A sweeping majority for president Maduro Socialist Party in venezuelas Congressional Elections the opposition has called the vote a fraud. Millions of people across the u. S. State of california are preparing for harsh new coronavirus lockdown rules to come into effect in under an hour the stay at home order places restrictions on the opening of restaurants say in stores while also limiting gatherings the measures are being implemented as the state reported its highest ever number of infections more than 30000 in a single day their fears some hospitals could run out of i. C. U. Beds now the virus is now killing more than 2000 americans a day thats 2 people every minute they hope that the food and Drug Administration will approve a vaccine soon but it will still take months for it to be fully rolled out castro has more from washington. New walk downs are being put in place in a number of regions amid the ongoing surge in Infections Health officials are considering ending even Outdoor Di
In the next 30 minutes a low turnout as polls close in venezuelas general election which the opposition has dismissed as a fraud and crunch time for brett sick talks the e. U. And the u. K. Push for a trade deal to prevent chaos at the borders next year. Welcome to the program millions of people across the u. S. State of california harbor pairing for harsh new lockdown rules to come into place in the next few hours the stay at home borders places restrictions on the opening of restaurants salads and stalls while also limiting gatherings the measures come in as the state reported its highest ever number of infections more than 30000 in a single day the recent surge in infections and prompting fears some hospitals could run out of i. C. U. Beds while covert 19 is now killing more than 2000 people a day in the u. S. Health officials are hoping the approval of a new vaccine will happen quickly the food and Drug Administration is set to meet on thursday to review it how did you castro how s
President joe biden, all the way back on what feels like ages ago, november the 3rd of our brand name in chief has been running a sort of scorched earth transition policy from outright denying his defeat in a half brained attempt to muddy the upcoming Electoral College vote on december 14th to his randomly on purpose firings of pentagon and Homeland Security officials who just happen to disagree with them about the election. Trumpets how the news media is and political punditry is fawaz outrage, machine running on full time minutes on a full tank of gas 27. 00 ratings, clicks and pearl clutching was galore. But it wasnt until recent reports that on his way out the door, the donald may drawdown or outright end the u. S. Wars in afghanistan and iraq. That, that hit the washington d. C. Where it hurts the most right between its military Industrial Complex legs. In fact, the hill is now reporting that acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller announced on tuesday that President Trump ha
A new negotiators in brussels today as the threat of a no deal scenario is the. Last think of this guy the next time youre tempted to lit up and follow the dip to find work of the chinese crude town stripping this cute pristine. Im rebecca riches welcome to the program several german states have now moved closer to a hard lock down as high corona virus infection rights threaten to overwhelm hospitals one of the countrys leading Health Institutions is recommending a 2 way cod lockdown nationwide starting on Christmas Eve under the current lockdown restrictions restrictions will be eased in the several parts of germany between christmas and the new year and many Health Experts say tougher precautions during these holidays will be crucial to saving lives. With the Christmas Shopping season in full swing many people are probably thinking more about presents than hospitals but statistics say more than 4000 patients are being treated for cope with 19 and germanys intensive care units due to
The 75th anniversary of the cold war. With me today is dr. William hitchcock, the professor of history at the university of virginia. Dr. Hitchcock is the author of several books on the cold war, most recently the age of Eisenhower America and the world in the 1950s. Published in 2018 by simon and schuster. Will, welcome and ask for joining us. William thank you, good to be with you. Looking forward to a conversation. Sean lets get to it. In surveying the 45 years of the cold war and its impact, one could argue that it fundamentally changed the constitutional framework of the American Government, that it was this period that saw the greater concentration of power in the president at the expense of the congress, that more than ever in our history because of the challenges of the cold war our National Course is now set by the personality of the president. Would you agree with that . William well, yes, i would agree with that. And i think its been characteristic of the presidency over the