i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. in a major foreign policy victory for president obama, republicans in the senate failed to secure enough votes thursday to derail the iran nuclear agreement. the senate voted against clearing the way for a debate of the bill in a 58 to 42 vote, less than the 60 votes needed to advance a resolution of disapproval. maryland senator barbara mikulski, who last week became the decisive vote backing the president explained her support , for the agreement. >> the conditions for the lifting of the sanctions are strict and verifiable, and the lifting of the sanctions though comes more quickly than i would like -- i believe the snapback could work. but after looking at all of the alternatives, which i believe have limited efficacy, i want to declare that i will support the agreement. amy: four democrats joined republicans in opposing the iran deal -- chuck schumer of new york, ben cardin of maryland,

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. e ronald reagan presidential library hosted the second republican presidential debate last night and 11 candidates took to the stage. four candidates lacking behind debated earlier in the day. wednesday marks the first primetime debate including former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. ring the debate, she laid out part of her foreign-policy vision. >> russia is a bad actor, but vladimir putin is someone we should not talk to because the only way he will stop is to since strength and resolve on the other side, and we have all of that within our control. we could rebuild the six fleet. we could rebuild the missile defense. we could also give the egyptians what they have asked for, which is intelligence. we could give the jordanians what have asked for, bombs and we're not supplied it will stop i will. we could arm the kurds. all of this was in our control. amy: that is carly fiorina at wednesday's republican presidential debate. in another part of the debate, donald trump criticized th

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. rmeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. pope francis heads to capitol hill today to become the first pope ever to address congress. on he spoke at the white house, wednesday, then addressed hundreds of u.s. bishops at the st. matthew's cathedral. he later canonized the controversial 18th-century missionary father junipero serra. abu protested by many indigenous groups. the pope also made a previously unannounced stop to see nuns at the little sisters of the poor which sued the federal , government over the birth control mandate in the affordable care act. at the white house pope francis spoke about immigration, climate climate change, and poverty. >> i'm deeply grateful for your welcome in the name of all americans. as the sun of an immigrant happy to the a guest in this country, which was built by such families. ies. and you're proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. [applause] assessing -- accepting the urgency, it see

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.entucky, the county clerk who testified the supreme court and refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is set to appear before a federal judge in just a few hours to make her case for why she should not be held in contempt of court. rowan county clerk kim davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses rather than comply with is a bring court ruling in june that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. on monday, the supreme court denied davis's appeal that the court grant her asylum for her conscience. the next day, same-sex couples confronted davis at her office. david moore asked her why she was not issuing licenses. >> you're supposed to issue marriage licenses. the supreme court denied your stay. >> we're not issuing marriage licenses. >> why are you not issuing marriage licenses today? >> because i'm not. >> under whose authority? >> under god's authority. >> i don't think god has told you to do this. >> i have asked you all the leave. you're interrupting my business. >>