Welcome to hardtalk from rome. Im stephen sackur. Across europe, Political Parties once regarded as too far right to get a sniff of political power are now winning elections, or getting mighty close. But what happens when they do achieve National Office . Well, the best case study in Western Europe right now is here in italy, where Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis far right coalition has been in power for almost two years. My guest today is nicola procaccini, a meloni confidante who is a member of the European Parliament. How is far right rule changing italy . Nicola procaccini, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for your invitation. Its great to have you on the programme. Now, your party, Brothers Of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, has been in power here in italy for almost two years now. Would you say that power and responsibility have moderated the ambitions of your party . Have they tamed your party . No, i dont think so. I think that when you are in charge, obviously you have to. To chang
Four confirmed dead at this hour. The cause of this is still unknown. That part of it just beginning. My niece and her husband and her son were on the seventh floor. Im asking everybody to pray for survivors. My nephew was here with his wife and three small children. 2, 6 and 9. You never lose hope. Martha never lose hope. Rachel is among those that are hopeful today as this process continues. Her mom, judy is unaccounted for. Rachel will join us in just a moment. Were watching the minneapolis courtroom team. Chauvin is on the left side of your screen. The former Police Officer convicted in the killing of george floyd is about to find out how many years he will spend behind bars. We may hear from Derek Chauvin for the first time during this process and well watch that live throughout the course of this hour. Thats where we find matt finn. Today is a big day, matt. Martha, Derek Chauvin is looking different. Three members of George Floyds family have given impact statements. The first,
First, at this hour, Vice President Kamala Harris finally visiting the southern border. 93 days after she became the point person on the crisis. Her trip comes during a record surge in illegal crossings in the United States. Hello. Im john roberts in washington, this is america reports. Good to be back with you again today. Seems like we have a busy news day every day. Today is. Im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Vice president harris is on the ground in el paso. Thats where youll recall that we saw one of the most heart breaking videos from this Currents Iteration of the border crisis. You can see Border Patrol footage from april. Shows smugglers scaling a 14 foot fence and dropping two girls on the other side. The smugglers completely abandon the girls leaving them defenseless, alone in the desert outside el paso. John critics point out the epicenter of the border crisis is hundreds of miles away in rio grande. The white house says el paso was a perfect case study. The Vice Presi
Reach than ever. Did the president and the staff overplay their hand after an election far from a mandate to radically transform america . Ask our panel, deputy editorial page, editor Dan Henninger and kim strassel. Thanks for letting me be here. Dan, it seems like democrats are stuck with a local culture most americans dont want. They are in the middle, for sure but lets put this into context, the progressives, Democratic Left have been taking over the Democratic Party for at least the past or years. Yes, joe biden won the Presidency Running on a platform of moderation but nonetheless, i think they expected trump fatigue would give them bigger majority in the senate and the house then they got. They did not get that but nonetheless, that was not going to stop the progressives from pushing their agenda and they signed up joe biden and his proposing of the greatest array of entitlement of tax increases at least since the early 1960s, lbjs great societies. I do think it is a misreading o
Reach than ever. Did the president and the staff overplay their hand after an election far from a mandate to radically transform america . Ask our panel, deputy editorial page, editor Dan Henninger and kim strassel. Thanks for letting me be here. Dan, it seems like democrats are stuck with a local culture most americans dont want. They are in the middle, for sure but lets put this into context, the progressives, Democratic Left have been taking over the Democratic Party for at least the past or years. Yes, joe biden won the Presidency Running on a platform of moderation but nonetheless, i think they expected trump fatigue would give them bigger majority in the senate and the house then they got. They did not get that but nonetheless, that was not going to stop the progressives from pushing their agenda and they signed up joe biden and his proposing of the greatest array of entitlement of tax increases at least since the early 1960s, lbjs great societies. I do think it is a misreading o