minnesota. even then he only lost that my less than half a percentage point. it was a landslide. it was a mandate. it was also 40 years ago. in some ways seems longer than that. since reagan s revolution republicans have won the white house four times but only when the popular vote twice. tonight, we will examine today s republican party on the evil of a presidential election. what does the party believe? what does the republican position on the economy or foreign-policy or cultural issues, how has the party changed, where is it going, california, new york where the popular vote be in play again for republican nominee or does winning require running the electoral college got let. we are joined today by four people who have worked in or around politics for decades. they are very likely to have different views on some issues or may prioritize issues differently. they may represent different orthodoxies within the party but they have come together to discuss policy and politics
m kennedy institute, hatch foundation and be our goal to foster a discussion. based on principles not politics. politics. passing some o and forming an unlikely friendship that transcended their partizan differences. in that spirit, in just a moment, we ll hear from democratic senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and republican senator joni ernst of iowa. they re used to facing off from their posts on the armed services committee in the senate, and clearly they have different views on the biggest issues facing the nation. but for the next hour, we ll try to find common ground through constructive disagreement we ll try to find common ground. through constructive disagreement. and search for the bipartisan compromise that has been hallmark of u.s. has been hallmark of u.s. senate for over two centuries, now. without further ado, let s get started welcome new hampshire senior jeanne shaheen and iowa senator joni ernst. [applause] senators welcome. you know senator sanders an
this week, may just go down as one of the best weeks of joe biden s presidency to date. let s start with the economy, today, we got a truly stunning jobs report for july, u.s. employers added 528,000 jobs, more than doubling projections. and the unemployment rate, it fell to 3.5%. the last time the unemployment rate was that low was in 1969. 53 whole years ago. the economy is now recovered all of the nearly 22 million jobs lost since the start of the covid pandemic. president joe biden and his signature aviator sunglasses took a much deserved victory lap earlier today. we re almost had 10 million jobs. almost a 10 million jobs since i took office. that s the fastest job growth in history. today, there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there are more people working in america at any point in american history. in a relief for drivers all across america, gas prices have dropped nearly $1 from highs in june. highs that were driven in
as more than 50 of his mps call for a ceasefire in gaza. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in san francisco, where president biden says real progress has been made at a highly anticipated meeting with his chinese counterpart, on the sidelines of an asia pacific summit. xijinping described beijing s relationship with the us as the most important in the world. this isjust their second in person meeting since president biden assumed office. and during that time, relations have deteriorated significantly. we ll be live with our correspondent in san francisco shortly. but first this report from our north america editor sarah smith. with a warm, personal greeting, the leaders of the world s two most powerful countries look like they want to improve their relationship. simply getting together in the same room is a diplomatic statement when tensions between their nations are very high. i value our conversation because, i thi
good night from new york city. liv bret: from edward m kennedyte institute in s ful boston we re joined by a live audience. in the institute s full size replica of the u.s. senate. some 450 miles north of the capital. for a special debate. aim bret baier. the senate project, is a series of oxford styleegia debates,lity mej meant to try to rekindle theth tradition of the e debate, thiss brought to you through a join partnership with edward