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weekend. the 119 congress is the least productive in decades. that could cost republicans big come this november. some of them already acknowledging that they had the embarrassment of not having nothing to run on, and a monmouth university poll released last month found only 17% of americans approve of the job congress is doing. this is as crucial issues like taxation, the border, ukraine aid, and government funding remain unresolved. joining us now to discuss it all is the house democ...

Ability to fund itself beyond the middle of november. So the president has a real sales pitch to make to the American People, to leadership on capitol hill, north of 100 billion in the coming days. Kaitlan, President Bidens popularity here in israel has soared since this attack began, both for the speech he gave and also for the speech he gave here and the visit here, first time a president visiting during wartime. What are you expecting tonight . Its kind of remarkable how tied he is to everyth...

Hello. you are watching the bbc news channel. the time is now 1:30 pm. you may not expect sport to feature strongly at the glasgow climate conference but this cop is actually seeing sport involvement like never before. there are increasing numbers of athletes looking to harness their global reach and raise awareness of climate change issues. but the sports industry itself is seen as needing to take action to cut its carbon footprint, which analysts says in the same size as a country like spain. ...

Bookwaves Chris Hedges is the author of several books on politics and dissent. In May, 2015, he gave a speech in Berkeley as a benefit for KPFA, discussing his latest book at the time, Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt.  . Afterward, he was joined by host Richard Wolinsky for a Q&A that included questions by the host as well as by the audience. The Q&A is featured on today’s program, and is remarkable for its prescience. Shortly thereafter, Donald Trump announced his candida...

Unfortunately, it never came to fruition. both sides can get together and discuss plans that would work and make them happen. republicans have been talking about this for quite some time. unfortunately, it hasnt panned out. so everyone can realize as we pointed out and you said throughout this entire show, health care is a critical issue for voters. and now is the time that both sides can get it right and that would be beneficial for republicans and democrats. but most importantly, for people ac...

>> kennedy: i think unfortunately that george conway has forced this fight. he has made it as personal as he can, and he knows if he accuses the president of not having a mental illness the president will respond and respond forcefully. kellyanne conway went on tv and said the president -- the husband, rather, had already asked her to leave the administration. he want her to quit her job and she said no. that obviously has created an uncomfortable dynamic. but shame on him for forcing that dynam...

Driving the kitchen table conversation in america. >> was that eye opening for you? youve been one of the strongest critics of the administration on the whole russia investigation, youve been, you know, leading the way on this. major player on foreign relations. but the lesson of the 2016 campaign is probably the pocketbook issues really are what matter to people. >> it is not surprising to me because this is the second year ive done that walk and i certainly do enough things in my state to unde...

>> i disagree. >> let me ask you about something paul krugman said. he said people have been saying for years that the crash is coming, the crash is coming. ive been saying it since 1994, ive been talking about the need to balance the budget. we balanced the budget four years in a row in the 1990s. i know youve been talking about it as well. but, you know, last night i was having a discussion with a friend via e-mail. he said, joe, nobody cares about the debt. and you know, you get outside the p...

He talked about the folks who are overseas defending this country. a kitchen table conversation with his daughters and the first lady. i think it gives hope to members of this community, and goes along way for folks across the country on their own journey for this issue. >> lets stay away from politics for two minutes, gay people in the country, what do you think their reaction was? >> positive, it turns up the needle. the dialogue is turned up to a level thats its not been at. up until this wee...

But also in a way that helped all people on this journey really find common humanity with him. he talked about the people hes met along wait. he talked about the folks who were overseas defending this country. he talked about a kitchen table conversation with his daughters and with the first lady. so it does a great deal, not just to inspire an empower and give hope to members of this community, but it goes a long way to really helping folks out there across the country who are on their own jour...