, and i want to thank everyone who helped us get here. my vice chair, the senior senator from maine, our subcommittee leaders, the senators from arkansas, new mexico, north dakota, hawaii had and mississippi, and all of our colleagues -- all of our colleagues -- whoworked hard to craft and strengthen these bills. i want to thank senate leadership and of course all of our tireless sta

also that senator menendez be allowed to speak for five minutes as well. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hoeven: thank you, madam president. i want to echo the comments of both the esteemed senator from south carolina as well as the senator from north carolina, and i rise to address the same subject. that is to bring attention to the crisis that's taking place at our southern border. and you know the cause of the crisis is very clear and the numbers do not lie. in fiscal year 2022, cbp encountered nearly 2.4 million illegal crossings at the southern border. in fiscal year 2023, the number of encounters rose to nearly 2.5 million. 2.5 million. now, since the start of fiscal year 2024, just over -- so that's, what, just the first month, there have been over 240,000 illegal crossings at our southern border. put differently you this means that after just over a month, the end of the fiscal year, this fiscal year 20924, nearly -- fiscal year 20 this nearly a quarter of a million people have tried to illegally enter the united states via the southe

menendez: mr. chairman, if i may, i'm going to submit a question for the record since my time has expired. but i'd like a responsive question to it. this is the 109 anniversary of the plaza factory collapse in bangladesh that took the lives of over 1,000 workers. in this a.i. industry workers are being exploited, paid as little as $1 an hour, going through the repetitive process of trying to determine what's a smile, what's a frown, in order to inform the algorithms. and i would like to see us lead in this regard to make sure that we don't have worker exploitation globally in the development of a.i. i'd like to see what the department is doing with that. thank you, mr. chairman. sen. cardin: i would be interested in that also, we need to lead by our values. senator ricketts? sen. ricketts: i want to start with what senator menendez was talking about with regard to e.u. specifically. we talked about the different sorts of regimes, regulatory regimes that different countries around the world are tryi

menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, bennet, blackburn, blumenthal, britt, brown, budd, butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, casey, cassidy, collins, coons, cornyn, cortez masto, daines, duckworth, durbin, ernst, fisher, gillibrand, graham, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, hirono, hoeven, johnson, kennedy, lummis, manchin, markey, marshall, menendez, merkley, moran, mullin, murkowski, purposery, ossoff, padilla, paul, peters, reed, ricketts, risch, rosen, rounds, rubio, schmitt, schumer, shaheen, smith, tester, thune

ilia: la primera dama de new jersey se postularÁ al senado por el escaÑo del demÓcrata bob menÉndez.e su propio partido para que deje el cargo. jorge: o chemo logrados en una golpiza en las vegas. tras ser exonerado por la justicia como un hispano cuenta cÓmo se siente libertad luego de 25 aÑos en la cÁrcel. la golpiza mortal jorge: las autoridades detuvieron ocho adolescentes involucrados en la golpiza mortal a un joven de 17 aÑos, los menores quedaron fichados como sospechosos de asesinato por la muerte de jonathan, claudia ramos tiene mÁs informaciÓn. claudia: este vÍdeo captÓ el momento en que 10 adolescentes de las becas le propinan una golpiza a jonathan luis junior, de 17 aÑos, quien defendiÓ a un amigo 1 de noviembre. la policÍa dice que la pelea se desatÓ por un par de audÍfonos inalÁmbricos que le pertenecÍa a uno de sus amigos, los jÓvenes pactaron la pelea al terminar el horario de clases, el altercado ocurriÓ a una cuadra de la secundaria, la vÍctima se come entes recibiÓ un golpe que lo tirÓ al piso y despuÉs la turba los iba atacando hasta dejarlo inconsciente, despuÉs

menendez, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change his or her vote? if not, the ayes are 51. the nays are 47. and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendars number 3310, brandy r. m{l1}c{l0}million of -- brandy r. mcmillion. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of brandy r r. mcmillion of michigan to be united states district judge for t

more than half of the democratic caucus, more than 30 of the senate democrats have urged menendez toesign, but he is still a senator. it is a presumption of innocence. it is an accusation, you know, not a conviction. on what grounds can you prevent him from -- he stepped down as chairman, but he is still a member of the intelligence committee. i guess the caucus is not ready at this point to say, no, you can't go to briefings at all. >> look, these are self-governing bodies. they can do whatever they want. so the fact that he is still in the senate, he is still attending briefings, that's a choice that was made by, you know, leaders in the senate and by his own party. chris, you have got this really exciting news. a new show starting this weekend. tell us about it. >> i want to say, first of all, i am not an ego main ac, "who's talking to chris wallace?" and the chris wallace show. i didn't make that decision. it was somebody else. at least you know where to find me. it's very exciting. it's going to be a political panel talk show. i know we have a lot of them. this is going to be ju

i'm alicia menendez in for

the video does not directly mention menendez who was indicted on federal bribery charges in septembermurphy has neville held elected office but if elected she would be the first woman to represent new jersey in the senate. menendez attacking governor murphy and his wife, saying it is clear the governor has a personal vested interest in this race, saying, quote, they answer to nobody but i'm confident the people of new jersey will push back against this latest maneuver at disenfranchisement. every moment in new jersey politics. stuart: wonderful place to live. back to the markets please. dow is up one hundred, nasdaq is up 50 points. dennis, last time you were on the show you were bearish. don't think you held any stocks at all. what are you doing? are you back in? >> i am not back in. from july, august, september, october, unbelievably wrong, stunningly wrong since october. i covered a few of my shorts but i'm still doing fine for the year. am i going to be a buyer of stocks? not after the rally of the past 2 or 3 weeks. it is egregiously overbought on the upside. i still think the fe

menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. sullivan, no. mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the presiding officer: the ayes are 52, the nays are 46. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 38, ramon ernesto reyes, jr. of new york to be united states district judge for the eastern district of new york, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of the sen

menendez, aye. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. mr. sullivan, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. kaine, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mrs. murray, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. padilla, aye. mr. marshall, no.vote: vote: the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr. wicker, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. -- mr. brown, ay. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. h

hello everyone, i'm alicia menendez. tonight, tracking the release of a third group of hostages held by hamas in gaza. 17 more were released today, including a four-year-old american girl named abigail a dan. she is now recovering in israel. hamas killed both of our parents before rescued from the kibbutz. she will not only with her intern israel. in exchange for the latest round of hostages, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners, leaving check large celebrations in the west bank. that is not the only thing the palestinians are celebrating today. gazans who billions welcome truckloads of humanitarian aid during the temporary cease-fire. then there is this, emotional reunions early this morning as hostages released this weekend can finally return to their families. this is 52-year-old sharon -- reuniting with her son and husband. she and her 12-year-old daughter were released by hamas yesterday after 50 days in captivity. earlier, president biden celebrated their release wallet knowledge ink there is still so much more

menendez, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no.the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. vote: the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. budd, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. reed, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the presiding officer: on this matter the yeas are 49 the nays are 46. nomination is confirmed. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table and the president will be notified of the senate's actions. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: could we have order, please. the presiding officer: order in the chamber. mr. schumer: thank you. in a few minutes we're going to proceed on the nomination of an outstanding public servant, margaret garn net who i was proud to recommend to president biden. she is a proud resident of brooklyn, a brilliant legal thinker and someone whose life story has been defined by public service. she's had more than a decade of experience prosecuting cases ranging from murder to robbery to financial fraud and more as part

menendez, we are ready for more intensive, the most intense cooperation with venezuela, you know our capabilities, you need them, and technology and more, we must start, i think that in during your current visit, we... will decide where to start restoring our cooperation; i think we need to use all the programs that we once defined. the partners also intend to revive joint ventures; among the most important projects is the assembly of tractors and trucks. these are the largest factories in the country. their capacity allows them to produce about 10,000 tractors and 5,000 cars per year. snow. he came to the attention of belarus, the country has been declared a storm warning: it is snowing in most of the territory, snow is expected, wind gusts can reach 20 m per second, due to bad weather, drivers should, if possible , avoid traveling by personal transport, now there are nine-point traffic jams in the capital. the roads will remain icy, the air temperature at night will fluctuate from -3° in the south up to -15 below zero in the north of the republic and during the day -2-7° is expecte

menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- blumenthal, booker, brown, cantwell, cardin, durbin, graham, hassan, heinrich, hirono, kaine, lujan, manchin, menendez, murphy, murray, ossoff, reed, schatz, schumer, shaheen, stabenow, warner, warnock, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, boozman, braun, britt, budd, capito, crapo, daines, fischer, hagerty, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lee, marshall, mcconnell, moran, mullin, paul, romney, rounds, schmitt, sullivan, thune, tillis, tuberville, vance, wicker,

sort of like the charred problem they had with robert menendez. their hands are tied and being able to speak out on these ethics issues because the guy who runs the party has 91 criminal counts. >> in fact we covered this on the show, menendez indictments came out and a few people, democratic colleagues called for him to resign including cory booker. it was tom cotton, republican -- who rose to his defense and said well you can trust the woke fbi. >> you know, part of it obviously is that exposes the insincerity of that argument. obviously in the menendez case the evelyn the evidence was overwhelming. in the trump case it's overwhelming. you have to brush it away with the same brush. >> i also think it's interesting. i've been trying to think about one of the red lines, which has become this question to the republican party in the era of trump. one thing is being accused of serious wrongdoing is not a red lining can be. be indicted for federal crimes can be a red line. meanwhile you've got mike pence has dropped out of the race. ken brock, who was

hello, everyone, i'm alicia menendez. tonight, we're tracking the release of a third group of hostages held by hamas and gaza. 17 more released today, including a four-year-old american girl named abigail edan. she is now recovering in israel. hamas militants killed both of her pants before kidnapping her from her kibbutz on october 7th. her family says she will now live with her aunt in israel. an exchange for this latest round of hostages, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners, leading to large celebrations in the west bank. that's not the only thing palestinians are celebrating today. gazan civilians welcomed truckloads of humanitarian aid during the temporary cease-fire. and, then there's this. emotional reunions early this morning as hostages released this weekend finally returned to their families. this is 52-year-old sharon -- reuniting with her son and husband. she and her 12-year-old daughter were released by hamas yesterday after 50 days in captivity. earlier, president biden celebrated the release while ackn

menendez, is ready for more intensive, most intensive cooperation with venezuela. our capabilities, you know, you need them, and technologies and other things, we need to start. i think that during your current visit, we will decide where to start restoring our cooperation. i think we need to use all those programs that we once had... our president emphasized that today venezuela is respected throughout the world. the country defended its sovereignty and independence, became only stronger under pressure and sanctions, and belarus supports this courage and durability. the vice president of venezuela, in turn, assured alexander lukashenko of a special, warm attitude towards the belarusian people, which remains unchanged at all times. we love and admire belarus very much. at one time, ugachavis taught us. this is not only about the historical heroic past of your country, but about your vision of the future. both belarus and venezuela are the architects of a new world, where there is no place for sanctions or aggression. i would like to convey our president’s wish to h

welcome everyone, i'm alicia menendez. talking about talks unfolding in the middle east, now 30 days into the israel-hamas war. secretary of state anthony blinken making unannounced visits today on the israeli occupied west bank. in a meeting with mahmoud abbas in the west bank, secretary blinken reaffirmed americas commitment to -- unfolding in gaza. the state department says they hope to strict restore stability in the west bank. over the past four weeks, tensions have spilled over there as israeli settlers targets civilians in palestine with waves of violent attacks. the surprise visit to baghdad, blinken met with iraq's prime minister. talking about preventing the war from spreading into a wider racial conflict. he also underscored the effort to reach -- into -- aid for civilians in the gaza strip. >> this is a process. israel's race -- raised important questions about how humanitarian policies would work. we have to answer those questions. second, it is important that the pause advances, a number of things, one of the

menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. firmsenators voting in the affirmative, collins, lujan, peters, sinema and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- boozman, britt, budd, cotton, crapo, fischer, grassley, lankford, marshall, moran, romney, sullivan, tuberville, wicker. ms. lummis, no. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. coons, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. warner, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. cassidy, no. ms. murkowski, aye. m

menendez, no. mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no.he clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. : vote: the clerk: mr. welch, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 46, the nays are 51. under the previous ord requiring -- order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: may we have order, please? the presiding officer: order, please. mrs. murray: starting at 2:30, the following amendments are expected to be called, cruz 1249, lee 1121, upon disposition of the amendments, the senate will vote on the adoption of the substitute amendment on 1922. further, that upon disposition of h.r. 4366, the senate will vote on passage of h.r. 662, as amended, and that all previous provisions of the order from october 24 remain in effect. for the information of all senators, there will be four roll call votes beginning at 2:30 p.m. today. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: i call up my amend

i am alicia menendez. there was movement today in the effort to bring home more than 200 hostages held by hamas in gaza. family members of hostages held a rally in tel aviv holding up pictures of their loved ones kidnapped by hamas during the october 7th attack. this comes as the biden administration official tells nbc news there is a possible deal in the works to exchange about 80 of the hostages, women and children, four palestinians held by in israel. this morning on meet the, press israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu discussed israel's attempt to reach a deal to free all hostages. >> i can say that we weren't close at all until we started the ground operation. in fact, we heard there was a pending deal of this kinder that kind, then we learned it was all nothing. but the reason -- the minute we started the ground operation, things began to change. >> was there a potential deal? is there a potential deal? >> there could, be but i think the less i say about it the more i will increase the chances t

bob menendez is a member of that committee. i have to make sure that committee can function.up to the united states senate as to his status. and that's where it should be, not in the committee itself. >> so at this point, you don't have a position on the resolution or just to be clear? >> i need to work with all of the members of the committee on foreign relations. that's my primary responsibility, to make sure i have a relationship where i can have the committee function as a close margins between democrats and republicans. so it's important for me to make sure we have a functioning committee. bob menendez's status in the united states senate is to be determined by the full senate, not by the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. >> okay, senator ben cardin, we appreciate you being on, covering a number of important topics. thank you, sir. >>> his day in court. donald trump is preparing to testify monday in his new york civil fraud trial. what his sons have already said on the stand, next. that's on andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. to scien. tourists tak

senator menendez is defending his right to view classified information after being indicted on federal corruption charges. all the details on this, when we come back. >>> just into cnn, senator menendez facing charges of acting as a foreign agent for egypt is defending himself after atending a classified briefing on ukraine this morning. manu raju is the one who saw him going into that briefing or maybe coming out. what happened? >> reporter: he has been facing very serious federal charges alleging he's conspireing to act as a foreign agent to help the government of egypt. he's pleaded not guilty to that, but he also did not attend a classified briefing in october over israel, over concerns about these allegations that have been raised. this time was different. he walked into a classified briefing room to talk about the issues of ukraine. i asked him why he should be attending such a sensitive briefing that gives sensitive security information to senators. >> you weren't able to go to the last briefing. why are you going to this one? >> you're wrong about that. he didn't say you can't

menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye.siding officer: the yeas are 51, the nays are 49. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate go do hereby move to bring to a close debate executive calendar number 373, charlotte a. burrows of the district of columbia to be a member of the equal employment opportunity commission signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of charlotte a. burrows of the district of columbia to be a member of the equal employment opportunity commission shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. t

senator menendez is facing charges and he's remaining in the congress. >> equal justice under the lawdemocrats have been calling on senator menendez to resign and not just from his home state because it makes him look bad. republicans call on santos to resign. that's the return to politics we see. people in parties are willing to police their own outliers. they're noting will to defend the indefensible. >> what happens if he doesn't resign. they need 50 republicans more than voted last time to expel him from congress. they're not there yet based on the numbers. we'll see if it changes after the break. what happens if he doesn't get expelled. >> i think he will symbolize the stain on the congress, and it'll be a shame to the republican party. he'll be ostracized. he say he's not going to run for re-election again. flipping what he told manu raju weeks ago. the only reason to keep him in question isn't a question of precedent now. it's a question of whether republicans want to leave their majority to an even thinner number. that's not a good enough reason. they've got to apply certain b

hello everyone, i'm alicia menendez.acking the release of a third group of hostages held by hamas in gaza. 17 more were released today, including a four-year-old american girl named abigail a dan. she is now recovering in israel. hamas killed both of our parents before rescued from the kibbutz. she will not only with her intern israel. in exchange for the latest round of hostages, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners, leaving check large celebrations in the west bank. that is not the only thing the

menendez, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 51, the nays are 44, and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the mcmillion nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, ana de alba, of california, to be united states -- brandy r. mcmillion of michigan to be united states district judge for the eastern district of michigan. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. d

menendez hasn't said if he will run for reelection. he did plead not guilty to federal bribery charges, accused of acting as unej ejsterred foreign agent. he received cash, gold bars and mercredez benz. this year jamalhinton and have met for thanksgiving dinner when wanda accidentally texted jamal, instead of her grandson. he accepted and now there is a contest to give two strangers the opportunity to share a meal with them and they can stay at her arizona home overnight, if you need grandma love, enter the contest. >> steve: i love that story. >> ainsley: the gift that keeps on giving every year. >> steve: yesterday historic day in the nation's capitol hill, nearly 300,000 on the national mall showing solidarity at the rally. former democratic congresswoman tulsi gabbard taking this video and saying absence of biden and harris was felt and she joins us now. why did you have to go? >> it was critical to me to be take advantage of the opportunity to stand in solidarity with the jewish people, to stand against this unprecedented level of

senator menendez is facing a bevy of indictment charges and his remaining in the congress -- >> equal justice under law. democrats have been calling on senator menendez to resign and not just from his home state, because that makes him look bad. republicans calling on santos to resign. that's returning to the politics we are seeing. people in parties are willing to police their own outliers. they are not willing to defend the indefensible simply because of the party label by their name. >> what happens if he doesn't resign and they need about 50 republicans, more than what voted most, time to actually expel him from congress. they're not there yet based on our numbers. we'll see if that happens after the break, but what happens if he doesn't get expelled and doesn't resign, he stays there? >> i think it will symbolize the stain on the congress. it would be a shame for the republican party. he'll be ostracized. he says he's not going to run for reelection again, unlike what he told our colleague manu raju weeks ago. the only reason to keep him in congress isn't a question of precedent.

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[booing] recently senator menendez and his wife were indicted on federal corruption charges for allegedlyge for assisting the government of egypt. prosecutors are describing the egyptian bribes as "a pyramid scheme." we're back, baby! we're back! [cheers and applause] [audience chanting] >> stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen: please. please. when the fbi raided his house they found more than $500,000 in cash stuffed into envelopes and hidden in closets, a safe, and even stuffed in the pocket of a jacket they found in his home. that's always a nice feeling when you slip your hand in the pocket of a coat that you haven't worn in a while and you find half a million dollars in bribes. ooh, and a jolly rancher. we've got a great show for you tonight. neil degrasse tyson is here. we will have a special performance by our own louis cato. but when we come back, i'll be standing right here with more monologue, y'all. stick around. >> announcer: "the late show with stephen colbert" sponsored by crest. the number one toothpaste brand in america. antibacterial fluos below the gumline to h

thank you again senator menendez and chairman mendez for that question.i was fortunate enough to go to nairobi to speak with the kenyans directly. we are grateful that they are considering this proposal to lead this multinational support operation. we have committed to them that we are going to work with our international partners to ensure that they have the tools and the funding necessary. we have identified a substantial amount of state department to this apartment if defense have identified a substantial amount to kick off that funding but when you stand we are going to be able to do this alone. we are reaching out to members in the region and reaching out to partners outside of the region both for matÉriel, for personnel and for financial resources. smenda can we engage with you on this to find out exactly where we are at? >> absolutely. >> and if i may one last question. ms. escobari is good to see. i put out on paper the menendez planet recognizes there a 20 million people in the western hemisphere, 20 million who were displaced refugees were seeki

american voices with alicia menendez starts right now.one, i'm alicia menendez, and we begin with breaking news. a short time, ago speaker mike johnson released his plan to avoid a government shutdown. now just six days away, before the incas even, dry it's facing opposition. speaker johnson pitched republicans on his stopgap spending plans in a call, it is a two tiered continuing resolution which would keep several spending bills in play through january 19th. the rest until february 2nd. what is not in the, cr budget cuts or aid to israel. the house is

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menendez, is that we are ready for a more intense,... intensive cooperation with venezuela, you know our capabilities, you need them, and technology and more, we need to start , i think that during your current visit, we will decide where to start restoring our cooperation, i think we need to use all those programs , which were once defined by us, are all on topic: maduro, the president of venezuela was present and took an active part in the formation of those programs that have been preserved today, i want to emphasize once again that everything that we proposed then is what we outlined , it in demand in venezuela. over the past years , significant changes have occurred in the world. one of the main, very bright events is your sovereignty and independence, you are just great. you defended the country, and the current generation, venezuelans, will always be grateful, you defended the country, you resisted, one might say, everyone, you resisted everyone and survived. venezuela today has the greatest respect throughout the world. you can’t even imagine how much the current generation o

. >> hello everyone, i'm alicia menendez. as we begin a new hour, grasping for a plan. the new house speaker facing a major task to avoid a costly government shutdown. with time running out, republicans and democrats are already criticizing his new plan. also tonight, the israeli prime minister with a significant statement about the future of gaza. and the new warning about the 2024 race. donald trump has a few things planned for the doj and immigration policy if he were to win again. and it is just as dangerous as you would expect. this is american voices. ♪ ♪ ♪ we begin this hour on capitol hill, with yet another countdown to a costly government shutdown. congress has until the end of friday, six days from now, to pass the funding bill. just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two state approach, funding some parts of the government until january, others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional military aid to israel. this untested strategy also serves as a major

they get checks for more than menendez had.do you know that donald trump-- adelson gave donald trump $100 million twice in 2016 and 2020. imagine all the gold menendez could have had with that $100 million. so this is bribery and so we're going to call it out and we are going to win and we've got to get the amendment. if you don't get the amendment they're just going to come back and money is like a wave. it always-- it's a ceaseless flow of money, right? so the moment stops that flow of money. by the way, important and this is arguably in the same amendment, arguably second amendment. corporations are not people. [cheers and applause] i mean, look, guys, this is where i get so frustrated at the media. if they were real journalists wouldn't say, guys, the supreme court say the corporations are persons, but obviously they're not human beings. it's the most obvious in the world. no, these corporations are not bribes, they're wonderful people talking it one another and having wonderful conversations and they happen to agree every

menendez is facing criminal charges of corruption and bribery.ther he is going to run for re-election. lawyers for former president trump are urging a judge to declare a mistrial in that civil fraud case is he involved now in manhattan. they say the judge's conduct has shown he is biased against the defendant. new york attorney general letitia james says the former president is trying to distract from his fraud a counteroffensive tonight from hunter biden's legal team. lawyers for the current president's son want to subpoena former president trump and some of his top advisers. correspondent david spunt tells us why tonight. good evening, david. >> hi, shannon, good evening. hunter biden's lead attorney abbe lowell says the entire probe began as a vindictive prosecution thanks to donald trump and hunter biden's fifth amendment rights are at stake. according to the documented filed today, 9 current president's son wants to subpoena former president donald trump, former attorney general bill barr, plus richard donoghue and jeffrey roseanne on screen

in for alicia menendez.we begin new hour, the humanitarian crisis and gaza -- and update on the strip's largest hospital. it's a tire. as president biden delivered his putt for for peace. plus, donald trump it is still on colorado's bullet but the judge says he participated in the insurrection. but that doesn't disqualify him under the 14th amendment. and elon musk threatens to sue media matters for its reporting on him. we'll talk about that. plus, what's the problem with periods? the director of a msnbc, film periodical, is here. this is american voices. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> but we begin with the effort to rescue more than 200 hostages kidnapped by hamas six weeks ago. today, israeli prime benjamin netanyahu says there is currently no deal to release them. netanyahu updated israelis during a news briefing in tel aviv. a week ago, netanyahu told nbc news there could be a possible deal with hamas. but earlier today, thousands of israelis marched into jerusalem, demanding their government to more to release the hostages