Rick Nelson News Today

Cspan. Org debates or listen live on the cspan radio app. Wilson,e back with rick the cofounder of the Lincoln Project. Why hisre to discuss group process President Trumps reelection. Good morning. Good morning. How are you today . Ps reelection. How are you doing . Guest i am good. Host remind us of the purpose of the Lincoln Project and for the viewers who want to know, where do you get your funding . Guest are funding comes from the National Grassroots with over 500,000 donors. We have a few ...

Reelection. How are you doing . Guest i am good. Host remind us of the purpose of the Lincoln Project and for the viewers who want to know, where do you get your funding . Guest are funding comes from the National Grassroots with over 500,000 donors. We have a few major donors trade almost all of our fundraising as come through small dollar donations and people who want a voice that is able to attack donald trump and able to go after his campaign in a way that many others cannot. We are a group ...

We also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning and welcome to washington journal. The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump paid 750 dollars in federal income taxes year he won the presidency and another 750 the first year of his presidency. The president is still refusing to make his taxes public, as is tradition for those running for the nations highest office. The president has called the story...

Next on the next on the presidency, presidency. Andrew cohen andrew looks at two days in jfks cohen looks at two days in jfks presidency. Presidency. June 10th and june 10th and 11th, 11th, 1963, that defined 1963. It defined his response to the his response Nuclear Arms Race to the nuclear arms and civil rights. Rice and civil rights. Mr. Cohen is mr. Cohen is author of two days authors in june. John author of two days in f. Kennedy and the june, 48 hours that jfk and the made history. 48 hours...

[ laughter ] but, you know, at the end of the day, you have to what is it . Theres the word hope. You hope. What was his name . Leonard cohen, the writer, leonard had something about a crack in the a crack in the sunlight or a crack in the whatever. And he said, theres something about that thats the reason we have cracks. So we can let the light through. And somewhere in people like lincoln and douglass they could let the light. Get your perfect offering, theres a crack in everything, thats how ...

Story, if i have to say so myself. At about 16 years old, i was actually paralyzed by a tumor in my third vertebra. They rushed me up to riley Childrens Hospital up in indianapolis, indiana. Specialists told me that id probably never walk again. I spent quite a few years laid up in the hospital. It was a miraculous recovery. A surgeon came in from germany. They removed my third vertebra and literally built me a new vertebra using my pelvis used oneinch squares and built me a new vertebra. Well, ...

Myself. At about 16 years old, i was actually paralyzed by a tumor in my third vertebra. They rushed me up to riley Childrens Hospital up in indianapolis, indiana. Specialists told me that id probably never walk again. I spent quite a few years laid up in the hospital. It was a miraculous recovery. A surgeon came in from germany. They removed my third vertebra and literally built me a new vertebra using my pelvis used oneinch squares and built me a new vertebra. Well, mike, i was in the hospital...

Tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill once again, a major European Capital has been shut down by terror. Todays bombings in brussels left at least 31 people dead. More tha...

Tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill once again, a major European Capital has been shut down by terror. Todays bombings in brussels left at least 31 people dead. More tha...

Of this nation. Why critics say it shows where he is unfit for the oval office. Refugee relief, the u. S. Promises to give more money and take more syrians, our report from the front lines of the crisis in europe. Plus tipping point, californias sequoias who stood the test on time. We want to understand the effect of the drought on the sequoias. But they could be under threat in what could be a wakeup call for the planet. Hes not the first pope to visit communist cuba, but today pope francis bec...