7488001. If you are recently unemployed, special line for you this morning 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good friday morning to you. President trump released his new guidance yesterday as the Labor Department announced another 5. 2 million americans have filed for unemployment last week as the Washington Times notes that raises the jobless claims for the month to about 22 million. Not since the Great Depression of the 1930s have so many people been thrown out of work so quickly. Reason, the white house argues, to get a plan in place to open the economy. This was President Trump yesterday. [video clip] believesam of experts we can begin the next front in our war, which we are calling opening up america again, and that is what we are doing. We are opening up our country. And we have to do t
Continues on a global scale. A worldwide their market, the 11 year bull run here is over. The dow is heading to the 22,000 level. A month ago it was 29,000. It is the fastest selloff in history. The s p will hit bear market territory at the open today, down 20 from the february high, the same story with the nasdaq. More money is still moving into safe treasury securities pushing the yield down to 0. 69 as of right now. The latest news on the virus brings its impact home to all of us. Sport dramatically affected. The nba has suspended the season indefinitely. A few days ago they banned reporters from locker rooms. Now the whole sport is shutdown. The Seattle Mariners will not be playing any home games. The early baseball season is in question. There will be an announcement later on the nhl. Social distancing is apparent across the country. You can see it and businesses are feeling it. Theres a long list of conference and meeting cancellations that is barely hurting airlines, hotels and
Im a senior fellow and it is a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you to this book discussion. Of. Its a marvelous analysis of conservatives nationalism. The couple of things about the book in the moment. Before i do, i want to extend on your behalf and mine, told welcome to call in himself. As you probably know, is a professor at the school of policy and government and George Mason University and also nonresident fellow at the American Institute of literally naval. Colin has made his mark thinking deeply about american politics. And this book is a trademark to it. It examines the concept of conservative nationalism. A phenomenon that has been brought to public attention. Conspicuously to the suppressant and terms of the history of ideas and how these ideaswitnesses stationed in american history. Especially the debate about americas role in the world. So the book is both encompassing and grandiose. And despite the gravity of the subject i can assure you it is also a very devout de
Outbreak. Lets start with the less scary of the topics, six more states hold the democratic primaries today. What are the story lines use still trying to digest super tuesday from last week . Im glad you said super tuesday to make because someone said many super tuesday and thats just tuesday. River number of states up tonight. The most critical one for both of the campaigns as they spent the last couple days is in michigan. Its a state Bernie Sanders one bat back in 2016. Discover largest delegates, when hundred 25 up for grabs and its a state that appears to be tilting towards former Vice President joe biden. Hes got the support of not just his former rival cory booker and, hares but also the governor of the state budget what brca1 her race back in 2018. The mayor of detroit, the lieutenant governors of young dynamic up and. Establishment if you will in that state of the newly elected establishment seems to be going behind former Vice President biden. Biden is almost certainly going
Educe the national debt. As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is 7 00 eastern time here in washington. The start of a holiday week. Congress returning in two weeks. President trump spending christmas with his family in florida. It is monday, december 23. We begin our first hour with Foreign Policy. The leaders of china, south korea and japan meeting today in beijing it. Comes as the pentagon and u. S. Officials are on, quote, high alert, after new threats over the weekend by north korea. In the past President Trump has said that he and president kim jong un fell in love. But since that comment back in february, talks have broken down. We want to get your reaction to these developments in north korea, what it means for the u. S. And for the region. 2027488001, thats our line for republicans. 2027488922 for democrats. 2027488002 if oure democrats. Or on twit or facebook. Good m