My name is robert barnes. I cover the Supreme Court for the washington post. Thanks for coming on this crisp, fall day to hear about the Supreme Court. Id like to thank the federalist society, particularly the Facility Division and practice groups for putting together what we think will be an interesting panel on what looks to be a very interesting term at the Supreme Court. After the trauma of last years confirmation hearings, theres been a thought from those who watched the court that it went out of its way not to look partisan last term, to look for ways to bust up the ideological divide on the court in some cases and to slow walk some controversies to keep them off that years docket. Its been welldocumented that each of the conservative justices at least once joined the four liberals to make up a majority in a case. And it went the other way, too. Each of the liberals at least once abandoned his or her usual voting partners and joined the conservatives in a case. Harmony could be h
Business im in berlin welcome the German Economy has ended the 2nd quarter on a week note data released on friday shows exports from europes economic powerhouse were down 8 percent in june compared with the same month last year thats the biggest drop in 3 years more and more analysts say europes biggest economy is facing a recession many german engineering firms comic and supplies and crisis hit by profit downturns a lot of companies are cutting jobs or reducing it raises the risk of a global slowdown. Europes economic model may be running out of gas automotive supplier continentals net profit slumped 41 percent in the 2nd quarter and the company has announced plans to shut down an entire factory. Competitors shiflet also lowered their earnings expectations and said stuff would have to be let go falling demand is hurting Steel Companies like to the company is bracing for a loss this year. And exporters are feeling the squeeze from the u. S. Silo trade war and brics it worries for econo
the special counsel s case against donald trump. i will ask former general neil. meanwhile, fox cuts ties to tucker carlson. but don t give the murdochs profiles acreage war just yet, i will take you through all the things that they didn t firecracker for and what that reveals about the future of the network. and later, a trip to the british embassy a cup of tea with her thoughts on the war in ukraine, being a woman in a male dominated field, and yes, the upcoming coronation of king charles. so we saw a pretty jarring split screen this week from the two leading candidates for president in 2024. and that split screen served as a reminder of what is at stake in this election. on one side, president joe biden formally took the plunge, officially launching his reelection campaign in a video released on tuesday. in it, the president reiterated his commitment to protecting personal freedoms from voting rights to abortion rights, to civil rights, big issues in this campaign. he
Admiral howard president jackson, dean, faculty, students, thank you for this wonderful privilege that youve given me, this honorary degree. I will tell you, my fellow on arend this is pretty cool. It feels a lot like a superman cape. I want to know, does it stop bullets . [laughter] i could use that in my job. President jackson, fellow on i class of 2015 come its a sincere honor to join you on this extraordinary occasion. Today marks a triumphant milestone in your lives. Symbolically crossing the stage you will also cross over into the next phase of your lives. With each step, you will pound into your souls this week feeling of accomplishment. Years now, you will recall the challenges of that last calculus class, the anxiety of preparing for your last test, the excitement of your last big red freak out night and the last witnessing of the Shirley Ann Jackson weather machine. [laughter] [applause] avriladmiral howard i thought it appropriate that i start this speech and share with you
I do know that when you go out there and you suit up, every time you suit up could be your last time. I say, yeah, i know that, but i say, its not something you think about and even when you do think about it, you dismiss it because those types of thoughts make you second guess yourself. Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the Supreme Court opened for Business Today and immediately ruled out a major decision on gay marriage. Instead, without comment, the justices refused to hear cases from five states. Within hours, samesex