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Spread the message here trying to say, look, if we dont focus on reminding georgian what were good at, were going to lose this runoff. we lost the u.s. senate because we focused on the wrong things, and i believe the issues matter. >> i talked to a voter today who didnt like how the election rules worked in 2018, okay, on one side. so has some questions about whether kemp and abrams was done fair and square. heres the other side saying eventually everyones going to stop believing in elections, p...

John, the first thing you point to here is hyper partisan polarization. walk us through what youve been seeing as a trend here in recent years. >> this is really the structural dynamic that leads to the insanity were seeing. bottom line, the incentive structure in the politics is all screwed up. it moves power to the extremes. take a look at this. the number of competitive congressional districts, you know, where the general election actually mattered where the candidates had to compete for vote...

Prepared for, quote, any contingencies. cnns barbara starr live at the pentagon for us this morning. barbara, what does this posture mean? and what message is it intended to send? >> well, it is not about defending ukraine. that is one thing. the troops are not expected to go into ukraine at all. but as you say, john, into eastern europe. the baltics, poland, romania, possibly those countries depending on how this all sorts out. u.s. military families, troops their bases now being notified. none...

Being brought into this country thats already been ripped apart at the seams. this is a nightmare scenario, it should have every lawmaker, republican, democrat, demanding answers. joining me now, senior fellow at the independent womens forum. doctor, this is truly disturbing, your reaction here tonight? >> laura, first of all, kudos to the marine who identified the abuse and prevented it and brought it to attention. we are grateful for that but this is sadly the story of many vulnerable children...

Border. the new york times reports many ordered to the border have complained of poor planning, pay problems, and a lack of basic equipment. like winter gear for the cold or thistle scopes for medics. there have been covid outbreaks on hastily created bases, where dozens of soldiers crowd together in mobile quarters so tight that commanders call them submarine trailers. hundreds sought waivers because of the missions uncertain length and the disruptions it would create for their families, and we...

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The power today. the 24th two of 2022. this is a decision taken with the sole aim of enabling our country to get back on track and to gather all its forces in order to fight for its territorial integrity, his recovery and its sovereignty. the da 5 recovery and its sovereignty. the days advance _ recovery and its sovereignty. the days advance began with the president was to a day after soldiers had mutinied at several army bases. and empire been heard at the night around the presidential palace, ...

And if russia were to choose to invade, how quickly could that action happen? >> well, erin, i think the -- the satellite imagery -- and we are also watching, um, areas like crimea where russian ships are and then air bases where the russians could launch air strikes against ukraines, um, missile defense system. but the threat is significant and the threats significant because the proximity of russian ground forces is so close to ukrainian territory. and then, having russian forces in belarus th...

To be able to do it for long. everywhere he goes he is putting his hand over holes its leaking precipitously. i want to talk about iran because i know you do. they have had a couple of attacks, would be attempted attacks on our troops in syria and iraq. they were not successful. what do you take from this? >> well, the iranians here certainly are up to no good whatsoever. they clearly have garnished a great victory in their minds with the united states having pulled out of afghanistan, which is ...

Ukrainians die and tanks roll in and air strikes, nato is going to get stronger. the nato response is going to be incredibly aligned. its going to be a military response in terms of positioning of forces, permanent bases in the baltics and the likes, and an enormous economic response. but if its not that. if its more cyber attacks, some of which we saw last week and there was no international response. if its not that and its annexing and sending troops and tanks in to defend russians that putin...