well: one was in iraqis national and one was a somali national. the president was saying i am not certain, so i want to put a brief pause, allow that thelized waivers state department of homeland security and tell me they tell me there is no threat. >> i'm not sure the statutory language is the president saying i'm not certain. the statutory language says he would have to find them of these nationals would be detrimental to the united states, and it sounds to me like you are saying the president is saying they may be detrimental. requirement ofe the statute that the president would have find it would be detrimental? mr. well: absolutely. i am not aware of any courts but whatessing 1182 f, he said as i find it would be detrimental to lead and people from countries we know to be dangerous that have deteriorated over time until i have had a chance working with my cabinet officials to assess the vetting procedures for those countries. he said it would be detrimental in the face of that uncertainty. that is a reasonable finding, one in executive branch

we should never give up our advantages as a nation. our nation was founded -- why did we take the at let's go -- the alaska purchase? if we threw that away, the leaders decided you can't touch the caribou, can't do this. if we give up the advantages -- you mentioned is is important. -- race is important. think, iok at what i see it every day, there are groups of people who stand on corners waiting for work that don't claim the honest government -- the unemployment insurance, that don't do the same jobs. that is not what america is about. we don't want these type of their, and we don't want language. they don't adapt to us. host: we will get a response. daniel krauthammer: thank you for the response. i would say to that which i think our arguments, counter arguments i have run into, many points you are making are not about the nationalism versus american exceptionalism debate if you are talking about environmental policies or call our natural resources. resources.natural it has nothing to do with the rest of the world, deciding that we

nations in this very i’ooiti. and nations. nations in this very room.ia, bolstered by iran president assad has committed unspeakable crimes. and the us has taken firm action in response to the use of banned chemical weapons by the assad regime. launching 59 missiles at the syrian air base from where that murderous attack originated. responsible nations must work together to end the humanitarian crisis of syria, eradicate isis, and restore stability to the region as quickly as possible. the iranians's —— the people of iran have endured hardship and despairundertheir people of iran have endured hardship and despair under their leaders' pursuit of terror. until the arabian regime is willing to be a partner for piece, all nations of conscience must work together to isolate iran, deny it funding for terrorism, because it cannot do it. and pray for the day when the iranians people have the just and righteous government they so richly deserve. the decisions we make will affect countless lives. king solomon, i thank you for the creation of this great moment in

-- makes a national security determination? course, the president of the united states does make national security determinations. >> it was not about who is president and who is not president, it is what happened and this particular case. when you look at mandel and you take it out of the facial part, when you consider that that is a opinion which justice kennedy and justice alito made -- it is a showing of bad faith. it goes back to the question, is that bad faith russian mark -- faith? what we have on this phase, we do have statements of the president on the campaign. we have statements -- the question is that enough? we can get into the business of whether or not we are spatially there. and having it alone what has artie been established -- it cannot be sufficient. you can do anything in this country. this is not the first time in history that this has been tried. implicationhat the -- >> my follow-up question is going to be is if the president that makes this decision? your argument is that he is tainted by animist. is har

members of nations and branches of nations. they did define themselves for the first time in that area, it wouldn't necessarily be the term they would use. we get interesting vocabulary problems talking about this which in themselves are worth dwelling on. there is a strong hand in the movement forward where a lot of differences were put aside in order to resist this first major incursion of the united states so they think of themselves as a movement among -- it wasn't perfect because nothing ever is but there was a movement to do that, define the indigenous people as indigenous first whatever their other differences were to keep the united states back behind the ohio river. at the same time no. to imagine that could ever have prevailed, the politics among these nations was very complicated and very intense and there were many many members of that group that were pushing back against perfect military unity against the united states, some hoping to make deals with the united states and others hoping to play the role of middlemen

great nation of ours. this is a national crisis. and at a time when we have to make sure that we're encouraging and nurturing our great democracy, we need our citizens to become more involved. so that's why on thursday of this week we're going to be rolling out a bill that will do just that. and do so in a manner that will elevate the corporation for national and community service to a cabinet level position, create the goal of establishing a million volunteers annually by 2026, incentivizing them to serve, so if you serve your country we'll forgive your debt. if you serve your contry, we'll help you go to college or get the kind of training you need to be a participant while also gaining the knowledge and expertise and the values that come from community service. join us, we'll be live on you tube thursday morning at 9:00. thank you. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from indiana, mr. bers, for five minutes. -- mr. messer, for five minutes. mr. messer: thank you, mr. speaker. may is an important mont

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome first lady melania trump and mrs. sarah netanyahu. [applause] -- and mrs. sara netanyahu. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states donald j. trump and the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu. [applause] prime minister netanyahu: ladies and gentlemen, this museum tells the story of israel. mr. speaker, you have just gone through a fast pace visit through our past, our present, and we work together to fashion the future. here you can see hebrew text of the bible that are 2,000 years old. you can see the coins that bear witness to nearly 4,000 years of our presence in this land. you can see the candles we lit, the synagogues we prayed in during our long exile, but the story of israel is not simply the story of the passion. it's the story of a nation borne of a barron land brought back to life, of an ancient language revised,

because not only are we a nation of faith, but we're a nation of tolerance. as we look at the violence around the world, and believe me, it's violent. i get to see it perhaps better than anybody. we realize how truly blessed we are to live in a nation that honors the freedom of worship. today my administration is leading by example as we take historic steps the protect religious liberty in the united states of america. we will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied or silenced anymore. and we will never, ever stand for religious discrimination. never, ever. tolerance is the cornerstone of peace. and that is why i am proud to make a major and historic announcement this morning and to share with you that my first foreign trip as president of the united states will be to saudi arabia, then israel, and then to a place that my cardinals love very much, rome. these visits will take place ahead of the nato g7 meetings and will begin with a truly historic gathering in saudi arabia with leaders from all across the muslim world. saudi arabia is the custodian

. ♪ [ playing "the national anthem" ] ♪ ♪ playing "the national anthem" ] [ playing "the national anthemies and gentlemen, general dunford. >> mr. president, mr. vice president, secretary mattis, distinguished guests, and most importantly, to our gold star families it's an honor to join you this morning in remembrance and reflection. since the founding of our republic more than 42 million americans have stepped forward to serve their country in uniform. their story is one of selflessness, it's one of our congress, and it's one of pure commitment. but the story is also one of extraordinary sacrifice. more than 1 million americans who have answered the call to duty gave the last full measure of their devotion so their fellow citizens could live in freedom and raise their children in peace. today we honor the fallen on battlefields that serve as way points in our history. saratoga to gettysburg, bellawood to midway. and to fallujah. we reflect on the enormity of the sacrifice. we reflect on the hopes and the dreams never realized. today we also reflect on the sacrifice to the families left

we have a full-fledged national security state now. part of what i am trying to say is you can actually find the government doing the things in wartime that it only does supposedly in peacetime. and i think it has a great deal to do with changes in the government, more broadly, changes in the economic context in which the government and defense contractors operate. a lot of it i think is the pressures of attempting to prepare for war in the industrial age. that is something you can improvise, especially for the navy. if you want and navy ready to go in 10 years, you start 10 years early. in some respects, you go into war footing even when you are at peace. i think the timing of the national defense secrets act in 1911, it has not started ramping up for world war i, is really suggested in that regard. that is kind of the misconception i think i see that i am trying to push back against. >> thank you for speaking with us. ms. epstein: thank you. i appreciate it. >> interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/ history

so, too, have the nations of africa and south america. india, russia, china, and australia have all been victims. but in sheer numbers, the deadliest toll has been exacted on the innocent people of of arab, muslim, and middle eastern nations. they have borne the brunt of the killings and the worst of the destruction in this wave of fanatical violence. some estimates hold that 95% of the victims of terrorism are muslim. we now face a humanitarian and security disaster in this region that is spreading across the planet. it is a tragedy of epic proportions. no description of the suffering and depravity can begin to capture its full measure. if you look at what is happening, al qaeda, hezbollah, hamas, and so many others must be counted, not only in the number of dead, it also must be counted in generations of vanished dreams. the middle east is rich with natural beauty, vibrant culture, and massive amounts of historic treasures. it should increasingly become one of the great global centers of commerce and opportunity. this region should not

wall: there were 2 -- one was an iraqi national and one was a somali national. but again, i don't think what the president was saying was i , know them all to be dangerous. what he was saying was i am not , certain, so i want to put a brief pause, allow individualized waivers that the state department of homeland homeland security and tell me there is no threat when someone is coming in. >> i'm not sure the statutory language is the president saying i'm not certain. the statutory language says he would have to find that these nationals would be detrimental to the interests of the united states, and it sounds to me like you are saying the president is saying, gee, they may be detrimental. do you meet the requirement for the statute that the president would have find it would be detrimental? mr. wall: absolutely, judge keenan. i am not aware of any courts ever second-guessing the president's national interest determination under 1182f, but it may have been here what he said was as i find it, it would , be detrimental to enter in people from countries we know to be

ivanka trump to mark national appreciationtary month. this is 25 minutes. good afternoon everyone, and thank you for being here. i especially want to thank the vice president and karen pence for hosting us today. as i'm sure many of you know, the pence's our military parents. their son is an officer in the so they know firsthand the sacrifices required by military families across the country. we are so grateful, so incrediblywe are so grateful, so incredibly grateful to our service men and women, for keeping us safe and protecting our freedoms. [applause] ivanka: it is also critical to note that our heroes in uniform could not do their jobs if it were not for the love and support of their incredible families. so please give your self a round of applause. [applause] ivanka: friday is military spouse day. courage andof the strength of our military spouses. when a service member is away, military spouses assume increased responsibilities at home, and their commitment and dedication is just as critical service to our country. today, we must also think about the

this nation and the world. gene was injured twice during the war and bravely returned to fight each time after recovering. he returned to stillwater, minnesota, in 1944. many of his friends did not return. the survivors in the area formed the a and d last man's club which was named after both companies the men belonged to during the war. mr. speaker, men like gene and those in the last man's club bravely fought during world war ii. they did so unselfishly and without reservation. we will never forget the courage and sacrifice they displayed during our nation anti-world's darkest hour. anti--- and the world's darkest hour, and the world will always be thankful for them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. clarker, for five minutes. ms. clarke: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a few days ago i received a letter from a third grade student at the brooklyn friends school and the cane street synagogue hebrew school, named elijah. elijah wrote that at ou

america is a sovereign nation. and our first priority is always the safety and security of our citizens. we're not here to lecture. we're not here to tell other people how to live. what to do. who to be. or how to worship. instead we're here to offer partnership based to shared interest and values, to pursue. here in this summit. above all, we must be united in pursuing the one goal that transcends every other considering to meet mystery as great test, to concur extremism, to vanquish the forces that ter terrorism brings with it. young muslim boys and girls should be able to grow up free from fear, safe from violence and innocent of hatred. when young muslim men and women should haves chance to build a new era of prosperity for themselves, it has to be done. we have to let them do it. we with god's help this summit the mark the beginning of the end for those who practice terror and spread. at the same time we pray the special go ther there gatheringy be remembered as the beginning of peace in the middle east, and m

you can be our nation's next generation of leaders. luckily, as gw grads, you already have a head start on many of your peers. over and over, the students of gw have proven to be some of the most civically engaged students in the nation, showing leadership in and out of the political arena. gw students and graduates show their commitments to serving others, to making sacrifices in order to serve something bigger than themselves, every single day, day in and day out. in the past year alone, in just one year, gw students have donated over 700,000 hours of service in local communities and around the world, to improve our environment, our education system, and open up spaces for minority voices. [applause] sen. duckworth: many of you take an active role in government, at both the local level and the national level -- including two of you who interned in my office this semester. so kathleen hunt and stephen cho, thank you both for all the help. i don't know if i just embarrassed you. a lot of gw students also volunteer to serve their nation

betsy sapp, director of national reconnaissance office and robert cardillo, director of national geospay shall-intelligence agency. john heel for defense and space policy. and after we finish this unclassified testimony, and questions and questions, we'll adjourn to a closed session in an appropriately secure fashion. secretary mattis' confirmation hearing in front of the senate earlier this year, his official testimony stated, quote, while our military maintains capable air, land and sea forces, the cyber and space domains demand an increasing share of our attention and investment. closed quote. now, i fully agree with the secretary's statement. our military and intelligence leaders have been clear in their warnings. some going back many years. that our use of space could be taken away from us in the next military conflict. however, we have not moved with conviction and urgency to respond to the warnings and this has left us with a growing crisis to confront in outer space. while i had the full faith and confidence in each of our expert witnesses today, i do not have faith in the tangle

one is what you just referred to , the 1152, that this is nationality basis from a nation. there's also three other things. it also allows congress to -- thelly -- the terrorism bar 10 part test for determining whether someone could the excluded on an individual basis on grounds of terrorism. 1182 way, also some other provisions. you have congresses specific judgment on the evidence that's in the executive order from december 2015. congress said, we don't need to just need to we insist on visas when people come in. with respect to these very countries. i think the most important thing which sets up your question, the government has not engaged in mass dragnet exclusions. unprofessional and unusual, immature saying this whole class of people, some of which are dangerous, we can buy them all. pages 47-42 explains this in detail. those are statutory violations statue said, can you read them together? absolutely that's the right way to view this. revealed that section 1182 it gives the president broad powers -- we don't disagree with that. but what it can't do is violated statu

to the national park service, which gave up ownership within the independent national historical parkworkers who transformed the organization into a full grown institution, who have overseen the construction, who have conceived a remarkable exhibit program and symbol of phenomenal team of designers, and artist to bring this all to light for us. none of this would have been possible without the financial resources given by more than 11,000 donors. 11,000 donors. remarkable. [applause] not only from philadelphia, but from every state in the union. names of thesee major donors on the sound -- inside the wall fear inside the entrance companies museum. articles thanks towards each and every one of them. but they would preserve our loftiest aspirations, deepest respect for one man most responsible for ringing us to this place on the day. after a lecture. is jerry klein share. [applause] terry became the founding chairman in 2005. although relinquishing that official position last december. he will forever remain that singular selfless power, able to elevate the human spirit and inspired hum

diverse nations can unite around protecting us in life. upholding human dignity and promoting peace and stability in the region. my regime is pursuing a cup progressive coalition and we made substantial progress during this trip. both israelis and palestinians seek lives of hope for their children and peace is possible to put aside the pain and disagreements of the past and commit together to resolving this crisis which dragged on for nearly half a century or more. i repeatedly said i am personally committed to helping israelis and palestinians achieve a peace agreement, i had a meeting this morning with president mahmoud abbas and can tell you the palestinians are ready to reach for piece, i am telling you that is what i do. they are ready to reach for piece. in my meeting with my very good friend, benjamin, reaching for piece, he loves people, especially love the israeli people, benjamin netanyahu wants piece. making peace, however, will not be easy. both sides will face tough decisions but with determination, compromise and belief that

this nation can never forget those who preserved our nation and died way too soon. god bless all those who have died in defense of this great nation and god bless america. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded it's not in order to refer to persons in the gallery. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. butterfield, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and work of a dear friend, a north carolina giant, the honorable ralf hunt sr., community leader, businessman, educator, former north carolina state senator and a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. ralph hunt, mr. speaker, was a resident of during ham county, north carolina -- durham county, north carolina, a county david price and i proudly represent. he was my constituent. mr. speaker, ralph hunt was also a native of my congressional district, having grown up in aned a joining county called grandville county, north carolina. he was the seventh of eight children born in 1932 to john and amanda harris hunt. as a young student

in short it moves our nation forward in the right direction. the bill includes full year funding for the remaining 11 annual appropriations bills for defense, infrastructure, health and safety programs through the end of the fiscal year on september 30. as well as critical emergency and defense and border security funding requested by the president. in total it provides 1 $1.63 trillion in base and overseas contingency operations funding. these levels meet the caps provided by the bipartisan budget act of 2015. this bill makes the senator decisions investing funding where it's needed most. rebuilding our military, securing our borders, and bolstering economic growth, getting people back to work. first and foremost and most importantly, this bill prioritizes funding for national defense, restoring the strength and capacity of our armed forces. overall defense funding has increased by $25 billion above fiscal year 2016 levels. this funding will help assure our military has proper training. the best weapons and equipment needed to defeat isis. bat

this is a national security matter. for that reason all the more reason that republicans should stand up and say this is not a partisan issue. this effects all americans. we as americans need to get to the bottom of this, figure out what russia did and who may have cooperated with them. republicans i would think because of their hawkish stand on russia should be first in line to call for a special prosecutor. the other part of what the fbi does is counter intelligence. they need to be briefing the national security council. this is unchartered territory because the people they will be briefing are subjects of the investigation. >> lots of noise about whether somebody from within the fbi needs to be appointed to these ranks, whether it can be somebody with an r or d in front of their name. i want your thoughts on that. mike lee from utah saying it should be meric garland who is the would-be supreme court justice who republicans never gave a hearing that president obama tried to appoint when there was the opening last yea

at an emergency news conference monday, national security adviser general h.r. mcmaster said the "washington post's" story was false. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation. at no time -- at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. amy: but earlier this morning, president trump made his first comment on the story in which he appears to contradict general mcmaster and instead confirms he did disclose information to russia. he wrote on twitter -- "as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. humanitarian reasons, plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis & terrorism." we'll have more on trump's leaks to russia after headlines with larry diamond of the

calling for the application of its pretzels to the nation at -- its principles to the nation at large the abolition , society rejected confidence that the course of history was on its side. it is referencing there are societies forming at home and internationally. there's a real sense of confidence in this petition. the petition argued people of african descent were entitled to an equal liberty with their free white counterparts. humanityng the equal as slaves rather than their status as property they urged , congress to approach the topic of slavery in this light. moreover, the petition link to the founding principles of the nation what it called the , political creed of america with the cause of slavery's , abolition. to clinch this point, we pennsylvania abolition society had its president and a leading figure of american national identity sign the document. you can see in the bottom right corner, for those of you who don't spend your days reading 18th-century handwriting, take my word for that is indeed benjamin franklin's signature. he was the president of the society -- his and

trump: a very proud nation salutes you. a very proud nation. we are very proud of you.very single day, you protect the safety and security of the american people, and you provide a symbol of hope, freedom, and justice for the world. for our friends and allies, you are the ultimate reassurance. to our enemies, you are the ultimate deterrent. you are the metal spine forged out of the fires of american strength. are you feeling how much stronger we are getting? all that new equipment is coming in. you saw what we do with the newest budget, all that military funding. i took a little heat on that, but that is ok with me. you are the men and women of the most powerful military in the world. under my administration, stronger and stronger every single day. [applause] pres. trump: i want to thank the captain for leading the american presence at the hub of the met. everythingnsider your team has done for this visit, and you have done a lot, feel free to sound liberty call as soon as wheels are up. you, i will stay down with and celebrate with you. before going any further, i want

>> well, one was an iraqi national, one was a somali national. again, i don't think what the president was saying was i know them all to be dangerous. he was saying i'm not certain. i just want to put a brief pause, allow individualized waivers if the state department and homeland security tell me that there's no threat to the nation when someone's coming in. >> i'm not certain that the statutory language, if the president is saying i'm not certain, the statutory language says he has to find that it would -- these nationals would be detrimental to the interest of the united states. and it sound to me like you're saying the president is saying, gee, they may be detrimental. do you meet the requirement of the statute that the president has to find that they would be detrimental. >> absolutely, judge keenan. i'm not aware of any courts second guessing the president's national interests under 1182-f, but here what he said is, i find it would be detrimental to let in people from countries we know to be dangerous that have deteriorated over time until

reform is essential at the level of the united nations. it is essential at the level of all international organizations. we need to rebuild that trust at the country level and global level. all societies are becoming multiethnic, multicultural, and multireligious. in my opinion, this is a good thing. i believe diversity is a richness and not a threat. it would be nice -- [applause] >> it would be nice to think that diversity will be a success automatically. for diversity to be a success, , aneed a massive investment political, social, cultural localment by governments, authorities, and civil societies. we need to make sure that people -- [applause] peopleake sure that understand that their identities are respected, but at the same time that they belong to a community as a whole with all its rights and obligations. at the same time, at the global level, we need to understand that diversity will not be automatically a source for peace and understanding. inneed a massive investment international corporations to bring people together, to know

executive order 13780 on protecting the nation from terrorist attacks from foreign nationals signed by the president on march 6, 2017 and the presidential memoranda on height and screening articulate the commitment to regular slee and continuously upgrade and refine our screening and vetting processes to keep this country safe. these actions range from interagency efforts to harm onnize screening and vetting standards across multiple immigration programs to focusing on ways to improve our ability to deport criminal aliens. additionally, the department recently instructed posts worldwide to develop criteria for identifying sets of these applicant populations that warrant increased scrutiny. we have likewise heightened vetting for any visa applicant who was ever present in any isis-controlled territory. mr. chairman and distinguished members of the committee, the department of state's highest priority is the safety of our fellow citizens at home and overseas. every visa decision is a national security decision. we appreciate the support of the congress as we constantly work to strengthen

in 2008, chris enlisted in the oklahoma army national guard.as a sniper, becoming known as one of the best shots anywhere, at any time. he was a talented, tough guy. while chris was in the national guard, he was also a volunteer police officer. in everything he did, he was thinking about how he could serve god, serve his family, and serve his country. in 2011, he deployed for the first time to afghanistan. chris knew his job was one of the most dangerous there was, but he was determined to go after the enemy at any cost to himself. his missions helped target and kill terrorists who sought to destroy innocent people. just three months into his first deployment, chris was near the pakistan border, trying to eliminate an enemy cell that was doing so much damage and that was planting deadly roadside bombs against his unit and the units of many others. standing watch with his comrades, he died in the ensuing gun battle with enemy forces. chris sacrificed his life to protect his fellow soldiers, and to protect all americans. he was awarded the purple

defining freedom for this nation. one of the more pivotal stories and iconic stories is that of nat turner. we are fortunate to be able to feature a bible owned by turner at the time of his escape and the time of the rebellion. nat turner is pivotal because like other rebellions that took place throughout the nation and the african diaspora, it made an impact on this country. laws tightened up. while those laws tightened up, african americans found ways to go around those laws. we have a section directly behind me called making a way out of no way, where we look at the black code and slave code, codes defined status, ability, and autonomy. african americans, free and enslaved, were often times restricted more than you can imagine. illegal to read, illegal to gather, illegal to practice their faith. one of the objects i would like to point out is again a family object. we were fortunate enough to be contacted by shirley burkett of detroit who reached out to us and donated her ancestor's violin that was given by a slave

few nations have been spared the violent reach of terrorism. america has suffered repeated, barbaric attacks from the atrocities of september 11, to the devastation of the boston bombings, to the horrible killings in san bernardino and orlando. the nations of europe have also endured unspeakable horror along with africa, australia, and others. in sheer numbers the deadliest , toll has been exacted on the innocent people of middle eastern nations. they have taken the worst of the killings and destruction in this wave of fanatical violence. some estimates hold that 95% of the victims of terrorism are muslim. we now face a humanitarian and security disaster in this region that is spreading across the planet. it is a tragedy of epic proportions. no description of the suffering and depravity can begin to capture its full measure. if you look at what is happening, al qaeda, hezbollah, and so many others must be counted not only in the number of dead but generations of vanished dreams. the middle east is rich with natural beauty, vibrant culture and h

allowed to sit in on national security meetings, where he is privy to national security conversationshe same time, vulnerable to blackmail. >> did the white house say during those 18 days whether they were investigating? >> that will be part of the investigation what they did during that 18 days because sally yates was fired a few days after she warned the white house about it and so was jake clapper. >> it's really a tale of two hearings, it's democrats like yourself that were asking about any potential collusion in the election, and essentially all the republicans are asking about are leakings and we saw that again today, we saw that in the house and on the senate side. >> that's right, it is a tale of two hearings, except they are importantly for senator graham, some of the republicans and my hope is there will be more of them who will see what jim clapper designed very, very powerfully. if there is another takeaway here, it's jim clapper's reference to the power and seriousness of the threat to our democracy, a foundational threat from the russian hacks, the tiber attack, really a

and both immigrants and the eu have scapegoated for nation's policies. if you look at u.s. debates, yes, illgration and nationalism sources of divide however, many other issues that are at the heart of the u.s. that are not controversial but much controversial elsewhere in the west. universal health care, gun control, abortion, climate change, the theory of evolution, you name it. >> let's hear from viewers and let's start with a call from jacob in wisconsin. >> i would like to ask the author that the former embassador from pakistan ofsc britain he received intel that the cia was actually oiling people alive and this is a long history of torture and i'm wondering and at home we killedh dr. king, "the new york times" agencies actually assassinate dr. king so i will leave it at that and maybe you can comment and i'm just wondering how much free are we really than anyoner else else or lie that every government is being told more. >> what do you want to do with that? >> that's a great question.ri overall america has made a major contribution, the spread of d

do you want to be my chief national security adviser. i put that to a former trump campaign official and the answer came back i wish i knew. i think that that's a very common thing. gloria's reported on this. cnn broadly has reported on this which there are lots and lots and lots of doubts. from president obama to tramp campaign transition officials to sally yates. lots of doubts about this person, should this person about yo n your administration. i think the obviously answer is loyalty. he was the guy who was with trump from the beginning. led the lock her up chant. he was the most outspoken surrogate. donald trump likes. that he likes to reward loyalty. >> and then he fired him. >> he fired him not because of that coinformation. because he lied to the vice president about it. what we're talking about wasn't even really the fireable offense though the timeline is exactly right. the fireable offense was he lied to the vice president. >> and maybe flynn didn't have a lot of other friends at that point. >> everybody stand by. jim, chris,

[speaking in native tongue] as we need to get today to a nation where women power is valued, i wish to tell you that two millennia ago the vietnamese people struggled through in the pursuit of happiness was started by two women leaders, albeit means, no matter where they may find themselves, i'll take pride in the uprising by the chin and sisters. [speaking in native tongue] i believe that these core historical values are the solid foundations for our two countries to build a sustained lasting partnership. [speaking in native tongue] if only a few decades ago, vietnam and the united states were on the opposite frontlines of the devastating war. today we have become comprehensive partners engaged in all rounded corporation from economic and social cultural and education to defense insecurity. [speaking in native tongue] i would like to take this opportunity to thank the pioneers of this scholarship. individuals who have worked tirelessly for the between our two countries. we always treasure what the american friends have done were particularly grateful to president clinton and president

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unlike previous national assemblies where i think it was a change in the national assembly shortly after the presidential vote said it seems like we are stuck with a lot less than we perhaps are expecting in terms of the new administration and we have a weak president and divided government and stagnant national assembly, and not much chance of really breaking that unless somehow disappearing to join the government or join the conservatives or i guess he was more on the democratic party in the past but the likelihood of that kind of development coming forward in order to break through what seems to be the formula for stagnation and no progress. >> i think moon have a lower number than five years ago but it was a totally different race. that race was two people, two candidates and now you have five with different strengths but i don't think you can really compare the numbers to if he had a lower number of initiatives he has less widespread support because it was just a very different race. obviously korea is divided, so you have the south south divide or the ideological divide the generat

well chris was in the national was -- while chris was in the national guard, he was also a volunteercer. he thought everything about how he could serve god, serve his family, and serve his country. in 2011, he deployed for the first time to afghanistan. chris his job was one of the most dangerous there was. he was determined to go after the enemy at any cost to himself. his missions targeted and killed destroyts who sought to innocent people. just three months into his first of, chris was near the pakistan , trying to eliminate an enemy cell that was doing so much damage, and that was planting deadly roadside bombs and manyis unit others. standing watch with his comrades, he died in the ensuing gunbattle with enemy forces. life tocrificed his protect his fellow soldiers and to protect all americans. he was awarded the purple heart and bronze star for his courage. at only 26 years old, chris secured his place in our hearts for eternity. america grieves with you. our whole inside her nation sends you our support, our strength, and our deep, deep love. you lost your husband, and america

the last time the national front reached the second round there was a call for national unity. the unions are giving their supporters a much more mixed message. click state of separate rallies. stopping at the national front. disagreewo main unions on how to stop marine le pen. it has explicitly called on voters to back a manual macron. the dangere with posed by the national front we have to be clear. xenophobic want the racist authoritarian country promise by marine le pen, we have to vote for macron. clock's the union has also called on the electorate to block le pen. they haven't actively encouraged voters to cast a ballot for the centrist opponent. >> our main goal is spelled out here. don't want any votes for the national front. thate tired of austerity are tired of seeing the working right threatened. >> they marched alongside the unions. thousands joined the demonstration to protest against the national front. clashes quickly broke out on the sidelines. police officials say masked youth through molotov cocktails on riot police. the responded by firing volleys of tear gas

it was a national monument before it was a national park. host: explain what the was --ties at antiquities act was and how it is used today? guest: it came about because of the fact that a lot of americans -- historical -- historical records are being degraded. colleague of a mine says it thousand agent times, like a egyptian monuments and how people rated them so they could sell them on the black market. the historical records of native american artifacts were being sold and it came from a need to protect these important voices. host: if you live near a national monument or national park, we want to hear from you in this segment. democrats call 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independence, 202-748-8002. , butre welcome to call in if you live near a monument, we want to hear from you. here is the text from the executive order, the secretary of interior shall conduct a review of all presidential designations or expanses of designations under the antiquities act amazing string or first 1996, where the designation covers more than 100,

nationals of some countries have to get a visa. nationals of other countries don't.olson doesn't say anything different. at most it gets you an injunction different than this one, one that would be more harsh that counsel purports to defend. it doesn't give you a limitation on 1182-f, which judge ginsburg said is the president's sweeping proclamation power to suspend the entry of any class of a liens which he deems is in the nation's best interest. i know counsel wants to second guess that power here. he's right, whatever this court says will dictate this for decades to come. no court has ever read into 1182-f ever the kind of limitation, whether from 1152 or other statute that counsel wants to find in it. the last thing i'll say is the overbreath of this injunction. counsel didn't mention the internal review provisions at all. he barely mentioned a word of section 6. sections 2-a and b of the world states that the state department and dhhs need to look at our information sharing of countries and determine whether we have sufficient vetting procedures in place on the

nation, to help the venezuelan people. article 20 of the inter-american democratic charter states in the event of an unconstitutional alteration of the constitutional regime that impairs the democratic order and a member state any member state or the secretary general may request the immediate convocation of the permanent council to undertake a collective assessment of the situation and to take such decisions as it deems appropriate. this is what must be done because if we fail to help the venezuelan people in their time of need and the worst comes to pass what will follow will not be confined to the venezuelan borders. the united states, as a result, i hope should impose sanctions against corrupt individuals, not the government, not the people. individuals responsible for human rights violations, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, undermining the country's democratic process. president obama began that process. president trump actually sanctioned additional people earlier this year, including the kingpin drug dealer

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they would have taken this national security risk seriously. the idea michael flynn would still be our national security advisor i think doesn't stand on much of a foundation but how much longer they would have dragged it out is an open question and good one. >> very fair. >> let me challenge you -- go ahead, senator. >> from a republican point of view, i found miss yates to be incredibly credible. i thought what she did in terms of handling this, she didn't go to the press, she went to the white house. thi think mr. mcgann seemed to take it seriously and we will see. >> to be a devil's advocate to both of you, former attorney general yates, is that the last time she spoke up she got fired, when she spoke up about something. some people don't like the way she did that about the travel ban there were better ways to do it. she got fired when she did that. here's the other thing, president trump today tweeting that about the obama administration gave flynn the highest security clearance ever. you sesaying how they acted quickly in 18 days and some