Today and always. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Welcome to bbc world news america. I am katty kay in washington. Pushing back against beijing. Western allies come together to condemn chinas plan for a new security law for hong kong, calling the territory a bastion of freedom. The chief of police apologizes for the death george floyd, an unarmed black man, and says Hs Department has contributed to a deficit of hope in the city. Taking on twitter President Trump signs an executive order and that socialmedia companies. He accuses them of political activism. Life has changed in cities around the world the past two months, but will it ever be the same in our great urban centers . Katty welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. Beijing is working to clamp down on Political Freedom in hong kong, making it a crime to un
The hearing of the Senate Budget committee. The hearing on Government Accountability offices annual report on the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congresss nonpartisan watch dog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dodaro who is our most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year thats extremely helpful to hitting off some of the future crisis that are going to happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions that i hope will help with Bipartisan Solutions we help build this year and for next years budget cycle. The next few years should be significant for the Budget Committee. The committee has been working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process and help put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. And we introduced the budget reform act, and i emphasize that wo
Parliament. The conservatives lost hundreds of Council Seats and the West Midlands mayoralty results. Rishi sunak described as bitterly disappointing. But hes saying he wont give up. And finally, lib dem leader sir ed davey says he will table a motion of no confidence in the government in an effort to pressure rishi sunak to call a june general election. Sir ed claims that the disastrous local Election Results show the country has , in his words, had country has, in his words, had enough of rishi sunak and his out of touch government. The motion will be tabled when parliament returns tomorrow. Well, for the latest stories you can sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. Com alerts. Now its time for headliners. Headliners. Hello and welcome to headliners your first look at tuesdays newspapers. Im simon evans and im joined tonight by two comedians. We have ruthless oppressor josh howie and a press self effacing leo kearse thats put our cards on
Not a foregone conclusion. The Prime Minister is calling for unity among tory mps, after saying he believes britain could be heading for a hung parliament. The conservatives lost hundreds of Council Seats and the West Midlands mayoralty results. Rishi sunak described as bitterly disappointing. But hes saying he wont give up. And finally, lib dem leader sir ed davey says he will table a motion of no confidence in the government in an effort to pressure rishi sunak to call a june general election. Sir ed claims that the disastrous local Election Results show the country has , in his words, had country has, in his words, had enough of rishi sunak and his out of touch government. The motion will be tabled when parliament returns tomorrow. Well, for the latest stories you can sign up for gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. Com alerts. Now its time for headliners. Headliners. Hello and welcome to headliners your first look at tuesdays newspapers. Im simon
Unanimously approved the operation. Strikes are currently operation. Strikes are currently being carried out in the east of rafah. Earlier, israel ordered a rafah. Earlier, israel ordered a partial evacuation of civilians ahead of this offensive. Mr netanyahu says strikes will increase pressure on hamas to release israeli hostages. It comes after israel rejected a three phase ceasefire deal, which hamas claimed to have agreed with egyptian mediators. An israeli official described the deal as softened and said it was a ruse intended to make israel look bad. However, we understand israel is sending a delegation to meet with negotiators to try to reach an acceptable agreement. Theres been no deal on a ceasefire in gaza since a week long pause in november. Students at oxford and november. Students at oxford and cambridge have set up gaza protest camps on their university campuses. Created in university campuses. Created in the early hours of this morning, the early hours of this morning, t