Its hard to imagine two men more different in temperament and Global Outlook than barack obama and donald trump. No surprise, then, that the current president is intent on dismantling their predecessors legacy. My guest today is ernest moniz, Energy Secretary in the Obama Administration and a key figure in two landmark obama commitments the Iran Nuclear Deal and the paris Climate Change accord. So, how significant will the trump u turns prove to be . Ernest moniz, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure. How does it feel watching so much of the work that you did along with many others inside the White House Team being steadily dismantled by donald trump . Obviously, it is, shall we say, disappointing, to say it in a very temperate way. Mainly because i think that tremendous opportunities for moving forward in United States, with our friends or allies, obviously, the uk prominent among those, on such important issues. Basically, a whole range of Global Threats from Climate Change risks to nuclear
Different in temperament and Global Outlook than barack obama and donald trump. No surprise, then, that the current president is intent on dismantling the legacy of his predecessor. My guest today is the Energy Secretary from the Obama Administration and a key figure in two landmark obama commitments, the Iran Nuclear Deal and the paris Climate Change accord. So, how significant will the trunk u turn proved to be . Ernest moniz, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure. How does it feel watching so much of the work that you did along with many others inside the White House Team being steadily dismantled by donald trump . Obviously, it is, shall we say, disappointing, to say it in a very temperate way. Mainly because i think that tremendous opportunities for moving forward in United States, with our friends or allies, obviously, the uk prominent among those, on such important issues. Basically, a whole range of Global Threats from Climate Change risks to nuclear security, and these were opportunit
And welcome to power lunch. Im melissa lee. Stocks keep surging. New records for the s p and nasdaq and the usual suspects keep hitting fresh new highs. Corning, electronic arts, nvi nvidia, the list goes on and on. On pace for its best day since march 3rd, snap has traded over 44 million shares today. That is more than double its 30day average volume. One of the key catalysts for had monday, the surge in the price of oil. Crude hitting nearly 50 a barrel. Lets get the latest from the y nyse floor and bob pisani. Reporter and thats the key. The market in the rotation. Lets put up the board. Whats been weak throughout the year is this energy, banks and retail. Whats leading today . Energy, banks, and retail. This is what i talk about this rotation. Consumer discretionary but theyre lagging today. Take a look at sectors in 2017. Yes, tech and Consumer Discretionary but, look, banks and energy have been laggards. Theyre leading. This is why the market keeps holding up near the top. Old st
At the outset i want to thank senator ron johnson and his staff for sponsoring the room for todays event. As you have may have noticed from your program and our panel up here were playing shorthanded this afternoon. Professor coup from Hofstra School of law [laughter] not sure what that was. Professor koo had a last minute conflict which precluded him from flying down this morning. Even without his valuable presence i think you will agree we have a great panel. And the topic of executive and legislative war powers seems particularly appropriate given we just celebrated our nations independence day. After more than 200 years, our government has develop ad track record regarding starting wars and use of military force which can be measured against the founders views and the constitution. It is good to ask, how has the framers understanding been followed, and in what ways has it been ignored . Do the founding principles regarding these topics still have application to our modern era . To
The Federalist Society last on thested a discussion constitutional war powers of congress and the president. Among those we will hear from is armor congressman Mickey Edwards who represented oklahoma and andrew mccarthy, former federal prosecutor who led the prosecutor against the blind world tradehe 1993 center bombing. This is about one hour and 20 minutes. 12 15. Y clock, it is im the deputy rector of the Federalist Society article one initiative dedicated to the development of a series of rolls and practical goals for congress that stem from core constitutional principles of thought todays luncheon is just one of many events the Federalist Society has planned here on capitol hill across the country. On behalf of the initiative, i want to thank you all for joining us. I would also like to thank senator ron johnson and his staff for sponsoring the room for todays event. As you may have noticed from your program and your panel appear, we are shorthanded. The hawthornefrom school of la