of the electric thunderstorm vote of the state of lwcf -- electoral vote of the state of alaska seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump received three votes for president and j.d. vance received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of arizona seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 11 votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of arkansas seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump from the state of florida receives six votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of california seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 54 votes fo

trump of the state of florida receiveded three votes for president and jd vance of the state of ohio received three votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of arizona seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefore that donald trump of the state of florida received 11 votes for president and jd vance of the state of ohio received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of arkansas seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that donald trump received six votes for president and jd vance from the state of ohio received six votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of california seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 54 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 54 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of c

clearly virginia is the most populous state in the united states and the confederate confederated states, if you will, at this point in time. so it gives it some obvious advantages. you might say. so there's an alternative plan that's put forward here. right. by william paterson of new jersey. so the new jersey plan. right. keep it simple here. virginia plan and new jersey. sometimes again referred to as a small state plan. all right. it was madison, by the way who came up with this large state versus small state kind of descriptor. and he was really thinking largely about population like larger states seemed to go more. he said, you know, and it's madison madison's to something here. larger states seem to go for the virginia plan. smaller states for the new jersey plan. right. well, the division a little bit clearer, actually. if you look land claims which states are landed which are land less and is that going to change ultimately moving forward because some of these states have trimmed wanda's western land claims right. which they are going to ultimately cede over to the national gove

of the state of california received three votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three for vice president. [applause] >> madam president, the certificate of the electoralth vote of the district of columbia seems to be in regular informed and appears kamala harris of the state of california received three votes for president and time walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. [applause] >> the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of florida seems to be regular informed and authentic and appears donald j trump of the state of florida received 30 voteses for president and j.d. vance of ohio received 30 votes for vice president. [laughter] 's. >> the certificate of the electoral vote the state of georgia seems tos be regular and authentic and appears donald j trump of the.d state of florida received votes for president j.d. vance of the state of ohio received steamboat for vice president. [applause] >> certificate of the electoral vote of the state of hawaii regular informed and authentic and kamala harris of the date of

i'm speaking from the north carolina state capital, our state's second state capital.he first state house here burned in a construction accident 200 years ago. while the flames were raging, it became clear who we are. quick thinking bystanders rushed in to save most of the official archives in the portrait of george washington that still hangs here today. the churches that surround the capital offered their buildings to the general assembly. within a decade from the ashes, north carolinians raised this structure of stone quarried from our soil. tragedy is not new. neither his goodness. neither is resilience. 85 years after that fire in 1960, a terrible storm brought record rain and torrential flooding to western north carolina. morganton, the catawba river trapped mr. duckworth on the roof of his store. onlookers raised thousands of dollars as a reward for anyone to save mr. duckworth. will clark stepped up. he assembled a rescue vessel, paddled down dangerous currents and snatched mr. duckworth off his roof. miraculously, both made it to safety to the cheers of specta

the united states is a vassal state of israel. we saw and leaving nothing yahoo came to washington and he got a record number standing ovations. practically every sentence. he said in congress, it was a standing ovation for longer than the sentence took to say it was, it was absolutely ridiculous. it was disgusting to see a foreign leader applauded though in this way. when he's carrying out this genocide in the middle east attacking multiple countries, and this is what the united states has been reduced to as a vassal state of israel. and trump understood that to his credit, perhaps from a campaign in perspective and took advantage of it during his campaign. and now we're going to read the consequences of that during his administration. you know, my goal is alexander brings up a good point. i'm not necessarily, i don't think i really necessarily agree, i mean as a facile of state, it seems to me that america, the american foreign policy, once the continued hedge emani, particularly in the middle east, and israel is its proxy and w

do you swear that you will support the constitution and the laws of the united states and of the statef north carolina and that you will faithfully perform the duties pertaining to the office of governor? >> i do. >> and do you solemnly swear that you will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the united states and of north carolina and that you will faithfully discharge the duties of your office as governor so help you god? >> i do. >> do you solemnly and sincerely swear you will support the constitution of the united states, that you will be faithful and bear true allegiance to north carolina and the powers and authorities which may be established for the government thereof, and that you will maintain to support and defend the constitution of that state to the best of your knowledge and ability, so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations. [applause] >> congratulations. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i am grateful to serve the citizens of north carolina as secretary of state. the ceremony you are about to witness is frequently done in a smaller venue than this, but

state senate. and then she took the fight of women's suffrage, securing voting rights in utah's new count stitution. and then she took that fight nationwide, wide, traveling across the country rallying support and building a movement that ultimately delivered the 19 amendment. she knew that every break with precedent, every step toward equality wasn't just in service to her, it was in service. all americans. as senator cannon told the judiciary committee, the story of the struggle for women's suffrage in utah, the story of all efforts for the advancement and betterment of human unity. may we worthy recipients of the torch that she carried and made this statue be a reminder of what's possible to matty's family. to ben hammond, the talented who captured her power, and to the leaders assembled here who made this day happen. thank you for honoring our capital and our history with moving and fitting addition. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker, the united states house o

states, tom clark. general dwight eisenhower arrives in the car. army secretary kenneth royal. behind him is the future general bismarck, gray clad battalion of point. the brigade midshipmen of the united states naval academy at annapolis passes in review. next come the cadets of the united coast guard academy. men of the marine corps, a march down the broad avenue, which today is the parade ground for branch of the armed services. the 82 of the flying boxcar lead, one of the greatest air armadas ever to fly over the capital. more than hundred planes in all. i giant b 36 bombers pass overhead. the parade includes not only the military, but is a panorama of american life. the president's home of missouri has several displays. one of them a wagon drawn by mule. other blows depict the product and of the various states. this is kentucky the vice president's home state? state, texas float moved down the avenue. the district of columbia display features reproductions of the capitol and the washington from the

states, tom clark. general dwight eisenhower arrives in the car. army secretary kenneth royal. behind him is the future general bismarck, gray clad battalion of point. the brigade midshipmen of the united states naval academy at annapolis passes in review. next come the cadets of the united coast guard academy. men of the marine corps, a march down the broad avenue, which today is the parade ground for branch of the armed services. the 82 of the flying boxcar lead, one of the greatest air armadas ever to fly over the capital. more than hundred planes in all. i giant b 36 bombers pass overhead. the parade includes not only the military, but is a panorama of american life. the president's home of missouri has several displays. one of them a wagon drawn by mule. other blows depict the product and of the various states. this is kentucky the vice president's home state? state, texas float moved down the avenue. the district of columbia display features reproductions of the capitol and the washington from the

and let's say elected state judge appointed state judge in l.a.ll call him merchan they pull the same stunt they can do it they can interfere with the federal election. they can make decisions about federal campaign law. they can make all of these abuses of the federal constitution of the bill of rights because new york cannot stop them and the supreme court took a pass. what you think about that? thousands of d.a. offices, county prosecutors, state attorneys general they look they look at this preposterous order this silly order the court did not have the guts to do with this court needed to do. with this court needed to do is put an end to this say wait a minute there is no jurisdiction we cannot have a local d.a. in the middle of a federal presidential election we cannot have a local judge in the middle of a federal presidential election to make rulings like this an in number two, 10 days before the inauguration decide is going to impose a sentence whatever the sentence is. the idea that the sentences unconditional discharge and therefore they

united states was not involved. is this an indication of a more robust and engage strategies for policy in real deep dispute? well, i would say china's effort to achieve a rough pressure bond between saudis and the radians. it was a turning point in chinese diplomacy. why? because the full dictates shuttle have very good relations with saudi arabia on the one hand with the wrong. on the other hand, many times so these will tell china, well, given our special relationships, why them to downgrade your relationship with the wrong kind of said know, china. so what do you, relations are very important about china? uranium relations also very important and to launch the same thing. but sooner or later, trying to reach the point and trying to sense, why couldn't i bring michael relations with the saudi arabia and my relations with iran to the same table. bring the 2 great countries together and convinced them that refreshment is better. i think that's the turning point and it so fortunate that both the saudi arabia's and t

i believe it is in the best interest of the united states and the world as a whole that the united states negotiate rather than go back to the cold war relationship with the soviet union. i do not look at the picture is bleakly as you have indicated in your question. i believe the united states has had many successes in recent years and recent months as far as the communist movement is concerned. we have been successful with portugal where a year ago it looked like there was a very great possibility that the communists would take over in portugal. it did not happen. we have a democracy in portugal today. i should say maybe two years ago the soviet union looked like they had continued strength in the middle east. today according to prime minister rabin, the soviet union is weaker in the middle east then they have been in many years. the soviet union relationship with egypt is at a low level. the soviet union relationship with syria is at a very low point. the united states today according to prime minister rabin of israel is that of peace in its influence and power in the middle east. let'

i think it's the best for the united states and the world as a whole, that the united states negotiate, rather than go back to the cold war relationship with the soviet union. i don't look at the picture as bleakly as you have indicated in your question, mr. trewhitt. i believe that the united states has had many successes in recent years, in recent months as far as the communist movement is concerned. we have been successful in portugal, where a year ago, it looked like there was a very great possibility that the communists would take over in portugal. it didn't happen. we have a democracy in portugal today. a few months ago, or i should say, maybe two years ago, the soviet union looked like they had continued strength in the middle east. according to prime minister rabin, the soviet union is weaker in the middle east than in many, many years. the fact are the soviet union relationship with egypt is at a low level. the soviet union relationship with syria is at a very low point. the united states today, according to prime minister rabin of israel, is at a peak in its influence and pow

include the state of a cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas. throughout the event secretary blanket was interrupted by protesters who are critical of american support for israel and its ongoing war in gaza. this runs in just under an hour. ♪ >> greetings to those joining us in person here at our new headquarters in washington d.c. in virtually from around the world from fred kemp president present theatlantic council ando welcome you get this edition of atlantic council front page a fe platform for globalge leaders. we are here today at seven for secretary of state antony blinken on american1s leadership in the middle east. this event is being live streamed on atlantic council tv, youtube, facebook, and acts x pg during the conversation on x by following the atlantic council using theci # ac front page. secretary blinken, we are honored that you comes the atlantic council to deliver what we are told will be your final speech as america's top diplomat. focusing on the middle east, a region i don't have to tell anyone in this room on the wider wo

the states decide. this is the culminating process of them rtmp running their individual -- of them running their individual state elections. they get their certificate of ascertainments that say very explicitly who these people are. those people are then sent to congress once those electors are counting and, congress, you don't get to say boo about it. because once we certify those elections in their states, they have to treat those as binding. so congress, get out of the way. host: we have about 10 more minutes until we expect this process to get under way. our next call is from andrew in alabama on the independent line. hi. caller: yes. i was wondering, what's stopping all states from counting their electoral votes like maine and nebraska where it's gone by congressional district nevada a winner take all vote? guest: great question. and this is where it's really helpful to keep in mind that we think we're running a national election for presidency but we're not. we're running 51 independent elections

no other state has completed more missions to border states inta idaho.applause] as we have done before our troopers returned with new knowledge will trade other law enforcement agencies on the drug cartels latest tactics. we have some of those troopers here with us today. thank you for your dedicated service. please stand up. [applause] [applause] meanwhile, idaho's taking even more steps to keep our communities safe. working with local law enforcement partners we reduced crime in idaho by 17% since i took office despite record population growth. violent crime is at a five-year low. we are one of the top 10 safe estates but there is more that we can do. my keeping promises plan includes the edition of a new prosecutorth in north idaho who will solely focus on putting away drug traffickers. [applause] unlike drug friendly states including our neighboring oregon, we are sending a clear message to nefarious criminals. the only way they are welcome in idaho is behind bars. [applause] we will also see the benefits of our meaningful investments and corrections

we don't think that there is going to be any change in that. >> this will be state-by-state.y will go through this process and electorally, he is going to surpass the needed number, three quarters of the way through. this is the final certification. this sets up the inauguration. it is also a moment that you obviously reflect back to what happened four years ago. we know that the president-elect soon to be president again has pledged to pardon or offer some relief to some of the jan january 6th rioters. there's questions about, you know, how many and who and what their charges were approved we are going to be following that. it's probably going to happen in the early days of his pres presidency. >> everyone talks about the first 100 days of the presidency. talking about the first 100 days. i think this presidency will be marked in the first ten days. >> i think they have a list of things they are going to roll out executive orderwise. and other efforts. the big question now is this battle between one big bill or two bills on reconciliation. the president in an interview today

they like presidents during state of the union, the state of the union, and members of the house duringdebate have made their case under lafayette's knowing gaze. regardless of the changes america undergoes. they can expect, as henry clay did, that the nation's esteem for lafayette will be transmitted with unabated vigor down the tide of time. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable joe wilson, united states representative from the second district of south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, friends of france. my name is joe wilson, a member of congress from the second district of south carolina. i am grateful to serve as the co-chair of the congressional french caucus. appreciating my personal french history. thank you, ambassador laurent billy, for you being here today, along with the members of the american friends of lafayette and friends of our beloved ally france. my appreciate ation is very personal of being here today and that the marquis de lafayette actually arrived and to assist in the revolution in my home community of georgetown, charleston, south carolina, on june 13, 1

they were requested and they are activated around state authority. they are being to use and we are going to work with california with whatever they need but we have to do it in a way that is methodical. it doesn't overlap or take away from efforts on going on the ground and we are at the direction of the state and the government's appeal is leading the federal response. >> is not interchangeable? >> the c-130 aircraft. >> americans, especially in california why has it taken so long as more recent is the wind is dying down. his to the governor of california? should. >> for the people of california they are hitting and they have a car packed and ready to go. they are seeing smoke . for anyone on the ground seeing the devastation, it is absolutely heartbreaking. we understand what californians are experiencing right now. when it comes to ever-changing fluid situation on the ground just as others have been for other natural disasters that have occurred over time. should in response, any type of emergency like that so we are going to continue to work wit

aliens and dollars flowing into our country from enemy states including terrorist states and terroristions. what are we doing about it? we have open borders. we have no vetting of millions of people coming from terrorist states. we have tens of thousands of people coming into this country. single adult males of military age, what are we doing about it? we are giving their welfare benefits, don't you know? maybe even visa car visa cars cm venezuela, coming from all kinds of countries but do not worry we are told by liberals, do not worry we are deporting more than ever before. that is pretty funny. with tens of millions of illegal aliens in this country but do not worry we are deporting more than ever before. isn't that a strange comment? it is a ridiculous comment. we are flying people in here. we are pretending illegal aliens are legal. we are doing everything a weekend to bring people into this country terrorists, criminal, venezuelan gangs, it does not matter. and yet they tell us they are deporting more than ever before. we have social media platforms that are being exploited by te

with state, local and federal. when i was attorney general i worked with all three as well. i feel like we have to have better coordination among all of our agencies. especially given all the terrorism issues that we discussed earlier in this hearing. we have to communicate better with our local and state law enforcement offices throughout this country. there are so many great men and women in law enforcement. i do not know exactly how yet, but we have to figure out a better way to work together with the federal authorities. >> thank you. i will do a second round as well , but i also checked the bingo card for election denier, some people that seem to suggest you are denied the election. i think that you said president biden is our president. >> president biden is the president of the united states of america and president trump will be the 47th president. >> i think you made a point, at least i inferred from a comment you made, a very important point , election improprieties in every election. the question is a ma

the united states had athe turn of the century become a page global power. the notion of a two-ocean navy, of having a two-ocean navy and traverse the distance between the atlantic and pack for military% were key, did military purposes were key. the united states was able to reach an agreement with colombia to build a canal. but the colombian senate failed to approve that treaty and it was at that point that the united states then aided in the independence of panama and subsequent to that and we can get into more details about that process, subsequent to that signed the what is known as the treaty that gave the united states the rights to build and i want oceanic canal through panama. at that point in perpetuity. >> they had major role in construction of the canal amount then had control of the canal for several decades until a couple treaties were signed that neutrality treat and panama canal treaty. what did those treaties say and why were there two separate treaties signed? >> united states began the construction of the canal in 1904. it opened in 1914. a

president carter's state funeral also has been designated as an and the united states secret service is elite law enforcement for this event. the public will have an opportunity to pay their final respects during a ceremony at the naval memorial and a procession to the u.s. capitol tuesday, which will be followed by the former president lying in state in the capitol rotunda tuesday evening and wednesday. on thursday, former president carter's funeral service will be held at the washington national cathedral. at this time, i will turn it over to special agent in charge, matt mccool from the u.s. secret service washington field office to discuss the plans for the secret service. >> good morning. i want to thank chief pamela smith of the metropolitan police department, chief told major with capitol police, assistant director in charge, david samberg of the fbi's washington field office, and all of our partners you see here today. the partnerships within the national capital region have never been stronger, assuring public safety during high- profile events is truly a team effort. my nam

states.specially if you need to go find an attorney who were barred and that statement if you are not barred there you have to hire someone else they're probably not going to want to do it for free. doctors note the shifting position makes a lot more expensive and a lot more difficult. and i think dean morrison mentioned in virginia have to be a citizen of virginia to file a public records request and arkansas yet be a citizen of arkansas to file a public record. proxy class for you. it's a lot more difficult than something to be aware of. >> some sort of making a pitch even though there are these places making a pitch to engage your state level with public record so, one positive it can have a faster response time in the states about what is an unreasonable amount of time or promptly. sometimes courts will strike a balance in say three months is actually too long. which is a wild idea with how long we wait for federal requests. the other thing that is different and may be refreshing for peop

of the vote in the state, which makes every state suddenly a swing state. it means candidates would be campaigning. democrats in california and republicans and florida because they'd be in play. and that, i think, is worth looking at. i think the problem with ranked choice voting, it's just too complicated. it's like scoring in pickleball and we don't have time for you to explain it. but you know, and there are a couple of big issues that i'd like to get to before we hand the microphones over to the next panel. that's going to be, i think, a very interesting. so, you know, open primaries. would that lead to less partizanship possibly. and, you know, maybe a more centrist. yeah. i mean, so that it makes a lot of sense that the district voted for it because we are a one party voting system here. and so everyone who is not a democrat, i.e. republican or independent, which is a significant number of voters, are left out under a closed primary system they don't get to participate in who's on the general election ballot. and that person will win the there are com

the late president carter becomes the 13th to lie in state. others have lain in state in the capitol building, such as late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and late congressman elijah cummings of maryland. but they were on the house side of the capitol. eight people have lain in honor in the capitol rotunda, which is similar but one step down from lying in state. the last president to lie in state was the late president george herbert walker bush. in december 2018, the last person to lie in state was the late senate majority leader harry reid of nevada. in january 2022. this time last year, we were all at the iowa caucuses, but the first in the nation did not get much attention until 1976. that's when jimmy carter, a pretty unknown governor from georgia, decided to focus on iowa. he placed a surprising second in the democratic caucus, which caught the attention of the national media and catapulted him to the democratic nomination and ultimately, the white house. since then, almost all candidates of both parties have taken iowa quite

department of state will be the united states.ection he has given for the conduct of our foreign policy is clear. every dollar we spend, every programme we fund, every policy we pursue must bejustified by the answer to one of three questions, does it make america safer, does it make america stronger, or does it make america more prosperous? under president trump, the dollars of hard—working american taxpayers ha rd—working american taxpayers will always hard—working american taxpayers will always be spent wisely and our power will always be wilted appropriately and towards what is best for america and americans before anything and everything else. prudence in the conduct of foreign policy is not an abandonment of our values. it is the common—sense understanding that, while we remain the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth, our wealth has never been unlimited at our power has never been infant. placing our core national interest above all else is not isolation. it is the common—sense realisation that a foreign policy centr

well, wayne to the states. -- welcome wayne to the states. [applause] today i will sign an executive order to protect the god-given right to keep and bear arms from being infringed upon by financial institutions. my executive order, effective immediately, blocks state agencies from contracting with large banks that discriminate against firearm related industries. in 1787 thomas jefferson wrote a letter to james madison and he talked about how committed he was to freedom. he made this point in latin but translates as i prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. [applause] i am not sure, do you have a microphone, wayne? you don't? i get to put words in your mouth. wayne is extremely grateful to me for doing this for the nra. [laughter] wayne: on behalf of everyone in this room, gun owners throughout the country and all firearms owners in the great state of south dakota, governor, god bless you. >> thank you. [applause] stay right here. this is executive order number 23-04. the state office of the governor, i will be signing it on behalf of

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states. thank you for your robust rendition. [applause] >> thank you for mentioning ralph's omnipresent and political role in the passage of these amendments. i would be remiss if i didn't also point out along with all those guys running around the halls of congress so too is joan a brooke . now, our next president emeritus, our next speaker as i mentioned alan morrison was cofounder of the litigation group with ralph nader and currently the lerner family associate dean for public interest in public service at george washington law school. >> glad to be here and it's a privilege and an honor. some of what i'm going to say is going to go over what all the other people said but that's okay because i find my students don't learn the first time. so as several people have said lyndon baines johnson did not really want to sign the foia law but he did it and he did it over the objection of all the bureaucracies. after all it had a simple proposition. everything is made public unless there is an exce

>> i do. >> do you swear you will support the constitution of the united states people truly in the statenorth carolina and the powers of authorities the government thereof and support, maintain and defend the constitution not decision but the united states to the best of your knowledge and ability so help you god? be back i do. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, people to serve north carolina secretary of state. frequently done in a smaller venue than this but i'm pleased this administration transfer of power is getting old public disclosure and people are understanding. what you see here in north carolina in case you have any questions is not used daily basis. i'm here today in the legislature and judiciary. three branches of government coordinating together somewhat independently, the checks and balances at the top of the function of the transfer. i him pleased today to the ceremony. >> i hereby transfer to you the powers and duties of chief executive officer of this great state and may god bless you in the years and months ahead as you serve as north carolina's governor and the leade

he was joined by secretary of state anthony blinken. >> please welcome the president of the united states a companied by secretary of state anthony blinken. ♪ [cheers and applause] [applause] >> good afternoon. if i didn't say anything this would go on all afternoon. as for president, it is an honor to welcome you back to the state department. on day one of this administration unit shared a few things with me. you told me something that reminded me that american engagement, american leadership is essential. if we are not engaged, if we're not leaving, you said, someone else is likely going to be doing it and probably not in a way that advances our values. maybe no one is doing get and then were likely to have a vacuum for what bad things. but the other thing you told me, mr. president, was that there's a greater premium than ever before on finding ways to cooperate, to coordinate, to work with other countries if we're going to get done what we need to get done for the american people. and so you instructed me, instructed all of us to get out there, to rebuild, to rejuvenate even to reimag

as a former prosecutor, are you not concerned that the president of the united states called a state election official and asked them to find enough votes to change the results of the election? >> senator, i have not listened to the hour-long conversation. it is my understanding that is not what he asked him to do. >> you need to listen to it. >> ask a third question, do you believe the january 6th rioters convicted of violence assaults on police officers should be pardoned? >> senator, if confirmed as attorney general of the united states, the pardon, of course, fall under the president. if asked to look at those cases, i will look at each case and advise on a case-by-case basis just as i did my entire career as a prosecutor. >> you also advised the president on pardons, that's part of your responsibility as attorney general. so i'm asking you do you believe that those who have been convicted of the january 6th riot, violent assaults on our police officers should be pardoned? that's a simple question. >> so senator, i have not seen any of those files, of course. if confirmed and if

to admit new states to the union and whether they would be designated a slave state or free state.nd of course, the southern states in which enslavement was legal wanted to maintain their share of power. they felt that if too many free states were admitted that soon, they would find their political power dwarfed by the free states and they saw the writing on the wall. they knew what was going to happen. they knew that if there were too many free states admitted, they would soon be forced to end enslavement so they were fighting tooth and nail in an effort to maintain this balance of power. they wanted only to admitted states that were considered slave states at the same proportion as states that were considered free states. well, through a lot of back and forth wrangling about whether or not we should compromise on this or whether we should compromise on that, how states should be admitted, what ends up happening is that the state of kansas becomes almost up for grabs abouis going to move there in large enough quantities to see it become a slaveholding territory or a free territory

in early 2014, joe biden, our vice president of the united states, led the united states' foreign policy in ukraine with the goal of rooting out corruption. according to an annual study published by transparency international, during this time, ukraine was one of the most corrupt countries in the entire world. in ukraine, there's a natural gas company called burisma. burisma has been owned by an oligarch named mykola solcevski. here's what happened very shortly after vice president biden was made us point man for ukraine. his son hunter biden ends up on the board of burisma, working for and paid by the oligarch socevsky. in february 2014, in the wake of anti-corruption uprising by the people of ukraine, zolevsky flees the country, flees ukraine. salt cap ski -- socevsky, the oligarch, is well known. george kent, the very first witness that the democrats called during their public hearings, testified that socevsky stood out for his self-dealings, even among other oligarchs. house managers didn't tell you that. ambassador kurt volker explained that burisma had a quote, very bad reputation

united states. it's, it's something to be investigated more deeply. now, why the u. s. pays and that way. what, why, i mean, uh, that's a curb to for change to do that. how do you understand this ultimate motive to come and impulse? some conditions on the country that do not only facilitate the actual you know, humanistic development but also oftentimes do not produce the results desired by the west itself. us as a militaristic society, as this militaristic mindset. and so for example, the data data data to live in washington dc was very unpleasant. all sort of, you know, attrition, even i'm talking outside the, the math in the math. one thing i noticed, which amazing me even when brazil had agreement with the us on certain positions i agreement was difficult to work with them because they always think that they don't need that support. they don't need alliances. they need, they need fast, self feeding satellites. that's the way they they think. unfortunately. so cooperation with them has become, i

united states. his presidency was notable for his successful brokering of a peace agreement between egypt and israel, an agreement that stands to this day. it's perhaps his post presidency that came to define his legacy the most. he left office in 1981, he dedicated himself to the causes of peace and human rights and improving the well-being of his fellow man. together, with his wife roslyn, he -- roslin, he founded for a -- among the center's successes is the almost total eradication of getting worm disease, a painful and devastating tropical disease whose numbers numbered in the hundreds. now there are just seven reported cases. just part of president carter's. president carter is known for his work for habitat for humanity, providing housing for those in need. he did not just lend his name or image to habitat. he built houses, he nailed it, drilled it, he installed toilets well into his 90's, you could find him in the hard hat on work sites participating like any other volunteer. in one early hab

as a former prosecutor, are you not concerned that the president of the united states called a state election official and asked him to find enough votes to change the results of the election? >> senator, i have not listened to the hour long conversation, but it's my understanding that is not what he asked him to do. >> you need to listen to it. let me ask the third question. do you believe that the january 6th rioters who've been convicted of violent assaults on police officers should be pardoned? >> senator, if confirmed as attorney general of the united states, the pardons, of course, fall under the president. but if asked to look at those cases, i will look at each case and advise on a case by case basis, just as i did my entire career as a prosecutor. >> you also advised the president on pardons as part of your responsibility as attorney general. and so i'm asking you, do you believe that those who have been convicted of the january 6th riot, violent assaults on our police officers should be pardoned? that's a simple question. >> so, senator, i have not seen any of those files.

the united states and a frenchman.k on the canal and acquired the right to the equipment of the french canal company. the negotiator of the treaty and they remind them but they signed. for the rest of the 20th century saw change that came later access to the canal and it allows the united states in the zone a 10-mile wide mile long territory.of to build the canal in an infrastructure around administration and management and protection of the canal. change that treaty. it was critical to panamanian. about 20 dominions died the protest and the reaction protests. in the canal zone and they were repressed by military personnel and police. the start of negotiations now the right to the canal zone in perpetuity. problem living in opposition in the united states in 1988 military dictatorship so there was concern in the early 70s. the revision with the military dictatorship not in the interest of the united states. by the time president carter to power in 1977, those negotiations advanced significantly. i think carter and his

the 51st state of canada. he was talking about being in play about negotiation tactics making it very clear he was, that all of this is part of that. i want to throw to this because he said this multiple times. all will break out if hamas hostages are not released in return by the time he's in office. >> if those hostages aren't back , i don't want to hurt your negotiation, if they are not backed by the time i get into office all will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good for anyone. >> he's choosing to send a very strong message there. >> he's throwing down a challenge i think many people expect that maybe hamas, it's a ron who calls the shots here, they will say we don't want to take a chance that donald trump may do something where all will break loose. he's crossed the line by -- he's issued a redline that we talked about in diplomatic terms. if iran doesn't tell hamas to release their hostages by noon on january the 20th he's going to have to do something.