That he did what he came 22nd to do with the the russian. Work on advancing mutual interests but barnld threatening our vital interests with cyber attacks and election meddling. He knows i will take action like we did with this last timeout. He knows they are consequences. They are not able to dictate what that in the world. Does he . Hasnt putin gotten used to no consequences after trump told the world he trusts him more than his own Intelligence Agencies . And no small irony, President Biden actually confused the pair earlier. I caught part of president Putins Press Conference gaffe . Doesnt really qualify. On purpose . Of course not. Funny . A little. Of course, Putins Work of weakening our country being done for him, right . By the rabid right. Another sign of how pathetic our politics are, trumpers who sat quiet while trump tossed this country under the bus with biden, with putin there it is for you, with putin in helsinki. He threw us under the bus. They said nothing. Now they sa
Republicans successfully filibustered the creation of a bipartisan commission split evenly between democrats and republicans for a comprehensive inquiry into the deadly insurrection, a mob that stormed the capitol on January 6th in an attempt to overthrow free and fair elections while we watched on television. Republicans did it with the help of a key accomplice, the senate rules. Heres the vote tally. Ready for this . Do some math in your head. Which one is bigger . The vote was 54 yeas against 35 nays. Now, at any other context where youre voting and 54 people want something and 35 people do not, well, thats a win for the yeas. But in the United States Senate it apparently is not because you need 60 votes. Not even 60 of those senators who bothered to stick around, but 60 votes out of how far many there are, hence the answers. Two democrats were absence. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and washington and Patty Murray of washington. Nine republicans were absence, concluding Pat Toomey of penn
Three very russian. The report identifies three very serious russian. The report identifies three very serious Failings L three very serious failings amol rajan. The first is Martin Bashir s investigation the weather was carried out. To be clear, that was a breach of the current editorial guidelines at the time in 1993. You are right with the second thing around the investigation. It is clear it was not good enough. And it didnt get to the truth. And then finally, the way that the press was handling it, it was evasive and not up to standard. View express their concern about what lord Dysons Report had uncovered, with susan writing. And Sheila Brown agreed. Well, lets explore the implications of the report for the bbc with stuart purvis, Border Editor in chief At Itn and a former partner at the regulator 0fcom. Now that Princes William and harry have spoken out publicly about deceit and their mother and the public on how serious you think this is . I think it was serious enough before t
Leadership and legacy. After leaving the White House, President Obama mostly stayed out of politics. Though, last year, he did campaign for president biden. The former president , and Formerfirst Lady have signed Production Deals with netflix. They both started podcasts, and mr. Obama has continued his work with the program he launched, while he was in the White House called my Brothers Keeper. Its now part of the Obama Foundation. Its mission is to provide support for what it calls pathways of opportunity to young men of color. Its a deeply personal mission, for President Obama, who grew up hardly knowing his own father. And who, by his own account, didnt find his way until his late teens. He writes about this, as well as how he balanced governing with being a Husband And Dad in his recentlypublished book a Promise Land. We dropped in a High School where he was visiting with a young men who had been part of my Brothers Keeper to talk about their lives and the challenges they face. Are
Happened is what happened. And i understand what happened and we have we have debated and talked about it. But i was for me, i was most happy i was happiest to see him with the young men with anderson, interviewing the young men about what theyre going to do. And his question was profound. What what do we need to do . How do we make it better for you . That thats what i was concerned about. The Politics Part of it, im not. He did what he could, as president. He had you know, he had, you know, conflicts. And roadblocks. And situations, that other president s didnt have because he was the first he was the first one. Anytime youre the first one of anything, im not just saying he just happened to be the first black one. You know, the the rules are different, for you. So, you know, i think itll resonate. I think Therell Therell be some criticism about, that he should have done more. And he should have known better that republicans didnt Want To work with him. And this should be a lesson for