breaking news on the midterm elections, now just 16 days away. a stunning revelation in the latest nbc news polling. about 80% of democrats at republicans believe the political opposition poses a threat that if not stopped will destroy america as we know it. we re going to get news of that received existential threat in a moment. also new from the polls, abortion remains a top issue for voters with 50% saying they are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports the overturning of roe v. wade. as for the number one issue voters see as the most important challenge facing this country threats to democracy that inches out of jobs and the economy. the sentiment supported by voters in nevada where early voting is now underway, that tight senate race there between catherine cortez masto and out i m laxalt. we know that without democracy, we won t have the ability to work where we want to work, to live where we want to live, to buy the things we need to buy. as important as th
after aggressively raising interest rates for the last year and a half, the federal reserve believes it s in a place where it can leave rates, where they are to cool the economy and to slow inflation from its current 3.7% on a yearly basis to closer to 2%. but even though america s central bank opted not to hike right now, fed chairjerome powell suggested officials are prepared to do more if inflation flares again. the idea that you wouldn t would difficult to to raise again after stopping for a meeting or two is just not right. i mean, the committee will always do what what it thinks is appropriate at the time. right now, things look good, even though it s pricey for americans to get a mortgage or carry credit card debt. growth was stronger than expected over the summer. the world s largest economy is still adding jobs on a monthly basis. and the government s latestjobs report is due out this friday. fed staff also don t see a recession, so they don t want to rock the boat,
And while that is the result of u. S. Actions pressure now youve been listening to this and for big groups with their leaders in the u. S. Most of their lives and they tend to tune out and most of them just want to go home and to get something done find a way to restore confidence in the economy the current season crashing so theres a serious Joblessness Problem they want that focus on what the government is going to do so much from you know this Tweet Commenters from the white house thank you so much for that was spent eric randall there hes a correspondent for the French News Agency a. F. P. Speaking to us from tehran. Well staying in the u. S. President trump has tweeted that collusion is not a crime but this just hours before the purse trial in the Special Counsels russia probe that opens today in virginia president trumps former Campaign Manager paul
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Haystack. Did the issue of adoption, its near and dear to my heart because i have two adopt edisons. Did that come up . Yes. In the meeting . Like i said, it was the primary thing we had spoken about in the meeting. You know, thats not the premise that got them in the room, and then they started it was essentially a baitandswitch to talk about that, and everyone has basically said that in testimony already. So this is nothing new, but, you know, like i said, im now understanding it is an important issue to you and near and dear to many peoples hearts, but this was nothing that was a Campaign Issue to us. This wasnt relevant to us, and it wasnt something we were going to do anything with. Except thats not what the president said over the weekend. Trump jr. Was not pushed to explain the shifting explanations behind the story. Meanwhile, vanity fair has reporting on former Communications Director hope hicks reappearance at the president s side over the weekend, just hours before he tweete
The latest news from around the world. Official traveling with mike pompeo in indonesia said they heard the reports and are following the situation closely. Venezuela is in the middle of a deep financial crisis. The International Monetary fund said inflation will reach 1 million percent this year. Blackouts and shortages of basic items are common place. Cnn atlanta. What does this apparent attack tell us about the political and economic turmoil effecting venezuela . We posed that question to jennifer mccoy. A professor at Georgia State university and the coauthor of the Book International mediation in venezuela. Theres a great deal of unrest in venezuela and a lot of dissatisfaction apparently among military ranks. The government has been arresting and removing Military Personnel from the ranks
The latest news from around the world. Yet. There were funerals of those killed. The president elect said he welcomes the opposition taking their dispute to the courts here in zimbabwe but the g