party really says? my individual liberty is what i m fighting for. the individual liberty of every person in america is the right to serve or at least try out and see if they can do it. if they make it through the selections, then rock on, you re the best of the best and let s go. let s go to work. real quick, kristin, we are almost out of time, but would you be open to compromise when it comes to the finances that the president and others in congress have pushed back on regarding transgender surgeries or other treatments related to transitioning? yes, i would compromise. my compromise would be give us the same amount of money you give in those little viagra pills. if you re spending $50 million a year on viagra, then how about doing $50 million per year budgeted towards transgender surgeries or transgender care? kristin beck, thank you so much for your time and thoughts. thanks. coming up, russia retaliates against u.s. sanctions seizing properties, now threatening to kick s
are working old adults and they mostly vote republican. medicaid the politics of medicaid have been transformed by moving it to lower middle constituencies, mostly vote republican in the interior of the country. i think whatever happens next this has become intertwined in a way that s benefitting a lot of republican constituencies including rural hospitals and communities on the front lines of the opioid crisis. no way around that. for whatever comes next. gentlemen, thank you. coming up, russia retaliates from american diplomats sent packing to diplomatic properties seized. how the kremlin is now punching back at u.s. sanctions. the president hasn t even okayed. plus terrifying test. north korea says the entire u.s. is now within striking range. what do the experts say? this is a story about mail and packages.
shots. cnn has reached out for a response to today s incident. a threat from north korea. the country claims its missiles can now hit u.s. cities, all the way to chicago. how the u.s. is responding now. plus, russia retaliates and threatens to kick some earn manies out of the country over new sanctions. when you ve got. .nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!
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leave the us, plus their families. f it may not be kicking out us diplomats but the russian embassy reads, quote, president obama extols 35 diplomats in cold war déjà vu. everyone including the american people will be glad to see the last of this hapless administration. you see a picture with a duck with the word lame. the state department is these moves are in response to harassment of us personnel in russia. personnel have been pulled over by police, physically assaulted and personal information has been broadcast on russian tv. laura: busy day at the state department. gregg: let s talk to christopher smith, national security professor at georgetown university. good to see you, christopher, normally russia retaliates in