the biden w administration comes in and says we will talk about trade, but not tariffs.annot understand why that is been the case when, like i said, kenya army benefits. let's talk about market access and how we, our exporters in the united states can get their products into a country such as kenya on a continent that is growing in population that is what separates africa from some of the other continent's growing population. >> those countries, china would come to the top of the list on how we apply those tariffs. what is the benefit of applying tariffs going forward? >> well, the details can be very fine on all of trade. trade is a lot of work. with growing technology, diversifying economies, that makes trade even more difficult. digital, for e example. that is important. theds u.s. leads the world in digital trade. other countries say, wow, that is a great source of revenue, especially if it only comes from another country. that can be damaging in various ways. among them, access to information in the flow of information. that is important as well. china, as a competi

w. bush in 1989 and ten years younger than biden's administration.ks like trump is setting up the next generation of republican leereds; right? >> stuart, i think this is a really valuable point for people to think about. we rely started seeing it with his -- really started seeing this with his selection of jd vance this summer and people don't think that trump thinks he's nothing more than a narcissist who cares about himself. that selection of vance showed he believes in the make america great again movement and set it up well for the decades to come, and this is not just about him. similarly we're seeing that with those cabinet-level picks. these are younger people and different people, but they're hopefully going to be people who can have the energy and the ideas to take on some of the really serious problems that are threatening the safety and the security of our republic. stuart: it's a real pivot in american politics. that's my point of view. >> absolutely. stuart: mollie hemingway, thank you for joining us. see you soon. >> thank you. stuart:

biden administration. >> thank you. >>> up next, more to come, my final thoughts, stay with us. w s shopify's point of sale system helps you sell at every stage of your business. with fast and secure payment. card readers you can rely on. and one place to manage it all. whatever the stage, businesses that grow grow with shopify. >>> when i looked at mike johnson's razor thin win to remain speaker because of the very, very narrow majority the republicans hold in the house, i thought about the american people will only be taken care of if we learn how to find some common ground without selling out our principles, but to care for the people that we serve and i've had to confront that in my life as a civil rights leader. i remember in 2009 i had marched on president george bush when he was in the florida vote count. i marched during his inauguration, but we began talking in his second term even after i marched on hurricane katrina about education. we talked about my concern about public education, his with no child left behind and in his last appearance before his successor was inaugu

biden administration's legacy. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio at w eta in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: one of president-elect trump's most controversial nominees was the first to face the scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing. a new pbs news/npr/marist poll set to be released tomorrow finds that pete hegseth, the nominee to lead the department of defense, has room to introduce himself to the country. 55% of americans do not know enough about him to have an opinion. 19% hold a favorable view of him and 26% have a negative impression. geoff: the nominee was questioned today about alleged sexual and financial misconduct as well as concern that he lacks the experience to manage the defense department's more than three million employees. hegseth has denied any wrongdoing. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins reports on how hegseth handled the hearing room spotlight. lisa: supporters chanted as the defense secretary nominee took the hot seat. >> when president trump chose me for the position the primary charge

administration? guest: first just to add to the earlier conversation about the contrast, president biden, president obama, president george h w bush, the orthodoxy has always been america engaged, america leading a coalition of allies, working with our allies in order to create a world that is more prosperous, that fosters american foreign policy interest and economic interests. and so the alliances have been important from that perspective because we are a lot stronger and right now we are in an environment, i'm getting to your question, where the biggest challenge is the fact that we are in standout as a democracy. america is the strongest economic political and military power in the world, we shouldn't forget that, but we are in a standoff with autocracies. china, russia, north korea, iran, but they are now working together and that is a distinction that is really important and really dangerous. we are in a world where our government needs to be actively working internationally to reduce the threats and frankly countering those autocracies from a position of strength, increasing our deterrence, increasing our diplomacy. so

david m rubinstein studio at w eta in washington, and from the walter cronkite school of journalism. ♪ amna: with less than two weeks left in office, the biden administrationts final shipment of weapons for ukraine, the administration believes nearly all of this 500 $1 million worth of weapons will arrive before the inauguration of donald trump. ukraine's envoy today said they will aim to negotiate an end to the war within trump's first 100 days in office. next, tell us more about what exactly the biden administration ascending in the latest round of eight -- of aid. reporter: it's a packet with about $500 billion. among the weapons is longer-range weapons of ukraine has used inside russia. to hit key russian infrastructure. as well as artillery shells. this is the final money congress has appropriated for ukraine for drawn down u.s. stocks that can be replenished to the u.s. military. ukraine needs all the help it can get. just today, russian missiles hit an apartment complex and industrial facility and the debris hit a tram and a train, killing more than 13 and wounding more than 60. amna: this war now grants on into another year, what exactly is the sta

w. bush administration the white house from 2005 to 2007 here to talk about pending decision concerning u.s. steel and pushback from the bidentration. >> thank you for having me. >> explain what happened concerning u.s. steel. >> president biden officially walked the deal, japanese filmmaker made an offer and they are on foreign investment in the united states. the interagency group of people make sure they don't pose national security risk. they couldn't come to the result so the given to the president and as a biden did. he said there's credible evidence in my take action threatens any of the united states and both sides have taken us to court and the trump administration will likely play a key role in this. >> they saw an opportunity to invest steel in terms of compared to the advantage was integration global value chain and superior firms. they are importing automobiles and what happened. in the united states the japanese filmmaker and the workers because with that u.s. deal going. >> can you elaborate? >> struggling on and

the administration did not provide severe economic pressures w will the threat of military force something behind that don't other than the word don't is all of america's enemies large of joe bideno whatever you please that is not the case of president trump. if he says don't there's usually a fist at the end of that don't. mark: one quick minute left to pay if we do take up their nuclear sites in the government stands we have the knowledge to build nuclear weapons. as of the knowledge you take out the nuclear sites that will hopefully lead to the elimination of that regime which the people there do not want. that is the destruction of the regime once and for all. >> the iranian regime is extremely, extremely attentive footing at this point. it would not take a massive american military presence or intervention in order for that regime to fault the united states have no interest in an intervention with iran certainly president trump this of the goodness again is a very tentative regime it's on its last legs a little bit of a push it may topple over. mark: think the people will rise up as they have many times before without the support of biden. with all the support of obama when

w. bush administration. in 202 she delivered remarks at the israeli american council national summit, where she criticized the biden administration's policies and discussed her own efforts to support israel in congress. >> representative elise stefanik from new york's 21st congressional district. the youngest ever elected to congress. what's that like? rep. stefanik: you know, i actually didn't know i was going to be the youngest woman ever elected until after i won my primary picked i went into this race not knowing about the historic nature. after i won my primary which was very competitive, the media started covering the race and talking about how i would be the youngest woman ever elected. what was interesting for me was at campaign rally's, particularly towards the end, parents started bringing their elementary school-aged daughters to these events. these were republicans, democrats, unaffiliated voters, just to show their daughters a role model of what they can achieve. so it is something i take very seriously as a role model in this country. not just for republican women but for all women who want to break g

administration? guest: first just to add to the earlier conversation about the contrast, president biden, president obama, president george h wh, the orthodoxy has always been america engaged, america leading a coalition of allies, working with our allies in order to create a world that is more prosperous, that fosters american foreign policy interest and economic interests. and so the alliances have been important from that perspective because we are a lot stronger and right now we are in an environment, i'm getting to your question, where the biggest challenge is the fact that we are in standout as a democracy. america is the strongest economic political and military power in the world, we shouldn't forget that, but we are in a standoff with autocracies. china, russia, north korea, iran, but they are now working together and that is a distinction that is really important and really dangerous. we are in a world where our government needs to be actively working internationally to reduce the threats and frankly countering those autocracies from a position of strength, increasing our deterrence, increasing our diplomacy. so tha

administration? guest: first just to add to the earlier conversation about the contrast, president biden, president obama, president george h w the orthodoxy has always been america engaged, america leading a coalition of allies, working with our allies in order to create a world that is more prosperous, that fosters american foreign policy interest and economic interests. and so the alliances have been important from that perspective because we are a lot stronger and right now we are in an environment, i'm getting to your question, where the biggest challenge is the fact that we are in standout as a democracy. america is the strongest economic political and military power in the world, we shouldn't forget that, but we are in a standoff with autocracies. china, russia, north korea, iran, but they are now working together and that is a distinction that is really important and really dangerous. we are in a world where our government needs to be actively working internationally to reduce the threats and frankly countering those autocracies from a position of strength, increasing our deterrence, increasing our diplomacy. so that

w. bush administration at the white house from 2005 to 2007. to talk about a pending decision concerning u.s. steel and protest and push back from the biden administration. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> for those not following as close as you are. explain what has happened concerning u.s. steel. >> the last few days. they had made an offer to acquire u.s. steel. they returned to work the deal out. the committee on foreign investment in the united states, you will hear a lot about them on this case. the inner agency group of people the large enough deals that might offer legitimatement and don't pose national security risks. they did the investigation. they couldn't come to a conclusion there was evidence they might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the united states. that's our now. both sides have taken us to court. people say, it will be held up for a while and the next administration will decide how it ends up. >> foreign mergers and acquisitions happen all of the time, you know, somebody with an opportunity and you know, they proposed the merge or aquisition in this case it sounds

the biden w administration comes in and says we will talk about trade, but not tariffs.annot understand why that is been the case when, like i said, kenya army benefits. let's talk about market access and how we, our exporters in the united states can get their products into a country such as kenya on a continent that is growing in population that is what separates africa from some of the other continent's growing population. >> those countries, china would come to the top of the list on how we apply those tariffs. what is the benefit of applying tariffs going forward? >> well, the details can be very fine on all of trade. trade is a lot of work. with growing technology, diversifying economies, that makes trade even more difficult. digital, for e example. that is important. theds u.s. leads the world in digital trade. other countries say, wow, that is a great source of revenue, especially if it only comes from another country. that can be damaging in various ways. among them, access to information in the flow of information. that is important as well. china, as a competi

w. bush administration. the white house from 2005 to 2007. for those maybe not following as close as you are, what has happened in the last few days? january 3 president biden officially launched deal. the foreign investment the you will hear a lot about. they couldn't come to the result, president biden's way. the security of the united states. >> why was interested in the deal? >> foreign mergers and acquisition happen all the time. in this case, it sounds like they saw an opportunity to invest u.s. deal in terms of their advantage. and to remember in the years automobiles and what happened was the automakers jumped over and started eating it in the u.s. they see the u.s. getting more production so they wanted to invest in the united states. >> when you say the u.s. deal. >> they been struggling on and off for decades now. the steel industry has been asking for protection. president bush administration that happened before and after that and president trump use national security and 2324 steel. protection from competition. overall is trying to be higher than global prices. >> the japanese companies and the issues is talking about. texas questions or comme