In 1943, in the middle of World War II, the Allied leaders FDR, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin were planning to meet secretly in Tehran. The Nazis wanted to kill them.
In his book "Night of the Assassins," author Howard Blum tells the story of "Operation Long Jump," the code name for the Nazi plan to assassinate the Allied leaders. In telling this story, author Blum says: "I wanted to write a suspenseful character-driven story of men, heroes, and villains caught up in a tense, desperate time, who needed to find courage and cunning to do their duty for their countries and to fulfill their own sense of honor."
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,,tFtlrMPJ__Y,UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, Politics,Society, channel_UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, video_tFtlrMPJ__Y,"The president took an action because of how politically infected these cases were." The words of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as she answered questions about President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter.
And reaction has been swift from both sides of the aisle.
House Oversight Chair James Comer said in a statement QUOTE Joe Biden has lied from the start". Incoming Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said in part QUOTE I'm shocked.
Meanwhile, House Oversight Democrat Greg Stanton saying QUOTE I respect President Biden, but I think he got this one wrong.
Congress is back this week following their Thanksgiving break. The Senate gaveled in today at 3pm. They'll work on more of the President's judicial nominations. The House is back tomorrow. On their agenda—a possible vote on whether to release the Ethics Committee's report of former Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. And of course, we are just 18 days away from the next government funding deadline when Congress must pass a new federal spending bill to avert a shutdown.
The Supreme Court heard a case today on whether the Food and Drug Administration unlawfully blocked the sale of some vaping products. The agency has denied more than a million applications of candy or fruit flavored products as part of wider crackdown saying they appeal too much to kids. But vaping companies say the FDA unfairly disregarded arguments that those flavors can help adults quit smoking without increased risk to kids.
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,,vMRQaeK5K_4,UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, Politics,Society, channel_UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, video_vMRQaeK5K_4,It is the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Amos Hochstein, U.S Special Envoy to the Middle East is asked whether it can last.
President-elect Donald Trump names Gen. Keith Kellogg (Ret) as his Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Gen. Kellogg has reportedly proposed a plan to end the war in Ukraine that includes freezing the frontlines.
Several Donald Trump Cabinet nominees are targeted with bomb threats and swatting. FBI says it is investigating.
Vice President Kamala Harris tells Democratic party activists and donors that despite her not winning the presidential election, the fight for their values and priorities continues.
Incoming Senate Appropriations Committee chair Susan Collins (R-ME) talks about preventing a government shutdown in December and spending & tax priorities next year when the Senate, House and White House will be Republican controlled.
It looks like there will not be a five-year Farm Bill reauthorization by the end of this year and instead an extension of current programs for a year, due to disagreements between the House and Senate versions. We will talk about it with Zack Budryk, energy & environment reporter with The Hill. (31)
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,,ZAgd-zjd5l8,UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, Politics,Society, channel_UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, video_ZAgd-zjd5l8,Peggy Noonan, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Wall Street Journal and former speechwriter for President Reagan, discusses her book "A Certain Idea of America," a collection of her columns from over the past quarter century. She also talks about her time working in the White House and her career in radio after graduating from college.
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,1,New York Times opinion columnist Frank Bruni, author of "The Age of Grievance," argues that we are living in a cultural and political era defined by victimhood and perceived injustice. He discusses the causes of this development and offers ways to move past it.
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,,MA5n--9i-sA,UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, , channel_UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg, video_MA5n--9i-sA,In 1943, in the middle of World War II, the Allied leaders FDR, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin were planning to meet secretly in Tehran. The Nazis wanted to kill them.
In his book "Night of the Assassins," author Howard Blum tells the story of "Operation Long Jump," the code name for the Nazi plan to assassinate the Allied leaders. In telling this story, author Blum says: "I wanted to write a suspenseful character-driven story of men, heroes, and villains caught up in a tense, desperate time, who needed to find courage and cunning to do their duty for their countries and to fulfill their own sense of honor."
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