mr. president the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. ms. collins: mr. president, i rise today in support of the nomination of stacey neumann to serve as the united states district court judge for the district of maine. i had the opportunity to meet with ms. neumann before her senate judiciary committee hearing in may. the committee has reported her nomination favorably with bipartisan support, and the senate will be voting on her confirmation shortly. mr. president, i've decided to support this nominee based on her extensive legal experience, including as a federal prosecutor, her in-depth interview with me, and her hearing testimony and background check. i have concluded that she possesses the integrity, intellect, and impartiality to serve in this critical position. ms. neumann has served as a litigator at the law firm murray, plumb, and murray in portland, maine. she's been th

mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate proceed to s. res. 746. the presiding officer: is there objection? the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 746, commemorating the passage of three years since the tragic building collapse in surfside, florida, on june 24, 2021. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. the senator from utah. mr. lee: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the senator from georgia is recognized. mr. ossoff: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on the judiciary be discharged from and the senate proceed to the

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. a senator: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. van hollen: mr. president, i come to the floor today as a strong supporter of the u.s.-israel relationship, to talk about why it was such a big mistake to invite prime minister netanyahu to address a joint session of congress and why i will not attend his speech tomorrow. i do not take this decision lightly, and i want to explain my reasons. at the outset want to underscore the importance of the longtime partnership between the people of the united states and the people of israel. after the horrors of the holocaust, the united states led the effort at the united nations to advocate for the establishment of a homeland for the jewish people. and then in may 1948, the united states under the leadership of president harry truman became the first country to recognize the state of israel. and that support, that solidarity has held firm for 76 years through many conflicts. that was especially tru

mr. president and we will also get the written letter of mr. president. based on the suggestion of mr. president ishune, i do not want to get into it, but the council of standards and criteria it has its own special features, some of which are in the constitution. it is underlined or clearly stated, part of it is the guidelines that we act on the basis of, even today , the supreme leader's guidelines that there should be people who are trustworthy. after all, this trust can be entrusted to the representatives of the nation, that they should be clean-handed, have a reputation for clean-hands, again, because it is important, i mention being religious, being revolutionary, having a reputation for clean-hands, honesty, not having a bad history, having a national attitude. in factional and political issues and these things, don't let the boss go the elected president who wants to select these people and the side of the parliament who wants to trust that these indicators will be observed. how will the parliament guard these things in the ministers that are proposed and how do you see the work

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: mr. president, i rise in support of senator cardin and basically the concerns we have the war powers act and diminishing act to the point that we can't react to the needs around the world to not only defend ourselves but help our allies. i agree also with senator cruz that this pier has not worked. it has not done what it was intended to do. difficult conditions, a lot of money has been spent. but to go any further is needless. and i am going to intend to enter into a resolution, have a resolution for today that basically wil do exactly what senator cruz has said in his except we'll do a sense of the senate versus invoking the war powers act. and i will ask for the consent and hopefully support my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. that will be later. we'll do it today before we leave. mr. cardin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: -- from west virginia. i think you're going, my colleague is going about it the right way, dealing with the substa

mr. president. ms. smith:mr. t, i ask unanimous consent that the mappedtory quorum -- mandatory quorum call with respect to the wagner cloture motion be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: 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 623, anne marie wagner, of virginia, to be a member of the federal labor relations authority, 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 anne marie wagner, of virginia, to be a member of the federal labor relations authority, shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blume

mr. president. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that this article on the history of privacy protections for children and teens from commonsense media be entered into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. markey: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, today is an historic day. today the united states senate will vote on the kids online safety act, which includes my legislation with senator bill cassidy from louisiana, the children and teens online privacy protection act, or coppa 2.0. with this vote, the united states senate will finally send a message to big tech that the days of indiscriminately of targeting and tracking children and teens are over in our country. that their privacy invasive business model must change, that young people and their parents are more important than shareholders' bank accounts. this vote is long overdue. on june 20, 1996 -- june 20, 1996, more than 28 years ago, at the dawn of the information age, when only birds tweeted and the graham was simply

mr. president. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that this article on the history of privacy protections for children and teens from commonsense media be entered into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. markey: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, today is an historic day. today the united states senate will vote on the kids online safety act, which includes my legislation with senator bill cassidy from louisiana, the children and teens online privacy protection act, or coppa 2.0. with this vote, the united states senate will finally send a message to big tech that the days of indiscriminately of targeting and tracking children and teens are over in our country. that their privacy invasive business model must change, that young people and their parents are more important than shareholders' bank accounts. this vote is long overdue. on june 20, 1996 -- june 20, 1996, more than 28 years ago, at the dawn of the information age, when only birds tweeted and the graham was simply

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from mp. ms. klobuchar: mr. unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: i have seven requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. ms. klobuchar: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on energy and natural resources be discharged and the senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 3448. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3448, a bill to reauthorize are the director of the united states holocaust memorial museum to support holocaust education programs and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged, and the senate will proceed. ms. klobuchar: i further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion

mr. president and we will receive the written letter of mr. president and act based on mr. president's proposal. we will decide what mr. president will do. how to take the previous structure, how to arrange these are things that are within the scope of their authority, i don't want to get into it, but the parliament has its own standards and criteria, some of which are implicit in the constitution or some of which are clearly stated. there are guidelines that we are acting on the basis of , even today, the supreme leader's guidelines that there should be people who are trustworthy, finally , the representatives of the nation can entrust this trust to them. leave it to them to be clean-handed, to have a reputation for clean-handedness, to be efficient and capable people, these are the expectations that the parliament has from mr. president. we can really see from any angle that this person really has the competence or qualifications necessary for us to trust him. let's do it because the meeting will be held in the coming days. there will be trust, and we, together with mr. pr

mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. cruz: mr. president.he presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following intern and law clerk in my office be granted floor privileges until august 2, 2024, yu jeanne davis -- eugenie davis, michael latierie. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: mr. president, mr. president, while there is no doubt our country has greatly benefited from the internet, for some families it has come at a painful and even tragic cost. every parent i know is concerned about the online threats directed at our kids, whether it's predators targeting children or online videos promoting self-harm, risky life choices or undermining their self-esteem, we all know someone who has had to grapple with the failure of big tech to take responsibility for the harms caused by its products. today the senate is beginning to put big tech on notice. the kids online safety act, or kosa, and the children and teens online privacy protection act, or coppa 2.0, will both help

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. braun: are we in a quorum call? e presiding officer: i believe we are. mr. braun: vitiate it, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i would like unanimous consent to complete my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. braun: i rise today with great pride to honor the fighting irish. this may the university of notre dame's men's lacrosse team on the 2024 ncaa, division one title with a resounding victory over the maryland terrapins. final score 15-5. this year's victory marked the second national lacrosse title for the fighting irish. it was also a consecutive national championship, very hard to do in this day and age in the competitive arena of college sports. fighting irish is the first team since 19 and 2021 to win those back-to-back men's lacrosse national championships, and only the eighth team in division one history to accomplish the feat. i would like to personally congratulate notre dame's men's lacrosse team for claiming the 2024 title. it's a university that's distingui

mr. ossoff, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 53, the nays are 39 and the nomination is it confirmed. mr. lee: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: madam president, one citizen, one vote. today this foundational principle is under attack. it's under attack because president biden refuses to enforce the law. and now we face a direct threat to our entire electoral system. consider this. since president biden's inauguration on january 20, 2021, over 10 million illegal immigrants have entered the united states. now, this figure exceeds the populations of 36 states, creating a crisis that has been met with troubling silence and inaction from far too many on the other side of the aisle. with millions of unauthorized people now on u.s. soil living here in the united states, the potential for election fraud through ineligible voting is not just a hypothetical risk, no. it is a looming reality. with the influx of noncitizens under this administration, even if just a fra

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. young: mr. president, in 1864, after three years of civil war, many citizens of the north were ready for peace. the 13th amendment had passed in this very chamber, but failed to do so in the house of representatives. and the fate of abraham lincoln's presidency and perhaps the continuation of the war was on the ballot. in that spring of 1864, lincoln placed his hand on a hoosier general shoulder, and he said i believe it right to give you a chance. what he really meant was a second chance. i rise to mark a day 160 years ago, mr. president, when that second chance and a refusal to flinch from duty even in a forlorn hope saved our nation's capitol and possibly much more than that. not long after his meeting with lincoln, that same soldier was ushered into the office of secretary of war ed stanton. what do you know of the middle department the secretary asked? nothing his visitor replied. nothing, the secretary repeated. i am from the west. general lou wallace answered. by the west, he meant crawfor

mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. durbin: mr. president, it was 11 years ago that i wrote a letter to john roberts, the chief justice of the supreme court, 11 years ago, asking him a basic question -- mr. chief justice, why is it that you believe the nine justices that sit on the supreme court should be treated differently than any other person in federal government when it comes to the code of ethics? i didn't receive a reply to that letter. we know what's happened since. through private investigations and investigations by journalistic organizations, we've come to discover at least one sitting supreme court justice, clarence thomas, has received more than $4 million in gifts from billionaires. what kind of gifts? travel. jet airplane travel, travel op yachts, long-term veii captions, worth -- vacations, worth more than $4 million, largely undisclosed to the american pe people. what's going on here? a justice on the supreme court receives over $4 million in gifts from billionaires and doesn't disclose it to the public

mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. cruz: mr. president.residing officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following intern and law clerk in my office be granted floor privileges until august 2, 2024, yu jeanne davis -- eugenie davis, michael latierie. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: mr. president, mr. president, while there is no doubt our country has greatly benefited from the internet, for some families it has come at a painful and even tragic cost. every parent i know is concerned about the online threats directed at our kids, whether it's predators targeting children or online videos promoting self-harm, risky life choices or undermining their self-esteem, we all know someone who has had to grapple with the failure of big tech to take responsibility for the harms caused by its products. today the senate is beginning to put big tech on notice. the kids online safety act, or kosa, and the children and teens online privacy protection act, or coppa 2.0, will both help kee

mr. president i yield the floor. ask mr. president took senator from tennessee. >> peacocks thank you, mr. president. and i thank my colleague who is still here on the floor. for his diligence and his work and his partnership as we have work on the kids online safety act. indeed he has spent many hours as his team has also put many hours into this. as we get ready to move forward with passage i think we have to remember it was 1998, the last time this body took up and passed a bill that became law. that protected children in the virtual space. and a lot has changed since then. lives in the emergence of social media. we have seen a 100 million americans born during that period of time. so thinking about these platforms and the emergence should think about facebook, instagram, snapchat and tiktok and online video games those interactive games that are pulling kids into those, you think about how social meet has changed the lives and the exposure of children today. they have grown up in this ana senator blumenthal said, mro impo

mr. president. i thank madam de carlo for her briefing. this takes place at the moment of grave period. we are on the precipice of -- [indiscernible] this morning israel committed an act of terror by assassinating ismail han yeah violating international law, violating the sovereignty of the islamic republic of iran. algeria extends its sincere condolence and sympathy to the brotherly palestinian people as they face this ordeal. make no mistake this is not merely an attack on one man. it is a vicious assault on the very foundation of diplomatic relations. the sanctity of state sovereignty and the premises that underpin or global order. we veemently condemn in the strongest possible term this heinous and terrorist act perpetrated by the israeli occupying power. yet israel has embraced -- [indiscernible] leaving destruction in its wake. in gaza. palestinians in buy route. the occupation of palestinian, syrian and lebanese land. these are not just illegal practices. this is a mortal abomination and stai

mr. soron milanovic, president of the republic of croatia. his excellency, mr. johannes, president of romania. his excellency, mr. viktor orban, prime minister of hungary. his excellencecy, mr. alexander steub, president of the republic of finland. his excellency, the prime minister of the helen i think -- hellenic republic. his excellency, the prime minister of the kingdom of norway. his excellency, mr. luis montenegro, prime minister of the portuguese republic. his excellency, mr. recep tayyip erdogan, president of the republic of turkiye. ♪ >> his excellency, the president of luxembourg. ♪ her excellency, ms. fredrickson, prime minister of the kingdom of denmark. ♪ her excellency, ms. giorgia meloni, president of the council of ministers of the italian republic. ♪ is excellency, the president of the czech republic. this excellency, mr. olaf scholz, chancellor of the federal republic of germany. ♪ his excellency, the president of the republic of lithuania. ♪ his excellency, prime minister of montenegro. ♪ his excellency, the president of the republic of latvia.

mr. president. million small businesses, startups, ones that dependent so much on research and development to compete with china. manyen of them are in fields tht compete directly with china and other countries. they want to know why in the world, why would congress put this off until 2025? a lot of them say ron, we are not going to be around in 2025 if you do not act the bill provides help to families and businesses hit by maga storms and maga wildfires. this is sole important to the people in my state. i have told them at town hall meetings almost 1100 of them we are going to get this done because in oregon and virtually everywhere in our country so many of our communities have been devastated. as i touched on three to 57 votes in the house mr. president does m not happen by osmosis by and large a normal that you cannot get three and 57 houseda members to agree to order a piece of apple pie. but that is the kind of support this tax bill had. left-leaning groups like it right raining groups, family

principle upon which this esteemed body was founded. as we address in our letter today to your, mr. president, they covered the assassination of mr. ismail han, the political chief of the palestinian islamic resistance movement hamas and the great leader of the palestinian people legitimate a struggle for self determination as the result. of an aggressive act of terrorism by zionist occupying regime of israel. mr. hanyer, who was in tehran upon an official invitation of the government of the islamic republic. of iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new president of the islamic republic of iran with the presence of leaders of many foreign countries was targeted alongside his companion in his residence in tehran today at around 2 am local time. this act of terror is just another mastifation manifestation of israel's decading long patterns of terror. and subbatige targeting palestinians and other supporters and sympathizers of the palestinian cause across the region and beyond. in addition to its terrorist objective, israel was also pursuing political goal with this act, aiming to dis

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mr. president and mr.illing, after the start. the operation with its timing is definitely limited to my dear people. the two previous goals that you mentioned in the previous section about the causes of the supreme council of sports, what schedule was considered for them, at what stage of implementation is this now, see now, it has progressed very well , this is based on the same our time schedule i remember a land where we were in the service of mr. president in that meeting, where they gave a special order that it will be completed in the next three to four months , it will go through its final stages. we also had a meeting last week with the presence of the honorable minister of sports, and there were good reports about the national program. the progress of the country's sports was actually presented by the organizers of the plan. there were points that mr. minister reminded to be added, definitely within the first 6 months. it will be completed, god willing, that means it is fully on the way to impleme

mr. president. we have been watching these protests. and while the prime minister of israel was given a great speech yesterday, you had protesters burning the american flag, they were screaming allah akbar. they had the palestinian flag. they took the american flag down. they were writing hamas on the bell outside of union station. what does a donald trump do if he takes office to these people on the street? >> rarely have we seen anything like this. and i think you should get a one year jail sentence if you do anything to desecrate the flag. people say unconstitutional. those are stupid people that say that we have to work in congress to get a one year jail sentence. when he are allowed to stomp on the flag and put lighter fluid on the flag and set it afire. when you are allowed to do that, you get a one year jail sentence and you'll never see it again. and all over the world, putin and president xi of china, all over the world they are watching this. kim jong un, he looks at us like we are a bunch of babies. they see that. that wouldn

mr. president, while there is no doubt our mr. president. mr. president, while there is no doubt our countries greatly benefited from the internet for some families it comes at a painful and even tragic costs. every parent i know is concerned about the online threats directed at our kids. but there's predators targeting children self harm, risky life choices are undermining their self-esteem. we all know someone that had to grapple with the failure of big tech to take responsibility of harms caused by his products. senate is so big tech on notice. online safety act and the children on teens privacy protection act, will help keep children safer online and protect their privacy. senator blackburn, blumenthal, markey and cantwell. collaborate with me and my team to significantly improve both measures. x breasts provisions that help limit thene litigation magnet fr the patchwork of laws. putting in place guardrails against government overreach. we stroke an important balanced approach on the obligation tech companies have with respect to determining

mr. president, israel has been the oppressor, tormentor and murderer of palestinians for decades, and it is the longstanding destabilizer of our region. it must be stopped. the obligations of the security council and general assembly, the obligations of all states, including the high contracting. parties to the fourth geneva convention are to act forth with to bring an end to this unlawful obherent situation. the lives of millions of civilians are at stake in gaza and the rest of occupied palestine and throughout the region. we appeal to the international community to act immediately, first and foremost this security council as per its charter duty to maintain international peace and security, it must act to protect the palestinian people and to prevent a regional war against at this moment of clear and present danger. "the international community has a choice to make, let it be for peace and security, do not let israel drag us all to the bes. i thank you, mr. president, and este team members of the council for your attention, and on behalf of the state of palestine and her people implor

president- elect. today, in addition to the diplomatic talks, mr. ment ministers. following the face-to-face meetings of the president-elect with the officials of our country, hojat-ul-islam and muslimeen seyyed.

mr. president. you mentioned other instances in history where presidents have faced a challenge, but what makes this moment in history so unique is that it is not your enemies who are calling on you to reconsider your decision to stay in the race. it's your friends, supporters, people who think you've done a great job over the past four years. have you spent time thinking about what it would mean for your legacy, which you've worked decades to build? if you stay in the race? despite the concerns that voters say they have, and you lose to someone who you yourself have argued is unfit to return to the oval office. well, look. i'm not in this for my legacy. i'm in this to complete the job i started. as you recal, understandably, many of you and many economists thought my initial initiatives that i put forward can't do that. it's going to cause inflation. things are going to skyrocket. the debt's going to go up. what are you hearing now from mainstream economists? 16 economic nobel laureates said, i've d

mr. president , what is your analysis, mr. president, very good talking and reading a little from the text , some of them talking without writing, then returning to the text, everything they said was remarkable , especially the testimonies and references they had to the words of the qur'an and especially the nahj al-balaghah, which is the life of mr. al-badzikian, and so are we. in the parliament, we were familiar with their methods and the love and passion they have for naz al-balaqah, and amir mr. al-badzikian emphasizes on right and justice, and amir al-mu'minin is the epitome of right and justice. move that now the constitution is the general policy the approval of the leadership is the laws of the parliament and the law of the program. it was very promising and his humility towards the nation that i am the soil of the iranian nation and one must work and one must strive. this was all promising. very well, it is a part of the priorities that in front of mr. dr. bezikian, who is the leader , pointing out and enumerating, do

mr. president has 2 weeks, according to the law, mr. president has two weeks after his inauguration, article 202 of the internal code. the parliament has two weeks to introduce the group of ministers to the parliament, so this does not mean that after two weeks, that is, within the inauguration day, after the inauguration, they can present the ministers to the parliament for the parliament to review. they have a law that they can take up to two weeks, and finally, two weeks. yes, how much time do they have to check this after the islamic council? it is possible that mr. president should introduce the names of the proposed ministers to the parliament on the so-called day after the inauguration or at any time when the cabinet is introduced to the parliament. two other issues should be presented to the parliament the body of a general program of the government here is a law, this is clearly stated in the second constitution, each of the ministers must present the plans and goals they have in mind for their respective ministries to the parli

mr. president. i am acting director of the district of columbia homeland security emergency management agency and i am welcome to welcome you, mr. president and members of your administration as well as merrier browser and her administration to the district emergency operations center or eoc. we have more than 120 staff members that work every day to ensure the health and safety of district residents, businesses, and visitors. you will see around us hundreds of partners at the state, local, and federal level that come to the center to make sure everything works during emergencies. during a emergency or disaster our team works to disseminate timely lifesaving information to help residents make informed decisions for themselves and their families. i think he has given us new guidance to make it clear and crisp and meet people where we are. we have activated more than 25 times in the last two years for emergencies ranging from heat waves and hurricanes to hazardous air quality because of wildfires. wit

mr. president, we thank china and algeria for calling. for this urgent meeting as well as the russian presidency for expeditiously convening it on the situation in the middle east, including the palestinian question. we are also grateful to under secretary general decal for her insights. mr. president, we condemn today's air strike in iran which resulted in the death of mr. ismail han, leader of hamas, we our concern is that... this tragic event can potentially inflame the tensions between israel and its neighbors and trigger conflicts with far rich negative impact on regional and international peace and security. we strongly call on both parties to exercise maximum restraint and approach the situation with the high degree of coution, prudence and wisdom in order to prevent further escalation. the conflict which could hinder ongoing efforts towards bringing to a halt the war in hazar. mr. president, we have repeatedly warned this council about the risk of the israel palestine conflict spreading across the region and about its consequences. unfortunately, the current events can compromise diploma

mr. president in the islamic council, remember this important oath. the people in front of the people's elected representatives and with the presence of a large number of guests who now say 86 countries and many domestic figures. what is interesting is that the so-called basic principle clearly states that it should be in the presence of the respected guardian council and the head of the judiciary , that is, principle 121. as i said , this oath takes time in front of the nation, in front of the almighty god, in front of the leadership, because after taking this oath , it is recited, which means that the president is accountable with this oath . in front of almighty god, he now makes 17 clauses and 17 commitments in this oath, that is, based on principle 121, the many commitments of the honorable president to the people. now i want to tell you the part, this is from the first direction from the second direction. well, this oath is not like individual oaths. sometimes someone makes a personal deal . he swears. well, if, god forbid, hans swears, that mea

mr. welch, aye. vote: the presid the clerk: mr. schumer, no. e presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 44, three fifths of the senators duly sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. the majority leader. mr. schumer: i have a motion to consider. the presiding officer: the motion is entered. mr. schumer: i yield the floor. mr. lee: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from ute. -- from utah. mr. lee: european capitals have become too accustomed to -- it has allowed europe to enjoy constant protection without bearing the risks or the costs. today as washington hosts the nato summit, we find ourselves at a cross road. nato, now turning 75, is in alliance with major issues. despite the rhetoric from president biden and his ha handlers, the simple truth is we cannot eafford to admit ukraine nor sudhould the united states make overtures about future me membership. as nato gathers on our soil, we need to be forthright with our allies. that the u.s. cannot sustain the massive levels of

president kamala harris. reporter: leader jeffries. will you endorse kamala harris? mr. jeffries: leader schumer and i are scheduled to meet with vice president harris shortly. the house came back into session today. the senate does not come back into session tomorrow. i'm excited for that meeting. let me say this. that vice president kamala harris has excited the community. she's excited the house democratic caucus. and she's excited -- exciting the country. so i'm looking forward to sit do you think with her, in person, in short order, with leader schumer, and we'll have more to say about the path forward as soon as that meeting is done. reporter: leader jeffries, quick question. what does president biden need to do the final few months to ease the path to help -- to make it easier for democrats to get the house and the white house? mr. jeffries: president biden is going to continue to do his job. he's put the country first. he's put the american people first. he's put hardworking american taxpayers first. which is what president biden has always done. and as a result o

mr. president, i want to conclude.the approach and foreign policy of the new government of the islamic republic of iran, which is based on strengthening the side war it is based on the principles of the united nations charter and international law. to emphasize his excellency, mr. dr. bizikian, the esteemed president-elect of iran, has announced. the main approach of the government's foreign policy will be to open new horizons and comprehensively expand friendly relations with other governments based on dialogue, cooperation, equality and mutual respect. and within the framework of this approach, the government of the islamic republic of iran attaches a special and exalted position to deepening all-round relations with the neighboring countries of the region and other governments. mr. president, as the secretary general noted, global challenges can only come from through respect for international law , adhering to global obligations and adopting appropriate frameworks for multilateral governance. while emphasizing this

mr. president comes and defends his plans, first i don't want to address this issue with 5 pros and cons so that you can see the reality of mr. khosravi's case. well , i can't finish. after all, there has always been a standard in every government. it hasn't been like this where, for example , the president himself or four people sit around themselves and choose their own ministers or cabinet. there have always been committees to transfer this. the mission from the previous government to the new government, but this time i see a different amount, i can't be disappointed. there is also a criticism that there are some disadvantages in this year, which i will mention in its own place , so that's why we involved the whole society in this election. i think this is the right thing to do. first of all, the strategic council has been formed. now, for example, i see in the society that they are criticizing the members of the strategic council. i won't get into the real character of those members of the strategic council, maybe i am related to someone the real personality of that person is that the

mr. president. >> i'm better. >> you are a hell of a lot better. >> laura: that would be funny if it weren't so deadly serious. fox news senior white house correspondent peter doocy is standing by. peter, that moment was yet mother embarrassment. but why did repeated delays tonight with this presser? >> laura, in that moment, which followed remarks that had mostly been on teleprompter he announced president putin like vladimir putin was going to be a surprise guest here at the nato summit. but he did quickly correct himself, vladimir putin is not here. they did spend all day talking about ukraine and how to help zelenskyy and zelenskyy was standing just out of frame right next to president biden when he called him putin. but, again, putin not here. as for the delays, these nato things are always delayed. we have been there in brussels. we have been there in madrid. the presidential press conference is always delayed and so it's surprising somewhat that the white house decided they were going to try t

mr. president, -- mr. trump: i said to harris, let's take one. said joe and i will go and take a cognitive test, i will do it with her also. you know what, she failed her law exam. maybe she will not pass the cognitive test. reporter: mr. president, thank. mr. trump:. mr. trump: just given you the facts. she did not pass her bar exam and she didn't think she would pass that and she didn't think she was going to ever pass it. . i don't know what happened, maybe she past it. reporter: i would love to ask you about january 6. you call yourself a candidate of law and order. were in "time magazine" as if you would consider pardoning the rioters, he said, yes, absolutely, you called them patriots. over 100 police officers were assaulted that day injuries including broken bones. one officer lost an eye. cracked ribs. one had a stroke. would you support calling those people who assault of the police officers patriots who deserve pardons? mr. trump: we had an attack on the capitol. a horrible attack on the capitol, you saw the people that were protesting