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we re not getting a good deal for all the money we spend. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. more at rockefellerfoundation.org carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the u.s. military has taken more casualties in afghanistan as it battles fi ....
president trump has again claimed that a major conflict could break out with north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. he said he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to persuade pyongyang to abandon the weapons but said that would be very difficult to achieve. as he reaches the end of his first 100 days in office he s confirmed as barack obama famously warned him when they first met in the oval office that north korea is his biggest global worry. well, there s a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea absolutely. earlier our correspondent laura bicker in washington explained how the us secretary of state is also lending his weight to the diplomatic pressure bearing down on north korea. rex tillerson also gave a very rare interview to fox news just a little bit earlier. he spoke about the difficult diplomatic strategy followed by the administration. this is ahead of, in a few hours time, a un security council meeting ....
mike murphy. he is a gop strategist and the host of the podcast radio free gop. and from austin, texas, matthew dowd, chief political analyst for abc news. i am least to have them both on the program. we have a lot of people around this table talking about 100 days. let me start at the beginning from a political standpoint assess donald trump and his political performance and future. mike? mike: i would say on the plus side, we conservatives are happy with the supreme court outcome. and he has continued to set the agenda, which is what a president has to do. himselfot positioned where he has any popularity or strength in the country, either who are the core of support. he talks to the base with the same campaign rhetoric he used. and on the legislative side, he boxed himself out of working with them regrets becoming so radioactive, you are a democrat who helps them, and you will has not done a lot of what a president tries to do out matthew: if i were grading his fi ....
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for all the money we spend. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. more at rockefellerfoundation.org carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the u.s. military has taken more casualties in afghanistan as it battles fighters of the islamic state. t ....