donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
. good to be with you. i m katy tur. the southern border is a mess, a record number of migrants have been crossing, finding overwhelmed and under staffed processing centers, forcing a catch and release program that republican lawmakers decry as not just sloppy but imminently dangerous to national security. terrorists and drug dealers are flooding through the border, they claim. biden s government isn t doing enough to stop this. well, much of the gop rhetoric can be extreme. bipartisan politicians and president biden himself can see the situation along the border is untenable. which is why a trio of lawmakers, one democrat, one republican, and one independent got together to find a solution, one that would address both sides concerns and finally do something to update policy that has been broken for decades. on asylum, the bill raises the bar to claim credible fear, ends catch and release, instead, migrants crossing through a lawful port of entry will enter the u.s. under f
centers, weapons storage sites, and supply chain facilities. sites two u.s. officials tell nbc news are directly linked to the drone attack in jordan. this will also not be a one-day affair. the u.s. says the response will be phased in a campaign that could last for weeks. quote, this is the start of these actions. they will unfold at times and places of our choosing, said secretary of defense austin in a statement. the question now is not only, how does iran respond, but how do our allies react? the president and his administration have said they don t want a war with iran and they adopt want to be dragged into a broader middle east conflict. iran was already angry about last week with a spokesperson for the iraqi prime minister calling it a violation of sovereignty that undermines years of cooperation. what do the iraqis say now? and why does the u.s. still have such a large presence there in the first place? we should also note the timing. these strikes were launched les
discussion from the westminster government as well? discussion from the westminster government as well? they might even be more money government as well? they might even be more money than government as well? they might even be more money than has government as well? they might even be more money than has been - government as well? they might even l be more money than has been delayed. but that be more money than has been delayed. but that does not solve the problem. that makes but that does not solve the problem. that makes the dup popular with people that makes the dup popular with people who are not unionist, with more people who are not unionist, with more moderate unionists, it makes the more more moderate unionists, it makes the more hardline unionists think that unionists once again have gone for money, that unionists once again have gone for money, something sinn fein will never for money, something sinn fein will never do for money, something sin
radek sikorski, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. hello. good to see you again, stephen. it s great to have you on the programme. let s begin with a simple thought. the portents for ukraine in its grim battle against vladimir putin s forces in ukraine, the portents are really very negative, are they not? the supply of weaponry and of money coming from kyiv supporters is drying up. how concerned are you? that s not quite right. i was in kyiv within days of my appointment in december. my prime minister, the former head of the european council, donald tusk, has just been there, and the ukrainians have achieved a victory that has not been noticed in the western press, namely that, against stiff russian opposition, they have cleared western black sea of russian ships and they have now resumed grain shipments, not under a deal, from odesa via the western black sea to the bosphorus and to africa and beyond. that s a considerable military success. that s not insignificant. and they als