and integrity. you know, john mccaine was a prisoner of war for 5 1/2 years. when he was offered early release from the north vietnamese, he declined because it would go against the code of conduct, because he wanted his fellow prisoners who had been there longer to be released first. and he said famously in one of the last speeches he gave at the u.s. naval academy when asked by a mid-shipman why he would do that. he said you know what? i could be released early but what kind of life would i have lived without honor? that was john mccain. and donald trump doesn t understand that. he will never understand it. and that is why he has such an issue with him. but the thing about it is what donald trump said isn t really important. it s the fact that the republican party, republicans in congress cannot stand up to him. cannot why is meghan mccain
time to gather the weapons and to attack us to attack us. one more question. to attack us. one more question, what - to attack us. one more| question, what happens to attack us. one more . question, what happens of congress cannot reach an agreement on more aid for ukraine? agreement on more aid for ukraine? . ~ , ., ., ukraine? frankly, i do not even want to think ukraine? frankly, i do not even want to think about ukraine? frankly, i do not even want to think about the - want to think about the possibility like that. i can tell you ukrainians will never give up and will never surrender, we will keep fighting. iam positive surrender, we will keep fighting. i am positive that american people in this country, which is based on the same values we are fighting now on the front lines for, freedom, democracy, dignity, i am positive and i hear it from people and i hear it from congress, that you fight these values is important for us and important for americans, so we really count on
senators who says we will pass legislation. congress cannot even pass a stock trading ban on itself. today is the anniversary of the supreme court ruling decision to send the abortion issue back to the states. obviously democrats want to play it up big, it worked out well for them in 2022. republicans seem to not be on the same page on this. what s the strategy they should be sticking to? a lot of pro life leaders will say we should be more full throated in explaining what we are doing. they think the republican candidates have been too shy, not clear about where they are and you ll hear a growing talking point from the republican candidates to say, ask democrats where they stand, are you three months, six months, nine months, states in the country allow abortion up until birth. so they want to have that part of the conversation but a number of republicans feel like the midterm they believe is a warning to them, it s not a topic that s going to win with
this is unchartered territory not just for us as a civilization, but especially for our political leaders. it often feels like technology outpaces regulation. sometimes way outpaces regulation. listen to what chuck schumer said. congress cannot behave likes on ostriches in the sand. some might think that it is better to ignore the issue or hope someone else figures it out because it is so complex. but ignoring ai is untenable for congress. so i m wondering if lawmakers are already too late to the game in your view. it is a reasonable question to ask. so many of the voices involved right now are looking at what the u.s. government didn t do around regulation of social media and really trying to jump on this. but the reality is this has been going on for decades and we re just seeing this kind of burst into public domain. and i think the time for kind of forward looking regulations is a
rot inside the republican party. john mccain had this function around foreign policy. all those voices have been muzzled or converted. i want to read more from your reporting, charlie. like other conservatives, clark adheres to the executive theory which holds the president of the united states has the power to directly control the entire federal bureaucracy. congress cannot fracture that control by giving some officials independent decision making authority. there are debates among conservatives about how far to push that. whether some agencies should be lawed to operate independently. the piece that is sortunder