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some made their way through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said more than 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news stephen sackur is in washington with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington. i'm stephen sackur. the received political wisdom here is that economic issues pretty much decide elections, and that may be true in this midterm election year because of a dramatic spike in the cost of living. and yet, there is a sense here that right now, values and culture are at the centre of the polit...

my guest today is danica roem, a democrat and the first transgender person to take a seat in a state legislature. what does her story tell us about america's culture wars? danica roem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it's good to see you. it's great to have you on the show. now, when you won your election back in 2017 to become a state legislator in virginia... mm—hm. ..you were seen across america as a trailblazer. do you still feel like that trailblazer? well, so, here's the thing. i don't try to put, you know, that title to myself. when other people ascribe it to me, tha...

Lost in your terminology on it, how about this? show up, knock on doors, go talk to people, meet them face—to—face, ask them, "what's important to you?" go connect with quality conversations one—on—one over and over and over again, and then go represent your constituents when they vote for you. we outsiders attempted to look at us politics and say things like, it feels more divided, more polarised on sort of cultural and social and value issues today than it has been in a long time. and there's a sense that it could be very dangerous for the fabric of this nation. do you feel that? let...

Of briefings books. he wants to talk to people, meet them face-to-face and in his view get the deal-making process going. i feel like we would be remiss if we didn't know even though he has invited a number of companies, business leaders to the white house to meet with him, they have these very showy meetings, a lot of people in the business community are afraid of what a donald trump presidency is going to be like. they're worried about the taxes he floated, the immigration moves and that high-skill visas are going to be on the chopping block. it's not all merry and rosy. >> it's a great poin...