their interests first. they want a party that puts scotland s interests first. and for the snp, as the party of independence, there is a clear task they have set for us. to demonstrate why achieving independence is relevant and indeed vital to their core concerns. so let me take each of those in turn. removing the tory government, putting scotland s interests first and winning the decision making powers that come with independence. firstly. applause firstly, getting rid of the tories. never has a party demonstrated why they should be removed from office more than rishi sunak s tory party. applause the latest wheeze in their desperate
that straightforward to vote in iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do it iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do it in iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do it in person - iowa, it is a biggeraffair? mt, have to do it in person at the core concerns, go along at 7pm when it is dark and really cold. this is really cold, the coldest caucus on record, possibly. you have to go to a school or church hall or something, sits there and listen to speeches, cast your ballot, then drive home afterwards on the pitch black and theice afterwards on the pitch black and the ice and snow etc on the roads, it is not easy. iowans are used to this type of weather but it is extreme and it will have impact, but they are very committed to their politics in iowa, they believe they play a special role in the selection of nominees for both parties but particularly in the case of republicans nowadays, so there will be some expectation that will be
women to get proper reproductive care. how so? yeah, that s right, when republicans took full control over the state house, the first bill that they passed was a ban on family planning services. barring women from going to get their family planning services from any of the top health professionals. anyone who had an organization that abortion care is not allowed to participate in the program. they may taxpayers foot the bill. interestingly enough, on their own tax payer health insurance, they could still take their families wherever they wanted to go. for family planning. but for thousands of iowa women, they couldn t get their health screenings, or their family planning from the doctor, or provider of their choice. we are seeing an eye on what we ve seen in other states, you have doctors who are saying we are not clear on what we can and can t do when it comes to these penalties, these exceptions to these fans. one of the core concerns?
wangyi to halt the crackdown and reiterated that taiwan is one of the core concerns. and officials say blinken s main goal here is to re-establish the lines of communication especially direct military-to-military communications between china and the u.s. over the weekend, we heard from u.s. president joe biden, he said that he believes blinken s trip could ease tensions between the u.s. and china. he added that he hopes to meet with president xi jinping in, quote, the next few months. so blinken s meeting with xi jinping happening right now in beijing helps pave the way for that very meeting. back to you, christine. just the fact that they re meeting is huge news. thank you so much. the world watching and waiting to see how secretary of state antony blinken s meeting with xi jinping will mean. ahead, let s bring in kim dozier, senior editor at the military times. this is part of what xi said,