of the united states house of representatives. i proudly place her name in nomination, may god bless her, may god bless the united states of america. . the clerk of the house: the clerk how recognizes the gentlewoman from wyoming, ms. cheney. ms. cheney: thank you, madam clerk. i'd like goin i think by thanking my colleague, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, and welcoming all of the members and the families who are here with us today. madam clerk, we gather today in this magnificent place, on -- in this body, a place where there's no other like it in the world, the united states house of representatives. the people's house. this is the place where the great battles and debates about human liberty and freedom have been waged since the beginning of our republic. it was on these grounds, madam clerk, that abraham lincoln sought to heal this nation in his second inaugural address. it was here that we passed the 14th amendment to the constitution, guaranteeing equal protection under the law. it was here, madam clerk, in this c

has, a member of the house of representatives can enter the house chamber at any time and a member of the house of representatives can also enter the senate chamber at any time. donald trump cannot. the president of the united states needs an invitation, and today house speaker nancy pelosi told the president because of the government shutdown that he created, she cannot extend an invitation to him to deliver his state of the union address in the house of representatives to a joint session of congress. and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez put the blame for the shutdown right where it belongs as of now, and that is in the united states senate, and she did that by exercising her floor privileges and walking right in to the united states senate chamber to deliver a letter to mitch mcconnell telling him to bring the government funding bills that have already passed the house of representatives to a vote in the united states senate, where those bills would pass if mitch mcconnell would simply allow a vote. now, house members entering the senate chamber is a rare occurrence. most peop

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 239 and the nays are 192. the joint resolution is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit on h.r. 21. offered by the gentlewoman from texas, ms. granger, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will redesignate the motion. the clerk: motion to recommit on h.r. 21 offered by ms. granger of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 199 and the n

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 237. the nays are 187. 2/3 of those not responding in the affirmative, the rules are not suspended, and the joint esolution is not passed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 41 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house resolution 41, resolution rejecting white nationalism and white supremacy. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house

thank you dean young, dean of he house of representatives. i now call the house to order on behalf of all of america's hildren. m going to administer to the members-elect -- do the children want to go back -- or if they want to be on tv, it's up to them. stay or join their parents and grandparents. katie hill wants her children -- katie porter, whose birthday it is today wants her children to join them. you can stay, if you want. the speaker: the members-elect will all rise. will you please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that you take this obligation without mental reservation or purpose of evasion and you will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which you are about to enter, so help you god. >> i do. he speaker: congratulations. the speaker: the house will be in order. congratulations. you are all now members of the 116th congress. the speaker: the ch

house of representatives.] the clerk of the house: are there additional representatives elect in the chamber who wish to record their presence? f not, all time has expired. 431 representatives elect have recorded their presence. a quorum is present. credentials regular in form have been received showing the election of the honorable jennifer gonzalez colon as resident commissioner from the commonwealth of puerto rico for a term of four years beginning january 3, 2017. the honorable eleanor holmes norton as delegate from the district of columbia. the honorable michael st. nichlas as delegate from guam. the honorable stacey plaskett from virgin islands. the honorable amata raddy wagon as delegate from the american samoa. gle goreo -- gre goreo sablan from the northern mariana islands. pursuant to law and precedent the next order of business is election of the speaker of the house of representatives. for the 116th congress. ominations are now in order. the clerk recognizing the gentleman from new york, mr. jefferi

congress what the democrats taken control of the lower house the house of representatives. right it is time for sport now his lia thank you liz for michael schumacher is the most successful formula one driver in the history of the sport and on thursday his family is celebrating his fiftieth birthday little is known about the health of the f one legend he hasn't been seen in public since he was brain damaged in a ski accident five years ago however his family did make a rare statement on the eve of his birthday saying michael can be proud of what he has achieved and so are we you can be sure that he is the very best he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything possible to help him please understand we are following michael's wishes in keeping such a sensitive subject as health and privacy she mockers career was filled with many highlights he was the formula one world champion seven times winning the title five times with ferrari he topped the podium in ninety one races from three hundred six starts and still leaves lewis hamilton by eighteen wins on the a

house of representatives. and republicans still hold the senate with a slightly larger majority. >>> pelosi reclaiming a job she last held eight years ago. now, she must manage tough negotiations with the republican senate and president trump. the first order of business, trying to end the partial government shutdown. >> a live look inside the house of representatives. lawmakers still in session, debating democratic bills to end the government shutdown. kpix5 political reporter melissa came here to show us how this momentous occasion played out. >> some people calling it the day, excited for democrats to take over because for two years democrats have been shut out of power in washington d.c. with republicans controlling the white house, senate and house of representatives. today they were thrilled to be back in charge of at least one of those. nancy pelosi was easily elected speaker. it all began with an enthusiastic nomination from hiking jeffrey. >> let may be clear house democrats are down with ndp, nancy d

so michael cohen's public testimony in the house of representatives was already

this is a live look at the florida house -- at the floor of the house of representatives. current fending levels, president trump has vowed to veto any measures that do not contain funding for a physical war on the southern border. democrats are now holding votes. democrats are holding these votes. we will see what nancy pelosi is able to pull off in terms of what she is able to pass through the house. her past record of legislative achievement as you heard hakeem jeffries say there, he was putting her name forward for nomination, her past record is a person rg as a leather and legislative leader is somebody who can count votes exactly and who is not embarrassed by her own caucus who can bring things forward on her own say so, knowing exactly how they will go because she understands her caucus. when she puts things forward in public. we will see that in action now again with nancy pelosi as speaker. that said, she cannot control the senate, and mitch mcconnell has never been inclined to put forward anything that would put donald trump in any sort of a spot. >>> and so, a n

today have the majority in the house of representatives. the 116th congress is the most diverse class of lawmakers in the history of our country. today both the congressional hispanic caucus and the congressional black caucus swore in their largest numbers ever. the progressive caucus, members of congress who proudly identify themselves as liberals or progressives, the progressive caucus is now on track to include about half the entire democratic caucus in the house. a record 102 women were sworn in today to serve in this congress. 35 of those 102 women will be serving in congress for the very first time. today the youngest african american woman ever to serve in congress took her seat. so did the first muslim women, plural, as did the first native american women, plural. there were a lot of firsts as the 116th congress took their seats today. i want to start with something today that has happened once before. today nancy pelosi took back the gavel to become speaker of the house. that puts her third in line to the presidency, second in the

house of representatives the most diverse congress in history asked for a new budget bill. in a school in a snubbed president bill trump leaving out billions in funding for his u.s. mexican border. you are watching g.w. news coming to you live from berlin we have more for you coming up top of the next hour assuming we will be with you then don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's at t w dot com thanks for watching.

. >> the next morning, the speaker designate stunned a packed chamber of the house of representatives. >> bob livingston, who was presumed to be the next speaker, resigned on the floor. >> to the president -- you, sir, may resign your post. [ people murmuring ] and i can only challenge you in such fashion if i am willing to heed my own words. i cannot be the kind of leader that i would like to be under current circumstances. >> it was just a bizarre moment. >> it was like a bomb went off in the chamber. nobody expected that. he gave that very brief speech, and he walked right out the door. >> amid a shocked chamber, the house would press on. >> on this vote, the yeas are 228. the nays are 206. article i is adopted. the yeas are 221. the nays are 212. article iii is adopted. the adoption... >> at 1:22 p.m., by a party-line vote, the house approved articles of impeachment alleging perjury and obstruction of justice against president william jefferson clinton. for the first time since 1868, the president had been impeached. >> when the speaker brought down the gavel on article i with a m

bills nancy pelosi passed through the house of representatives. if that had passed the senate today, then the government would have been reopened if the president of the united states signed the bill. tim kaine with another kaine mutiny gets tonight's last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight, michael cohen backs out of his live testimony over fears for his family. donald trump, who's mentioned cohen's father-in-law publicly, is being accused tonight of witness tampering in plain sight. >>> plus, on the mueller front the documents we saw today and what they say about paul manafort, what he did and did not remember. >>> and it's turning the capitol in

she has taken over as speaker of the house of representatives. her party won control of the lower chamber in november's mid—term elections. a bill from the democrats aimed at ending the partial government shutdown, caused by the funding row over mr trump's promised border wall, has passed the house but will be vetoed by the president. the kurdish militia and arab tribes, known as the syrian democratic forces, battling so—called islamic state militants in eastern syria, have warned their fight may be lost without american airstrikes. president trump plans to withdraw 2,000 us troops from syria. there's new volatility on global stock markets since apple warned its sales figures will be worse than expected. the nikkei fell by more than 3.5%. wall street closed down 2.8. now it's time for one of hardtalk‘s highlights of 2018. hundreds of billions of dollars is poured into cancer treatment

house of representatives later today. mr trump is showing no sign of backing down from his demand for 5 billion dollars to build a wall along the us mexico border. laura trevelyan reports form washington. nearly two weeks into the partial us government shut down and here's the scene in washington, dc. iconic monuments are closed, some federal workers are home without a pay cheque. now democrats are taking control of the house of representatives, but the president is warning the government won't reopen unless he gets money for his border wall. could be a long time and it could be quickly. could be a long time. it's too important a subject to walk away from. president trump has demanded $5 billion to build a wall along the us border with mexico. and he hosted democrats at the white house on tuesday for a briefing on border security to underline how important it is that he gets the money. afterwards democrats said they are going to introduce bills to reopen the government, trying to call the president's bluff. we're asking t

, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. and with that, democrats took control of the house of representatives for the first time since 2010, ending republicans‘ hold on both chambers of congress. once again, the party turned to san francisco's nancy pelosi to assume the speakership, putting her second in line to the presidency after the vice—president. she's the only woman ever to have held the post and a regular target of conservative vitriol. we all have the ability and the privilege to serve with over 100 women members of congress, the largest number in history. while republicans strengthen their control of the senate, it was a different story in the house. that means republicans now have 199 seats to the democrats‘ 235. and it's a congress of firsts for women too, including the first elected muslim and native american lawmakers and the youngest woman to be elected to the house, 29—year—old alexandria ocasio—cortez. it is all smiles at the moment but the grown—ups have big battles ahead. first up, out went

a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives fo the 11ngress. gary: with that, democrats tooke control ofouse of ndpresentatives for the first time since 2010,g the republican hold on both chambers of congress. once again the party turned to san francisco's nancy pelosi to assume the speakership, putting her second in line for the presidency after the vice president. she is the only woman to have ever held e post, and a regular target of conservative vitriol. rep. pelosi: we all have the e toity and the privil serve with over 100 women members of congress, the larst number in history. gary: while republicans strengthened their control ofse thte, it was a different story in the house. r that meaublicans have 199 seats to the democrats' 235.ng and it is a ss of firsts for women , too, including the first muslim and native american lawmakers, and the youever elected to the house, 29-year-old alexdria ocasio-cortez. l smiles at the moment, but the grown-ups have big battles ahead. federal, how to end the shutdown. museums and national parks have cl

democrs took control of the house of representatives and they areeady to stand firm against president trump. they won't have to wait long, because the government is in day 13 of a partial shutdown with both sides refusing to budge. late this afternoon, mr. trump sh,ed up in the briefing ro saying he is standing firm on his demand for border wall. uee bbc's gary o'dono ports. >> the honorable nancy pelosi of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the housepresentatives for the 116th congress.t, gary: with temocrats took control of the house of representatives for the first time since 2010, ending the republican hold on both chambers of congress. once again the party turned to san francisco's nalosi to asinme the speakership, puttg her send in line for the presidency after the vice president. she is the only woman to have ever held the post, and a regular taet of conservative vitriol. rep. pelosi: we all have the ability and the privilege to serve with over 100 women members of congress, the largest number in history. gary: whil

now in a hearing in the house of representatives? >> that's a really good question. my understanding is the folks on that panel that are setting this up have made an agreement not to ask questions that may overlap with the office of special counsel's investigation. that's a little bit fluid, i'm told at the moment. so we'll sort of have to wait and see. >> i mean, i would think some of what's fluid about it is the investigators want to protect information that other people who might be questioned in that investigation don't know about. but if, for example, now that you have made this public, now with your public reporting on this it is entirely possible that this opens up an avenue of inquiry in that hearing that might otherwise not have been opened up. >> it certainly does. i don't imagine the congress being terribly happy that -- number one, they're not happy they were lied to by mr. cohen. they're certainly not going to be happy to learn he was told to lie by the president. >> and the other way to do this, if the congress really w

house of representatives the opposition that body expected to challenge the president. and after pledging to wed with the new congress donald trump reiterate his demand for a wall at the mexican border. sudan's president tries to stem the tide of protests with another appeal to the people. and the evidence the announced pullout of u.s. troops from syria has intensified the fighting there. the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives nancy pelosi has hailed a new door in as a democratic party took control of the lower house of congress pelosi welcome to the most diverse group of representatives in american history with more women elected than ever before but she says working with the republicans who still control the senate will not be easy she has

showdown in washington democrats take control of the house of representatives thirteen days into the partial shutdown of the u.s. government. took much of the trumpet ministrations a check also on the program. for space probe makes the first. of the moon beams back images not visible from. fresh tensions over migration in germany police investigate reports of a vigilante patrol after a suspected attack. in a southern town. welcome to the program. democrats take control of the u.s. house of representatives today ending the republican's monopoly on power in washington under president trump so these are live pictures from the floor. lawmaker. is being elected speaker and the democrats' most pressing task will be to end the government shutdown the funding for the president's border war with mexico the disputes will center on health care and russian interference in the twenty sixteen presidential election. there's a showdown already well underway as congress begins its new term given the republic top democrats say the latest talks with the president reduced no hint that he will sign their

nancy pelosi is now the speaker of the house the democrats have taken back the house of representatives and it's pretty clear this stalemate could continue for weeks to come there seems to be no solution in view and meanwhile eight hundred thousand federal workers continue to go without pay a mexico has called on the u.s. government to investigate why its border agents fired tear gas of people trying to cross the border near tijuana women and children were among those near the u.s. southern front here on tuesday the border agency says its staff were responding to rocks being thrown at the incident to widespread criticism with rights groups branding it an unnecessary use of force. thousands of people are dead after days of fighting between rival armed groups in northern syria people who'd been displaced by earlier conflict were forced to flee a camp near at make close to the turkish border of fighters and turkey backed rebel forces of lenny jirga for starting the violence in the area it is the worst fighting in this part of the country in three months. the latest violence is happening on

house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 232. he nays are 190. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the resolution is -- >> a mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. woodall: mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. e speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes y electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] expressly prohibited by

democrat leader nancy pelosi has been sworn in as speaker of the house of representatives democrats now control the house but she says she has no illusions that working with trump will be easy also. need for space for makes the first ever landing on the dark side of the moon and beams back images not visible from earth and germany's formula one racing legend michael schumacher is fifty years old today he has not been seen in public since a skiing accident five years ago his fans have been paying. good to have you with us tonight in the united states democrats have retaken control of the u.s. house of representatives ending the republican's monopoly on power in washington under president it is the most diverse congress in u.s. history with record numbers of women hispanics blacks and gays lawmakers nancy pelosi there is now the new house speaker boehner markable come back for her her election drew a standing ovation from fellow lawmakers it is her second stint as speaker of the house. she's the only woman ever to hold that post they were prats promised more oversight of the president whi

she has taken over as speaker of the house of representatives. her party won control of the lower chamber in november's mid—term elections. a bill from the democrats aimed at ending the partial government shutdown, caused by a row over funding mr trump's promised border wall, has passed the house but will be vetoed by the president. kurdish militia and arab tribes, known as the syrian democratic forces, battling islamic state militants in eastern syria, have warned that their fight might be lost without the help of american air strikes. president trump had announced the withdrawal of 2,000 us troops from syria. there's renewed volatility on global stock markets after apple warned that its sales figures would be worse than expected. injapan, the nikkei index fell by more than 3.5%. eight years ago, sally challen, a mother of two, attacked and killed her husband richard with a hammer after 31 years of marriage. she was convicted of murder in 2011.

why were you motivated to serve in the house of representatives? rep. hagedorn: originally, i sought elected office because i thought our countries have come our future was on the line. the way things are going with obama and left wing policies i thought needed to be corrected. we ran 3 straight times. there are many members of congress who had to do that, including newt gingrich. here we are. we are excited for the opportunity. >> how were you able to pull it off this time, do you think? rep. hagedorn: we worked the district. campaigning is not a lost art. we proved that. 21 counties and we shook every hand and walked every parade. i let people know what i wanted to do with the job. i want to protect the country, to reform the government, and make sure we protect what i call the god-given rights, and sustain our culture, agriculture, and our way of life. i think in the end people will appreciate folks who stand up for what they believe. >> you come from a family of politicians. rep. hagedorn: my father served from 1974-1982. it is quite an honor that t

having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. and nancy pelosi hasjust become the most powerful woman in us politics. in china, people are celebrating, because their space agency has landed a probe on the unexplored far side of the moon, sending back images that have never been seen before. a bad day for apple. more than £40 billion is wiped off its value. it blames a slowdown in sales in china. and after 270 containers fall off a ship, people in the netherlands are finding chemicals, shoes, and plastic ponies washed

business in the new democratic house of representatives the house has passed two bills to reopen the federal government without funding for a wall on the southern border. your move, republican senate. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the "last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, rachel. and the fascinating detail within those votes that i'm looking at now is that seven republicans in the house of representatives voted for the package of funding bills that nancy pelosi put together that had nothing to do with the border wall. and five republicans voted for the other bill that would temporarily extend funding for the department of homeland security without a border wall. so there's five republicans in the house of representatives tonight who were perfectly happy to not only go without the wall but vote in effect against the wall very specifically tonight. >> yes, and as hakeem jeffries just said live on-air just moments ago, as these bills now head to the senate what the house has sent to the senate are two bills

house of representatives new house has more women and more diversity ever before and a leader determined to take on president donald trump democrats' first order of business from ending the government shutdown with out funding the president's mordor was also coming up on certain fate for dozens of migrants stuck on the rescue ships off malta aid groups say conditions are deteriorating on board as e.u. officials urge member states to let them lead. and we take a look back at yesterday's clash between liverpool and manchester city as former one of the u. coaches a pep guardiola and you're going club went head to head in the premier league title race. plus one of the world's great cities at risk of losing a unique part of its high density song called famous meal and signs have been lighting up the island for decades but cheaper and modern alternatives are becoming more popular activists trying to protect hong kong's neon. blue i'm terry martin good to have you with us democrat sets. swept back to power in the u.s. house of representatives and they immediately flex their new authority by pas

she's just been re—elected as speaker of the house of representatives, a role which will put her into direct confrontation with president trump. there's no sign so far of any compromise over the us government shutdown. china has made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon. the chinese space agency says it has opened a new chapter in space exploration. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a big clean—up operation is underway in the netherlands, after nearly 300 shipping containers fell off a cargo ship in a storm. beaches have been littered with shoes, tvs and toys. coastguards have warned people to stay away from the area that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the son of the banned radical cleric abu hamza, imran mostafa kamel, who has been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of a security guard in central london, has been charged with firearms offences unrelated to the murder. now let's turn to asia business report. one bad apple mac — the tech giant warning triggers a global stock sell—of

it will definitely pass the house of representatives. the u.s. senate on a bipartisan basis has also introduced legislation to protect special counsel mueller. i think we can put a bill on the president's desk, and if donald trump wants to clear his name, he would sign that legislation. >> as you know, the government shutdown is still out there. president trump has formally invited congressional leaders back to the white house for another meeting tomorrow. should democrats come prepared with a compromise? >> wolf, elections have consequences. last year republicans ran on building the wall. democrats ran on healthcare and infrastructure and republicans lost the popular vote in mid terms by the greatest margin in history. democrats will support border security. we can compromise and work on funding border security. i think it's what we should do. >> one proposal that is out there, as you know, should democrats offer funding for the president's border wall in exchange for protection of the so-called dreamers here in the united states, people brought

we don't just have divided government the president of one party and the house of representatives of another party but we also have divided congress where the house and senate are controlled by different parties so that's a relatively unusual set of circumstances that makes it even more complicated for us to. for anyone to try to negotiate and find common ground on a prickly issues so far republicans and democrats say no reason to compromise because they both think they're right neither party has paid a political price because of the shutdown and that's how this is become the first drama of the new session of the u.s. congress. warton al-jazeera capitol hill. well us president onil trump has praised nancy pelosi for regaining her role as speaker of the house but he also used the occasion to renew demands for a wall along the us mexico border he held a briefing with border patrol officials saying they had apprehended the thousands of what he called criminals trying to enter the u.s. last year. you can go to a barrier you can go to whatever you want but essentially we need protection i

in the united states the democrats take control of the house of representatives today ending the republicans monopoly on power in washington under president donald trump so what's on their agenda while the most pressing issue will be trying to and the government shutdown over funding for president trumps border wall with mexico house democrats are also expected to stand up for the affordable care act also known as of bamma care amid legal challenges that several republican led states are waging are also likely to launch their own investigations into the dealings of the trump white house and russian interference in the twenty sixteen election that critz leader nancy pelosi is expected to be elected speaker of the house today and she will not have much time to settle in because as you know the first confrontation with president trump is already in full swing. there's a showdown already well underway as congress begins its new term even the republic top democrats say the latest talks with the president reduced no hint that he will sign their bill to end a partial shutdown of government services

cast is duly elected speaker of the house of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. [ cheers and applause ] the clerk appoints the following committee to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lieu han, the gentleman woman from wyoming, miss cheney, the gentleman. from new york, mr. jefferies, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. walker, the gentlemenwoman from massachusetts, miss clark, the gentleman from alabama, mr. palmer, the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith and the members of the california delegation, ms. waters, mr. call vert, ms. eshue, miss lofgren, miss sherman, miss lee, miss in a politano, miss davis, mr. schiff, miss nunez, mr. sanchez, mr. costa, miss matsui, miss speier, mr. hunter, mr. mcclintok, mr. chu, mr. berra, mr. cardennias, mr. lowenthal, mr. peter, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mrmr. mrmr. ing a -- mr. agular, mr. gomez, mr. cox, ms. hill

we don't just have divided government the president of one party and the house of representatives of another party but we also have divided congress where the house and senate are controlled by different parties so that's a relatively unusual set of circumstances that makes it even more complicated for us to. for anyone to try to negotiate and find common ground on a prickly issues so far republicans and democrats say no reason to compromise because they both think they're right neither party has paid a political price because of the shutdown and that's how this is become the first drama of the new session of the u.s. congress rosalind wharton al-jazeera capitol hill. wendy gallagher has more now from washington so any voting is under way on capitol hill just focus to what's happening right now. well what's happening right now is what we expect to happen the democrats said as soon as they get the whole hold of control of the house of representatives they are going to put forward proposals to reopen eight departments plus the department of homeland security we know they were going to

the house of representatives to demonstrate to the greater american public that their party is more capable of governing than their republican counterparts which has resulted in the shutdown that will continue past its twelfth day if it continues heidi thank you very much for that for now that is cost for live in washington d.c. thank you. now u.s. border agents have again fired tear gas at people trying to cross the border in the the mexican city of tijuana women and children of among those trying to cross the border agency says it was responding to rocks being thrown at them as being more criticism all the other question paula for the deaths of two but among children in u.s. custody. well then on to other news now until indian women have defied a ban on entering one of the country's holiest temples they were bad by a supreme court but calls for gender equality a facing a backlash from conservatives who say that when the values are under attack and it's turning into a political fight ahead of national elections in a few months the jabari has the latest. under the cover of darkness

now speaker nancy pelosi and the democrats control the house of representatives and now impeachment in the house is a real possibility. and that might be why robert mueller decided to pump the brakes on this story. after watching 24 full hours of momentum for impeachment building, specifically because of this story. leading off our discussion now on this friday night, joy reid, msnbc national correspondent and the host of "a.m. joy" weekends, and ken dilanian, intelligence and national security reporting for msnbc news. mimi roker, msnbc legal contributor. and ken dilanian, i know you've been doing some of your original reporting on this story on what might or might not be being disputed by robert mueller's office. what can we make of that at this stage? >> well, lawrence, it's more of an analysis. my take on the statement, which is very specific, is that they are disputing the part of the story that asserts that the special counsel gathered texts, e-mails and interviews with members of the trump organization that corroborated michael cohen's statement that trump told a lie. in fact, t

is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. and with that, democrats took control of the house of representatives for the first time since 2010, ending republicans hold on both chambers of congress. 0nce again, the party turned to san francisco's nancy pelosi to assume the speakership, putting a second in line to the presidency after the vice president. she is the only woman ever to have held the post and a regular target of conservative vitriol. we all have the ability and the privilege to serve with over 100 women members of congress, the largest number in history. while republicans strengthen their control of the senate, it was a different story in the house. that means republicans now have 199 seats to the democrats 235. and it's a congress of first women to including the first elected muslim and native american lawmakers and the youngest woman to be elected to the house, 29—year—old alexandria cortez. it is all smiles at the moment but the grown—ups have big battles ahead. first up, out went the 13— day— long fed

the house of representatives, of course, will change control and democrats will seat a healthy majority. the new house majority is poised tonight to pass the two bills we offered the president. the senate republicans, leader mcconnell ought to take it up here on the floor of the senate. let me be clear about a few points. the six-bill minibus is completely silent on the issue of border security. it would solely fund the eight cabinet departments not named homeland security at levels agreed to by both parties and signed off on by the overwhelming majority of republicans on both the appropriations committee and in the senate. there is absolutely nothing in those six bills that my republican friends oppose. let me repeat -- there is nothing in those six bills that senate republicans oppose. all but six voted for the four of them that came to the floor, and every single republican on the appropriations committee, including leader mcconnell, voted for them in the appropriations committee. so when leader mcconnell calls this some democratic proposal, he's absolutely wrong. leader mcconnell, y

the 116th united states house of representatives. we are here in this chamber because the faith of your neighbors and support of your family. we are here today to represent the voice and the vote of 325 million americans. now i would like everyone to pause. i want you to reflect on this fact. in the last 230 years dating back to the founding of our republic, fewer than 11,000 americans had the privilege to stand here as a member of the house, just as you do. chosen by their fellow citizens to represent them in washington. what an amazing, invigorating, and yes, frustrating experiment that is, representative democracy. the ink was barely dry on the constitution when ben franklin wondered out loud, whether this new nation was capable of keeping its government and its freedom that has been granted to us generation to generation. centuries later, people still harbor similar concerns. they wonder if congress truly represents them. is it still capable of solving big problems. well, there is no guarantee. it is up to us, all of us in this r

the first somali american, one of two muslim women in the house of representatives. watch what she said with her father at her side. a very emotional moment. watch this. >> as we exited our place, we realized that him and i had not returned on that same airport since the day we first landed here as refugees. it's a very -- really overwhelming and emotional time for us. i don't think, as my dad said, he had high hopes for us about the opportunities we had when we came to this country. >> pelosi has just walked out. let oos list let's listen to her. >> good evening. we're here with house democratic leader mr. hoyer. our chair of the appropriations committee and our chair of the government of homeland security s subcommittee. as you are aware, we have -- we are diligent, diligent and persistent in trying to open up government. as i said today on the floor, we will take ideas, good ideas, from where ever they come, including the idea of the appropriations bills passed by the republicans in the united states senate. they passed six bills. four of them on the floor with ov

the republicans in the house of representatives. they are jumping into action very quickly. in the meantime, we have anti—pelosi as the most powerful woman in washington? absolutely, for the first time in eight years, she gets the gavel back. there's only been one speaker of the house in the last 120 years who has lost the gavel, losing the majority in the house, then getting it back, sam rayburnin house, then getting it back, sam rayburn in 1953. he only had to wait two years rayburn in 1953. he only had to wait two yea rs before rayburn in 1953. he only had to wait two years before he got power back. anti—pelosi waited eight years on the challenges to her weak leadership, questions about whether she would ever be able to climb to the summit again. he or she is, making history in 2007, becoming the first speaker of the house, and making history today. in terms of the shutdown, we are on the day 13, people are fearing about how they lived day—to—day. what are your feelings for the next ups going forward 7 feelings for the ne

mark: the 116th congress has convened with democrats now control of the house of representatives, the most diverse class of lawmakers in u.s. history and the first new congress to convene during a partial government shutdown now in its 13th day over president trump's demands for money for a southern border wall. we will look closer at the new congress in a few moments with the former pennsylvania republican congressman brian castillo. acting ambassador to italy has disappeared, raising the possibility of a rare detention. they say the north korean envoy and his wife went into hiding in november before his posting was scheduled to end. russia reportedly is charging a former american marine with spying, according to the interfax news injured see -- news agency. paul lehman was the head of global security for auto-parts maker. his family says he was in russia on a personal trip. for china and its ambitious space program. they have landed a lunar probe on the far side of the moon. it is the first-ever spacecraft to reach the surface that always faces away from the earth. landing on the un

house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 414. the nays are 11. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from wyoming rise? miss china yes: mr. speaker, by direction of the house republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 32. resolved, that the following named members be and are hereby elected to the following committees of the house of representatives. committee on ethics, mr. marchant, house administration, mr. rodney davis of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agr