parliament in sri lanka has voted for prime minister ranil wickremesinghe to become the country s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse, and restoring order. now it is time for empire and me. i m de graft mensah podcaster, presenter and proud british ghanaian. i m going to be leaving behind my dayjob and heading to west africa for the first time since i was nine. the murder of george floyd and the anti racism protests that followed led people to start to question britain s history, as well as its actions abroad when it had an empire. and it led me to want to find out more. i know that ghana used to be part of the british empire, so i want to discover what that meant for the country. i want to learn why britain made ghana part of its empire, how it affected the ghanaian people, and what impact it had on my own family. i ve made the 3,000 mile journey to accra, the capital of ghana, somew
party. cnn s kristin holmes is there for us at the rally. kristin, what are pennsylvania republicans saying? are they concerned about these candidates right now? well, they are absolutely concerned. according to both trump advisers as well as state republicans that i spoke to besides the fact that trump has privately criticized both candidates particularly oz, his campaign, his performance, they believe it is too late for him to actually distance himself from these races. as you said, he hand picked oz and despite pleas from state republicans endorsed mastriano in the 11th hour. so the hope now is that trump s popularity in the state will actually boost these lagging campaigns, but i ve got to tell you, jim, it might be a heavy lift, particularly when it comes to oz. i have spoken to a number of republican voters, trump supporters who say when it comes to oz they are still on the fence. they do not feel like they connect with him. they don t feel like they know anything abo
keilar and those were the words from president biden, taking direct aim at what he calls maga extremism. biden says it is threatening the soul of the nation and fanning the flames of political violence. flanked by marines in the shadow of philadelphia s independence hall, the primetime speech was more than a warning, it was a call to action for voters to make their voices heard in the midterm elections. it may have sounded political, but the white house this morning insists it was, quote, entirely about democracy. here are some highlights. as i stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. maga for
that you miss what s really important. that s what s happening right now in america. our president and the rest of the democratic party have their priorities all wrong. in a new fox poll, 41% of the potential voters said inflation is their most important concern. with no other issue even coming close. and if you ask joe biden and the democrats, they will tell you inflation is their top priority. and i have said many times tackling inflation is my number one priority. jesse: but actions speak louder than words. instead of lowering prices and pumping more oil, democrats are just ignoring you. just look at what they are focusing on today as the to you jones falls below 30,000 for the first time in a year and a half. after not solving the border crisis and failing to pass voting rights, the white house is now giving kamala yet another task. drum roll, please: kamala harris is going to tackle cyberbullying. it is with that spirit that we are doing the work we are doing today
trail, joe biden when he wasn t hiding in his bunker told us that he was a climate where you re. he said he was a card-carrying member of the climate alarmist called. he vowed to destroy the oil and gas industry, and even threatened to throw oil executives in jail. he dreamed of a green new deal and promised to move away from fossil fuels altogether even if it meant sacrificing high paying career jobs in the energy sector in the process. even if it caused americans, you the american people, deep financial pain which we are now all experiencing. it was this exchange between biden and then president trump during a debate. october 2020, take a look for yourself. would you close down i would transition from the oil industry, yes. i would transition. if that is a big statement because i would stop why would you do that? the oil industry pollutes significantly. i would say here is the deal. if you let me finish the statement. it has to replace by renewable energy. over