In the burmese prison for the past two months. We will speak to the Reuters Bureau chief in burma, then to capitol hill. And budget should reflect our moral priorities. It is budget only demonstrates that trump is committed to lining the pockets of his wealthy friends. We need a budget that is based on equity and compassion. A budget that puts working families first. And that is the kind of budget that i intend to fight for. Amy we will speak with seattle congresswoman Pramila Jayapal as president for proposes deep cuts to education, health care, and social safety net programs while massively increasing the pentagons budget. Finally, we mark the 20 the anniversary of vday, the Global Movement to stop violence against women and girls. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The white house is embroiled in need of more controversy over rob porter after fbi director Christopher Wray testified to the senate th
Big three jewish organizations. Siegman was born in 1930 in frankfurt, germany. S to power, his family fled to the United States. His father was a leader of the european Zionist Movement, pushing for the creation of a jewish state. The kind of zionism that exists today, as a jew rejected completely the one that exemplified by jewishness. That leaves me to reject it, to abandon it, to see it as shameful. And as a betrayal of the very vast and most important values of my religious and at the kennedy. Nermeen we will air amy goodmans interview with Henry Siegman. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im Nermeen Shaikh, filling in for amy goodman. Swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder julian assange, but the most serious part of the probe remains in place. The announcement was made as the statute of limitations ran out on three parts of the investigation. Assange has bee
Today in a democracy now special, we spend the hour with Henry Siegman, the former executive director of the American Jewish congress, long described as one of the nations big three jewish organizations. Siegman was born in 1930 in frankfurt, germany. S to power, his family fled to the United States. His father was a leader of the european Zionist Movement, pushing for the creation of a jewish state. The kind of zionism that exists today, as a jew rejected completely the one that exemplified by jewishness. That leaves me to reject it, to abandon it, to see it as shameful. And as a betrayal of the very vast and most important values of my religious and at the kennedy. Nermeen we will air amy goodmans interview with Henry Siegman. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im Nermeen Shaikh, filling in for amy goodman. Swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder julian assange, b
Newshour has been provided by xq institute. Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff he served just 24 days the shortest tenure ever as National Security adviser. Now, Michael Flynn has been forced out, but the firestorm over his resignation has just begun. John yang reports on this day of turmoil. Reporter President Trump knew since late last month that his National Security advisor misled the white house about his telephone conversation with the Russian Ambassador. Weve been reviewing and evaluating this issue, with respect to general flynn, on a daily basis for a few weeks, tryin to ascertain the truth. Reporter press Secretary Sean Spicer said the warning came from acting attorney general sally yates, based on n. S. A. Phone intercepts. The white House Counsel informed the president immediately. The pr
Newshour has been provided by xq institute. Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff he served just 24 days the shortest tenure ever as National Security adviser. Now, Michael Flynn has been forced out, but the firestorm over his resignation has just begun. John yang reports on this day of turmoil. Reporter President Trump knew since late last month that his National Security advisor misled the white house about his telephone conversation with the Russian Ambassador. Weve been reviewing and evaluating this issue, with respect to general flynn, on a daily basis for a few weeks, tryin to ascertain the truth. Reporter press Secretary Sean Spicer said the warning came from acting attorney general sally yates, based on n. S. A. Phone intercepts. The white House Counsel informed the president immediately. The pr