Steve saddams contribution to the origins of the war has been missing from our own reckoning. And for once, we have the opportunity with these new materials to really expand our sense of where this tragedy came from. Laura and whats behind the recent push for legislation that gives fetuses the legal rights of a person. Major funding for pbs news weekend has been provided by consumer cellular. This is sam. How may i help you . This is pocket dial. You get nationwide coverage with no contract and that is kind of our thing. Have a nice day. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your p station from viewers like you. Thank you. Laura good evening, im laura barronlopez. John yang is away. Today, talks aimed at securing a sixweek ceasefire in gaza remain stalled, as efforts to increase aid deliveries by sea moved ahead at a crawling pace.
In her career she report freddie afghanistan, iraq, qatar, Guantanamo Bay and other places. I would like her to take over the stage. Here we are. Good afternoon. Id like to thank the Hudson Institute for hosting such a timely discussion and graciously including me and Fox News Channel and for senator tom cotton kindly giving up some of his afternoon to be here with us. Id like to start by an overview kind of setting the table. How do you see qatar, iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, how do you see that relationship and that pillar of power playing out . First of all, id like to thank the Hudson Institute as well. They do great work. This conference is another example of that. Catherine, thank you for joining me up here for this conversation. I see the middle east broadly as a place thats dangerous and unfortunately has been growing more dangerous in recent years. There are in my opinion, i would say three coalitions, three alliances and three axis of power that are fairly stable. And the fi
Adoption of House Resolution 657, if ordered, and passage of House Resolution 1638. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted in fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous estion on House Resolution 657 which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 109. Are House Resolution 657, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 2396, to amend the grammleachbliley act to update the exception for certain annual notices provided by Financial Institutions. And providing for consideration of h. R. 4015 to improve the quality of proxy Advisory Firms for the protection of investors, and the u. S. Economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, responsiveness and competition in the proxy Advisory Firm industry. The speaker pro tempore the question is on ordering the previous question. Members w
The United Nations General Assembly has voted by a huge majority to declare u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital knol and void all in all a hundred twenty eight voted for the resolution with just nine against and thirty five abstentions countries who sided with america were israel guatemala honduras the Marshall Islands micronesia now roup palau and togo mike hanna has more now from the United Nations. On the face of it its a sweeping repudiation of President Trump and his policies the two thirds majority easily achieved in the General Assembly but its instructive to look back at a similar vote on jerusalem that was taken in november there were six votes against now nine togo on tourists and guatemala joining the notions who voted against that last vote in terms of abstentions even greater difference then there were six abstentions of this occasion there were thirty five so it does appear that the threats of president trying to cut off Financial Aid did have some kind of i
Has marginalized itself in the Israeli Palestinian conflict he is holding talks about mood of us a day after the u. N. Rebuked washington over making jerusalem as the capital of israel the palestinian president in turn said that the u. S. Is no longer a credible mediator in the Peace Process. I also said there be no two state solution between israel and palestine without an agreement between both sides sharply. I told president abbas that i did not approve of the decision taken by the us president with regards to jerusalem and i researched my support to launch a new policy to have a sustainable policy which is vital relations between israel and palestine it can only exist through a policy that we can help to support on this point i wish to be very clear there is no eternity of the two state solution and no two state solution without an agreement between the two parties on jerusalem. Has more powers for the Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas greeted the french president a man michael very