You hear what one heart broken mother revealed about biden yesterday first, i want to take a step back tonight. Losing your wife and young daughter in a car crash and decades later losing your 46yearold son to a brain tumor, i mean, that would be hard for anyone to bear. We all know that not only did joe get through it, well, he used it, it turns out, to brand himself politically as a compassionate, dedicated fighter for the every man. Now, back in 2019, politico basically admitted it, publishing a piece titled how grief became joe bidens super power. Two tragedies, 43 years apart, have defined the former v. P. s life. Have they also made him a more formidable president ial candidate . It wasnt about his political views or his experience. It was about his grief. And just today nbc news has another piece out on the same topic and thats titled joe bidens brand is being tested like never before. His brand as a family oriented Public Servant has been a signature political asset for more th
Even as she gave a nugget to the Trump Defense team of not defining everything as sensitive materials, she took it away by making clear that anything that the government was concerned about in terms of both impairing the jury pool and also going after witnesses, would violate the order anyways. Judge chutkan also warned trumps lawyers that continued inflammatory statements from their client would only increase the need for a speedy trial. Also, in washington, attorney general Merrick Garland called a surprise Press Conference to announce the appointment of a Special Counsel in the hunter biden probe. Tuesday of this week, mr. Weiss advised me that, in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a Special Counsel. And he asked to be so appointed. Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. The white ho
State of the Union Address. Our Special Coverage begins two hours from right now. The beat with ari starts right now. Hi, nicolle. See you soon. See you soon. Welcome to a Special Edition of the beat on State Of The Union night. You know how it works. Were looking at the capitol where people will be gathering soon. This is the final State Of The Union of the president s first term. They could not be sure that these primaries would be over or what else would be happening in the country when they scheduled this, but the primaries did functionally end yesterday, as nikki haley dropped off republican race, so tonight, the president speaks to the a largest audience. As that reality sets in for many, you watch the news, but a lot of people dont follow this every day. Theyre hearing this week, we got a rematch, yep, trump has cleared the field, yeah, its going to be this, and at this Pivotal Moment that, like it or not weve seen on both sides not a ton of excitement, but its whats happening.
Youre watching cnn newsroom, im rosemary church. Former u. S. President donald trump staring down a deadline related to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election. Well hear from one of his lawyers. President joe biden is set to hit the road to tout his economic achievements to voters. An amazing rescue at sea. The trials this man endured during the trip out, before the coast guard found him alive. Special counsel jack smith has requested limitations on evidence provided to trumps team, specifically, theyre asking the former president not to receive his own copies of sensitive material fearing he could use it to threaten witnesses. The deadline to respond is just hours away. Smith responded to trumps post on social media. Including this one, if you go after me, im coming after you. One of trumps attorneys says he will fight the protective order, clai claiming prosecutors want to hide information from the american people. The point is that we will not agree to keeping information th
Persuasive rather than polarising . Kwame kwei armah, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me. It is a great pleasure to have you. Now, youve been in the Theatre Business as an actor, a writer and a director for the best part of three decades. Ijust used that phrase, some would call it a cliche, about the culture wars. Does it feel to you that today there is a somewhat toxic culture war . I think youve framed it beautifully. It is toxic, but most importantly, its disingenuous. In my humble opinion. Its used to kind of create political fear. And ourjob as artists is, i think, fundamentally to take away that fear, to take away the binaries that i think this farce of the culture wars are. You know, i often hear politicians and im not one to diss politicians, but i also often hear politicians use race or class or immigration or use history as a Battering Ram to get themselves into the hearts of the populist. But those issues youve just outlined race, immigration they are centr