Club bar book event featurir attorney general eric holder and bestselling author Sam Koppelman. Im mike balsamo, the justice along for report for the associate press, and National Press club secretary. Were looking forward to a robust discussion today and are happy to take your questions as well from the audience. If you have a question please write them on the card under seat and you can hand them to kate right there in the back. 2022 may be the year of the gerrymander. States are grappling with population shifts after the 2020 census and that means legislatures are in the throes of redrawing election maps. Troops on both sides of god have called foul and are taking their cases to the court. Judges have thrown out republican drawn redistricting maps and ohio, North Carolina and pennsylvania. And democratic drawn maps in new york and maryland. Republicans have called democrat strategy sue until it is blue. Democrats of cold republican efforts undemocratic, radically motivated gerrymand
There are growing concerns about security now that shiite rebels have seized control of the Yemeni Government eliminating a key u. S. Ally in the war on terror. The situation there is one of a political vacuum. There is concern theres a complete lack of control in that country right now. The shiite rebels who now control the country, they are antial qaeda, but they are also antiamerican. That creates a problem for the u. S. As they want to fight terrorism in that country. Other news this is the day president obama could formally ask congress to officially authorize the war against isis. His request will limit the type of Ground Forces the u. S. Could deploy. And it comes on the heels of the shattering news that american hostage Kayla Mueller is dead. The pentagon revealed that u. S. Commandos tried unsuccessfully to rescue her last summer. President obama calls kaylas death heartbreaking. He is defending his decision to reject ransom demands from isis for her release. Lets get more now
A devastating effect on some people trying to make a living in colombia. For the first time the arab league and European Union leaders are holding a summit i have the agenda at the talks in egypt terrorism and migration. Plus President Trump delays new tariffs on chinese imports he says that progress is being made in the trade talks with beijing and that there could be very big news in the next few weeks. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the annual oscars ceremony in los angeles has wrapped up and as always there were triumphs and disappointments the choice for best picture of a feel good film about race came as a surprise to many as did the decision to give britons a Livia Coleman the award. For best actress but what most can agree on is that this years oscars marked a major shift when it came to diversity more on that with our film critic in just a moment but first this look at the nights winners. British rock legends queen got the ceremony inside hollywoods dolby theater off to
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