Congress only has four working days left. Will republicans come together and do their jobs . We are talking to senator, raphael warnock, about why some republicans want to shut it down, and what role the senate can play before time runs out. Plus, i sat down with rap star, quavo, when he came to the Nations Capital this week. How he turned the trauma of witnessing his own nephew getting shot and killed, into activism against gun violence that plagues communities across the country. And, autoworkers expand their strike to plants in 20 states. A contract talks now with two of the big three automakers. How that is likely to impact you, and high stakes for the u. S. Economy. Im symone sanderstownsend, and i have something to say. We are a week away from a government shutdown. The House Of Representatives has gone home. Yeah, yall, the clock is ticking. The pressure is on. But they are getting nothing done. Lets review. Representatives left town after the House Republican majority failed no
jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, but they re clear. the anc has lost the outright
jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, but they re clear. the anc has lost the outrigh
to increase the personal tax allowance for pensioners if they win the general election. they say the proposal would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by the end of the decade. under the plans, the state pension would always remain below the tax free threshold. rishi sunak says the scheme shows the conservatives are on the side of pensioners but labour have called it desperate . rishi sunak will be out campaigning in the midlands today. let s get more on this with nick eardley. what do you love about it? how do you win over older voters? it s a question politicians ask themselves a lot. pensioners tend to get out and vote. so today, an offer from the conservatives, that the basic state pension will never be liable for income tax. the simple fact is that this tax change, this triple lock plus, will mean going forward that millions of pensioners, eight million pensioners, in fact, will be paying less tax than they would otherwise be paying. and that is clearly a tax cut
Night last week we were talking on the show about the Siberian Energy group on the right and we accidentally showed the website of the Siberian Energy group on the left. Im sorry about that. You can understand why we might mix those up. The live Siberian Energy group versus the dead Siberian Energy group. Interesting. The reason we even know we made that mistake and put up the website is this article on politico. Com concerning the murky origins of half a Million Dollars paid to former security advisor mike flynn. The Siberian Group is the only publicly traded gas and Exploration Company in the u. S. That has 100 of its assets in russia. Siberian energy group. Part of what politico talked
about last week and we told you on the show, there is a link between the ceo of that now defunct Siberian Energy group and the guy who paid mike flynn more than half a Million Dollars mike flynn did not disclose on his Security Clearance application in washington. This is the money that was paid to fl