Dana: it doesn t. Jim desmond, county supervisor in san diego. Thank you. Elite israeli forces rescued a hostage in southern gaza as we bring you that good news this morning. Welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom i m dana perino. Bill is off today. Good morning to you, bret. Bret: i m bret baier in washington. Today s rescue is the first time in months that a hostage has been rescued alive. He was inside a gaza tunnel. More than 100 hostages are believe to remain captive. Some of them likely dead. The daring rescue really is something today. Dana: it coincides with a new warning that iran s aggression has reached an alltime high. Both sides appear to be stepping back from the brink of war for now. Reality is, bret, neither one of them really wants to fight a war against israel. They are aware israel is strong and the u. S. Is backing israel. It looked to us watching here like israel scored a significant victory over when hezbollah recently. It tells you a lot about the motivation
From opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the conflicts of interest, both real and potential, the effect that all of this money has on elections and indeed on policy. Sarah, hello, and thank you forjoining us. I am so happy to be here. Well, its really good to talk to you because, as i was saying, you really do know about this stuff. And i think probably the place to start is with the basics, actually. So how does it work . Who can Donate Money, who typically does Donate Money . And you think of all those small Amounts that people are allowed to give kind of talk us through what the process is. Yeah, sure. So anyone who is an american citizen can donate to american politicians. But ultimately, you know, i youre not going to give 25 to a politician when youre. In the lower income brackets. You need that 25 to pay your Electric Bill or to buy some. Bread or whatever, i so were talking more about people of means. And thatsjust for the small donors. Th
And if you americasters want the latest, do make sure you subscribe to the podcast on bbc sounds. Its all there. But right now, as we say, this episode is going to step back and look at Campaign Finances. And you can send us A Whatsapp On 443301239480. And if you have the kind of Bank Balance that that Number Sort of equates to, then you will be particularly interested this week because. Or this day. Whis week, what am i talking about . Were doing this every day. Anyway, you will be interested because we are going to talk completely about money, and were going to do it right now with someone who knows more about Campaign Finances than most, who knows an awful lot about the Way Money is raised, but also, crucially, on the way it is spent and the impact that it has on American Politics. Sarah bryner is director of Research And Strategy from opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the conflicts of interest, both real and potential, the effect that all of
It has been an incredibly busy time in the us for political news. And if you americasters want the latest, do make sure you subscribe to the podcast on bbc sounds. Its all there. But right now, as we say, this episode is going to step back and look at Campaign Finances. And you can send us A Whatsapp On 443301239480. And if you have the kind of Bank Balance that that Number Sort of equates to, then you will be particularly interested this week because. Or this day. This week, what am i talking about . Were doing this every day. Anyway, you will be interested because we are going to talk completely about money, and were going to do it right now with someone who knows more about Campaign Finances than most, who knows an awful lot about the Way Money is raised, but also, crucially, on the way it is spent and the impact that it has on American Politics. Sarah bryner is director of Research And Strategy from opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the conf
Cheap tent. Taps disgrace. Herschel walker filed paperwork to join the Georgia Senate race. Is he a hero in georgia And he understAnds law And order. Kamala harris talking about christmas while americans are strAnded inning that. Do you want to have different toys for your children it might be the time to start buying them because climate crisis. It makes absolutely no sense. Brian right, that is great theme. Nothing makes sense. President biden sticking to the August 31st deadline its bed if you ling to get all troops out of afghanistan. Ainsley he says its all contingent on the taliban. The group has blocked access to Kabuls Airport. Steve Doug La zared join us live as two members of congress getting a spanking from Nancy Pelosi saying no more. This is all bad. Doug. Steve, ainsley And brian, good morning. You know, the scenes playing out in And around the airport in kabul are horrific right now And time is quickly running out. Those who are simply desperate to get on these final fli