Of thent managing editor washington times. Brandon, border apprehension dramatically wn from the peak of the surge in may and june. What happened . Down and ose numbers maybe most importantly, who gets credit for that . You first have to take a look at the driving factor that pulls people to come to the united main illegally, and the magnet that we call it is the catch and release program. People cross the board illegally and they know hey are just going to be released into the interior of the United States to wait for an deportation hearing they people tend to cross our borders illegally in large numbers. Ever since the u. S. Government tarted the migrant protection protocols or the Mexico Program decreased rs have dramatically because people dont want to wait in another country pending their asylum or proceeding. So once we turned that magnet off, once we ended that magnet, numbers dropped exponentially. Frankly, the administration, you are the only ones that can give credit to becau
Escalatory spiral. A big part of this is that the United States decided to push , includingm pressure getting United States out of the joint comprehensive plan of action, the iran deal. That meant that we were putting pressure on the iranian government, and the iranian government decided to respond in various ways. Through proxies and other things. We have seen a spiral. If you think back over the last couple of years, you have had the tanker tax in the gulf, the attack on the saudi oil facilities, the tightening of the sanctions, you have also aen this contractor death and ratcheting up of these tensions. The worry that a lot of people have is that we are on a spiral. Owards a hot war the question is, whats next . In International Politics you have to talk about how the enemy gets a vote, the other side gets a vote, and a big part of this is how will iran respond . Its hard to say. Youve heard people talking and iran about a military strike on a military target. But who knows, that co
Baker. He is chief correspondent for the New York Times. Impeachment in american history. We appreciate you being with us. Guest happy new year. Host i want to begin with david sangers peace. He retweeted yesterday, the news over the last couple of days ending his story available at nytimes. Com, the headline, for the president of risky gamble to deter iran. He says the calculus was straightforward, washington had to show the iranian leadership that missiles firing ships in the persian gulf and at Oil Facilities in saudi arabia along with attacks inside iran the cost the life of American Contractor would not go without response. While Senior America officials have no doubt the iranians will respond, they do not know how quickly or how furiously. Guest there has been a feeling in the white house, the president s decisions not to pull the trigger in the past over the last year, had given the wrong impression, that they could get away with a lot of things about the president responding as
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Almighty god, we give you you s for giving us thanks for giving us another day. You have plom missed, o god, you are with us wherever we are and whatever we are doing to heal and to help, to give strength and make us whole. We pray that the members of this assembly, especially, and us all, will be receptive to your promises and receive them with confidence and conviction that armed by your spirit they will be able to forge good legislation which promotes justice, equity, and truth. May we be mindful of all that that all are created in your image. Help us to see your spirit and those who are different from us it in age, color, religion, and all other ways, including in politics. And engage each other with good will and respect. May all that is done today be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the compare compare and announces to the ouse her app
Countries and its leaders. What happens next . Is our line for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. If you are an independent, 202 7488002. Join us on social media. We will read your tweets. Send us a text message. That phone number is 202 7488003. Tell us your first name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook. Good sunday morning. A lot to talk about. Front page of the Washington Post a president vowing reprisal if iran hits u. S. Assets. This story from Bloomberg News the headline fear hits tehran over what comes next. Here are some of the details. Supreme leader promised revenge and thousands gathered in tehran to watch american flags burn. Many show defiance after the assassination of their most prominent military man. In the, the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani capping a year that has been dominated by turmoil and fear. Entail is unclear. U. S. Sanctions efforts the economy and any form of war with the u. S. Would likely be unsustainable for the Islamic Re