>> thank you, ranking member portman for the question. as you stated, the article was were in 16 or 17 years ago. it was an academic article, and in the article, i was trying to explain how certain presidents very effectively do their rhetoric were able to communicate with everyday americans. >> again, you're being nominated as a non partisan national archivist among other roles at the national archives and records administration, the presidential library for republicans and democrats alike. given that you have written about some of these republican presidents in a negative way, for example, saying that ronald reagan had, quote, less than impressive intellectual capabilities, and quote, and that, quote, it was widely accepted that george w. bush was less intelligent than his challenger al gore, and quote. how can we be assured that you will serve effectively in this nonpartisan role? >> thank you, ranking member portman for the question. i stand strongly on my 15 years of non partisan government service at the congressional research servi

ranking member portman. >> mister chairman. >> thank you, ranking member portman. senator carpenter, you are recognized for your seven minutes of question. >> seven? okay. [laughter] to each of our witnesses, welcome. it is great to see you all again. some of you, i have known for a while, and really well. even though your families, i want to say just to begin with, we don't do these jobs by themselves. on that side of the table or this side of the table. our families put up with a whole lot, and i want to thank our families for sharing with us, especially as thanksgiving approaches. first, secretary of homeland security, tom ridge, from pennsylvania, erie, pennsylvania, you are both vietnam veterans. we were congressman together, same freshman class. we were governors together for a number of years. he remains a very close friend. i think back, i joined his committee, i want to say, 22 years ago. and joe manchin, not joe manchin, joe leader man said when deciding what committees to be on, he said, you should try to get on the governmental affairs committee. i said

i appreciate ranking member portman acknowledging that. the migration patterns in the hemisphere have changed dramatically. when i was the deputy secretary, we were very concerned about migration from the central american countries. we have encountered the highest level of encounters by venezuelans, cubans and nicaraguans. it makes the challenge even more acute because our relations with these countries is quite strained. and we are unable to remove as easily individuals of these countries of origin. we implemented a very successful response to the venezuelan migration in particular. we have six lines of effort. personnel, technology, facilities, transportation. we have increased our process and efficiency. we are increasingly digitizing our processes, modernizing them so that the intake process is enhanced and more efficient. we are delivering consequences for unlawful entry. we have increased the number of prosecution of illegal entry when individuals seek to an -- evade law enforcement. we are conducting unprecedented disruption campaig

portman: you are being nominated as a nonpartisan national archivist. among other roles, the national archivist manages documents for democrats and republicans alike. given that you wrote negative sentiments about the republican presidents and saying that it was widely accepted that george w. bush was less intelligent than his challenger, how can we be assured that you will serve effectively in this nonpartisan role? dr. shogan: thank you. i stand strongly on my 15 years of nonpartisan government service at the congressional research service, at the library of congress, and at the white house historical association, which i joined in 2019 when president trump was president of the united states. i worked effectively with president trump's white house as he served as president and continue to do so under president biden's administration. also at the white house historical association, we have members of the board who are representatives from both republican and democratic administrations. i worked very effectively with that board of directors. sen. portma

i think the american people elected us to get things done. >> bret: senator portman and senator coons very much. we are going to keep doing. this pass the word on capitol hill and maybe more of your colleagues will come over and talk to us about what they're working on. thanks a lot. >> thanks bret. >> thanks, bret. brian. >> bret: catch extended interview podcast common ground found under the bret baier contest. spotify or wherever you download pod t.s.a.s also found on the fox news youtube page. up next, just weeks after hurricane even devastated parts of florida nicole is rolling through. we will have a live report about damage and what's next. damage and what's next. ♪ their efforts helped provide more than 75 million meals, when people needed it most. but there's still work to be done. thank you, claire. yoe' together, we always make a difference. ♪ hit it!♪ ♪it takes two to make a thing go right♪ ♪it takes two to make it outta sight♪ ♪one, two, get loose now! it takes two to make a-♪ get double rewards points this fall. book now at bestwestern.com. dude, what're you doing? i'm p

along with senator rob portman, presented it to president zelenskyy during a meeting in kyiv. later in the ceremony, we will see a video of that presentation and senator cowan's will talk about what it was like to award the metal to president zelenskyy and whites important to the ukrainian people as they bravely defend themselves from what zelenskyy calls russia's brutal assault against our democratic values. we will share with you a video message except in the liberty medal that we received from president lynn zielinski -- president two hours ago. we are honored to share a message from president biden congratulating president zelenskyy on receiving the metal. as former honorary chairman of the national constitution center, i am pleased to join you all and celebrating a rare president biden rights. the very principles that we enshrined in our nation's founding documents, right here in philadelphia more than 200 years ago are at stake in this war today. freedom, justice, and liberty. now, why is it so meaningful for all of us together here to honor president zelenskyy at the na

along with senator rob portman, presented it to president zelenskyy during a meeting in kyiv.er in the ceremony, we will see a video of that presentation and senator cowan's will talk about what it was like to award the metal to president zelenskyy and whites important to the ukrainian people as they bravely defend themselves from what zelenskyy calls russia's brutal assault against our democratic values. we will share with you a video message except in the liberty medal that we received from president lynn zielinski -- president two hours ago. we are honored to share a message from president biden congratulating president zelenskyy on receiving the metal. as former honorary chairman of the national constitution center, i am pleased to join you all and celebrating a rare president biden rights. the very principles that we enshrined in our nation's founding documents, right here in philadelphia more than 200 years ago are at stake in this war today. freedom, justice, and liberty. now, why is it so meaningful for all of us together here to honor president zelenskyy at the nation

ranking member portman. >> mister chairman. >> thank you, ranking member portman. senator carpenter, you are recognized for your seven minutes of question. >> seven? okay. [laughter] to each of our witnesses, welcome. it is great to see you all again. some of you, i have known for a while, and really well. even though your families, i want to say just to begin with, we don't do these jobs by themselves. on that side of the table or this side of the table. our families put up with a whole lot, and i want to thank our families for sharing with us, especially as thanksgiving approaches. first, secretary of homeland security, tom ridge, from pennsylvania, erie, pennsylvania, you are both vietnam veterans. we were congressman together, same freshman class. we were governors together for a number of years. he remains a very close friend. i think back, i joined his committee, i want to say, 22 years ago. and joe manchin, not joe manchin, joe leader man said when deciding what committees to be on, he said, you should try to get on the governmental affairs committee. i said

the bill and also to think and recognize the hard work in the effort of senator collins, senator portman for their steadfast commitment. we cannot be where we are right now without their efforts. also want to thank the staff of all of these for the long hours in the hard work going into the legislation that the chief of staff. and all the advocates that have thought for decades. and because of everybody's efforts. and i decided thinking when i want to share today to put a face on this debate and then more accurately, three faces. i will introduce you to my dear friends, margaret, denise and their daughter maria. to tell you and then how this underlying issue impacts them. period jim long partnership my dear friends share began in oklahoma in 1981. they as organizers are working to pass equal rightsup amendment's in that state and organizing support for the era for the united states constitution and specifically a quality of life under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or any state. they met one another during a struggle for social justice so the pursuit of the

senator portman and i honor -- are honored. thank you for your determination and courage.ations. [applause] you have come to personify the fight for freedom and you did this attribute. i know you on behalf of your people are accepting this award. we want you to know that your personal leadership has been noticed. thank you so much. >> thank you, so much. we are very thankful not only for this but for the united states and for our support of american society in the white house. especially, president biden. this is not my honor, this is for all of our nation. we are a great nation. thank you, so much. thank you so much. [applause] >> senator chris coons is the junior senator from delaware. he was elected in 2010. he serves on the appropriation, judiciary and or relations committee. he is chairman of the senate ethics committee. you're so grateful for you for bringing the liberty metal to kyiv. please welcome me enjoy naming -- join me in welcoming him. >> good evening. thank you very much for the opportunity to be with you. jeff, back to her days in moscow i knew you were ex

chairman peters, ranking member portman and members of the committee.thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the overall terrorism landscape. despite significant progress in diminishing the terrorist threat to the united states, the country continues to face a diversified transnational and in many ways unpredictable threat environment at home and abroad. an array of actors whether foreign terrorist organizations, state sponsors of terrorism, or loan actors are shaping the nature of today's threat. this changed environment exists among an ongoing transition for the counterterrorism community wert ct while still critical is one of many competing priorities the u.s. national security must be postured to address. in today's testimony i will start by giving an overview of the terrorist threat to the homeland, return to the overseas threat environment and end with some comments on the importance of our continued efforts. regarding the united states homeland, terrorist organization such as isis and al qaeda remain committe

portman: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: i come to the floor today to talk about legislation that's going to come before this chamber this afternoon called the respect for marriage act. i hope the senate will consider this legislation and pass it. i think it's good for our country. marriage is really important in our society. it's a sacred bond that two people make to each other. it respects a lifetime of commitment and love and care in times good and bad. it's also the foundational unit upon which our entire society is built. i witnessed this first hand over the past 36 years with my wife jaind our amazing family. i was fortunate to have an upbringing with parents who were together for five decades. the recognition and protection of this bond makes the couple, the family, and our country stronger. that's why there's a constitutional right to marry. same-sex marriage has also had a constitutional right since 2015. today there are about a million same-sex households, about 60% of them are married. in the minds of mos

and also thank and recognize the hard work and effort of senator collins, senator portman, senator sinema and senator tell us for their steadfast commitment. we wouldn't be where we are without their efforts. i also want to thank the staff of all these offices for the longla hours and hard work to gt into this legislation including my own counsel becca and mike chief of staff it can. lastly i want to thank all of the advocates who fought for marriage equality for decades. we are on the cusp of a historic vote in the senate. because of everybody's efforts. i decided in thinking about what i wanted tote share today i wand to put a face and more accurately three faces. let me introduce you to my dear friend margaret, a denise, and their daughter maria. and just tell you a little bit about them. but how this underlying issue impacts them. the marriage and long partnership that my dear friends denise and margaret share began in oklahoma in 1981. it's there as organizers looking to pass the equal rights amendment. they're organizing support for the era so we might add a few simple words at the

rob portman, again endorsed me, has done a lot on the meat side -- a mental side of the equation. i think that's an important part of ensuring these school shootings -- mr. ryan: just quickly -- i'm not sure why rob portman endorsed you because you don't agree with any of the compromises he's been able to make in the last year and mental health issues happen around the globe. this is the only country where we have these kind of things happening. keep the guns out of criminals' hands and keep mental health -- mr. steyer: thank you, topic. -- next topic. ms. mccoy: in policing, mr. vance, you've argued in keeping qualified immunity for police in excessive force. but in light of ongoing instances, what measures would you support holding police accountable? mr. vance: look, i think there are measures right now in place to hold police accountable and i've talked to a number of the membership of the fraternal order of police, who endorsed me, and they will tell you there are a lot of things that are in place to make sure bad cops aren't able to continue to what they do and the good cops

[applause] >> we were going to have rob portman with us and squeeze us in before he was supposed to beh us before he flew out this morning, but they moved it and he regrets not having a chance to be with us today. this is, i think, it's important to have this information about trade policy in america. i'm not sure what our trade policy is right now. we've got something called a foreign policy for the middle class. it certainly looks like protectionism to me, but i could be wrong and i think i may be learning here if i have a chance to listen rather than talk. so, at this stage the best thing for me to do is get off the stage and turn it over to bill who is going to lead a fascinating conversation. would you all with your applause welcome our panel and bill? thank you. [applause] >> well, thank you, john. it's a pleasure to be back doing this again. and doing it live. i think the last two were remote as i recall, and it's good to see the chair in the back, this is good. we have a very large online audience as well. to do one housekeeping detail, if you have questions there will be time

senator menendez: senator portman. senator portman: thank you for stepping up. you talked about the untold suffering that's occurring in ukraine and i appreciate your views on that. how do you feel about sanctions, sanctions on russia based on the february 24 invasion and ongoing war on ukraine? since then we had data yesterday about a 7.1% decrease of the g.d.p. in russia in the fourth quarter. about 4% last year. in ukraine it's about 40%, 50%. i believe our sanctions are not having the impact that we had intended. can you talk about the sanctions on russia? and what we should do, perhaps, to make them more effective if you believe that's the right course? ms. tracy: senator, i absolutely agree that the right course is to stay the course on sanctions, to continue tightening the sanctions. one area that i know you are very familiar with and that we've talked about is reducing russia's energy revenues. one mechanism that is projected to come into place is the oil price cap. i think that is already showing some signs. if realized that it could be very effective a

represent ohio after defeating democratic congressman tim ryan, he will be assuming the seat of rob portman is retiring after two terms in office. up next to the

portman: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: i come to the floor today to talk about legislation that's going to come before this chamber this afternoon called the respect for marriage act. i hope the senate will consider this legislation and pass it. i think it's good for our country. marriage is really important in our society. it's a sacred bond that two people make to each other. it respects a lifetime of commitment and love and care in times good and bad. it's also the foundational unit upon which our entire society is built. i witnessed this first hand over the past 36 years with my wife jaind our amazing family. i was fortunate to have an upbringing with parents who were together for five decades. the recognition and protection of this bond makes the couple, the family, and our country stronger. that's why there's a constitutional right to marry. same-sex marriage has also had a constitutional right since 2015. today there are about a million same-sex households, about 60% of them are married. in the minds of mos

and we had senator portman, a republican — ukraine.v last week, was - a republican in kyiv last week, was that a shot across the balance for the house? to that a shot across the balance for the house?— that a shot across the balance for the house? to some extent. let's also remember _ the house? to some extent. let's also remember that _ the house? to some extent. let's also remember that nancy - the house? to some extent. let's also remember that nancy pelosi| the house? to some extent. let's - also remember that nancy pelosi was there. _ also remember that nancy pelosi was there, mitch mcconnell is there a week— there, mitch mcconnell is there a week later. that is pretty strong bipartisan — week later. that is pretty strong bipartisan support by any measure. this election really has not changed much _ this election really has not changed much. �* , ., this election really has not changed much. ~ , ., ., , ., this election really has not changed much. ., ., , ., ., much. ambassador, lovely to have you in the studio- — much. ambassado

of course senator collins, senator portman, et cetera baldwin and senator sinema but he also had to takehe church of saints, the christian colleges and universities that represent a 150 different religious of higher learning. the operations abroad. the national association of evangelicals, and the for public justice and its institutional alliance. in any environment are difficult. i think it's why it's so important to come together, recognize and viewpoints a compromise i believe it's good for all americans. there have some opposition are so many people out there who want this done. madam president thank you and i yield the floyd. >> madam president. >> thank you madam president. i rise today is our country takes an important step forward for the rights and freedoms of all americans. with broad bipartisan support certainty to millions of americans and loving marriages and enshrined into law the basic protections over respecting critical principle of religious liberty. its historic mind is what incredible strides we've made advancing freedom and equality including hard-fought victories i

represent ohio after defeating democratic congressman tim ryan, he will be assuming the seat of rob portman who is retiring after two terms in office. up next to the concession speech by tim ryan followed by j.d. vance speaking to supporters. ♪ tim: i love the shit out of you guys. >> we love you too. tim: i just want to say, to all of you. that i am absolutely filled with gratitude. i am. i am an extremely lucky guy. i am grateful for a beautiful family. i have, i have the most amazing wife that you could ever imagine. [applause] tim: i am going to let you all in on a little secret. that, you saw the commercial, right? seven out of 10. crack a bottle of wine, right? that was a lie. we crack a bottle of wine if we hit 4-10, we hit 5-10. we hit 6 out of 10. seven out of 10 we get a good bottle of wine out. that is the truth. my wife is the most amazing mom. she was the most amazing schoolteacher. she is an amazing wife. [applause] tim: she quit her job, you know, you wonder if you get support from the people who care about you. she quit her job to jump on this campaign because she felt like

the senators who brought us this far, senators sinema and baldwin, as well as collins, tillis and portman for their outstanding and relentless work. their work has been magnificent, and i'm so thankful they stayed the course, even when success may have seemed elusive. i also want to acknowledge my republican colleagues who voted in favor of advancing this legislation. because of our work together, the rights of tens of millions of americans will be strengthened under federal law. that's an accomplishment we should all be proud of. and of course, i want to thank all the advocates, volunteers, and organizers, not just for supporting this bill but for everything they've done over the years to make the united states a fairer, more accepting nation for lgbtq americans. finally, let me finish where i started. two years after my daughter and her wife questioned if their marriage could be undone, they are now expecting a baby next spring. i want them to raise their child with all the love and security that every child deserves, and the bill we are passing today will ensure their rights won't be t

senators baldwin, sinema, and a number of myca republican colleagues including senators collins and portmans, have done excellent work building support for this bill. and i don't to recognize all their efforts here on the floor. i hope that at minimum ten republicans will be ready to throw their support behind this sound common sense bill. millions of people will be better off if we are able to work together on this important and highly personal issue. and so i urged all of use to voe yes when the time comes to move forward tomorrow. now on the midterm elections and megan republicanism, over the past week there's been a lot of discussion here in washington and across the media about how the results of these midterms defied history and defied conventional wisdom. i remember back in april and may, no way democrats are going to keep the majority. the going to lose a whole bunch ofpl seats. and people are asking what happens? i think the answer however is rather simple. this year democrats ran with strong candidates we compiled extremely strong record and republicans on the other hand ran with

the other thing, and i will say thanks to senator portman, who's endorsed me, we are better on this, but there's still so much work to do. we need to make sure that the people who want to take that first step to treatment and recovery actually have a bed available, have a detox center available, and that means properly resources our mental health and our addiction recovery services. the fentanyl crisis right now is so bad because joe biden and tim ryan have not done their job. they have not secured the united states southern border. it is a terrible tragedy. it cannot be allowed to continue and when i'm in the senate, it won't. ms. mccoy: congressman ryan, you live in and represent the top county for overdose deaths in the region. i mentioned a statistic earlier. how would you say the federal government is getting the war on drugs wrong? what would you propose to fight it? mr. ryan: i think a stronger border, more border patrol. i disagree with president biden when he's talking about relaxing regulations down on the border. completely disagree with that. again, taking on my own party

senators sinema, baldwin, collins, portman, and tillis. they did terrific work. we wouldn't be here without them. finally, i hope this bipartisan legislation, and all others we have passed this congress, will continue to show how the senate can function in the upcoming 118th congress. i've always said i've had a hierarchy -- first, try to get things done in a bipartisan way whenever possible. it's far better to get things done for the american people than hold show votes that bring political reckoning, but have no hopes of passing. our job, after all, is to get things passed, make lives better here in the senate. when the new congress begins next year, that will continue to be my guiding star and number one focus. now, on maga, madam president, last week's midterm elections revealed a basic but often underappreciated truth about politics -- when elected leaders prioritize getting things done, getting things done, and when candidates can run on accomplishments, the american people respond positively. that shouldn't be some remarkable insight. but unfortunately, to

in preparation, senator portman and i introduced a bill that reauthorize as the office and empowers the newly created office of health security and dhs. the bill clarifies roles and responsibilities for both offices, and, adds important accountability and oversight measures. secretary mayorkas, can you explain to this committee how the exploration of the authorization will impacts if it expires. particularly how important the legislation has to deal with local, tribal, and territorial partners on this critical issue? >> mister chairman, the office of countering the the department of homeland security, i think if we look back in time and see the use of chemical weapons in syria and the tragedies that inflicted on the people there, that is one powerful example. we do not have to look that far back in history to understand the importance of the office, just the fact that the potential specter of the use of nuclear weapons was discussed in public form and white of russia's unprovoked aggression against ukraine speaks of the criticality of this office. and we do hold the bipartisan bill that

republicans holding that seat after the retirement of rob portman. mark meredith live in franklin county, columbus, ohio with more today. good morning. >> good morning to you. as you know, today ohio republicans are celebrating the news that they will be able to keep senator portman's seat in gop control. as for vance, the businessman and author heading to washington within a matter of weeks. it came after a long, bruising campaign. remember how contentious the primary was and had to beat out so many other candidates and he continued to see success partially due to campaigning with the ohio republican ticket and support of trump. when vance was on the stage declaring victory last night he vowed to focus on the issues, not partisan fights. >> whether you voted for me or not if you are watching on tv, the thing that i promise to do is go to the united states senate and fight every single day for the people of ohio. >> vance's opponent congressman tim ryan tried hard to paint vance as an extremist but chose to criticism the democratic party claiming the

here's the secretary and rob portman. >> is the southern border currently in crisis?ire hemisphere is suffering a migration crisis. we are seeing an unprecedented movement of people from country to country. it is not restricted to the southern border. we are seeing an unprecedented movement of people throughout the western hemisphere. >> secretary mayorkas. do you continue to maintain that the border is secure? >> yes, and we are working day in and day out to enhance its security. >> brian: he is lying. flat out lying. >> steve: depend on what your definition of secured border is. it's different from this administration. >> brian: no he is lying. >> ainsley: they also ask him what do you plan to do when title 42 is over and that's going to be the end of december. he said we have been executing on a plan. we have more resources, we're increasing processing, increasing the cons expwenses for entering illegally yeah, right. strengthening our nonprofits, our police, and we are going to starting the smugglers and working with other countries to the south to deter irregular

i want to thank my colleagues, tammy baldwin, susan collins, rob portman, kyrsten sinema for their leadership on this bill. i look forward to supporting and helping them. the second issue is the issue of judges, my special responsibly on the judiciary committee. thanks to the efforts of the committee extraordinary efforts, patient and long suffering, the senate is about to confirm 85th lifetime judicial appointment including one to the supreme court, 25 to the circuit court and 59th to the district court. this will tie or exceed record of recent presidents since we passed the era under bill clinton by voice vote. so far judiciary committee held hearings for and voted on 109 judicial nominees in addition, 18 more nominees for hearings on track to receive a vote early december it's tremendous progress and bring diversity to the federal to sherry that is unprecedented. we've outpaced the trump administration despite the fact we worked with a 50/50 senate and evenly split committee. after today's confirmations there will be 24 judicial nominees pending on the calendar and the committee expects mo

like rob portman and chris kunz saying u.s.port for ukraine will continue regardless of who wins next tuesday. portman thinks the rhetoric concerns keeping track of the assistance. >> with regard to the assistance, we do believe there ought to be more accountability. we republicans and i think most democrats if not all and that's something that we are working on. >> the pentagon today announcing $400 million more military aid to ukraine and that includes air defenses for the critical electric grid which of course is under attack. sandra. >> sandra: greg, thank you. john. >> john: the liberal media melting down over the possibility of big gop gains in the midterms next tuesday. joy reed and sonny had an outburst, sonny comparing republican women or anybody who would vote republican to roaches. here is joe concha, and also a fox news contributor. sunny was lamenting the fact white suburban women have swung 27 points in favor of the gop. >> i read a poll white republican suburban women are going to vote republican. >> why? >> almo

i want to thank senators collins, portman, sinema, and tillis for their leadership on this important issue, and i encourage the rest of my colleagues to please join us in supporting the passage of the bill. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield theing officer: the senator from utah is recognized. mr. lee: mr. president, the supreme court's decision in obergefell v. hodges is the law of the land. a single line from a single concurring opinion does not make the case for legislation that seriously threatens religious liberty. the respect for marriage act is unnecessary. states are not denying recognition of same-sex marriages and there's no serious risk of anyone losing recognition. there's not a single piece of legislation i'm aware of moving through the congress or any state legislature to do the same. look, the supreme court majority explicitly stated in its dobbs ruling earlier this year that the obergefell decision had no bearing on the recognition of same-sex marriage. the proponents of this bill falsely claim that same-sex marriage is under attack because justice thomas suggested, in

rob portman, again endorsed me, has done a lot on the meat side -- a mental side of the equation. i think that's an important part of ensuring these school shootings -- mr. ryan: just quickly -- i'm not sure why rob portman endorsed you because you don't agree with any of the compromises he's been able to make in the last year and mental health issues happen around the globe. this is the only country where we have these kind of things happening. keep the guns out of criminals' hands and keep mental health -- mr. steyer: thank you, topic. -- next topic. ms. mccoy: in policing, mr. vance, you've argued in keeping qualified immunity for police in excessive force. but in light of ongoing instances, what measures would you support holding police accountable? mr. vance: look, i think there are measures right now in place to hold police accountable and i've talked to a number of the membership of the fraternal order of police, who endorsed me, and they will tell you there are a lot of things that are in place to make sure bad cops aren't able to continue to what they do and the good cops

i want to thank my colleagues, particularly tammy baldwin, susan collins, rob portman kirsten cinema and tell us for their leadership on this bill. i will look forward to supporting them and helping them get it across the line. the second issue i want to raise is the issue of judges which is my special responsibility on the judiciary committee. thanks to the efforts of this committee, extraordinary efforts, patience and long suffering. the senate is about to confirm our 85th lifetime judicial appointment, including one to the supreme court, 25 to the circuit courts and 59 to the district courts. this will tie or exceed the record of recent presidents since we've passed the era under bill clinton where we passed district court judges by voice vote. so far, the judiciary committee has held hearings for and voted on 109 president biden's judicial nominees. in addition, 18 more nominees have had hearings that are on track to receive a vote in early december. this is tremendous progress, and we are bringing diversity to the federal judiciary. that is unprecedented. we have outpaced the tr

rob portman traveled to kyiv to underscore the broad support that is in congress for the ukrainian peoplefracturing congress over additional aid to ukraine. gop house minority leader said that there will be no other blank dhekz. the senators met with ukraine's foreign minister, the prosecutor general and president zelenskyy. the senators also visited the headquarters of a ukrainian energy company damaged by russian missile strikes. russia has been targeting key infrastructure facilities throughout the country for weeks now. which is forced ukraine to ration electricity as winter approaches. joining us now, washington correspondent for bloomberg tv ann marie. good morning. let's talk about military and financial aid. it's, you know, the americans have sent a lot to kyiv to this point. the president saying, hey, we're going to do whatever it takes. most democrats, the same, although we had a little rumblings last week, now we're hearing growing voices among republicans saying, hey, enough might be enough. especially considering how challenging things might become economically here at home.

in particular, baldwin and sinema in my caucus, senator portman and others in the oak -- other caucus. we should provide legal protections that respect the most important traditions of religious liberty in our country. there's a lot of folks watching this vote. i will be working it actively in support of the colleagues i mentioned. i'm hopeful we will get there by tomorrow. >> thank you for things on all subjects. senator chris coons, appreciate it. >> good to see you. >>> joining us is leon pennetta. great to see you. what is your reaction to what happened in poland yesterday? >> to some extent, it's a surprise it hasn't happened before, with a large number of missiles that are being fired by russia into ukraine. as you mentioned, almost 90 to 100 missiles were fired yesterday. ukraine is obviously trying to implement protection against those missiles as they fly in in this random terror that russia is involved in. i'm not surprised that something like this has taken place. i'm glad that it was handled with responsibility in a sense that it had to be investigated, it had to be determ

of us military aid, especially for the time of war, this was stated by the american senator rock portmanntly visiting kyiv, according to him, the american military with whom he communicated, they did not record a single case, the collection of weapons fell into third hands, the united states government said, the senator also closely monitors the use of financial assistance, we have an audit here

marriages are and will in the future continue to be valid. 12 republicans led by ohio senator rob portman backed the effort. it's time for the senate to settle the issue. that support comes after democrats included changes to protect religious institutions from violating their believes robust religious liberty protections. but the majority of gop lawmakers remain a post. i think the constitution is silent on this issue deserve republican senator josh hawley insist same marriage should be left to the states to decide in calls new protections for religious groups. churches and religious organizations and religious persons. i think we'll have. >> their liberties and friends. >> the bill now heads to the house where it is likely to pass speaker pelosi promising a vote next week. president biden says he's eager to sign it for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. thank you, raquel. coming up. >> rihanna laundrie company settles a million dollar lawsuit. how the santa clara county district attorneys office got it all. dancing is everything. soccer is the best. but her moderate to sever

that's based on mutual respect for our fellow americans, republican senators thom tillis and rob portman worked with democrats to move the legislation forward and helped add an amendment to protect the rights of religious institutions. 10 amendment to provide robust affirmative protection to people of faith without diminishing the rights. >> for couples and same marriages. but many republicans who opposed the bill like senator james lankford feel the amendment doesn't do enough if you're a faith-based individual and you have a difference of conscience about marriage. >> the senate could vote to pass the bill as early as this week. the house also has to vote on it and there's some urgency to get that done before the end of the year when republicans will take over the majority in that chamber live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. >> thanks so much, anne. well, coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news, elizabeth holmes is set to be sentenced tomorrow and she continues to plead for leniency. we'll have more after the break. welcome back for twenty-five. just days ahead of her scheduled se

marriages are and will in the future continue to be valid. 12 republicans led by ohio senator rob portman backed the effort. it's time for the senate to settle the issue. their support comes after democrats included changes to protect religious institutions from violating their believes robust religious liberty protections. but the majority of gop lawmakers remain opposed. i think the constitution is silent on this issue deserve republican senator josh hawley insist same marriage should be left to the states to decide in calls new protections for religious groups. churches and religious organizations and religious persons. i think we'll have. >> their liberties and friends. the bill now heads to the house. speaker pelosi is promising a vote next week and it will then. >> go to the president's desk. he says he will probably sign it into law for now in washington. raquel martin, back to you guys for cal. thank you. stuart rose, the founder of the right wing oath keepers militia group has been convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn president biden's win in the 2020

the administration and, and dance the incoming senator from ohio who is replacing at, you know, rob portman, that was a champion, really of congressional support for ukraine. and, you know, j. d events is a big skeptic about the ukraine aid. similarly to eric schmidt, who is an incoming senator of missouri. so we will have greater pressure on europeans. if you just look at kind of the combined contribution of 27 e u member states and u k, together compared to the u. s. contribution alone, it's you know, roughly above the half of the u. s. contribution. and so i'd like to decide i'd love to talk about climate as well in a time, is a little limited. so can we just talk about jo biden's climate agenda, which is obviously a huge deal. the us delegation of the cult 27 climate. some it said that whatever the outcome of the mid terms, it will not destruct disrupt the u. s. climate plan. do you think that that is true for now? yes. and because especially if we end up with one chamber controlled by the republicans, i mean, the republicans are not looking favorably add to jo biden's climate agenda. t

on the use of us military aid, especially for wartime this was stated by the american senator rock portman, who is currently visiting kyiv. according to him, the american military with whom he spoke did not record a single case of the collection of weapons falling into third hands. the united states government said that the senator also closely monitors the use of financial assistance, we have an audit office here. a company that monitors the use of money that we provide to the ukrainian government so that the country can exist, also the world bank conducts its analyzes and regularly reports to the use of funds traces them to the very source of receipt, in my opinion, there are good mechanisms, but there is always room for improvement in terms of reporting , the offices of inspectors general in the state department and the ministry of defense are working more on this, and this is correct, because we are talking about significant taxpayer funds, but the point is very simple, on the one hand on the one hand, an authoritarian regime on the other, a democratic ally, senseless, completely unpro

of course, senators collins, senator portman, senator baldwin and senator sinema, but i also want tohank the church of latter-day saints, the seven day adventists, the council for christian colleges and universities that represent 150 different religious institutions of higher learning here in the united states alone, and he was operations abroad. -- and he was operations abroad. the national association of van jibbings, the center for public justice and its institutional religious freedom alliance. madam president, i believe this is a good bill. and bipartisan bills in any environment are difficult. and i think it's why it was so important that we came together, had the courage to work together, recognized the viewpoints at either end of the spectrum and come up with a a carefully-crafted compromise that i believe is good for all americans. and i look forward to everybody voting in favor of it. we will have some opposition, but at the end of the day, i think we'll prevail. and that's a message to so many people out will who want this done. madam president, thank you. i yield the flo

and rob portman is being a good soldier and falling in. it's like all of them rushing to the guy who pays for abortions in georgia. this is all about power, partisan power, not about policies. and not about america. and not about our shared values. forget about our shared values. and that's why liz cheney is an important historical figure because she is really a lonely voice, she and adam kinzinger. you know, there is a point where our country is in such trouble that we've got to put partisan politics aside and focus on what is good for america going forward in terms of holding on to our democracy. >> so important. claire and charlie, we need you to stick around. >>> up next for us, there's some brand-new reporting on this story. the stop the steal protest back in 2018, was it just a dry run for what happened at the u.s. capitol on january 6, 2021? the event had many of the same elements, many of the same cast of characters. it had a donald trump lighting the match. it turns out doj is looking at precisely that. that new story, next. at th