The United States is facing another fiscal crisis automatic spending cuts totaling 85 billion are due to go into effect if the white house and congress do not reach an agreement to reduce the deficit. It probably sounds familiar from the beginning of the year when republicans and democrats battled their way to the brink of the fiscal cliff. Now the language is not quite as dramatic. The sequester is the buzz word this time. But it could still spell big trouble for the u. S. Economy and knock on effects for the whole world. Alabama the clock is ticking. If no deal is struck, president obama will order the cuts known in washington jargon as the sequestered at the stroke of midnight. The case and taking to the American People and my strong hope is that we can once and for all these all this in a way that is equitable and a way that is focused on growth, in a way that provides opportunity for everybody in this country who is willing to work hard. But hopes are dwindling for a lastditch com
And that italy faces political deadlock after the countrys National Elections produced no clear winner. No single party was able to secure a majority in both houses of parliament. The centerleft candidate is claiming a narrow victory, but it is not enough for him to build a government. Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi came in a close second. Coalition talks are under way, but many italians are unsure they will produce a stable government. Italian voters have elected new representatives, but where does that leave the country . Newspaper headlines are skating. One reads the only winner is ungovernability. Theres already talk of free elections. I do not know what to say. I think we voters are being taken for a ride. I have no idea what will happen now. They will reach some kind of decision. Everything is in the hands of four or five people again. They just do what they want. Italys Political Landscape is in turmoil. The central Left Coalition won the lower house by a blister, but t
Hello and welcome to the journal here on dw. Heres whats coming up in the next halfhour political deadlock in italy. Whats next after an election that produces no clear winner . A trip down memory lane for the new u. S. Secretary of state on a visit to germany. And a step closer to bundesliga. Berlin get an important win. And that italy faces political deadlock after the countrys National Elections produced no clear winner. No single party was able to secure a majority in both houses of parliament. The centerleft candidate is claiming a narrow victory, but it is not enough for him to build a government. Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi came in a close second. Coalition talks are under way, but many italians are unsure they will produce a stable government. Italian voters have elected new representatives, but where does that leave the country . Newspaper headlines are skating. One reads the only winner is ungovernability. Theres already talk of free elections. I do not know what
Where u. S. President barack obama starts the final day of his africa trip. On his agenda an address to an assembly of the African Union, the first u. S. President to do so. On monday he met with the ethiopian Prime Minister. They discussed the civil war in south sudan. During a joint News Conference they clashed over the issue of freedom of the press, but mr. Obama praised ethiopia for its efforts in antiterror operations against militants. The contribution to the African Union in somalia have reduced areas in al shababs control. Groups like them offer terror and dree struxevux and have to be stopped. They spoke out about the nuclear deal with iran. Mike huckabee who is a republican president ial hopeful caused a lot of controversy when he the linked the deal to the holocaust. This president s Foreign Policy is the most feckless in american history. He is so naive he would trust the iranians and he would take the israelis and embassybasically march them to the door of the oven. He is
Coalition colleagues as she tries to deliver a migration policy to satisfy them all shes adamant that europe holds the key but that might now but that might now be enough for the not be enough for the right wing of her government and at the world cup denmark joined france in the next around that australia crashed out after losing to prove all the action coming right out. Of the. Plane. Thanks for joining us everyone. U. S. President donald trump is celebrating a major victory the Supreme Court has upheld his travel ban which blocks people from several mostly muslim countries from entering the u. S. Signing the ban into law was one of the first things trump did after taking office the move triggered protests across the u. S. And caused chaos at airports the initial ban was struck down by a lower court but then an amended version whent into force last december the Supreme Court ruled the ban does not discriminate against muslims. All right lets take you now to washington to do a user cla