Thank you guys for being good afternoon. Thank you guys for being patient with us. I brought a very special guest. I figured you might be ok if we were a little delayed. As you know the president hosted a very productive Cabinet Meeting this morning and made some news by announing the United States has designated north korea a state sponsor of terrorism and one of the goals of his recent trip was to pursue the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. There will impose increased sanctions and penalties on north korea that will continue our progress toward that goal. Additionally, it is a reminder that north korea has repeatedly supported International Acts of terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil. The president s position is this. The north korean regime must be lawful. It must end its unlawful nuclear and ballistic program. We have secretary of state Rex Tillerson to answer some of yours questions on this topic. He will come up and make a couple of remarks and take quest
Extreme bias against trump among the Senior Leadership of the f. B. I. Zimbabwes reeling party has finalized Robert Mugabes removal as president the special congress in harare later amisom in and gaga has been confirmed as a candidate for next years election. Thats all the moment inside stories up next more news for you after that i for. Does the United States have a socalled smoking gun on him braun the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Displays what she calls an undeniable evidence of a wrong set on fighting in yemen with missiles to fire a saudi arabia iran says is unfounded and provocative a propaganda so whos right this is inside story. I am i am. I there and welcome to the program im nora cairo for the first time the United States has publicly showcased what it says is undeniable evidence of irans military involvement in yemens conflict with saudi arabia at a military base in washington the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. The key halley despite what she says a pos of an iranian made Ba
U. S. And south korea would delay a newry exercises as communication has open up between north and south korea. Talk about that a little bit. What does it mean . Guest this all grew out of a speech that kim jongun, the north korean leader, gave to commemorate the new year, in which he trumpeted his accomplishments, as he said, establishing north korea as a nuclear state, but also calling koreaproved ties to south , in part calling for enhanced communications with south korea, and specifically pointing to the upcoming Winter Olympics, which will be held in february. Host these exercises are held fairly regularly between the u. S. And south korea. Whether they normally entail, and from a tactical standpoint, is there any issue or effect of delaying the . Guest the United States and south korea hold several exercises every year. Some larger than others. Usually in the spring, the combined exercises are usually quite large. One is a field exercise. The other is a command exercise. And it d
Discusses the spending proposal at a hearing in the Senate Budget committee. This hearing begins with Committee Chair mike enzi and Ranking Member bernie sanders. Good morning. I will call to order the Budget Committee hearing. Good morning and welcome to the hearing on the president s Budget Proposal for fiscal year 2019. The budget submission comes to us on the heels of a very busy first year for President Trump. Im proud of all of the hard work and leadership that went into passing the tax cuts jobs act and progrowth tax bringing investments back to america and boosting takehome pay for workers. In the new submission i mentioned in the Administration Proposal to build on this momentum into further strengthen the economy. One of my greatest concerns as the United States senators on the countrys National Debt that is now eclipsed 20 trillion. To secure the economy long term for future generations, we must tackle this problem while lowering taxes is proving to bolster the economy that
Will unlikely to ever. And well continue to stand alongside them. The may 2015 joint statement following the u. S. And Gulf Cooperation Council or gcc meetings at camp david provided a road map for how the administration plans to proceed. Critics of the vienna agreement point to flaws related to irans missile capability and support of terrorist proxies across the region. The camp david statement outline ours commitment to enhancing Ballistic Missile defense capabilities of the gcc and improving their operability to enhance defense. It sates well be increasing training and exercise engagements with gcc special Operation Forces developments to better defend against iran. These are important efforts i look forward to hearing about today. One final point. These negotiations focused on denying iran a pathway to a Nuclear Weapon. A nuclear iran would be a more Formidable Force in the region. And as it has repeatedly demonstrated, not a force for peace and stability but one that invokinge ing