Democratic strategist Martha McKenna and Republican strategist Mike Ricci discuss Campaign 2024 and political news of the day, and Middle East Institute's Paul Salem discusses the Israel-Hamas war and current state of the Middle East.
Democratic strategist Martha McKenna and Republican strategist Mike Ricci discuss Campaign 2024 and political news of the day, and Middle East Institute's Paul Salem discusses the Israel-Hamas war and current state of the Middle East.
2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley held a meet and greet in Londonderry, New Hampshire. She spoke to voters before the meet and greet where she focused on the economy and commented on recent remarks about her from former president and fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. This meet and greet came in the run up to the New Hampshire Primary.
Up-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episode. Featured In this week's round up were Governor Ron DeSantis campaigning in Iowa and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) stumping for former President Trump -- also in the Hawkeye State. And in New Hampshire, fellow Republicans Chris Christie met with voters and Nikki Haley made her latest round through the Granite State. Also, a conversation with a Politico reporter about a recent spate of endorsements for former President Donald Trump.
"One thing is absolutely clear, America is at a breaking point with record levels of illegal immigration," said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a news conference on border security priorities near the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The speaker criticized the administration's border policies and referred to the border crisis as "a disaster of the president's own design." Speaker Johnson was joined at the press conference by 64 House Republicans, including Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) whose district includes Eagle Pass.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) gave the 2024 State of the Commonwealth address from the capitol in Frankfort. He praised his state's economy and touted more than $28.7 billion in private-sector investments. Gov. Beshear also discussed the state's recovery and revitalization efforts following floods and tornados in recent years. In addition, he highlighted his goals for the upcoming year and applauded the legislature's efforts to pass bipartisan legislation for marijuana, sports betting, and historical horse racing games.
Charles Foster, an immigration lawyer who served as an adviser to the George W. Bush and Obama presidential campaigns, discussed federal and state immigration policies at the U.S. southern border.
C-SPAN's Political Editor Nate Hurst talks about C-SPAN's coverage plans for the presidential election campaign surrounding the Iowa caucuses (January 12-15) and the New Hampshire primary (January 20-23). That includes primetime candidate events, interviews with reporters and commentators and viewer/listening calls, a Republican caucus in Iowa with experts explaining what is happening, and candidate speeches after the New Hampshire primary results are in.
White House Budget Director Shalanda Young discussed government funding and the possibility of a government shutdown, during a breakfast conversation with reporters hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. While responding to a question on House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) floating the idea of direct budget negotiations with the White House while direct negotiations are happening in the Senate, Director Young called the request "not serious" adding "It's a long trip down to the White House to do something that could be done right next door." Other topics discussed included funding a supplemental request for the southern border, election security, inflation and the economy, and military assistance to Israel and Ukraine.
