Representative Susan Delbene who is chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spoke with reporters about the partys strategy for the elections in november. She was the featured guest at the Christian Science monitor Breakfast Series in washington, d. C. She also talks about the youth vote and engaging voters in purple districts. Linda good morning. Im linda, Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Our guest today is representative Susan Delbene of washington. Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Shes making her first appearance at a monitor breakfast, welcome. She was born in selma, alabama, and moved to washington as a child. After moving around the country, she landed back in the Pacific Northwest for college and Business School and after that had a career in the private sector before going into politics. She was first elected to congress in 2012, representing washingtons first coppingal district and became chair of the dccc in 20
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Host good morning. Its wednesday, may 15. This is the National Police week, and there are several events happening in washington, d. C. , including a candlelight vigil at the national mall, speeches, and other ceremonies. This morning well get your views of police in your community. How much cooperation is there between your community and local Law Enforcement . How much do you trust your police . Our phone lines are regional. If youre in the eastern or central time zones, call us on 2027488000. If youre in mountain or pacific, its 2027488001. And we have a line set aside for those working in Law Enforcement. That number is 2027488002. You can also send us a text at 2027488003. And were on social media, facebook. Com cspan, and x, cspanwj. Welcome to washington journal. As i said, this is National Police week, and this is their website. Its policeweek. Org. It says National Police week offers honor, remembrance and peer support, while allowing Law Enforcement survivors and citizens to
American weapons were used to kill civilians in gaza. At the beginning of the world today, we want to present you the latest pictures from the center of one or two days of student protests in the world, which took place at the university of amsterdam. The netherlands has been in progress. In america, students protesting against the crimes of the zionist regime continues. At George Washington university, the students gathering led to a clash with the police. The police used pepper spray to disperse the students. A group of american professors and teachers held a rally in berkeley to protest against the censorship of palestinian history and emphasized that they are facing limitations in teaching palestinian history. These teachers emphasized in their rally as advertised , there is no antisemitism in Educational Centers of the government. America, under the pretext of what it calls antisemitism he arrests those protesting the crimes of the zionist regime in the university and on the stree
Politics can be a high wire act, and scotlands First Minister lost his footing today. If msps cant agree a successor to humza yousaf, scotland is heading for Scottish Parliament elections. And have smartphones and social media really led to a rise in teenage Mental Illness . Well be joined by the Snp Deputy Leader and ask his former Coalition Partner from the Scottish Greens, can they make up . And the leader of the scottish tories, and asking have his actions paved the way for labour gains and tory pain . Also tonight the play based childhood we have had for thousands of years basically ended around 2010. It was replaced by a phone based childhood. Thats the New York Times and sunday times best selling author whose new book argues that time spent on smartphones and social media is behind an epidemic of teenage Mental Illness. Well talk live to professor jonathan haidt, who says under 16s shouldnt have access to smartphones or social media. What he says is controversial. Plus, esther g