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I am jane harman, president and ceo of the Wilson Center and i am delighted to be here. It is august, which means that congress and the president are on vacation. But todays topic is not on vacation and will not be, at least through the 2020 election. So the Wilson Center is not putting off of the conversation. That being said, disinformation is hardly any problem. A new problem. In the midst of the cold war, the u. S. And the soviet union both tried to influence narratives on other parts of the...

But cartels make it so they can sneak in people that most likely have a criminal record that cant just go through the normal system. They cant just match up a family with them theyve got to move them separately. And at the same time moving large quantities of drug across the border not far away from there. On the day i was there, this picture was taken on the border not far from where i was. This was taken at 3 00 in the afternoon with a group of four individuals carrying large bags and boxes ac...

It is important because a lot of people say, it is one of the top issues that people contact me about, it is also the top issue that the fcc and the ftc receive every year, it is about robocalls. People say, i thought i signed up for this do not call list, what happened . Unfortunately, you signed up, but the calls are coming from overseas. There has been great work that has occurred on this. Not only in congress, but with the fcc and the carriers. Earlier this year, in the meetings i had with t...

Panetta lecture series. Before we begin, i want to first ask that on this memorial day, we have a moment of silence in honor of all those men and women who have died while serving in the United States armed services. Thank you. This season we are discussing the health of american democracy, and it is very fitting that we recognize the individuals who have given their greatest sacrifice for our freedom and our way of life. We honor their commitment to country. Our guests in our discussion this ev...

Predicted every last recession weighs in. Now to Edward Lawrence at the white house, on the trade front where things stand. What is going on there . Reporter looks like better than expected numbers coming out of china helping markets today. China says their exports have increased 3. 3 from june to july. Surprise with some with escalating trade tensions. Export numbers deficit from the United States has shrunk 2 billion from june to july. It is still a huge number, look at yeartodate. It is 168. ...

On defeating President Trump and will use censorship to make it happen. Wall street facing its worst day this year. The dow plunging 767 points. The s p, and the nasdaq falling 278 points on the day. The president noting chinas move means they are bearing the brunt of the burdens of the tariffs. The president tweeted this. Based on historic currency manipulation, its clear americans are not paying for the tariffs. The United States is taking in tens of billions of dollars. Chain a has always hur...

And i, too, thank in mueller for coming forward for service to his country. But when mueller would make a decision they liked, its we love you, you are the greatest thing since ice cream. But as soon as he said something they didnt like, its oh, you are a bum. Come on now. We had to see through that. Thank you. As we acknowledge the greatness of our chair jerry nadler and chairman schiff, i want to acknowledge he lie gentleman kusming. He d. Elijah kusming. His research aloud us to take to court...

The law out here . Three months after the government put scott warren on trial for providing aid to migrants in need, we follow him and other volunteers on a water drop in the desert where they regularly leave food and water for the people making the perilous journey north. His trial ended witith a hung jy bubut thgovevernnt will retry him i in nomberer. Ananwhil people e continng toieie here in the borderlands. Fm 1990 to 1999, there were an average 12 remns of border crossersrorought to this o...

We have to understand the history of why Congress Passed itliable if they knew or had reason to know of illegal content. Once we had early online compuserve, the courts said, well, if you dont moderate user content, you can receive that protection, if you are like a store like a bookstore. But if you moderated, you are more like a newspaper. In 1996, Congress Passed the Communications Decency act, section 230, which says if you dont moderate or moderate, if you have reason to know, you will have...

You really have to have a uniform procedure for moving vehicles on the sidewalk. You would not allow cars on the sidewalk. He would not allow motorcycles on the sidewalk, that is for sure. We need to have a uniform safety code, so the pedestrians can be protected. That is a an agenda agenda for walk San Francisco. People have to be protected on the sidewalk, as well as the intersection. I certainly support the idea of identification. I think when scooters violate the laws they should be subject ...