And zambia has been seen by many as a test case for how well the common framework works. But despite protracted negotiations, the zambia Debt Relief Deal has collapsed, raising doubts about the workability of the common framework. Zambias president hakainde hichilema, who inherited a huge Debt Overhang when he was elected in 2021 has been spearheading efforts to get the countrys economy back on track. I spoke to the zambian president in an exclusive interview and began by asking him about the economy. I think we did our part as a country in terms of meeting our obligations. We did that well ahead of time. Now it is for the other part of the stick to come on board. The bilateral creditors, i think we are doing reasonably well. Delayed . Yes, it was delayed. But the private creditors, we now need to close and put this to bed so that it can create the headroom we needed, we anticipated long before. But these delays are beginning to negate the gains that we already made as a country in our
standardized tests and their grades and then they argued with harvard and north carolina that they were starting to only allow a certain percentage of them to come to the school at some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. this is a big deal. chief justice roberts writing in his decision many universities have for too long done just the opposite. in doing so, they have concluded wrongly that the touchstone of an individual s identity is not challenges bested, skills built or lessons learned but the color of their skin. our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice. then we heard from president biden. here s what he said. i strongly disagree with the court s decision. we cannot let this decision be the last word. discrimination still exists in america. martha: okay. winsom sears and marc are here. first, to shannon bream who has been excellent in coverage of this today. we ll have more tomorrow. she was outside the supreme court. hi, shannon. hi
he is reacting against what he feels inside, which is the steady loss of his power as a man. the faster that power recedes, the more frantically he asserts it. he is raging against the dying of the light. these last embarrassing decisions are in fact his death throes. it is sad, really. unfortunately what happens to men also tends to happen to the systems they create. for the last 80 years our world has been covered by a system formed in the final months of world war ii. it s features define our life. free and open global trade routes guaranteed by the u.s. navy, a universal currency called the dollar and overseein it all one supreme power, the worlds largest economy, the united states of america. it s been a great system in mos ways. but for many reasons, including the passage of time, that syste is dying. what comes next is not entirely clear but how to influence it t america s greatest advantage is the most important task that faces any u.s. government. nothing else comes
have been ringing the alarm bell for years. we begin with this fox news alert. john: president biden heading to california this hour after giving an update on the sudden collapse of silicon valley banks. the president sought to reassure americans, all while taking shots at top bank executives and republicans for the failure. welcome back as america reports rolls onto us again our appeared happy monday, sandra. here we go again. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york. the news continues. 2:00 on the east coast. sounding off on the handling of this banks collapse. nikki haley offering their take on all of that as they gear up for their 20202024 run. john: out with a warning about the future of guaranteeing deposits. politically, it s going to be impossible not to extend the same full, unlimited deposit guarantee to all banks. once you do it for one bank, it is hard not to do it for ano another. john: let s get straight to peter doocy, waiting president biden s arrival
candidate for speaker of the house. i bet you are going to tell me. i am going to tell you, you are on the show. let s see if this video refreshes your memory. watch it. this was something kevin mccarthy planned to say on fox news, including the word on trustable un-trustable when kevin mccarthy said some stupid stuff on tv that just killed that killed his candidacy for the speaker of the house. and here we are seven years later! seven years later, and the man is still struggling, alex. houston still has a problem. houston very much still has a problem. and struggling is a euphemism, lawrence. it is going to be a long night for mr. mccarthy. we will be watching tomorrow. thanks, alex. thanks, lawrence. we have breaking news about the house representatives at this hour. and this is from george santos. and you will be shocked to know that the very first thing that george santos has done in the house of representatives is lie. here is the lie. g