than a year, because the democratic unionist party, the biggest party which wants to keep northern ireland in the uk, is vetoing the formation of the power sharing coalition because of its concerns over brexit trade barriers with the rest of the uk. setting that aside, when you look back at the last 25 years, the change in northern ireland has been remarkable. the level of political balance has dramatically reduced to the extent that it is relatively rare now, so coming after a bitter sectarian conflict that lasted three decades, and cost the lives of three and half thousand people, it has been a very successful, peace process, most would say. the president biden is likely to again reflect on that, the fact that it was a peace process that benefits the whole island of ireland. most of ireland in northern ireland but the republic was touched by the conflict as well. so we can expect him to talk about that. with regard to the major conflict in the world today, ukraine, that has
mitchell reports, president biden in ireland revealing that investigators are closing in on the alleged person responsible for the major intelligence leak. there s a full-blown investigation going on, as you know, with the intelligence community and the justice department they are getting close i m concerned that it happened but there s nothing contemporaneous that i m aware of republican house intelligence committee chairman mike turner joins me this hour, former president trump is back in new york and testifying behind closed doors in a deposition for the state attorney general s $250 million civil probe into his business practices. the justice department is seeking emergency relief from the supreme court after a federal appeals ruling overnight keeping an fda approved abortion pill on the market for now but with many hurdles for many seeking medication abortions good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in washington a busy news day. new details about one of the lar
eugene finnegan biden, well, you knew i d be coming speaker, chair, all, and deputy prime minister, t.d., senators, people of ireland, it s so good to be back in ireland. if you can forgive the poor attempt at irish i m at home. [ applause ] only wish i could stay longer. but i always have a little bit of ireland close by, even when i m in washington. in the oval office i have a rugby ball signed by the irish rugby team, the ball the team played when they beat the all blacks in dublin, 2021 by the way [ applause ]
in washington. the oval office, i have in washington. the oval office, i have the in washington. the oval office, i have the rugby ball signed by the irish rugby team, the ball the team played irish rugby team, the ball the team played when they beat the all blacks in dublin played when they beat the all blacks in dublin in 2021. by the way. my cousin. in dublin in 2021. by the way. my cousin. one in dublin in 2021. by the way. my cousin, one of ireland s greatest rugby cousin, one of ireland s greatest rugby stars, kennedy, brought it to dc in rugby stars, kennedy, brought it to dc in 2022 rugby stars, kennedy, brought it to dc in 2022 to give me and i do not play rugby except when i was out of school, play rugby except when i was out of school, out play rugby except when i was out of school, out of law school and i did not play it school, out of law school and i did not play it very well. we played in a rugby not play it very well. we played in a rugby club, bu