Expected to sign. Now that signing is in doubt after a diatribe of falsehoods, aimed at a bill intended to help americans dealing with the pandemic that the president largely ignores. The president declaring that he wants higher direct payments to the American People. Payments that were pared down by his own white house negotiators after facing resistance from his own party leadership. I ask ask congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low 600 to 2,000 or 4,000 for a couple. Send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a covid relief package and maybe that administration will be me. That little nugget at the end, showing that he is still not ready to accept the reality that joe biden will be president on january 20th. We also still dont know whats going to happen with the National Defense authorization act. The president is expected to veto the bill or just not sign it at all. That sets up a new battle with congress and members of his ow
Way here. Until those answers come, what should do you . 40 countries have now halted travel from the uk. White house advisers are expected to present President Trump with options today. But new yorks governor announced an agreement with three airlines to test all passengers flying into new york from the uk. But hes also calling on the federal government to do more. The United States has done nothing. Now, i acted proactively, frankly, for new york. But well have flights into chicago, into other parts of the country and those people can get on flights and come back to new york or infect other states. And this whole notion that any one state can protect itself was foolish from the beginning. So lets begin at the white house right now where they are said to be considering plans to impose testing requirements for anyone traveling from the United Kingdom into the United States. John harwood is at the white house and hes joining us now. What are you hearing about this . It looks like the ad
Pleased to have you here today joining us for this event cohosted with the center for a new American Security to mark the release of michael gordons. Excellent new book degrade and destroy the inside story of the war against the islamic state. From barack obama to donald trump. Because michael has had exceptional access to top u. S. Officials and military commanders. And because of his extraordinary firsthand reporting from the battlefields, hes produced a must read book on this historic conflict. We were very proud to have michael with us inhouse at fcd for a period while he was working on the book. And we understand you also spent time at cns during the same. Were all happy to see it on the shelves today. Its available for purchase at all. Major booksellers online, im sure. And for those of you here in person, in the back of the room at the conclusion of todays events. Michael gordon currently as the National Security correspondent for the wall street journal. In addition to his late
Because michael has had exceptional access to top u. S. Officials and military commanders. And because of his extraordinary firsthand reporting from the battlefields, hes produced a must read book on this historic conflict. We were very proud to have michael with us inhouse at fcd for a period while he was working on the book. And we understand you also spent time at cns during the same. Were all happy to see it on the shelves today. Its available for purchase at all. Major booksellers online, im sure. And for those of you here in person, in the back of the room at the conclusion of todays events. Michael gordon currently as the National Security correspondent for the wall street journal. In addition to his latest book, he is the coauthor with the late general bernard trainor, a wonderful man of three definitive histories of the United States wars in iraq. Full disclosure. Ive known michael for a rather long time. I wont tell you how long because he looks so young and may not want to a
May not want to admit his age. But this clue we were in the same bullpen at the New York Times in the previous century. He wasnt astonishingly good. Reporter i could tell you stories. And by the way, reassuring to note, hes still an astonishing good reporter today. So some things dont change. To dive into this conflict with us and the Lessons Learned, we are very glad to have with us Lieutenant General sean macfarland, u. S. Army retired general macfarland served as a three star commander of the coalition against isis in syria and iraq during his command from 2015 to 2016, Coalition Forces recaptured nearly half of the enemys territory and set the conditions for enemys final defeat. Well, well talk about that a little more today. Were equally honored to have michele flournoy, who served as undersecretary of defense for policy in the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2012. Shes the cofounder and chair of the cnrs board of directors. Shes also cofounder and managing partner of west exec