Strategy misses the big picture and misses a chance to undermine regional ambitions. Its inside story. Iranian know how and resources helped to push back the Islamic State of iraq and levant i. S. I. L. In iraq. As american air strikes were working to the same end. Tehran is propping up the government of Bashar Alassad in damascus while many regional powers and the u. S. Try to pull Bashar Alassad down. Saudi arabias worried about growing iranian influence across the middle east not least among the shia minority. Iran provides support for hamas, which fought big destructive rallies against israel and supports hezbollah, which wreaked havoc against targets in lebanon. There are bizarre juxtapositions in nations, alliance in the middle east. Saudis team up to oppose the Islamic State, and the u. S. Scrambles for regional allies in the taffing of task of expelling them. Iran tries to work out a deal with americans to get sanctions lifted. Opponents with the framework fault the american pr
Nowadays the Vice President does not do that unless his vote is needed to break a tie. Truman never learned anything from zero fdr or his staff. It was a transition zero knowledge that this not happen anymore. Got a phone call from the white house. It to the phone right away. I pick up the phone. At the other and they said to the white house as soon as you can. He grabbed his hat. Heout. He dashed out. They had a car for him. He went to the white house. He was taken to the second floor, which was the family f loor. He looked up and said harry, the president is dead. He was in total shock. He said what can i do for you . She said harry, what can we do for you . You are in trouble now. From his early life through his presidency aida donald looks at the light of Harry Trumans sunday night at 8. President obama spoke with reporters today. This is his first News Conference since early this year. Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. I hear you have some questions for me. But let me
Just think of that. 12 democrats, 11 republicans, Something Like that. Today we have over 60 House Democratic women. [applause] not enough. We want more. But all of us who were there, that dozen of us for the time, we took responsibility to try to put more women in congress across the country. I am proud that in california our delegation of democrats is a majority of women, not even counting our two senators. Women are empowered in california. I also want to acknowledge that although our members are great here, two of our colleagues have gone on to the senate. Senator elect Tammy Baldwin [applause] senator elect mazie hirono. Only the second woman of color to serve in the senate. That is very exciting. Unfortunately we do not have kathy hochul this next congress, but the future is soon coming upon we know they will be making a great public contribution. So here we are. We are still finishing up some of our campaigns. We are very proud of the success as you see here today. Why is it imp
To sit down to discuss with us a way forward to reopen the government and to start to deal with americas pressing problems. In the past hour, White House Press secretary jay carney called the developments, quote, encouraging. The president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing in the house, that there at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. Well see what the House Republicans propose. Well see what theyre able to pass and consider it then. And it is not clear whether a short sixweek negotiating window will yield any results, leaving open the possibility that the two sides will be back in this same place during the holiday season. The republican proposal came just hours before 18 top congressional leaders are scheduled to meet with the president at the white house. Now, that meeting is scheduled for 4 30 eastern time. President obama originally invited all 232 House Republicans to come to the white house, but Speaker Boehner rejected that re
Im melissa harrisperry. After weeks of republicans making a series of desperate plays to score wins, the democrats unwilling to give a single inch of ground and with the clock running down on the United States deadline to repay its financial obligations, game over, an 11thhour vote in the house of representatives wednesday approved a senate plan to raise the debt ceiling and finally reopen the government after 16 long days of being out of business. President obama made it official with his signature just after midnight on thursday. And waking up the morning after the news of the nights big event, everyone really just wanted to know one thing whats the final score . Because if americans understand nothing else about the events of the last few weeks, weve all been watching a big bill penalty kill game. Now that its all over we want to know the answers to the two biggest questions on everyones mind after game day who won and who lost . Unfortunately, these political news guys do love noth