Our thanks. Your rewards. As we begin a new hour, we turn to the biden agenda. Joe manchin says he wants a Spending Bill not too big. In moments, how the poor Peoples Campaign is putting pressure on the West Virginia senator. Plus, a humanitarian crisis in Del Rio, texas. New developments about how the biden administration is responding. And the woman who designed the dress that has the worlds of fashion and politics buzzing. This is American Voices. We begin this hour in texas where the states ultraconservative legislature kicks off a new Special Session tomorrow. This time around, texas republicans plan to focus on redistricting. They are already busy working to redraw maps to favor republican incumbents. The Texas Tribune reports, quote, republicans hold majorities in both chambers they will have every advantage as they use the process to position their party for the next decade as the State Population becomes younger and more diverse. This is a process known as partisan gerrymander
Coronavirus. Good to have you with us. The u. S. And South Korea said theyre looking into claims by North Korea that it has test fired a new strategic weapon. According to state media, North Korea successfully tested long Range Cruise missiles over the weekend which hit targets 1500 kilometers away. The move is likely to heighten tensions in the region with japan expressing its concerns. Pa Paul Paula Hancocks is following this for us. How Big A threat might there this pose . Reporter rosemary, any testing that North Korea does does bring its own concerns to those in the region and of course in washington, as well. The fact it appears to be, according to staterun media in North Korea, a new strategic weapon will be of a concern. The fact they are Test Firing something new. We had a couple of parades over recent months one in january and one in october of last year, there are a number of new Weapons Systems that were unveiled. Experts have been saying since that point that, at some poin
The pandemic is far from over. We have the Details Today with a member of the white House Council for the chick adviSors. All of that is ahead. Welcome to Meet The Press Daily. It has been a brutal summer of headlines for the biden administration. The Delta Surge is impacting the economy, and Job Growth slowed dramatically in august. Wages were up, and the Unemployment Rate fell, but it is clear that Deltas Disruption made this report not So good. The president addressed that they need to do more to address it. There is no question. We were looking for a higher number. Next week i will lay out the next step thats are going to be needed to combat the Delta Variant to address Some of those fears and concerns. This comes as the Approval Rating is declining a little or a lot, but the Trend Line is definitely down. How far down it will go is not yet clear. Are we at bottom in this low to mid 40s . Senator Joe Manchin says he will not support the reconciliation bill. He says that debt and th
Airport, senior military leaders gathered for the Morning Update on the deteriorating situation in afghanistan. Speaking from a secure Video Conference Room on the third floor at the pentagon 8 00 a. M. Wednesday, 4 30 p. M. Kabul, the Defense Secretary instructed more than a dozen of the top leaders around the world to make preparations from eminent mass casualty event, according to classified detailed notes of the gathering, shared with politico. You can read more about that at politico. Com. On the deadline coming up tomorrow. This is the reporting of the hill this morning, biden enters perilous final hours of afghanistan mission, writing the remaining u. S. Forces in afghanistan are said to leave the country on tuesday, marking an end to a nearly 20year military engagement. But it will not be a clean break for the advice didnt administration, which must still grapple on whether to continue evacuations for americans and afghans left behind, as well as the followup from a deadly Isis
Good morning. It is monday, august 30, 20 21 Washington Journal. Welcome to Washington Journal. With that deadline less than 20 four hours away, we open up our phones and hear from you, your thoughts. Do you still support the u. S. Leaving afghanistan . How could the withdrawal have been handled better . Implications or concerns of the u. S. Leaving afghanistan, and more. Here are the numbers. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents and others, 202 7488002. For an afghan War Vet, the line is 202 7488003. We welcome your input. That is the same Line Anyone can use to send us a text, tell us your name and where youre from. On facebook, facebook. Com cspan we welcome your posts on twitter or instagram, and that is cspanwj. We also heard from biden officials and others on the sunday shows yesterday. This is some background on the attack last week in kabul. This is just published this morning at politico. Com. Pentagon prepares for Mass Casualty Attack at Kabul Airpor