i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. diala shamas, tell us about this family, this little girl that her father is saying she cannot get the medicine in yemen, now they are in djibouti. they cannot even afford to stay there. he did not think this was going to be an issue. he himself is an american citizen and she is just deteriorating. >> so his case is very illustrative, i think in part why it was part of the supreme court, was this is a family who at the very least should be given a waiver under the travel ban or the proclamation. proclamationthe that allows consular officers to provide a waiver on a case-by-case basis to anybody who meets a sort of secretary of set out in the proclamation. so you would be covered by the ban if you're yemeni national. however, a consular officer may describe -- provide the waiver if they believe it would cause undue hardship to not be allowed entry and if you were in the best interest of the u.s. and if it doesn't present -- of entry would not present a threat to national security. then

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. rmeen: we turn now to a new expose by the intercept that confirms how powerful democratic officials have worked to crush competitive progressive candidates in primaries around the country, choosing instead to back moderate, business friendly candidates. this comes after president obama used his farewell address to encourage americans upset about the outcome of the 2016 election to take action by running for office themselves. pres. obama: if you are disappointed by your elected officials him a grab a clip or get some signatures, and run for office yourself. it. up, dive in, stay at sometimes you will win. sometimes you will lose. reservoir of goodness in other people, that can be a risk. and there will be times when the process will disappoint you. nermeen: well, today we speak with a colorado man who heeded obama's call and found himself disappointed by the process after he was repeatedly pressured by powerful democrats not to run. in fact, he recorded a conversation in which he was d

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. turn now to a caravan of more than 1000 central american migrants who are on a 2000 all journey to the u.s. from the mexico-guatemalan border. some say it has prompted president trump's crackdown on border security. despite efforts by mexican immigration authorities to disband a caravan, hundreds are u.s.-mexicofor the border. this comes after an early morning tweet from trump -- "the big caravan of people from because of the trump administration's actions, border crossings are at a still .cceptable 46 year low from's tweet followed a flurry of threats that began on easter sunday to tear up the north american free trade agreement nafta unless mexico agrees to join his crackdown on immigration. by tuesday afternoon, trump had taken credit for the reduced number of migrants in the caravan. pres. trump: a lot of things are changing, but i have just heard that the caravan coming up from mexicos is broken up in did that. and they did it because, frankly, i said you really have to do it. we

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. rmeen: in news that has sent shock waves through capitol hill, house speaker paul ryan has announced he will not seek reelection this fall. ryan is the most recent and high-profile republican to depart congress ahead of the 2018 midterms. over 40 house republicans have announced they will resign or retire, including nine chairmen of committees, leading many to speculate republicans are fearing a blue wave will bring a democratic majority to power in november. this is ryan speaking at a press conference on wednesday. >> today i am announcing that this year will be my last one as a member of the house. to be clear, i'm not resigning. i don't for a certain my term as i was elected to do. but i will be retiring in january, leaving this majority in good has with what i believe is a very bright future. amy: during the news conference, house speaker ryan said he's retiring to spend more time with retiring to spend more time with his family, but some have suggested his disagreements with presi

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. e continue with our guest, from paul ryan to what is happening around the country in the conservative movement and those that are challenging it. nermeen: in oklahoma, dozens of teachers have completed a seven-day, 110 mile march from tulsa to the state capital okemos city, where they will now meet with lawmakers to demand they pass legislation to fund education in oklahoma. public schools across tulsa and oklahoma city remain closed as thousands of teachers continue their strike into its ninth day. amy: our guest corey robin recently wrote on facebook -- "in west virginia, oklahoma, kentucky, and arizona, we're seeing the real resistance, the most profound and deepest attack on the basic assumptions of the contemporary governing order. these are the real midterms to be watching, the places where all the rules and expectations we've come to live under, not just since trump's election but since forever, are being completely scrambled and overturned." professor corey robin, can you talk

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. palestinian protests against the israeli occupation are continuing this week as israel begins to mark the country's 70th anniversary of its founding in 1948. according to the palestinian ministry of health in gaza, israeli forces have killed 33 palestinian protesters over the past three weeks since the great march of return protests began. commemorating the mass expulsion of palestinians during israel's establishment. the ministry estimates nearly 4300 palestinians have been injured in the peaceful protests, many shot with live ammunition or rubber-coated steel bullets. gaza authorities have also accused israel of directly deliberately targeting journalists and medics. since the protests began, one journalist, yasser murtaja, was killed and 66 journalists were injured. in addition, 44 medics have been wounded and 19 ambulances were reportedly targeted. amy: the protest marches are set to last unt

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. palestinian protests against the israeli occupation are continuing this week as israel begins to mark the country's 70th anniversary of its founding in 1948. according to the palestinian ministry of health in gaza, israeli forces have killed 33 palestinian protesters over the past three weeks since the great march of return protests began. commemorating the mass expulsion of palestinians during israel's establishment. the ministry estimates nearly 4300 palestinians have been injured in the peaceful protests, many shot with live ammunition or rubber-coated steel bullets. gaza authorities have also accused israel of directly deliberately targeting journalists and medics. since the protests began, one journalist, yasser murtaja, was killed and 66 journalists were injured. in addition, 44 medics have been wounded and 19 ambulances were reportedly targeted. amy: the protest marches are set to last unt