Good morning and welcome to the Cato Institute. My name is julian sanchez, im a senior fellow here and im grateful to everyone has come out bright and early to the auditorium at cato for our 2019 surveillance conference. Weve been doing this for some five years now. When we launched this in the aftermath of disclosures about both a fake election by former contractor snowden, the nsa itself was a fairly obscure agency unfan with most americans and as we kick off our 2019 conference, we find that now even intelligence oversight is itself very much in public headlines. We have an impeachment proceeding kicked off in significant part by reports from the from the Intelligence Communitys Inspector General. We have forth coming next week a breathlessly awaited report on allegations of misuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during the 2016 president ial campaign. We have proceedings aired, going to be from the house Intelligence Committee. So even intelligence overseers now are at
By the company he keeps. If that is true, my guest today should provide telling insight into the character of president donald trump. Roger stone is a hugely controversial and divisive figure in american conservatism. He is a long time friend and sometime adviser to mr trump. Is he also a symbol of all that is currently wrong in american politics . Roger stone, welcome to hardtalk. Delighted to be here. We have just gone past the one Year Anniversary of the donald trump administration. How would you describe the political atmosphere in the United States today . I would say improving. The president continues to be a polarising figure. He came out of a relatively close election where both candidates were exceedingly polarising. But the rising tide of a Strong Economy is helping enormously. We have created under the watch of trump 2 million newjobs, we have a record stock market, African American and hispanic unemployment is at historic lows. Overall unemployment is extraordinarily low. S
Fit in its missiles. Welcome to risk reward, i am liz mcdonald in for deirdre bolton, senior white house adviser kellyanne conway, and secretary of health and Human Services tom price, briefing reporters on administrations battle plan for opioid crisis, as well as addressing the north korea threat, north korea has successfully miniaturized a Nuclear Warhead, according to the washington post, which is must faster than estimated. North korea potentially has 60 bombs in its arsenal, the dow did tick downward on that news. Well watch tomorrow as the markets digest this news that north korea has capacity to build miniaturized Nuclear Warheads that could fit if the missile. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is in asia, pressing for a more unified trump in deeindealing with this crisis. And Trump Administration won a 150 vote at u. N. , punishing north korea. Banning exports, and russia and china also approved the sanctions, ambassador joh john bolton joins me now, how big of a threat is north
In at the office of senator Jeff Sessions, we will speak with naacp president Cornell William brooks, whose called on sessions to withdraw from consideration for attorney general because of. Is positions lawe thoughtfully wrote the broke the law so we might have someone who will enforce all of the laws as our chief Law Enforcement officer of the United States. Amy and we will speak with naacp chief brooks about the sentencing of dylan roof, who said in Court Wednesday i am not sorry. I have not shed a tear for the innocent people i killed. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Republicans in the newly sworn in 115th congress moved swiftly on wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care act, president obamas signature heath care law. By a vote of 51 to 48, the Senate Approved a procedural measure clearing a way for a budget resolution that could repeal major sections of the law. The charge was led by Vice Preside
Julian assange and called the Media Coverage of the hacking more dishonest than anyone knows. Fresh off his arrest for a sit in at the office of senator Jeff Sessions, we will speak with naacp president Cornell William brooks, whose called on sessions to withdraw from consideration for attorney general because of. Is positions lawe thoughtfully wrote the broke the law so we might have someone who will enforce all of the laws as our chief Law Enforcement officer of the United States. Amy and we will speak with naacp chief brooks about the sentencing of dylan roof, who said in Court Wednesday i am not sorry. I have not shed a tear for the innocent people i killed. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Republicans in the newly sworn in 115th congress moved swiftly on wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care act, president obamas signature heath care law. By a vote of 51 to 48, the Senate Approved a procedural m