Undersecretary for strategy, policy and plans. And now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Gracious god, our rock of ages and lifes shifting sands, give our lawmakers this day the abiding assurance of your presence. May they strive to be your instruments, accompliing your will and being concluded by your glory. Enable them to experience your contentment and peace, facing lifes chaos with quiet hearts and vibrant faith. Lord, refresh their spirit, quicken their thinking, reinforce their judgment, and empower them to fulfill your purposes on earth. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Donald trump wants americans to bask in the afterglow of the killing of the worlds most wanted terrorist, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. But many are focused on the daily developments of the impeachment investigation led by Congressional Democrats. Both Say Something important about the way donald trump conducts National Security and Foreign Policy. My guest is former senior us diplomat richard haass. Trump horrifies the Foreign Policy establishment, but does that matter to American Voters . Richard haass in new york city, welcome to hardtalk. Good to be with you. Would you accept that the killing of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has given a major boost to President Trump when he needs it most . It has helped him in two ways. In and of itself it is a good thing and, secondly, he was on the receiving end of tremendous criticism from republicans and democrats alike with his recent moves regarding turkey and syria a
With stephen sackur. All nations should declare that welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Nuclear weapons must be destroyed. Mcdonalds fires its chief executive over a relationship donald trump wants americans to bask with an employee. And in a special interview in the afterglow of the killing Damejulie Andrews tells us of the worlds most wanted terrorist, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. About her years but many are focused on the daily working in hollywood. Developments of the impeachment investigation led by Congressional Democrats. Both Say Something important about the way donald trump conducts National Security and Foreign Policy. My guest is former senior us diplomat richard haass. Trump horrifies the Foreign Policy establishment, but does that matter to American Voters . Richard haass in new york city, welcome to hardtalk. Good to be with you. Would you accept that the killing of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has given a major boost to President Trump when he needs it most . It has helped him i
Without further ado im going to introduce these folks who you all probably already know. To my left is the founder of mb long and associate an International Legal and Advisory Firm from 200709 she served as the first woman confirmed by the senate as assistant secretary of defense for International Affairs and the chair of nate es high level groups. She has previously served as the Principal Deputy secretary of defense, and she was the deputy secretary of defense for counter narco. Next we have michael durand, a senior fellow here at Hudson Institute. He specializes in middle east Security Issues and during the administration of president george w. Bush he served as senior director in the National Security council. To the left is retired Brigadier General mark kimmet of the u. S. Army, served as secretary of state for Political Military Affairs 0809 and prior to that, the deputy secretary of defense 20062008 and last but not least, a fellow here at Hudson Institute as well. His Research
Today with richard stengel, the author of information wars how we lost the global battle against disinformation and what we can do aboutbl it which was published earlier this month. The subject of the book is one rickl knows well. From. From 20132016 he was under secretary of state for Public Diplomacy andnd Public Affairs n Barack Obamas state department. No one has served longer in that post in american history. From 20062013 he was a top editor at Time Magazine, the publication where he worked on and off as a writer and editor dating back to 1981. His previous books include the bestseller mandell is way, and youre too kind, a brief history of flattery. [laughing] more in new york, rick is a graduate of Princeton University and studied english and history at oxford as a rhodes scholar. Please join in welcoming richard stengel. [applause] rick, it is great to have you in austin. Thank you so much for being here. Great to be here. Congratulations on the book. Its an interesting and c i