Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff president elect donald trump today renewed his efforts to discredit reports that russia has compromising information on him. On twitter, he said its all totally madeup facts by sleazebag political operatives. And, he said, they were probably released by intelligence agencies. And there were new questions about contacts between Michael Flynn, mr. Trumps Incoming National security adviser, and russias ambassador to the u. S. We will delve into tha
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff president elect donald trump today renewed his efforts to discredit reports that russia has compromising information on him. On twitter, he said its all totally madeup facts by sleazebag political operatives. And, he said, they were probably released by intelligence agencies. And there were new questions about contacts between Michael Flynn, mr. Trumps Incoming National security adviser, and russias ambassador to the u. S. We will delve into tha
To reach peace with the palestinians. I am especially proud of the fact that so many young jewish leaders are gathered here in washington, and i want to congratulate you hear from jerusalem and wish you best in this very important conference. On both sides of the ocean come in israel and in the United States, sources find themselves asking questions and under attack. Liberal forces who believe in civil liberty, in peace, in coexistence, and a quality among human beings are feeling threatened and, therefore, this is the opportunity also to say we are strung together. In two months time we will be marking 50 years to the israeli victory in the 1967, six day war victory which strengthen israel considerably but has left us 50 years with an open question what do we do with our palestinian neighbor . As well as open the records of the Israeli Cabinet in 1967, the Prime Minister is asking his cabinet members not how do we annex, but what do we do with 2 million and reps . Thats how he asked t
Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military healthcare, com satisfactory reform, reright of the military code of justice, as well as significant organization zational reform. While a lot has been done, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see that taxpayers dollars are spent effectively, especially in the first job of the federal government which to is to defend the country, but we all know from the news and Intelligence Briefings that we face a wide diverse array of threats, and those threats change day by day as adversaries develop systems designed to deny us any military advantage. We must be prepared for each of these threats. We also know that the pace of technolo technological and
Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military healthcare, com satisfactory reform, reright of the military code of justice, as well as significant organization zational reform. While a lot has been done, a lot more needs to be done. The world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomorrow. Yes, we all have an obligation to see that taxpayers dollars are spent effectively, especially in the first job of the federal government which to is to defend the country, but we all know from the news and Intelligence Briefings that we face a wide diverse array of threats, and those threats change day by day as adversaries develop systems designed to deny us any military advantage. We must be prepared for each of these threats. We also know that the pace of technolo technological and