hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this sunday on fredricka whitfield, and we begin on the campaign trail as he scrambles to try and fend off growing calls to drop out of the race. today. he s making two stops in the battleground, state of pennsylvania. this morning, he spoke at a black church in philadelphia i ve always felt the power of your faith good times. and in tough time fact is the scripture says all things work together for good girls, love god in our called according to his purpose our purpose is to serve others that s our purpose biden s stepped up campaign push comes after his high-stakes interview with abc news did little to calm the nerves of some elected members of his own on party. and any moment now the top democrat in the house, i came, jeffries will hold a meeting with senior democrats to talk about the president s future. and in the senate, democratic senator mark warner, the chair of the intelligence committee, plants to gather senator
senator rob portman of ohio. plus, after the summit the tone of the entire meeting was good and positive. president biden and vladimir putin take the measure of each other. this is not about trust. this is about self-interest and verification of self-interest. putin deflects evidence of russian cyber hacking, but both leaders say they hope for a better relationship. i ll talk to trump and obama russia adviser fiona hill. for the third time, obamacare survives a supreme court challenge. the supreme court has just ruled the aca is here to stay. signaling the likely end of the republicans decade-long efforts to kill it. joining me are washington post bureau chief ashley parker, democratic pollster, cornell belchr e belcher. pbs newshour s amna nawaz and republican strategist brad todd. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning and happy father
now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. from john lennon to bob marley, the music business has embraced songwriters who combine their beats with political activism. my guest has upheld that tradition with an energy which sets him apart. serj tankian is best known as frontman of the heavy metal band system of a down. he s also an arch advocate for his family s homeland, armenia. his passionate views on genocide, war and corrupt governance have won him millions of fans and numerous enemies too. which matters more to him the politics or the music? serj tankian in los angeles, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. thanks for having me on. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i don t want to start in a downbeat way, but i can t help noticing that you recently described the last year as the worst of your life. i guess we can all imagine why that might be, butjust spell it out for me. well, i mean, covid obviously is a huge part of
it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. from john lennon to bob marley, the music business has embraced songwriters who combine their beats with political activism. my guest has upheld that tradition with an energy which sets him apart. serj tankian is best known as frontman of the heavy metal band system of a down. he s also an arch advocate for his family s homeland, armenia. his passionate views on genocide, war and corrupt governance have won him millions of fans and numerous enemies too. which matters more to him the politics or the music? serj tankian in los angeles, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. thanks for having me on. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i don t want to start in a downbeat way, but i can t help noticing that you recently described the last year as the worst of your life. i guess we can all imagine why that might be, butjust spell it out for me. well, i mean, covid obviously is a huge part of it, but also i had other h
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. from john lennon to bob marley, the music business has embraced songwriters who combine their beats with political activism. my guest has upheld that tradition with an energy which sets him apart. serj tankian is best known as frontman of the heavy metal band system of a down. he s also an arch advocate for his family s homeland, armenia. his passionate views on genocide, war and corrupt governance have won him millions of fans and numerous enemies too. which matters more to him the politics or the music? serj tankian in los angeles, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. thanks for having me on. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i don t want to start in a downbeat way, but i can t help noticing that you recently described the last year as the worst of your life. i guess we can all imagine why that might be, butjust spell it out for me. well, i mean, covid obviously is a huge part of it, but also i