Another russian could be imminent. Tensions rise between moscow and berlin after controversial remarks by Vladimir Putin over the murder of a former Chechen Rebel in the german capital and. Their well to one of the most recognizable voices of the 19 eighties and nineties Marie Frederick son of swedish pop duo rock set dies at the age of 61. 00. Hello im terry martin welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump is a step closer to becoming only the 3rd u. S. President ever to be impeached democrats in the house of representatives have set the process in motion by announcing 2 articles of impeachment against him they cuse trial of obstructing congress and abusing the power of his office for personal gain. 2 articles of impeachment abuse of power and obstruction of congress the challenges of based on president s Donald Trumps alleged efforts to solicit foreign interference in next years president ial election and tied to any evidence from congress this latest political crisis could
Military. Force against allegations that they committed genocide against revenge of muslims plus we say farewell to a pop icon who provided the soundtrack to 980. 00 s. And ninetys. The distinctive voice of Marie Fredrickson of swedish pop to a rock set is no more she just died at the age of 61. 00. Well im terry martin good to have you with us u. S. President is one step closer to becoming the only the 3rd u. S. President to be impeached democrats in the house of representatives have set the process in motion by announcing 2 articles of impeachment against him they accused of pressuring ukraine to influence next years president ial election. 2 articles of impeachment abuse of power and obstruction of congress the challenges of based on president s Donald Trumps alleged efforts to solicit foreign interference in next years president ial election and tied to any evidence from congress this latest political crisis could lead to a vote in the house of representatives as early as next week
Morning and thank you for being with us. Guest thank you for having me on. Host let me begin on chapter two of your book because you say quote, let me start by describing what i believed to be the enduring character, the political dna of our two Major Political parties. What is there dna . Guest they change their positions on issues over the years. These are very old parties. The republicans started off as the protectionist party and became the freetrade party around the 1970s. With President Trump they are now the trade party. The enduring character is that the Republican Party has always been founded around a core constituency of people who are considered by themselves and others to be typical americans, but they are not a majority of the population. The Democratic Party has always been a coalition of people who were supposed some time to be typical americans but who together can be a majority. They dont always hold together and we get schisms and fights within the Democratic Party.
If you are an independent, 202 7488002. You can also send us a text message and we will read that at 202 7480003. Or send us a tweet cspanwj and as always we are on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. A number of developments over the weekend, including this front page story from the new york times, Boris Johnson forced to seek a brexit extension. We will have that story with Jason Douglas of the wall street journal. And a tweet overnight about the g7 summit, originally scheduled to take place at the doral in miami, florida, the president with this tweet last night host that from the president. Joining us live on the phone, senior White House Reporter for reuters. , following the firestorm that he received over the last 48 hours, was this a surprise . Caller yes. Guest yes i was certainly surprised that came out last night. Primarily because they had been signaling for some time that this was the place the president wanted to go. That it was his decision and basically he didnt really care a
Sunday at 9 00 pm eastern on after words, in his latest book the case against socialism. Kentucky republican senator rand paul talks about the history of socialism and argues there is a new threat of socialist thinking on the rise in america. He is interviewed by republican congressman matt gates of florida. You are making the argument that a country that is more socialist becomes more selfish. I think that is true. It is an irony in a way. They would profess it is for the other man. Everything is for someone else but in the end it is driven by selfishness. Watch after words sunday night at 9 00 eastern on booktv on cspan2. Michael barone has a new book, how americas Political Parties change and how they dont. Guest thanks for having me on. Host let me begin with chapter 2 of your book, you say, quote, let me start by describing what i believe to be the political dna of our two major Political Parties. What is their dna . Guest they change their positions on issues over the years, repu