Off the bat Mitch Mcconnell says they repeal obama care. How do you expect the president to trust that youll Work Together . Our role is to show what happened and why this is a violation of law. For. We wanted to be on the scene at the moment. Thats how to capture the guys. We changed the game. Wed have a 300 mile conversation about war, what it does to you. Two pastors and a 90yearold man face gaol time. Homeless. We start with president obama, reversing course and asking congress for authority to syria. We are Engaging Congress over an authorisation to use military force. The world needs to know that we are united behind the effort, and the men and women of the military deserve clear and unified support. The president s statement comes at a time when theres concerns about the effectiveness at the coalitions effort to destroy i. S. I. L. There are questions about why hes asking for authorisation now, after maintaining for months that he had all the authority he needed. This was a pres
Im ali velshi and this is real money. It three days ago voters sent democrats packing because of discontent with the economy, but today we learn the economy added 214,000 net new jobs last month. That was in the runup to the elections. 31,000 more jobs were added to august and septembers tallies in the revisions that typically follow a month or two after a jobs report. At 69 49 months of straight job growth, this is the longest continuous stretch of job growth in almost 20 years, and this years Monthly Average job growth is exceptional. America has added 229,000 net new jobs every month this year. Thats about where the gains should be so that the job market has room to grow and take in new workers who joined the labor force every month. Take a look at where the Unemployment Rate landed last month. 5. 8 . Now, normally i would tell you to ignore this number and put all your focus instead on the number of jobs that were created each month, and in the past year the jobless rate dropped 1.
The last two americans being detained in either former president or highprofile diplomat on the fate of u. S. Citizens. There is some speculation that by releasing the men, Kim Jong Un Kim might be trying to soften his countrys image. North korea faces sanctions because it refused to stop the Nuclear Weapons program and the u. N. Security council could soon refer kim and others to the International Criminal court for human rights violations. Bay, a christian missionary, had been convicted nearly two years ago for trying to convert North Koreans. Miller was jailed earlier this year for disturbing the peace. Neither will be prosecuted for traveling to north korea but the Obama Administration is warning other americans, its not a good idea to visit. Ross cylinder jordan, al jazeera, washington. Joining us is isaac sto stonefish, a former beijing correspondent with newsweek. We appreciate your time. Are you surprised by this . Thank you for having me. I am surprised but a lot of what north
Foreign policy. Plus, 2016 . Today. The National Mood on the clintons and jeb bush. And the impact of successful Ballot Initiatives including the minimum wage and marijuana. Legalized in washington, d. C. No congress has an excuse. All of that and more now on pow power politics. David shuster, by all accounts, the 2014 midterms exceeded expectations. The Election Outcomes were far worse than what democrats had been worsing far and far better than what republicans had been dreaming of. The g. O. P. Gained at least seven ceased in the u. S. Senate and the u. S. House, republicans padded their majority by gaining a higher than expected 13 seats. The margins mean in january, when the new lawmakers get sworn in, this will be the most dominant Republican Congress since 1929. At the whitehouse, president obama said voters were angry at washington dysfunction and viewed him as the most responsible. To everyone who voted, i want you to know i hear you to the twothirds voters who chose not to pa
Thanks for being with us. Its been five years since president obama visited the worlds secondlargest economy. Now he is heading back to china and the region on a trip that could shape Foreign Policy legacy. They touched down in an air force base. Patty culhane has more on the president s itinerary and agenda u. S. President obama once again heads off on a long journey to asia, with stops in china, myanmar and australia, a chance to fulfil a longtime promise of his presidency. Pivot by the United States back to asia. Our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. We were able to pivot to the asia passivic region. Into the pivot was part of the election campaign. Is it a reality. Experts say except for rotating a few thousands troops, the military presence has not increased by much. The numbers and potential may have looked higher. Since the budget cuts went through, theyve been able to hold asia level. Its not been as dramatic as one might have thought in the first place. If