democratic sovereignty or stadiumize the elections and would respond. the bottom line is i told president putin we need some basic rules of the road that we can abide by. those comments on the heels of a solo press conference of vladimir putin who noted the 180-degree reversal and described talks as constructive but needled the u.s. he compared his repression of dissidents there to the treatment of the insurrectionists that stormed the capitol. the summit and the remarks by biden a striking contrast to the-time an american leader met with the russian president when trump believed an autocrat who undermined democracy over the assessments of his own intelligence community. it was shocking here and had u.s. allies questioning whether america was still capable of leadership. i also told him that no president of the united states could key faith with the american people if they did not speak out to defend our democratic values. i hold both countries responsible. i think that
Difficult challenge. Right now she s in guatemala to address the migrant surge at the southern border. The democrats senator no stalls the biden agenda. Joe manchin will not vote for big elections changes, will not eliminate the filibuster. Progressives are furious. Joe manchin has become the new mitch mcconnell. He s doing the work of the republican party by being an obstructionist just like they ve been since the beginning of biden s presidency. With us today to share their reporting and their insights, kaitlan collins our cnn chief white house correspondent. Olivier knox, and melanie zanona. Joe manchin over the weekend making clear a lot of people in this town have thought what s his play, what s he waiting for, when will he give in appears he won t. You don t write an oped saying i believe partisan legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy and for that reason i will vote against the for the people act and i will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filib
tapes that shows him being basically against one of the most popular people on this republican party. and we re also covering tonight the earthquake out of ohio where jd vance wins the primary from a never trumper to a trump endorsement. we have a fact check and the vulnerability he faces going into a general election. now, we begin as mentioned right now live in front of the supreme court. the fallout continues, protests around the country. the bombshell leaked draft that would overturned roe v. wade. how dare they. how dare they tell a woman what she can do and not do with her own body. this has gone from being theoretical to being real. as democrats focus on the potential ruling, republicans zero in on the leak. there is a potential federal crime here. conversion of a anything else. wake up, america. wake up to who you re electing. supreme court justices that frankly lied under oath. literally this protest has been growing exponentially. it s not a salami s
my guest today is kenneth roth, just retired after 30 years leading the campaign group human rights watch. he s been banned in a host of countries. is it time to acknowledge his brand of human rights campaigning isn t working? kenneth roth in cambridge, massachusetts. welcome to hardtalk. great to be back, stephen. it s good to be with you. it s good to have you on the show. it is indeed quite something, leading one of the world s highest profile human rights advocacy groups for some three decades. did you leave thatjob with a sense of defeat? no, not at all. infact, i mean, maybe i should start with your introduction, because, you know, your introduction was the common wisdom. you know, that democracy is in decline, that autocracy is ascendant. in fact, i think it s a bit more complicated than that. i mean, we are seeing the rise of autocratic voices, you know, the trumps of the world, in western democracies. but if you look at the leading autocratic countries and you put yo
elegant dinners. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. across the world, workers are finding their living standards squeezed by rising inflation. for some, it s not so much a squeeze as decapitation. technological change is driving job cuts in a host of industries. kenneth roth in cambridge, massachusetts. welcome to hardtalk. great to be back, stephen. it s good to be with you. it s good to have you on the show. it is indeed quite something, leading one of the world s highest profile human rights advocacy groups for some three decades. did you leave thatjob with a sense of defeat? no, not at all. infact, i mean, maybe i should start with your introduction, because, you know, your introduction was the common wisdom. you know, that democracy is in decline, that autocracy is ascendant. in fact, i think it s a bit more complicated than that. i mean, we are seeing the rise of autocratic voices, you know, the trumps of the world, in western democracie