test for republican candidates to begin a march toward the gop nomination for the white house. you re in the faulkner focus. the action starts at 7:00 p.m. central. 8:00 p.m. eastern. iowans will gather in community centers, churches and school auditoriums. 1600 locations across the state. top republican candidates with event after event today crisscrossing the state in the lead-up to tonight and some have been to all 99 counties, vivek ramaswamy went twice 99 times two. going by recent polling former president donald trump could come away with a record breaking victory. former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is hoping all the recent attention plays out for her today. florida governor ron desantis is in a battle with her for second place now. it s not over, of course. there is that line about the fat lady singing. it is not over until it s over. the candidates with last-minute jabs over the weekend. we re already moving up in the polls. everybody else is moving down. we see t
This afternoon, we focus on a new book by carolyn wood isenberg entitled fire and rain nixon and the wars in Southeast Asia, published by Oxford University press just ten days ago. Our discussants afternoon are Pierre Asselin of San Diego State university and frederick log of all of harvard. Im eric arneson from George Washington university, cochair of the washington seminar. Along with my colleague of the Woodrow Wilson center, the washington history seminars, a collaborative and nonpartisan venture of the Woodrow Wilson Centers History and Public Policy program, and the american historical association. And for over the past decade, the seminar has been meeting weekly in precovid, in person at the Wilson Center and since the pandemic and postpandemic era here in the virtual realm, a few phrases before we get started. First, todays session is sponsored by the Wilson Center, cosponsored by the Wilson Centers asia program. And we ask you to take note that next session will be on monday,
And welcome to todays session of the washington history seminar. Historical perspectives on and national affairs. This afternoon, we focus on a new book by carolyn wood isenberg entitled fire and rain nixon and the wars in Southeast Asia, published by Oxford University press just ten days ago. Our discussants afternoon are Pierre Asselin of San Diego State university and frederick log of all of harvard. Im eric arneson from George Washington university, cochair of the washington seminar. Along with my colleague of the Woodrow Wilson center, the washington history seminars, a collaborative and nonpartisan venture of the Woodrow Wilson Centers History and Public Policy program, and the american historical association. And for over the past decade, the seminar has been meeting weekly in precovid, in person at the Wilson Center and since the pandemic and postpandemic era here in the virtual realm, a few phrases before we get started. First, todays session is sponsored by the Wilson Center,
it is for me to be able to work with you on a daily basis. thank you and then we have an update on the felony charge against the suspect that is not in custody at this hour we will talk live to one of the teen s attorneys, benjamin crump. and we are getting the first image in weeks when a udetained u.s. reporter surfaced u.s. officials were repeatedly warned of child migrants being put to work in grueling jobs, but those warnings were largely ignored. we begin this very busy hour with charges filed against a kansas city man accused of shooting 16-year-old ralph yarl who mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell, and the 84-year-old homeowner is charged with assault in the first degree and on criminal action the county prosecutor said an arrest warrant was issued for lester, who is not in custody. meanwhile, yarl s family said the teen spoke with president biden on monday and said he is relieved by the outpouring of support. joining us with more is nbc s antonia hilton what m
right now secretary of state antony blinken is in the west bank, set to speak at any moment. this at the end of his three-day tour of the middle east, the trip gained new urgency following an outbreak of deadly violence. he met with mahmoud abbas earlier today and met with benjamin netanyahu yesterday in an effort to get both sides to work together to end the bloodshed. also kevin mccarthy will meet tomorrow with president biden at the white house for the first time since becoming house speaker. top of his agenda the debt ceiling. republicans with that slim majority in the house are holding the threat of defaulting on the nation s debt to demand budget cuts. and this morning two more memphis police officers have been put on leave in connection to the death of tyre nichols. that in addition to the five officers who have already been fired, charged with second-degree murder. plus, the memphis fire department has also fired three employees for their response or nonresponse