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In north korea in exchange for closing one of the nuclear facilities, which would have left a whole arsenal that north korea would still maintain, a problem for u.s. and its why trump said he walked away from the table. the bigger problem in these negotiations is they were coming in literally going to meet and north korea would never abandon their nuclear weapons and u.s. wouldnt go all the way and remove the sanctions so the work traditionally done in advance of the summits did not take place h...

Lurching again for the snooze button. were going to send again this dribbling small amounts of assistance, into the region. when isis is constantly growing. >> the white house claims isis has lost 40% of the populated areas it controlled in iraq. and is also losing territory in syria. but also challenging the effectiveness of the commander-in-chief and the fight against isis. is his former defense secretary chuck hagel, who told foreign policy.com that americans standing with allies around the g...

We know what his dreams are and they know that as well. they joined nato because they want the protection not only the europeans but also of the united states in facing a very, very formidable opponent. they faced him in the past and want our help in preventing war and retaining their own freedom as they move forward in the future. >> thank you so much, general clark. by the way, we know what his dreams are is my favorite quote of the day. youll have to come back on to unpack those. that was gen...

>> thats where .celebrity testimony is usually the most helpful. at otherwise obscure appropriations hearings about how much money we should devote to a particular problem. we would not even know that there was a senate hearing today involving the rising costs of alzheimers for patients if seth rogan or someone else of his visibility level had not testified. in another senate hearing room today, there was a hearing titled prospects for peace in the democratic republic of congo and great lakes re...

Very few senators if ben affleck wasnt one of the witnesses scheduled to testify. foreign policy.com posted a story about the hearing before it began under the deliberately provocative title, ben affleck to testify before congress as an africa expert. the piece found an anonymous republican staffer at the house foreign affairs committee saying that they turned down an opportunity to hear ben affleck testify to that committee on the same subject because, quote, people serious about resolving prob...

Separation of powers. i worked on the hill and worked in the white house, there are always tensions that even transcend party. i think this president especially has got to do more personally. hes got quite a good staff. his chief of staff comes from the hill, they like him a lot on the hill but theres nothing like hearing from the president himself. i think he has to engage more directly. >> speaking of hearing from the president, president obama hasnt really talked much about or at least public...

Should wall street jeerers look in the mirrors? well a story on foreign policy.com notes occupiers mown about the 1%, yet they are the 1%. when compared to the rest of the world. the middle class in america is still really, really, really rich by international standards. the u.s. census data shows the average u.s. household lives on $55 per person per day or about the price of my last waxing. the global average is about a fifth of that and according to one economist to be in the 1% globally you ...

President clintons impeach. ? >> theres no question about it. its a long way, also a long way from newt gingrich resigning from the congress. obviously almost a decade ago. >> being forced out, i think you mean, robert, by republicans. >>e gosh, youre putting up your dukes. okay. all three of you sit tight. we have other news to do. well get back to you, i promise. meantime, were beginning to see the outcome of the wave of the revolution called the arab spring. it may not be what americans envis...