House of Representatives officially adjourned at 3.14am
Hardcore of Democrats stay on floor to deliver speeches
Gun control supporters gather outside US Capitol
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Related: Democrats in House of Representatives stage gun control sit-in for second day – live
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Nancy Pelosi has returned to the House floor
House out of session. But Dems gun protest still in session at 7:03 am et. Pelosi on the flr now. This is pushing 20 hrs
11.37am BST
The sit-in is still ongoing, at just after 6.30am in Washington DC.
Hse Dems still conducting gun sit-in on Hse flr 19+ hrs after it started. Hse is out but they remain on the flr
10.19am BST
There are reports that about 20 Democrats are still on the House floor. Stay tuned for any major developments.
Back on House floor this morning - there's about 20 members still here including Speaker Pelosi and DWS. Lots of blankets.
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Republicans claim the Democrats have accomplished nothing other than disrupting the business of the House to score political points. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said:
Their PR stunt can’t prevent us from doing our jobs with dignity, that’s what we’re here for... I have no objection to them making fools of themselves on TV, in North Dakota it works very well for me.
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Pelosi is addressing the Democrats left on the House floor. A group of supporters of gun law reform are still gathered outside the US Capitol at 4am.
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Lewis and colleagues speak to press after leaving House floor. pic.twitter.com/kBHIuVkNvk
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Ted Deutch is reciting the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling on the House floor.
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Pictures of the House Dems holding a presser at 3.30am are on Twitter.
House Dems & Whip Hoyer holding middle of the night presser on guns pic.twitter.com/PW44kqyVVq
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Our Washington correspondent David Smith reports that the House officially adjourned at 3.14am, with the next votes scheduled for Tuesday 5 July.
Seats on the Republican side and in the public gallery emptied out. But Lewis, Pelosi and other leading Democrats gave their colleagues a pep talk and a hard core of members remained in the chamber, continuing to give feisty speeches.
Related: Democrats continue House sit-in demanding vote on gun control
8.42am BST
Here’s an update of where we’re at now...
The House has adjourned until after July 4 after majority Republicans pushed through a partisan bill to deal with the Zika outbreak. Republicans moved to adjourn immediately after the Zika vote to shut down a round-the-clock sit-in by Democrats demanding votes on gun-control bills. Democrats denounced the GOP plan as “cowardly” and stayed on the floor to demand votes on bills to strengthen background checks and prevent suspected terrorists from buying guns.
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Meanwhile...
Donald Payne is quietly sitting by himself under a big pink blanket. Looks very peaceful
8.33am BST
Maxine Waters has told Pelosi not to end the sit-in now. “I said I’ll stay until hell freezes over. It’s only two hours till daybreak so I say we should stay until then,” she said.
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Pelosi says the choice now is stay for the rest of the evening or come back in the morning “ready to go”.
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The Republican side and public gallery are now empty. Nancy Pelosi said “Just because they have left doesn’t mean we are taking no for an answer.
She said what the Democrats have done tonight “has changed the dynamic”.
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The Democrats will have a whip meeting tomorrow morning and the sit end will probably end for now, Politico’s John Bresnahan reports.
Hoyer announces that Dems will have a whip meeting tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.
Looks like Dems are going to end sit/in, at least for now
8.22am BST
John Lewis has been addressing the Democrats on the House floor as Republicans leave.
Lewis addressing gathering of Democrats on House floor. "Give up?" "No!" "Give in?" "No!"
Lewis: "Where do we go from here?" As a community... one family... So good, so great, all of these hours.
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The House is in recess. The Periscopes go up. The Democrats continue their sit in-in
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Steve King, an Iowa Republican and staunch opponent of LGBT rights, makes his presence felt. Given the context of this legislative protest – the Orlando shooting – his comments are likely to do little to quell at times chaotic scenes inside the chamber.
I've had it with the gun grabbing Democrats and their sit in anti 2nd amendment jihad. I'm going to go home and buy a new gun.
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Our Washington correspondent David Smith has been talking to Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, who spoke out about the Democrats’ tactics.
It is really outrageous and it should have been stopped many hours ago. It is a complete violation of the rules on filming, on taking pictures and just disrupting. You’re not allowed to speak unless you’re at one of the microphones and you’re recognised. To just completely take over the floor when we’re supposed to be in session: it’s unprecedented.
I just couldn’t believe these 49 victims [of the Orlando shooting] were being disrespected. They were killed in the name of radical Islam. I’m amazed here on the House floor that to them it’s all about guns. The truth is that radical Islam is at war with western civilisation and moderate Muslims want this to stop.
When I said radical Islamists killed these innocent victims, one of the Democrats from New Jersey said, ‘You’re a racist!’ I thought he was smarter than that; if that’s the best you can do? So I was a little disappointed there.
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Little update from Paul Ryan's spokeswoman: after tonight, House is outta here til July 5. No gun votes. pic.twitter.com/kFaLB1sCEW
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The House is back in session. They stuck quite closely to the schedule laid out by the Whip’s Office earlier. Chants of “No bill. no break” and “shame” simmer down.
The House chaplain prays "that amity prevails in the people's house." That's not going to happen.
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Congressman Eric Swalwell issues a fresh call to Republicans, urging them to come back to the chamber and work on legislation to tackle gun crime:
It’s 20 steps to courage, to that podium, and to give the gun violence victims a vote. That’s all it takes
Thirty thousand deaths a year. Can we give them those 20 steps?
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The Democrats’ decision to stage a sit-in protest in the House is very unusual, but not unprecedented. As the Atlantic notes, a similar situation occurred eight years ago, except it was the Republicans doing the protesting.
The party wanted to draw attention to energy legislation, and stayed on the floor, giving speeches that continued into the summer recess.
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Here is a more up to date Periscope link from Congressman Eric Swalwell covering the somewhat unofficial proceedings in the House.
LIVE on #Periscope: Our fight continues into the night. We serve to protect you. #NoBillNoBreak https://t.co/ZijNhpUexP
6.51am BST
With the House in recess, the chants of “no bill, no break” return. Periscope links to proceedings inside tend to drop out, but this one from Scott Peters is working at the moment.
LIVE on #Periscope https://t.co/jlvNm3WJJr
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The second motion has passed and the cameras in the House go down once again. Time to switch channels. If you have recently joined us, the Democrats have been able to get their message out via Facebook and Periscope.
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If this motion passes, plan is to come back at roughly 2:30am ET, debate Zika funding quickly, pass it and then leave until after July 4.
6.21am BST
The first motion has passed. We have 233 Republicans for and 166 Democrats against. A second vote to adjourn is taking place now.
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As we await an outcome on the vote, we have time to look at other comments made during the sit-in. Democrat Mark Takano earlier took his turn at the dais and referred to the mass shooting in Orlando. This from our Washington correspondent David Smith:
Takano: "When 49 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, this Congress did nothing and it was business as usual."
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The first procedural vote mentioned below is taking place now
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As C-Span moves away from relying on social media streams to the trusty House cameras, the Democrats hold up signs with pictures of Orlando victims, seemingly trying to block camera views of the dais
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The cameras are back on, the House is back in session. Minority leader Nancy Pelosi revved up the crowd earlier, accusing the Republicans of cowardice. Cries of “Shame” ringing out.
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The Whip’s Office has sent out the plan for what lies ahead. For those readers outside the US, it is coming up to 1am in Washington.
We will reconvene at approximately 12:55 a.m. and expect two procedural votes – a motion to change convening time and a motion to adjourn.
Next the House will convene a new legislative day. This should happen at roughly 2:15-2:30 a.m.
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My mom grew up under an authoritarian regime in Syria that used secret lists to deny rights. Shameful that some in Congress demand same.
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A GOP leadership aide told the Guardian that at least one more vote series is expected tonight. The next vote will be a procedural vote on a resolution for emergency funding to fight the Zika virus.
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Speeches on the need for further gun control are interspersed with forceful chants of “No bill, no break” and hearty applause. Congresssman John Larson says the Democrats are just getting their second wind. “There are no signs of fatigue,” he says. It may be a case of #NoBillNoBreak but some comforts are allowed
This may be my favorite @CNN "Breaking News" banner of all time...#NoBillNoBreak #Pillows #Blankets pic.twitter.com/ABufkKNBod
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Although the House has technically been in recess, we’re told a vote is expected in the next hour
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As always, context and perspective is vital. Our reporter Ben Jacobs offers this:
For what it's worth, this is what the House of Representatives was like under our Founding Fathers pic.twitter.com/3xSUMRm0iE
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NEW from House GOP aide: Motion to adjourn tonight till 7/5 is 'under very serious consideration.' Would short-circuit sit-in.
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Here’s a video of the moment earlier when Speaker Paul Ryan’s comments were drowned out by the chants of the Democrats
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So this sit-in is still going strong and it seems they will be there all night, in one of the most chaotic and intense nights in Congress. It’s been a fairly big day, let’s just have a look back at what’s happened.
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Republicans ordering the ejection of some people from the public gallery. Democrats object: "Due process! This is our democracy."
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“I have cried in my car every day,” said Joe Kennedy III, speaking about his reaction to the Orlando shooting this week. A member of the Kennedy clan, one of the most famous family’s affected by gun violence in the country, Kennedy spoke about how those whose loved ones die from guns will never stop thinking of the last moments of their lives. Kennedy said:
They will close their eyes and witness their last moments. They will see the panic, they will feel the pain. I’m sorry to all the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, spouses, children, who are asking why. Why has this country done nothing to prevent gun violence?
4.28am BST
Congressman Sam Farr from California reminded voters that there is an election coming up in a few months,
People of this country, if you like what you’re seeing tonight, you can thank us in November with your vote.
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It might be time for someone to send some vegetables though:
During sit-in, Dems not eating terribly healthy. Chinese food from Hoyer, pizza, donuts, candy and soda in cloak room
4.23am BST
Pizza for everybody!
Someone in California paid $344 to deliver 10-12 Domino's pizzas to John Lewis. This woman is excited to deliver em. pic.twitter.com/sIaAP0Rwg5
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This from Greg Meeks, a representative from Queens, New York, earlier tonight, who spoke about how the death of boxer Muhammed Ali showed how this country can unite.
We saw this nation coming together. We saw people, Native Americans, African-Americans, Hispanics, white, Jews, Muslims, Christians, all day memorializing the life of a man who decided that he had to stand up and speak out no matter what the cost.
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From Guardian reporter David Smith, who is inside the house:
Mood turns ugly as a Republican heckler confronts Corrine Brown in exchanges that appear on the brink of turning violent.
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The comparisons between sit ins during the civil rights movement and today’s House of Reps sit in have been numerous, and John Lewis - one of the heroes and leaders of the civil rights movement - spoke to supporters outside this evening about the power of them in US history.
“Many many years ago, before many of you were born, before you were even a dream, we participated in sit ins and stand ins to change America,” said Lewis.
Tears filled my eyes listening to @repjohnlewis speak of today's Sit In DEMANDING a vote to change gun laws #nobillnobreak #theydeserveaVOTE #wewillrememberinnovember
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Pro-sit in supporters have gathered outside the House tonight.
Wow-- HUGE crowd outside the House chamber shouting "do your job!" Had no idea they were here. pic.twitter.com/vi721RotYu
John Lewis and a few other Dems just came outside and talked to protesters. Crowd went bananas. pic.twitter.com/sWZ2Br5mH4
Dem Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Tim Ryan now talking to protesters. pic.twitter.com/8JXVBd7fyQ
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When one Republican yelled out against Sherman’s speech, a female Democrat (I believe it was Linda Sanchez, based on someone replying “good job Linda”) retorted:
I know it’s hard but try and have some class and respect for your colleagues.
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There are no microphones being used - as they’re not available since the house isn’t in session - but Democrats continue to yell out speeches from the floor.
From Representative Brad Sherman:
This microphone should work. Order should apply. And then we should have a vote. The purpose of this house is not to ignore the obvious will of the people.
3.56am BST
Absolute bedlam on the floor right now, with constant chants of “no bill, no break”, and Republican Louie Gohmert from Texas, standing in the middle to declare “Radical islam killed these people!”
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Democrats are taking it in turns to speak on the floor about this sit-in.
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An earlier post from David Smith, who is inside the House of Reps tonight watching all of this unfold.
Rep Jim Himes, who represents a district near Sandy Hook Elementary School and walked out of a House moment of silence for Orlando, said: “This is a moment for moral clarity and moral language. Like all of you, I’m here to get something done, so I tend to shy away from moral language. But there are moments... When Americans are lying in pools of blood day in and day out, that is a time for moral clarity.”
3.33am BST
Vote is over and House no longer in session, meaning the cameras have been turned off and C-Span currently doesn’t have any footage from the House of the Reps. They’re waiting for politicians inside to start livestreaming on Facebook or Periscope again.
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Soulful chorus of "We shall overcome" on the House floor. Someone places a hand on John Lewis's back.
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Things have calmed briefly while the House is taking a five minute vote, which is a procedural vote on veto override of investment advice bill, AKA not anything to do with gun control and simply a bill that was already scheduled.
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Back to the House of Reps, where Speaker Paul Ryan is having a tough day coping with scores of Democrats refusing to come to order.
Amazing. This is what happened when @SpeakerRyan called the House back to order pic.twitter.com/T7VCuxue6H
3.17am BST
The CNN Town Hall is just wrapping up with Gary Johnson, who normally always wear sneakers.
“Everybody in my campaign is like ‘don’t blow it with the shoes’,” said Johnson, who also is an athlete.
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Over in the House of Representatives, things are getting very heated.
Speaker Ryan just called a vote. Still too loud to hear well what he’s saying, other than, “All in favor say aye.” Democrats shouted NO.
Absolute anarchy on the House floor pic.twitter.com/WSpjEpcHSr
Democrats now flooding the front of the chamber screaming "shame! shame! shame!" ... over #NoBillNoBreak
Absolute anarchy on the House floor pic.twitter.com/WSpjEpcHSr
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Free trade will improve wages, says Johnson and Weld.
“How do you generate good jobs in the US?” asked Cuomo.
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A voter asks what assurances they can give to prove that their campaign isn’t just a spoiler campaign.
“We would not be doing this if there were not the opportunity to win,” said Johnson.
2.57am BST
Back in DC, the Democrat sit-in in the House of Reps is still continuing - and all the security officers are still working.
House about to vote, likely to adjourn. Dem periscope feeds down/out.
Confirmed: Just peaked inside room full of officers on 1st floor of Capitol (pic coming) https://t.co/NJUzfXaRWu
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Should there be US intervention in Syria?
“No, there should not have been military intervention in Syria and it’s had the unintended result of growing ISIS,” said Johnson.
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Cuomo jokingly quizzes Johnson on how he himself has cut down on smoking marijuana if he thinks it’s so great.
“I don’t care if you drink yourself silly every night of the week, as long as you don’t get behind a car... why should someone who takes the edge off when it comes to marijuana not have that same ability, if they don’t do others’ harm,” said Johnson.
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Now it’s onto drug legalization, a pet topic for Johnson who is known for pushing legalization of marijuana (although he himself hasn’t smoked pot for seven weeks).
A mother whose son was a heroin addict whose addiction left him severely disabled asked why Johnson supports the legalization of all drugs.
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When quizzed on if they’d vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Johnson refused to pick but Weld happily chose Clinton.
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Johnson spoke angrily about Donald Trump’s proposal to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, noting it’s particular close to home for him as he’s a former governor of a border state where nearly 50% of citizens are Hispanic.
“How’s the deportation going to go in my home state?” he asked. “I’m just telling you, this is incendiary”
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Quizzed on religion, Johnson notes that he prays occasionally and believes in God but doesn’t subscribe to a specific religion or attend church - although he grew up Christian.
“The God I speak to doesn’t have a particular religion,” said Johnson.
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Someone from the audience asked about abortion and their beliefs on a woman’s right to choose.
“It is the law of the land. The Casey v Planned Parenthood, it’s that a woman has the right to have an abortion up the viability of the fetus,” said Johnson.
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“There should be a safety net out there regarding health care. In no way we’re saying that this safety net should be removed,” said Johnson.
But he says insurance and healthcare are too expensive and premiums are rising and he doesn’t support Obamacare. He called for an open market in health care, noting that would give rise to new markets. “We would have Stitches R Us... When any of us go to the doctor, no one knows what the cost will be,” said Johnson.
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Johnson notes one issue with the plan to restrict those on terror lists access to guns is that those lists are not perfect.
“All of these government lists are subject to error,” said Johnson.
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First question comes from Jeanette, a survivor of last week’s Orlando shooting.
She talks about how drivers need driving licenses to drive cars, and she herself owns a gun but questioned the lack of restrictions on buying guns.
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Johnson and Weld just had to play a little word association game where they were to say the first word they think of after Cuomo threw a name at them.
“President Obama” got “good guy” from Johnson and “statesman” from Weld.
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Host Cuomo is talking about the money raising issues of the Trump campaign and asks how the Libertarian plans to raise money, and Johnson notes that tonight is a big deal for his campaign.
“Banking on the CNN ticket!” laughed Cuomo.
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Cuomo quizzes Johnson on Trump’s comments today about “Lying Crooked Hillary”.
“I don’t think either of us are going to engage in any sort of name calling, we’re going to keep this to the issues and there’s big issues,” said Johnson.
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Important sartorial note: Johnson is wearing a royal blue tie, Weld is wearing a striped red and blue tie.
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Johnson describes his possible vice-president as Bill Weld, former governor of Massachusetts, as “a political role model for me.”
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Chris Cuomo’s first question: who is Gary Johnson and what is a Libertarian?
Johnson talks about being an athlete and being a two term governor of New Mexico.
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The people in the audience tonight are apparently a mix of Republicans, Democrats and independents, but they all have one thing in common - they’ve said they won’t vote either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
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As the intro said: “In a time of big talk, he’s promising real talk... the unconventional choice in the least conventional election on record.”
And so the CNN Town Hall with Gary Johnson begins...
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Coming up in just a few minutes, Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee will appear in a CNN Town Hall event with reporter Chris Cuomo.
A major national hour-long presidential interview of this nature is not something awarded to the Libertarian candidate - a real indication of how the 2016 campaign is vastly different to years past.
I think we’ve started the playoffs….We’re in the quarterfinals here, and we have a chance to move up. The Super Bowl being the presidential debates.
1.36am BST
The mood from the floor of the Democrats sit in is starting to resemble a bit of a party, with snacks and pillows.
"I just brought Dunkin' Donuts!" declares @SenWarren, to cheers in the House gallery #sitin @CQnow
U.S. Rep. John Larson says U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is bringing pizza.
Dems bringing pillows with them in case they're on floor all night
Elijah Cummings, who represents The Wire district, says when he goes home, he looks for fresh balloons, meaning someone's been gunned down.
Elijah Cummings getting emotional about his nephew's death in a shooting incident
1.23am BST
The Guardian’s Nicky Woolf just filed an update on the Democrats sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives in protest the lack of action on gun control, led by civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis.
As the scheduled time for an evening vote approached, John Lewis addressed the group again. “Thank you for getting in trouble - good trouble. Yes to trouble!”, he told them, to cheers.
Related: House Democrats stage sit-in protest to demand vote on gun control
12.46am BST
Democratic lawmakers may have temporarily seized the floor - literally - of the House of Representatives to protest a lack of action on proposed gun-control measures, but the Republican-lead body is planning to take back control of the room later tonight.
12.18am BST
Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush and his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, spoke with CBS This Morning co-anchor Norah O’Donnell in an interview to be released tomorrow morning, and the former FLOTUS had sharp words for the man who beat her son in the Republican presidential primary.
“It’s incomprehensible to me,” Bush said, of the rise of Donald Trump.
11.48pm BST
The Guardian’s Nicky Woolf has more on Democratic lawmakers turning to Periscope after Paul Ryan refused C-SPAN’s request to allow the network to continue filming the House floor as members of Congress push for the consideration of gun-control measures:
Related: Democrats stream sit-in on Periscope after Republicans turn TV cameras off
11.30pm BST
Under normal circumstances in normal presidential campaigns, this would not be news, but Donald Trump is releasing merchandise tied to today’s speech:
#Imwithyou https://t.co/tan8BmAuR8 pic.twitter.com/5EZ7X1ZZKh
11.23pm BST
More than three decades ago, then-mayor Bernie Sanders declared “Gay Pride Day” in Burlington, Vermont.
Thirty-one years ago, @BernieSanders proclaimed "Gay Pride Day" in Burlington. pic.twitter.com/6WzHRicuDr
11.13pm BST
A new poll released by Texas consulting firm Leland Beatty shows a remarkably tight race in the Lone Star State, with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by mere single digits in the deep-red state.
11.01pm BST
For those confused or scared of streaming apps on Twitter, C-SPAN has now taken to straight-up streaming Periscope from the (literal) House floor:
Good news for Twitter! CSPAN is back to broadcasting Periscope pic.twitter.com/Yw8zRsc4aP
10.53pm BST
In an interview with the Daily Mail, former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld said that he plans on supporting fellow Donald, Donald Trump, in the November general election, telling the paper that it was “not a close call” between the presumptive Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton.
10.23pm BST
Video: A group of Democrats continue to hold a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives, demanding that the chamber put off an upcoming recess until gun legislation is debated.
10.05pm BST
The political arm of the US Chamber of Commerce has released a sports-heavy advertisement in support of Arizona senator John McCain, whose bid to serve a sixth term in the Senate is facing stiff competition.
The ad, starring Arizona Diamondbacks player Luis Gonzalez, is titled Fighter.
9.48pm BST
Democratic members of the House of Representatives are still staging their sit-in as they demand legislative action on gun violence:
LIVE on #Periscope https://t.co/hUSGoXpefY
9.32pm BST
Donald Trump could pick Ronald Reagan’s ghost as his vice-president and fail to win us over, writes Jamie Weinstein. The current turmoil in his campaign shows that they’re right to resist.
Related: If you thought 'Never Trump' was dead, think again | Jamie Weinstein
9.02pm BST
Carl Paladino, a 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate and co-chair of Donald Trump’s Empire State campaign, has vowed “war” if Republican delegates attempt to change the nomination rules at next month’s Republican National Convention.
8.37pm BST
Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Republican presidents Ford and HW Bush, has endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton:
So much for Trump as the candidate of foreign policy realists https://t.co/kV5el7h0bT
Brent Scowcroft endorses Hillary Clinton pic.twitter.com/lext6Htw4H
8.34pm BST
With cameras turned off in the House chamber as Democrats conduct a sit-in to call for a vote on gun safety, CSPAN has resorted to carrying various social media video feeds, including a Periscope by Representative Scott Peters of California:
Watch live footage as we #HoldtheFloor:https://t.co/09d6KYL8wb
C-SPAN now using Facebook LIVE to show House floor pic.twitter.com/gEl9Z4QoCA
8.23pm BST
Trump tweets a couple lines from his speech earlier today, framing the election as a choice between “can’t change” and “have to change”.
Hillary says things can't change. I say they have to change. It's a choice between Americanism and her corrupt globalism. #Imwithyou
#Imwithyou pic.twitter.com/iY4K7Wcw3C
8.15pm BST
Clinton’s done.
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Clinton now takes a few shots at Trump for his speech this morning and tweets last night:
I know Donald hates it when anyone points out how hollow his sales pitch really is,” she says, but she figures she “got under his skin” with her criticism yesterday of his business career, because “right away he out lashed out on Twitter with outlandish lies and conspiracy theories.”
He’s going after me personally because he has no answers on the substance. In fact he doubled down on being the king of debt.
8.09pm BST
Clinton says the “Supreme Court hangs in the balance” in the election.
She calls for overturning Citizens United and then overhauling campaign finance.
8.05pm BST
Clinton is on to her fifth goal, fitting the economy to the modern family.
She says there’s more pressure than ever on families, and that women have taken on new central economic roles.
If fighting for child care... and paid leave is playing the woman card then deal me in.
8.01pm BST
Point four: “let’s make sure Wall street and the super rich pay their fair share of taxes.”
“That’s not even unfair, it’s bad economics,” Clinton says of tax loopholes.
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Clinton calls for more overtime pay. “And I believe we should strengthen unions which have formed the bedrocked of a strong middle class.”
“And let’s close the loopholes that help companies ship jobs and profits overseas.”
7.56pm BST
Clinton calls for “debt free college” for everyone.
“And let’s liberate the millions of Americans who already have student debt by making it easier to refinance.” She backs debt forgiveness in exchange for national service.
7.54pm BST
Clinton turns to the importance of pre-school and early childhood education.
“If you don’t have the skills for the jobs of tomorrow, it’s going to be difficult. Education is still the pathway for greater opportunities. Let’s start at the beginning....
7.51pm BST
Clinton calls for an end to the barriers of discrimination that hold back people of color and women from “fully participating in the economy”.
It’s not by accident that the unemployment rate now is twice as high for black Americans as it is for whites... right now I’m worried that if young people don’t get that first job when they’re young... it will be even more difficult to get them into the workforce.
7.47pm BST
“Let’s be just as ambitious to build our 21st-century American economy,” Clinton says.
She calls for privately funded infrastructure renovation.
7.41pm BST
“Do not grow weary, there are great ideas out there and we’re going to be partners in a big bold effort” to achieve economic growth.
Five goals:
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“It takes more than stern words and a flashy slogan” to reinvigorate the economy, Clinton says. “It takes a plan.”
“That means we need a president who knows what we’re up against, who has no illusions... but can actually get it done... The good news is everywhere I go, smart, determined people are working hard to reverse these trends.”
7.36pm BST
Clinton has given a little speech calling trickle-down economics a fantasy. “I like to look at evidence... I think evidence is important,” Clinton says.
“Twice now in the past 30 years a Republican president has created an economic mess and a Democratic president has had to come in and clean it up,” Clinton says.
It is wrong to take taxpayer dollars with one hand and give out pink slips with the other hand. And no company should be moving their headquarters overseas just to avoid paying their taxes here at home.
7.32pm BST
Clinton says in contrast with Trump’s “reckless” ideas she has a 5-step plan to make the economy “work for everyone”.
“The measure of our success will be how much incomes rise... how many children are lifted out of poverty... how many Americans can find good jobs... that provide a sense of dignity and pride.”
7.31pm BST
Clinton starts as she did yesterday, sharing her joy at being a grandmother. Trump hasn’t talked much about being a newly re-minted grandfather.
“As we Methodists like to say, do all the good you can for all the people you can in as many ways as you can”, Clinton says, emphasizing a faith which just yesterday Trump said was undocumented.
7.25pm BST
Clinton has begun speaking in North Carolina. Here’s a live video stream:
7.23pm BST
The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold is contacting hundreds of charities to try to figure out whether Donald Trump really has made “millions” in secret charitable deductions, as Trump claims.
Fahrenthold is having a difficult time finding recipients of Trump’s largesse. “Still just 1 personal gift from @realdonaldtrump to charity btw ‘08 and his $1m gift to vets this yr,” he writes:
3/.@realdonaldtrump's explanation has been that he's giving privately, outside the Foundation, giving out millions without taking credit.
We looked for the millions that @realdonaldtrump says he gave secretly to charity. Talked to 102 grps. Found 1 gift. pic.twitter.com/gyB7BrBiqA
Now talked to 110 groups. Still found just 1 gift since '09. https://t.co/R8sZXs9K63
To repeat, if your group has received a personal donation from @realdonaldtrump since 2008, DM me or email Fahrenthold@washpost.com
6.53pm BST
Clinton will reportedly serve up some tit-for-tat in her speech on economic policy this afternoon in North Carolina. The proceedings are to begin at 2.30pm ET, we will have a video feed for you.
Clinton will use part of her speech in North Carolina today to respond to Trump's NY speech, per an aide.
6.51pm BST
Checking in on the House sit-in... which members have been advised could last all day:
The sit-in on the House floor has been going on for more than 2 hours now.
6.47pm BST
Rubio: “This is a tough race, but we’re going to win it thanks to your work”:
Thank you for all the amazing support you've shown me today. Please watch this video and RT.https://t.co/TGXanYl0ks
6.43pm BST
Here’s video of Sanders saying “It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee”:
WATCH: @BernieSanders: "It doesn't appear that I'm going to be the nominee."https://t.co/r2kFFpUWuh
6.39pm BST
Bernie Sanders outran every other candidate in 2016 when it came to grassroots fundraising. Now the manager of digital fundraising for the Sanders camp expresses extreme doubt about a Trump campaign claim that they raised $2m in 12 hours:
Oh, wow, full LOL.
New Trump email claims they raised $2,000,000 in 12 hours.
This is… not credible. pic.twitter.com/5CQsEGTjxv
6.34pm BST
As a Republican lawmaker from Illinois, Dennis Hastert led the House of Representatives as Speaker for eight years. In April he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for financial crimes related to purported sexual abuse of minors. The judge in the case called him a “serial child molester”.
BREAKING: Fmr. House Speaker Dennis Hastert reports to federal medical prison in Minnesota: https://t.co/Z8jcjwqZMi pic.twitter.com/EPtLAeEycB
6.27pm BST
Donald Trump has scored a “True” from Politifact for calling out Clinton’s Bosnia “sniper fire” story. Calling out this Clinton prevarication worked for Barack Obama eight years ago... maybe it will work in 2016 too?
Trump said, “Hillary Clinton who, as you know, as most people know, is a world class liar – just look at her pathetic email and server statements, or her phony landing in Bosnia where she said she was under attack but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers, a total self-serving lie.”
In all key respects, Trump is correct. Clinton did claim [during the 2008 campaign] that she landed in Bosnia under sniper fire and that there was no greeting ceremony. She later retracted the entire statement.
Trump: Clinton's Bosnia "attack (story) turned out to be young girls handing her flowers." https://t.co/I5lA7qRxuw pic.twitter.com/XFBlAzi7NN
6.16pm BST
In the most stark language on the topic he has used to date, Bernie Sanders admitted Wednesday that he is not on the way to winning the Democratic presidential nomination.
“It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee, so I’m not going to determine the scope of the convention,” Sanders told CSPAN, in remarks to air later Wednesday and transcribed by the Washington Post.
Bernie Sanders: “It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee." https://t.co/AWWJP0biIP
6.07pm BST
House Democrats fired back at Donald Trump after meeting Hillary Clinton on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, reports Guardian Washington correspondent David Smith:
Asked about Trump’s assertion that Clinton ran the State Department “like her own personal hedge fund,” Representative Xavier Becerra, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, called on the media to hold the candidate to account.
5.56pm BST
In a statement titled “Why I’m Running”, Marco Rubio has explained... why he is running for reelection to the US senate.
“In politics, admitting you’ve changed your mind is not something most people like to do. But here it goes,” the statement begins. It includes these lines:
Still, the people of Florida deserve to know why I’ve changed my mind...
the Senate is also a place from which you can perform great services for the people you have the honor of representing....
5.41pm BST
CSPAN is at pains to point out that the decision not to televise the current sit-in has been taken by the (Republican-controlled) House itself, not by the cable station:
Reminder: all video of #House floor is controlled by House itself. @cspan not permitted to have cameras in chamber https://t.co/UlZqqWu1Nr
This is what we see in our office on @CSPAN. #housedemssitin pic.twitter.com/N8cirWWQhW
5.36pm BST
How long will the House sit-in last? Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords tweets her support:
Grateful to the leaders on the House floor who are demanding a vote on gun violence prevention. Americans deserve a vote. #NoBillNoBreak
This is leadership. https://t.co/8y5fYqRFGU
The time is always right to do right. Our time is now. #goodtrouble #NOMORESILENCE pic.twitter.com/BYeDz9c8VF
.@HouseGOP shut the cameras off.
But they can’t shut down Twitter. #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/MUXeuOVaxl
5.00pm BST
Clinton’s rapid response team compares Trump to noted conspiracy Froot Loop Alex Jones:
The Clinton campaign's take on Trump's speech https://t.co/uoMd4Tf4ud
"I'm Alex Jones, and I hope you'll make me your president. Thank you."
4.59pm BST
Will Sanders voters take Trump up on his invitation to join the movement?
MoveOn.org is not on the Trump Train:
.@realDonaldTrump is delusional if he thinks @BernieSanders supporters will overlook his racism, bigotry, misogyny. #UnitedAgainstHate
4.57pm BST
Senator Elizabeth Warren will join Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail on Monday, 27 June, the Clinton camp has announced:
At a public event in Cincinnati, Clinton and Warren will discuss their shared commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.
4.55pm BST
Former presidential candidate and current senator Ted Cruz has supported Marco Rubio’s bid to keep his senate seat.
“Marco is a friend and has been an ally in many battles we have fought together in the Senate,” Cruz says in a statement:
I’m glad to support him in his bid for re-election. Marco is a tremendous communicator and a powerful voice for the American Dream. At this time of great challenges, we very much need strong leaders in the Senate who will fight to restore economic growth, to defend our constitutional liberties, and to ensure a strong national security for our nation.
4.49pm BST
Here’s a summary of Trump’s speech:
Trump at campaign event on potential #SCOTUS appointments: "So important." From transcript: @CQnow pic.twitter.com/GEmrh9IYJI
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