My name is kevin butter fooerfi. Im t it is my pleasure to welcome you here tonight on behalf of the mt. Vernon Ladies Association and the Ford Motor Company which each month sponsors a free monthly book talk just like this one, an opportunity for people to the community to come and learn from some of the greatest historians in the field. Thank you so much for being here tonight. Were thrilled to have you. To begin the program, just shortly, well hear a brief presentation from susan swain, copresident , chief executive officer of cspan, and coauthor of the president s which will be discussed tonight. Shell be joined by brian lann, founder and executive chairman of cspan, in moderating an esteemed group of historians in discussing the american presidency. And the american presidency is, as you know, a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. In the constitution theres not as much said about it as you might imagine. Article 1 is quite long. Article 2 much shorter. And the ke
Women who were detained in chinese in terminal camp say they were abused and forced to have abortions. And as the world ushers in a new decade we look at the stories that have defined 2090. Im porous with the sport in doha where the new decade has just begun disappearance of a football this father colombias a world cup midfielder. Some head of the countrys army. Iraqi protesters have stormed the compound of americas largest embassy smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area thousands of people have been rallying in baghdads green zone angry at u. S. Airstrikes that targeted a powerful iranian backed group on iraqi soil the. U. S. Says it was only responding to iranian aggression and has also blamed iran for tuesdays on the wrist but tehran denies it had anything to do with it the pentagon now says its deploying more troops to secure the embassy will be live in washington in just a moment but 1st this report from simona fulton. Oh oh angry and determined they marched acro
President ial election. Later in the day, the u. S. Commission on religious freedom looks at ways to counter the growing threat of antisemitism around the world. Former Vice President the democratic president ial candidate joe biden on Foreign Policy and the airstrike that killed iranian general qasem soleimani. He also spoke about the importance of rejoining the Iranian Nuclear deal. Please welcome Vice President joe biden. Mr. Biden good afternoon, folks. Thank you for being here. Six months ago here in new york city, i made the case that donald trump was dangerously incompetent and incapable of world leadership, and in the past few days in the wake of the killing of the iranian general soleimani, donald trump has proven that comment beyond dispute. The decisionmaking process that led up to it, the failure to consult with our allies or congress, and the reckless disregard for the consequences that would surely follow was in my view dangerously incompetent. Folks, in the wake of such
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Welcome to the brookings institution. Before i begin my remarks, i would just like to say on behalf of the institution that we are thinking every moment about the challenges that australia is facing, with the wildfires that are impacting australia in such a dramatic and negative way, and they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. As well, we also are focused on the passenger list of the aircraft that was lost in iran two days ago. All of those souls are in our thoughts and in our prayers today. Im john allen, president of the brookings institution. We are very honored to have you with us. Happy new year. We are very pleased this morning to welcome the secretary of the army, ryan mccarthy. He is our distinguished guest and our great ally in helping to study the future of the United States army, the Defense Department and the challenges that we face in the security environment. Secretary mccarthy was confirmed last year by the u. S. Senate and after
Restrict military action against iran. Live coverage of the house now on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, lord of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. You, o lord, are the source of life and love. You hear the prayer of congress for the good of this nation and for the good of humanity around the world. Help this congress and the president to discern your will in our day. May short term gains, selfinterest or partisan advantage never prove to be an obstacle to true vision. Rather, lord, grant each member depth of perception, clear analysis, and creative response to the needs of our time. Today, we especially remember our fellow citizens in puerto rico. As they recover from yet another natural disaster. Bless them and especially those who labor sometimes dangerously, to help in the long return to normalcy on that beleaguered island. In these days,