Election lecture series like last time he is professor of politics at Catholic University and associate fellow at the institute for policy research and catholic studies at a you. I confirmed a few minutes ago that i thought may have been likely. He has two brooks books hot off the press in the last two months. From Cambridge University press his book legislative hardball, the House Freedom caucus in the power of threat making in congress and then a few months before that, leadership elections in the us house of representatives which look like this because it is this. And i think this one copies in the back maybe . No copies on that. He was supposed to speak with his colleague doug harris who could not be here today unfortunately but we will leave him to speak on his behalf. Congratulations for the banner year and publication. Welcome. [ applause ] thanks for the opportunity to speak to the capitol hill historic society. Can everyone hear me . Excellent. Its great to be back here with t
Back. I mean, some ugly things have happened recently to the trump family. And i think id like to avoid that. Reporter when then candidate donald trump visited the bay area in 2016, protests got heated because he got forced to go out of the motorcade and walk the highway. Why is the first family coming back now . We asked abc news rick kline. Not selffunding, needs to raise it. Its got good figures but need to keep the california donors. Reporter President Trump isnt the only one raking in the west coast donors. Thpr cdida Vice President millions in california. Republicans might be fewer in the bay area but tonight many are expected to show up in force. Republicans dont have any voice so to be able to participate in an event like that is something a lot of people will jump at. Reporter tickets range from 1,000 to 35,000 a couple. This is all part of the trump campaigns aggressive Fundraising Efforts this cycle. We do know that President Trump raised 26. 5 million last quarter, that is
speaking to the ukranian ambassador to turkey in just a few minutes. we also report from the netherlands where farmers are protesting against the government, pun, emissions. i m step, fasten live from a food distribution center. in that case where farm was frustrated with a government plan, a blocking the entire area and roads turn into rivers as eastern australia faces its 4th flooding emergency in 18 months in sport, alms, java says she will fight to the end to win half 1st grand slam title, which is in, is through the quarter finals at wimbledon, equaling her best performance at a major championship. ah, we begin this news hour in eastern ukraine where a school has been flattened by russian missiles in the 2nd largest city cortege. russian forces are pushing forward with their offensive in the region after capturing the city of list a chance on sunday. her keepers further north and has been under heavy bombardment since rushes invasion began in february. i feel hatred, onl
right now, two weeks of seismic supreme court decision starting with a reversal a federal abortion rights have left america s political fault lines even deeper. on one side of the divide are blue states racing to codify abortion rights and offer safe haven to women who may now have to cross state lines for the procedure on the other side. on the other side are mostly red states that have already seized upon this moment to ban abortion with some conservative lawmakers in those states contemplating punishment for those that seek the procedure elsewhere. if not just an outright national ban. of course, rose reversal was just one ruling of the court s conservative majority. it has also issued a full slate of decisions on guns, the environment and voting rights. that illustrate just how conservative the supreme court usually is. by all accounts will be for sometime. is america being remade by the rulings? that is the big question on politicsnation. and another big question, just h
They will probably already promised to do seems to me pretty commonsensical thing to go for and in practical terms do you think this award for i can well boost to now or give new impetus to these efforts internationally to achieve a nuclear ban yes i do think so i dont know that this will be the thing which finally generates success for that for them and fought for their campaign but i think it must push the conversation forward and give it more profile you know after all when is it that the first item on news reports around the world has been discussing the proposition to create a Nuclear Free World so that no its already achieving that effect of greater coverage and greater consciousness. Dan smith a director of the Stockholm International Peace Research institute thank you very much for joining us thank you my pleasure. Well on social media lots of reactions to the announcement already a director general with the European Commission stefano months or v. C. Writes congratulations i c