jim himes about u.s. foreign policy, also a discussion about veterans issues with concerned veterans of america executive director and cofounder and chair vets. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] host: it is the washington journal for may the 22nd. the gallup organization s latest poll said american sentiment toward socialism with the top line showing 4 out of 10 embraced some sort of socialism. we will show you the numbers. you can let us know your thoughts. if you support socialism and what to tell us why, 202-748-8000 is the number to call. if you oppose it, 202-748-8001. maybe you are not sure, 202-748-8002. you can call on that line. post your thoughts on twitter at @cspanwj and 400 plus people on facebook already posting. you can do the same at facebook.com/cspan. when it comes to devilish definitions, the d
you can also catch up with us on social media. on twitter it is @cspanwj. on facebook it is facebook.com/cspan. a very good monday morning to you. we have already discussed how 9 federal agencies and 800,000 federal employees have been impacted by the shutdown. we want to hear how it is spreading across the country. you can start calling in now and let us know. phone lines for rep. fattah: republicans, democrats, and independents as usual. alan blinder with the headline the story noting the sharpest effects of the shutdown are only beginning to emerge across the country. in many parts of the united states, the shutdown has underscored how deeply the federal government is connected to everyday life and the spending standoff created a cascading crises far from the border. native american tribes missed out on millions for federal funding. farmers have been squeezed with issues from loans and payments and states have written checks to keep some services and property like the
a vote on the government spending bill has been delayed until monday after the two sides failed to reach a compromise money for federal agencies was. acting a range of departments including possible to visa services immigration is at the heart of the dispute democrats want funding tied to protection for undocumented migrants who enter the u.s. as children publicans and democrats blame each other for the m. pos hijo castro has more from washington d.c. . the shutdown of the us government will stretch into a third day this is after the faint glimmer of hope to achieve an overnight compromise was dashed when senate democrats announced that yet there was still no deal now the next possible vote would come at noon monday but on an elusive compromise that has yet to be reached a group of bipartisan centrist senators have been working behind closed doors to reach that compromise so far what s been discussed is a temporary measure to reopen the government until february eighth and th
isis is so much more adept at social media than anything we have able unable to do then able to do. rep. mccaul: we have a new generation of terrorists that are very effective on the internet that have radicalized enough people to recruit 40,000 jihadists into iraq and syria, the largest convergence in history. now they do the external operations, same with northern africa. we have to counter that message. some private companies, google, facebook, they are stepping up to the plate to counter the message. i think the united states government could do a more effective job leveraging the local communities. at the end of the day, these are sunni arab communities, they need to step up to the plate and protect their own backyard and protect their own religion. it s important to understand the legislation coming out of the judiciary committee as well, when the just announced a policy of not examining publicly available social media, that is important to do. because it can give you
.emocrats, (202) 748-8000 republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. we will get to your calls in just a minute, but let s begin with president obama in the rose garden yesterday talking about why he has chosen judge garland as his pick for the supreme court. : i have sought the advice of republican and democratic members of congress, reached out to every member of the judiciary committee, the bar associations, representing an array of interests and opinions from all across the spectrum. today, after completing this exhaustive process, i have made my decision. i have selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of america s sharpest legal minds but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, evenhandedness, and excellence. these qualities and his long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration of leaders from both sides of the aisle. ultimately bring that same character to bear on the supr