It is my honor to host this discussion with dr. Henry kissinger. I want to say first how important Henry Kissinger was to John Mccain. Really a great source of Counsel Advise on foreign policy and a loyal friend in every way. I was privileged on a couple of occasions to be together with Henry Kissinger and John Mccain one memorable trip overnight across the atlantic. In which we spoke on many topics and there was a way in which john and i were enthralled by hearing henry stories of the remarkable privileges he had to be involved in the making of american foreign policy. Becoming a member of the Harvard Faculty and then becoming involved in politics national Security Advisor and secretary of state under president nixon and president florida. Not just the titles. A remarkable series of accomplishments that in my opinion make him the most successful, eminent Diplomat Statesman of our age. Im not just praising a friend but think about it. He paved the way for the detente with the soviet un
The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. It is the first big bipartisan Thing Weve done in a while and i think its long overdue. It is great to see you all. Yesterday the senate passed the bipartisan Structure Bill and a significant milestone on the road towards making what we all know are long overdue and much needed investments. As gretchen when she said, just fix the roads, dam it damn it. I want to thank work and for all of you and my administration with members of congress, with the media, to highlight the need to make these investments on our nations if a structure. Mayors, governors, tribal, county Littles County leaders local officials at every level, you know there is no such thing as a democratic vote or republican bridge. You know its not working. You know what it means to be accountable to the people you serve and to focus on solving in your communities. Cities and counties cannot do it alone. They need the federal government to be a partner. Solving problems and eating a partne
online. hundreds of thousands of people still in the dark, millions are under boil water advisories with another blast expected to engulf texas with more freezing rain, snow and dire temperatures. keeping warm right now, equal survivors. gas grills, even bonfires, essential. the texas power grid is now at a center of a debate for oversight, and this life or death moment includes a very sharp political edge as many texas democrats blake blackouts on poor planning and years of neglect by republicans who for four years have controlled most of that state. also a new trouble sign this morning for the american economy. first-time unemployment claims jumping again to 860,000-plus. continued claims stood at 4.5 million. the biden team says this new data underlines the urgency for the covid relief plan the president wants to speed through congress. we look at the situation and recognize this is a very precarious moment for the economy. covid relief is a big agenda item number 1. b
and kennedy will administer judicial oath in private ceremony. both oaths will be administered so they begin in the court immediately. we want to get to your reaction to votes today. here are the democrats 202-74-8920, 202-74-8912 and independents, 202-74-8922. richard wolf covers supreme court, both the constitutional and judicial oath will be administered today in a private court ceremony roberts does one and kennedy does the other, same for gorsuch. latter in the rose garden. watch for white house ceremony likely on monday for judge kavanaugh and then the judge will be sitting on the court as early as tuesday, the court not in session on monday, he could be sitting hearing oral arguments as early as tuesday, jeff who covers the wall street journal tweeting out, justice kavanaugh will be sworn in today allowing him in his four law clerks all women to begin work at once. john who covers, who writes for the pew research centers fact blog tweeted this out, the narrowest conf
our deportation laws in the of a legislative change from congress? do you support homeland security and its efforts on these matters? (202) 748-8001 republicans. (202) 748-8000 democrats. independents. undocumented3 people. you can post on our facebook page. this is the washington times. mr. kelly said he is fed up with calls from lawmakers complained that his officers are unfairly targeting airline passengers because of their race or religion. with chiding from advocacy groups upset because he has unleashed his agents to enforce the laws on the booksreligion. in everything from marijuana to immigration, all my insecurity years.kled in recent it s the immigration and border missions that have drawn the part ofus in the early the trump administration. that speech took place in washington, d.c. if you want to give us thoughts on the idea of legislative changes needed to immigration if you think support for the agency should just happen, (202) 748-8001 republicans. (202) 748-800