he says, these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress that should iran strike my u.s. person or target, the united states will quickly and fully

he said in a tweet these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress that should iran strike any u.s. person or target the united states will quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner will interesting lee that has shown a rift between the president and his opponents in congress the house foreign affairs committee responded to that tweet by saying this media post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside within the congress under the united states constitution and that you should read the war powers act and that you are not a dictator that gives you an idea of how contentious this is here in the united states at least 9 people have been killed and 20 injured by a syrian government airstrike in rebel held it live province but this is a residential neighborhoods in the city of gori how target has the schools and a mosque were hit a u.s. soldier in 2 american defense contracts has have been killed by al-shabaab fighters who stormed a military base in kenya they on group released these pictures which it says shows the pre-dawn attack

inaudible question] >> i think first of all, he needs to understand come to congress, and say i have read the constitution of the united states. i have no intention of engaging in warfare unless i have authorization from the united states congress. >> [inaudible question] >> that's a great question. somebody else can jump in as well. i think perhaps the answer has been that somebody will be seen in terrorism or whatever but the truth is, we are under republican and democratic administration, not utilizing its responsibility under the constitution. i'm very happy a disastrous, horrific intervention in yemen. the lives of tens of thousands of people in a desperate country. house and the senate did the right thing. we use the authorization to "do the right thing". >> [inaudible question] >> the american people tend to think back. >> one statement the pentagon publicly issued, their statement said that, this is the final conclusion of the statement. the final paragraph was the military action was conducted to prevent and deter, and paraphrasing, to prevent or deter future attacks. as it relates to the eminent threat, i'm still tr

she is our point person on citizens united, and -- >> i represented the highest bill for very long period of time, all my period time in the congress of the united states, and hyattsville is a happening place. hyattsville is, i like to say, is the georgetown of prince george's county. it's got all sorts of very diverse, very excited, very interesting things happening here, and mayor hollingsworth of course as a part of that happening. so madam mayor, where very glad to be in your city. >> we are happy to have you here, for a very important conversation. we appreciate your engagement on, i know i appreciate your engagement on this issue and the no citizens in the city of hyattsville definitely have high interest in this as well. >> good. we are about to celebrate or to lament depending upon your perspective, the tenth anniversary of the supreme court case that was called citizens united. it was a supreme court case that had a profound effect on the financing of campaigns, and the exploding use of dark money. one of the things my mother used to tell me all the time was considered the source. i was talking to people and she would say, you heard me say thi

congress shall have the authority to declare war. and now at this moment in time, with the assassination of general soleimani, and the escalation of the conflict between the united states and iran, senator kaine and i come to the floor and ask this congress, republicans and democrats alike, do these words count? do we have a constitutional responsibility to stand up and speak up and to challenge this president or any president of either political party when they start moving us toward a moment of war which could easily claim the lives of many americans? that's the purpose of our resolution. it is simple and straightforward, but it really goes to a fundamental question. the men and women who serve this country in uniform, god bless them for their sacrifice and their courage. we know that when they take the oath to serve, they are prepared to risk their lives in service. many of us have attended the funerals of service members who gave their lives in iraq and afghanistan and so many other places. it is a heartbreaking experience to see that emotional family leaving a church or a synagogue after a service honoring someone in uniform who has given their life for this count

forget about the law for a second and look at the constitution of the united states, which says in total clarity that the congressunited states is charged with decisions to go to war or not go to war. so while this resolution is going to be important, the white house needs to understand that the constitution of the united states puts this decision on capitol hill and that's important because, kate, we had a long conversation and i don't think it is done yet about whether the attack on general soleimani was legally authorized, there is the question of what is going to happen afterwards, that's in the past. there is an argument that if there is a clear and present danger and imminent threat, the president can act. now the president has said i got 52 targets, i might go after them, i might do it disproportionately, i might go after cultural sites, that is war. that is not a response to an imminent threat. it is also a threat to commit war crimes. so this is where congress absolutely must be consulted. >> let me read for you, i'm shr y sure you saw it, what the president said last night. these media posts, meaning on

state, john sarbeins. a member of of one of the committees with the broadest jurisdiction in the congress of the united states. but also, one of our most influential and consistent and powerful leaders on behalf of government reform, honesty in government, inclusion of people. having their right to vote protected. and reforming our campaign finance system. congressman, thank you very much for being with us. i yield to you. >> thanks very much, congressman hoyer, and thank you for your leadership in our caucus and the house and our nation. i think congressman hoyer approaches this issue from the standpoint of somebody who cares deeply about the institution of the united states congress. i've seen you translate that conviction many, many times. and i think you approach this in the same way. that if we are truly going to be the people's house and represent the people honestly and forthrightly, that we need to get these special interests and big money out of the way. because they're -- they're disrupting and corrupting the relationship that ought to exist between the people and the people's representatives. so i

the only -- only the united states congress can literally say and declare, we're going to war. only. we've had all kinds of issues in the past, but not a war like this in a long time. when we went into iraq, remember, the united states congress authorized the president to do this. yes, there has to be some kind of authorization. assuming the president is going to go by general rules, which we know the president often does not do. >> you brought up iraq. is this the most perilous we've been in u.s. troops since 2003? almost 20 years? >> it is the most perilous we've been. that's because right now we have an enemy, not just within iraq. that was our problem when we got there. but from outside of iraq. we also don't know how this is going to impact the rest of the arab world. we don't know what stand nations are going to take. remember, the biggest country at stake right now, believe it or not, is not iran, it's iraq. why? because they're on both ends of this deal. they're getting from iran, getting it from the united states which is why they're saying, we want the united states o

military actions, do you believe that to be dangerous in. >> politics aside it requires the united states congressody that can commit the united states to conflict so i've been advocating that congress whether republican or democrat exercise their congressional authorization but to underscore, does this improve the situation and here is the thing, if we think that soleimani was responsible for planning, they replaced him quickly and that's why i think it's so important that we lose and leave troops out, if we do more troops, then what happens, you see this can spiral out of control. heather: let me ask you, though, is the world safer without soleimani here, another individual killed in the attack who was responsible for 1983 kuwait bombing i think it is. the question who is going to follow and that's always the danger of what comes next. chris. >> that's always going to be the situation. absolutely nothing we can do, part of their nature to do, we are the big satan and according to them we need to be decimated, threats imminent around us, we need to take a tough stand, now, do i want another 18-ye

the time is always right for the united states congress to have a serious discussion with the american people about when and how we commit men and women into conflict around the world. and it's well past time we have that serious discussion. reporter: are you concerned that the house would pass this, concern by some democrats with military backgrounds by yours, moving this resolution now would basically leave troops in theater high and dry because you are essentially cutting off the 2001 and 2002 -- mr. crow: we will never leave troops in a difficult position. we are committed to making sure our men and women are supported and protected. that is a unanimous belief across partisan lines. we have to have a serious discussion and we have to reassert congress' constitutional role. it is our duty to make sure we are conducting oversight and we are having that discussion. jeffries: third row. the congress is provided with the constitution authority alone to declare war. reporter: war powers, progressive caucus has advocated two measures come up on the funding restriction if there is would yo

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he said, these immediamedia pos serve as notification to the united states congress that should iran strike any u.s. person or target, the u.s. will strike back. what's your response, whether it's legal or not or the way he's saying he will notify congress? >> i'm not quite sure he understands how things work. article 1 of the constitution makes clear with the legislative branch has responsibility for. one of those is the declaration of war. i have serious reservations about whether the eminent threat that the president referred to when he decided to assassinate a foreign leader that that really was eminent. i want to know more. but the simple idea that he can send us a note and say, by the way, i'm getting ready to do this again if i feel like i want to, after some sort of response that warrants, he should come to congress and get the authorization for the use of military force that congress and congress alone can get him. we have time to do that. we have time to hear what he has to say and to listen to people with the intelligence apparatus at their hands. this is a constitutional s

right to take the nation to war without the informed consent and authority coming from the united states congressthinks, he thinks he can do it by having formally told the world in a tweet tonight that this is what he's going to do. >> this comes as tehran are banning limitations on enriching uranium and increasing fears of bolster nuclear weapon's program and hear step for 2015 nuclear agreement that president trump withdrew from in 2018, france, germany and britain issuing statement for all parties to show restraint and they will respond to iran's announcement at some point very much developing, rob, jillian. >> griff, thank you. >> 3 americans are dead after extremist attack in military base in kenya, members of al-shibaab storming base and killing military contractors, several u.s. aircraft and vehicles destroyed at the manda bay airfield in the area, al-qaeda linked group al-shabaab was fought off by u.s. and kenyan forces, al-shibaab telling ap that this is not connected with air strike in iraq. jillian: disturbing violence as u.s.-america border as 13-year-old girl gunned down, all u.s. ci

which the president has tweeted this, these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congressshould iran strike any u.s. person or target the united states will quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner such legal notice is not required but is given neverthe less. the president's vacation ends in a few hours, he will make his way back to washington where he will be dealing not just with this international entanglement but impeachment trial yet to come. arthel: kevin corke, thank you very much for the update, eric. eric: arthel from the regional response to latest developments let's go to benjamin hall, jordan tonight with the very latest, hi, benjamin. >> good evening, eric, yes, two big pieces of news from iraq today, iraqi parol montana voted to expel all u.s. troops from the country, the caveat is that it's a nonbinding vote, still has to pass through a number of stages before becoming law, the sunnis and the kurds did not take part in that vote but the prime minister and iranian ally did saying clearly he felt troops should leave, he sided with

. >> attorney general barr should be required to testify before the united states congress under oathe should come before united states congress. i do not deeply respect and trust the william barr summary. >> i certainly recommend we bring bob mueller in to testify. that we take it to court, if necessary. >> laura: okay, many of them will just not accept this loss, but rebecca dudley certainly does. remember she was the woman who cocreated this button and sold more than 48,000 of them to liberals all over the country. who said faith was dead? she told "the new york times" this week that she knew there was no way any thing could live up to two years of hype, so she's thinking of creating a new button to restore hope in the hearts of leftists everywhere. it will read "st ny." southern district of new york, which i think may take them all the way back to the first stage of grief, denial. and that is "the angle." >> laura: coming up, if it's free, it's for me. that's the mantra of the entitlement generation. i expose the left's rampant disregard for anyone with whom they disagree, even ch

and it is a letter to the president of the united states and congress of the united states, and it went to president woodrow wilson. and it is about the silent protest, the need grow silent protest parade, that happened along fifth avenue, where you can see in the background on the bottom, women are dressed in white, the children marched with them in front, dressed in white, and this was a planned march to talk about and protest against all the lynchings. people being lynched by mobs without trial. and it is signed by madame c.j. walker. and to date, there is still no law that is an anti-lynching law in america. history is often based on the stories that people tell. and the facts and documents and the papers that are culminated to get to that point, but what makes history so poignant is who tells the story, and we often hear people's stories by people who are not them, and it is important to hear african american women stories, women stories, told by african american women, and african american men. so to elevate an iconic person like madame walker from soundbite ,istory, from two hair

he tweets this, and i'm quoting now, these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress that should iran strike any u.s. person or target, the united states will quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner. close quote. joining us now, cnn political analyst and congress youngal editor for the times, julie davis and retired u.s. army major general spider marks. general marks, it may not be a disproportionate response in the iranians were to retaliate. >> that's troubling in my mind. you never want to take options off the table. you want to leave enough confusion out there if you intend to take action. lay it out there. say we have options and deserve the right to take options necessary to accomplish the task. here is what we think is available to us. to say it's disproportionate simply ratchets up the rhetoric, which is never helpful in this situation. you want everybody to breathe through their nose, take a step back and say we reserve the right to do what we think is right. and in many cases it will be proportionate but we'll make that decisio

>> this tension between congress and the executive branch on who gets to decide when the united states engages in foreign hos t hostilities has been going on since 9/11. the challenge we have here is the technology we have particularly of drone strikes, which tend to happen in classified, covert circumstances, the laws have not caught up with accommodating for the technology and even the ethics have not caught up with accommodating for how we pursue acts of war overseas. the united states is engage d i counterterrorism operations in dozens of countries around the world. not all of them have risen to the level of public coordination. it's easy for the american public to ask as we see something so visible and so threatening as the attack in iran and the tit for tat, increasing engagement of why is this not a a broader conversation. why is congress not before engaged. >> i would siay it's not unusua at all. this president does not believe in coordinating with congress or his own senior adviser who is have taken so many unilateral actions, whether it be withdrawing from syria or any advise

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world for a truly historic moment in the presidency of donald trump and the united states congressfor only the third time in american history, the senate will sit for an impeachment trial of the president of the united states. donald j. trump now joins bill clinton and andrew johnson as the only other one who fac

it's my belief that declaring a war is a nondelegable duty of the united states congress.nd it's ludicrous for any of my colleagues to suggest that we have to not do our job so that people in uniform can do theirs. we can actually do both, talker. >> tucker: just to be totally clear, you're 1 of 3 republicans who voted in effect against the president's stated position, but you just talked to the president and he said that he's on your side. >> well, the president probably would have preferred that i vote with the other republicans. he certainly said that, but i think on his broader questions of war and peace, donald trump understands that the pro-war candidate loses presidential elections. hillary clinton was more pro-war and lost. and if you look previously, is typically the antiwar candidates that one back. i think since 9/11,ce john kerry was the only antiwar candidate that lost an election. and so i think that the president understands that he's too smart to letna nancy pelosi try to cast him as the pro-war candidate. and that's why i don't think we're going to with ir

and it is absolutely imperative that the united states congress stand up. because, by the way, let us never forget that according to the constitution of the united states, on which some of us actually believe in and respect, it is congress that has the responsibility for making war, not the president of the united states. and that is why we have got to pass an authorization, legislation that makes it very clear that trump does not have the right to go to war without the authorization of the united states congress and also, i will work to make sure that he doesn't have the money to do that. >> there's more i want to talk to you about. if you can, please just stick around. we're going to take a quick break and talk more about the president talking about targeting cultural sites. also, about politics here at home, what appears to be a three-way tie in iowa. impeachment, and some very big breaking news. also, john bolton saying he would now be willing to testify during a senate impeachment trial if subpoenaed. the question, of course, if he serious and what woul

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world for a truly historic moment in the presidency of donald trump and the united states congress. >> for only the third time in american history, the senate will sit for an impeachment trial of the president of the united states. donald j. trump now joins bill clinton and andrew johnson as the only other one who faces the prospect of the senate removing him from office. the other two were acquitted and finished out their term. >> for president trump, this is a historic first. he is the first president who will run for reelection with impeachment attached to him. as house speaker nancy pelosi said, impeachment lasts forever, and that just adds another level to the drama in the u.s. senate right now. today we've seen the first formal steps in the senate before the trial actually gets underway. we anticipate that will be next tuesday. that was the reading last hour. listen to this, the reading last hour of the two articles of impeachment going forward. >> the first was for abuse of power. the president is accused of using his office to apply pressure to another country, in this case

in the phone call with the ukrainians in which he with held money appropriated by the congress of the united states -- withheld money appropriated by the congress of the united states to protect, help protect an ally, ukraine, against incursion by mr. putin. i'm sure mr. putin was very pleased that that money did not go to mr. zelensky and the ukrainian forces. we think that was an abuse of power. my friend, the republican whip, thinks it was not. i get that. it's what makes the world go around. differences of opinion. it's now in the senate. that is where trial is provided for in the congress. that is where witnesses should be provided. that is where both sides ought to be able to make their arguments. before the jury. the united states senate. and then and only then should the united states senate make a determination whether or not the allegations had merit and warrant the consequences. so i tell my friend, when you make these analogies of what happened here in the house, it's done, you may think it's bad, mr. speaker, the whip may think it wasn't done correctly, but the proof of the pudding wil

the united states congress made a mistake and every congress since is not had honest hearings and honest dialogue and has not allowed truly allowed the researchers in this great country to do the true research that needs to be done for us to properly categorize cannabis in this country. as a result of that, we have millions of individuals in this country as i outlined earlier who have been subjected to incarceration and a criminal record that otherwise they would have a much more productive and better life and society would be much better off including the taxpayers if we were to get this right. hopefully we will have the opportunity to do that in future hearings of the united states congress so we can get it right and get the research done and end this anecdotal discussion and have a real discussion about the facts. with that i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from illinois, mister shimkus, partner in all things nine one one. >> thank you for being here. it is a long day for all of you and i didn't have to sit through all of it at least in the hearing room so i ap

are furious that trump and the administration did not inform congress before the assassination of solo money now whenever the united states declares war it has to be authorized by congress but trumps argument is that it was simply a strike on a what he terms as a terrorist and that it didn't need congressional authorization authorization however it's obviously seen other ways as well because since so the money was a general in a legitimate arm armed part of the military of a sovereign state that could very well be seen as an act of war as it's being seen by many people around the world including some within the united states as well so congress said we should have been informed about this so nancy pelosi has letter is basically saying on this week when congress meets we are going to vote on something calling trying to account to try to make him a little bit more responsible for any future actions he tries to do against iran now this comes after another trump tweet early on sunday after he had been receiving a lot of criticism from congress about this trump tweeted the following this these media posts will serve as notific

to drag our nation into another forever middle east war, they require the approval of the united states congressess putting forth their own resolutions to limit president donald trump's power to use military force against iran. >> the resolution was misplaced. >> america and the world cannot afford war. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." there is new evidence in the crash of a ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board. video obtained by cnn appears to show a missile hitting the jetliner over tehran. cnn has not yet been able to independently verify what happened. moments ago we received this video of the black

the united states congress made a mistake in every congress since has not had honest hearings or dialogues and has not truly allowed the researchers in this great country to do the true research that needs to be done and as a result millions of individuals and those i outlined earlier subjected with incarceration and criminal record and then to be a better life to be the taxpayers to get this right. and then to get it right in the research done and and this anecdotal discussions to have a real discussion about the facts. are you back. >>. >> at least in the hearing room. and then to be fairly brief are you familiar of what came out of psychiatry with the drug-induced psycho is so sis with schizophrenia? can you comment? and to summarize that report. >> this is consistent with christ - - with chronic psychosis and to go away with the use so this is the use of marijuana and that positioning in that psychotic episode. mental illness and mental health. and if people do stuff as they medicate through drugs and we may have had personal experiences for friends and neighbors that evolve into the t

the war powers act, students of history remember, was passed by the united states congress after the end of the vietnam war so that congress would assert with specificity its authority when it came to the execution of a war. the president at the time, richard nixon, opposed the war powers act and vetoed it. and because of what the united states endured during the course of the vietnam war, congress overrode the veto of president nixon. to make it clear with the war powers act that we would never ever by design find ourselves in the same moral predicament we did with the war in vietnam. almost 50,000 american lives lost in that war in vietnam, a war which was not a declared war under the constitution, but one which still exacted a heavy incalculable price on american families, families i know and everyone knows, whose lives were touched by have -- by that vietnam war, whose sons or daughters may have served or given their lives in service. the decision was made in congress never again, we're not going to let this happen again. we're not going to find ourselves back sliding into a war.

lawmakers, writing these media posts will serve as notification 20 the united states congress that should iran strike any u.s. person or target, the united states will quickly and fully strike back and a disproportionate manner. t ch legal ticeno. wi no shiredaq's parli ament is also taking action in the wake of the deadly air strike. today lawmakers calllsion u.s.h iraq. ey approved the resolution asking that the iraq government end an agreement with washalysts say pulling out thos 5,000 troops ancould in for an w isis resurgence. >>> we'll switch fears to take a look at the last rays of the sun as they settle over the eastay. it will be a chilly start to the week. that's alameda county now. first let's see the last little rays of the sun striking the top of the sales force tower cam and the diablo range beyond. a little bit of a marine haze out there, but because of the clear skies, it's going to get cold tonight. it will be a perfectly starry night, but that fans of the temperatures are going to go down, and tomorrow looks like pretty sunny day. today santa rosa gets down to 35, and na

of a concurrent resolution is that it does not have to be signed by the president of the united states. the congressf the united states, in its full power and full voice, can speak in a united way about what the war powers act should look like. and that should count for something. to our colleagues who served in the congress in the united states. so under the authority of the war powers act that gives us this option we take this opportunity to do so. i implore the administration to work with congress to advance immediate de-est callaer to strategy to prevent further violencism also support this resolution because it does give opportunity for the administration to act under certain circumstances. which are part of the war powers act. madam speaker, on december, a group of us in a bipartisan way traveled to belgium and luxembourg to observe the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. some of our colleagues on both sides of our aisle had family members who served in that battle. one of ours, ann kuster, her father served in that, she has letters from him at that time and other members on both side

this media post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside in the congress under the united states constitution and that you're not a dictator. >> nemeantime military bases at home and abroad, camp pendleton in san diego says its increased security, including service members and vehicle inspections increased as well. >>> now to decision 2020, former new york city mayor fice in riverside, part of thesa first visit to announce he's running for the 2020 workers in more than 30 states. in recent weeks candidate julian castro tt setr. he made that announcement in a campaign video, meeting at a massachusetts home, last week, castro announced he was ending his own presidential run. >> just a few weeks ago, nbc bay area, you can watch the full interview on n nbcbayarea.com. >>> we learned the lineup for the bottle rock, red hot chilly peppers, dave matthews band. tickets on sale at 10:00 this morning. >> miley cyrus, khalid janelles >>> coming up, it's a potential new way to track down on teens who vape. one bay area city considering issues fines, the problem cr proposal., american firefig

right to take a nation to war without the informed consent and authority coming from the united states congressmp had soleimani killed. we are much closer to the edge of war. >> the strength of the united states is to bring people together to resolve their differences without killing each other. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was just a few of the democratic presidential candidates. there's only a few left right now, reacting to president trump's handing of iran. with exactly four weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, foreign policy is front and center, came out of nowhere, there it is. could that change how voters look at the field of candidates? a new cbsu.gov poll. have you seen that, three guys 23%. bernie, buttigieg, biden. all three at 23 on the nail. you have elizabeth warren still in contention clearly at 18 or 16 is it. and as i said earlier in the show, we have klobuchar hanging in there at 7. in fact, she's growing. no other candidate receives more than two points in that poll. we're joined by jason johnson, politics editor of the root, howard fineman, contributor. jason, i want

year there, if we don't figure out how to unite our country, how to unite congress, how to unite as a party, i am very, very worried about the future of our state country, and he is somebody who has believed in it from day one, always has, and it is why we desperately, desperately need him in that white house. [applause] rep. finkenauer: one other thing, i've got to go back to my grandpa one more time. you see, he's that guy who taught me about what public service is all about. again, being a firefighter, i think they are some of the best examples of what public service means. it's true. [applause] rep. finkenauer: because when my grandfather would get a phone call to run into a burning building, he didn't call back and ask, what color is your skin? how much money do you make? where are you from? who do you love? what religion are you? he just showed up and he helped people, and he did his job. , is what i have been trying to do every single day as your congresswoman. that's what we desperately need in our u.s. senate. and it is why i am asking you today to commit to caucus for vice president biden, because we need that exact example of public

he went and sold his story for $2 million to a book publisher, then came to the united states congressd oh, i don't know if i can share the same information with you, because of some unasserted privileges that might be invoked. didn't stop him pocketing 2 million bucks. one of the most disgraceful things i've seen. >> with the exception of buying his book, are you going to hear his story, will he be testifying in your opinion? >> what i'm telling you is this game he's playing of saying he is willing to testify, wanting to testify, waiting to testify, nothing is preventing him from coming before you or the united states congress and getting his information. he should do that because he already did it for money. and that's the point. the point is he is under no constraints, in light of the mcgahn decision that would prevent him telling the truth. he should stop talking about it and do it. >> all right. congressman, nice to see you today. >> thank you. >>> a quick programming note, my partner, colleague ali velshi is speaking to senator tim kaine this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. don't miss it.

all of the great leadership that she is showing in the united states congress. re she was a member of congress, she was an immigration lawyer. .he was an antiwar activist and as a member of the congress, she has introduced our companion legislation for medicare for all in the house. thank you so much. as all of you know, the mike is falling. the message of our campaign, which is a very profound message, it's called us, not me. means, andessage what senator turner or, i have a brilliant idea. i think it is only right that gay people be able to get married. that is not the way history works. that is not the way change takes place. now more than ever we need a mass movement of working people, black and white and latino, asian american, native american. we need millions of people to stand up, to look around them, and to say you know what? the status quo is not working. we need a government that believes in justice, not greed. [cheers and applause] and oddly enough, oddly enough when we talk about us not me, no one could have predicted it but as all of you know tonigh

>> i think first of all he needs to understand and come to congress and say i have read the constitution of the united states, and i have no intention of engaging in warfare unless i have authorization from the united states congress. that would be the most important thing he could do. yes, sir? >> why has congress in the last years before through. >> that's a great question. it's fair to say this is not a new problem. somebody else can jump in as well. i think perhaps the answer has been the fear that somebody will be seen as being soft on terrorism, not prepared to defend the troops or whatever. but the truth is we have seen under republican and democratic administrations congress congress not utilizing its responsibility under the constitution of the united states. i am very, very happy. as members here have mentioned, that as a result of the disastrous, horrific saudi-led intervention in yemen, which has cost the lives of tens of thousands of poor people in a desperate country, finally the house and the senate did the right thing. unfortunately that was vetoed by the president. but we finally used the au

. >> one of the best briefings i've had since i've been here in the united states congress. >> reporter: in iran leaders there say there won't be any concessions until the u.s. pulls its troops out of the region. and today's war powers resolution vote in the house is expected to pass with overwhelming democratic support. the resolution will have a tougher time in the senate where two more republicans in addition to mike lee and rand paul will have to vote for it to pass. >> thank you so much. >>> iran's foreign minister said it's up to the u.s. to ease the flaring tensions between the two countries. elizabeth palmer reports from tehran. >> reporter: news played up iran's missile launches. and played down president trump's speech and his announcement that there would be no casualties. >> all of our soldiers are safe. >> reporter: in fact, some local media are still claiming that 80 americans were killed. hard-liners are blaming the u.s. decision not to retaliate for the strikes as a climb down. but behind the tough talk there's widespread relief for most everyone. iran made it clear it d

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pledge allegiance to the united states of america and to the republic contained in that constitution of the united states. so we take that oath. and when we become members of congress or other public office, we take an oath to protect and defend that constitution of the united states. and the president of the united states takes an oath to preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states, an oath that he has blatantly violated and for this reason, he was impeached by the house of representatives. . for this reason we thought it would be helpful to have not overwhelm the strong case for impeachment and removal that was put forth in this house, but to know that more was to come. we didn't make it come because we said we are going to wait until after christmas to send this over. they would have liked to send it over on christmas eve so they could dismiss it. perhaps they don't realize that dismissal is cover-up. but that has been one of their trains of thought. dismissal is cover-up. i was so disappointed the other day, last friday, thursday, when the leader of the united states senate, rather than striking the institution in which he served becam

these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress that should iran strike any u.s. person or target the united states would quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner such legal notice is not required but is given nevertheless trump has also threatened iraq with sanctions he says quote unlike any seen before he also said that u.s. military would not withdraw from iraq before the country pays for a u.s. air base there it comes after lawmakers passed a resolution calling for the u.s. to end its presence in the country now the new resolution urges the iraqi government to expel all foreign troops withdraw its request for support from the anti eisel coalition and to limit the use of arms to national security forces are to see what is done i've spoke to my colleague you know neal on the main points earlier. iran has just had a major victory over the united states on the geopolitical field this is it this is the bottom line of this whole thing so right now the rest of the whole resolution looks as such a iraq will be filing a complaint with