Kate Kizer, the Director of Policy and Advocacy at The Yemen Peace Project joins Scott to discuss H.Con.Res.81 which is attempting to "remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen." The resolution may be voted on as soon as Friday, November 3rd despite the efforts of some members, including Paul Ryan, to prevent the bill from coming to the floor. Kizer explains why she's optimistic that the bill will pass as momentum continues to grow as it's been delayed—but that every...
Senate passes intelligence bill after Democrats back down on presidential briefings, CIA jails
Larisa Alexandrovna/Raw Story After a stalemate of over two years, the Senate passed the 2008 Intelligence Authorization bill Wednesday, with Democrats ceding a key provision regarding pre-war Iraq intelligence that Republicans had decried.Sources close to the Senate Intelligence Committee say one of the compromises Democrats made to ensure the bill’s passage was to remove language demanding the White House turn over all Presidential Daily Briefings on Iraq prior to the 2003 invasion YAY. <...
