SUMMARY:As the U.S. continues to grapple with issues of sexual assault and harassment, the Department of Defense released a report Thursday detailing the extent of the problem within its ranks. The data indicates a rise in the reported number of sexual assaults in the military, with only about a third of victims filing an official report. William Brangham talks to veteran and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill).
COMMENT: OK, I am a progressive (small 'p') but I was a Registered Republican in 2000. The GOP has become the enablers of a dictator-want-to-be Trump and his destine for rule-of-law, our Constitution, and long held American values including not speaking hard against Nazi and White Supremacists.
So, yes, I see the Democratic Party taking the House as a real move FOR democracy.
SUMMARY: On the first day of the new Congress and 13th of the partial government shutdown, political posturing distracted from progress on policy. Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) promised bipartisanship, while President Trump reiterated his belief that a border wall would keep Americans safer. For more on Washington's big day, Judy Woodruff is joined by Lisa Desjardins.
SUMMARY: Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins and The Washington Post’s Erica Werner join Amna Nawaz to discuss House Democrats’ forthcoming plan for funding government agencies currently shut down, Sen. Elizabeth Warner's step toward a 2020 presidential bid amidst what is expected to be a crowded field of Democratic contenders, and what exactly President Trump means when he refers to a border "wall."
SUMMARY:Although this year’s midterms sent several new women to Congress, two prominent female senators--Heidi Heitkamp [D-N.D.] and Claire McCaskill [D-Miss]--are preparing to leave Washington after losing bruising reelection battles. Judy Woodruff sits down with both to discuss voters who feel forgotten, the mistake their party made by focusing too much on gender, and how President Trump will help Democrats win again.
I am Retired U.S. Navy (22yrs) and a Vietnam Veteran. After my Navy retirement I was in the computer related industry, now retired. In 2000 I was a registered Republican and voted for George W. Bush. Six months of having Bush in the Whitehouse forced me to re-evaluate my political stance. I had always thought of myself as a Moderate Republican, but was a Republican by "default" NOT because of close examination of the GOP. Due to what has happened in America since 2000, I now consider myself a progressive, and registered as a Non-Affiliated voter.
*Anti-First Amendment policies that attempt to turn America into a theocracy by enshrining ANY religious belief as law.
* Any attempt to suppress human or Constitutional rights.
* Any law or policy that supports discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, race/color, gender, sexual orientation, or any law that does NOT support Equal Treatment under the law.
*Any law or policy that attempts to suppress Freedom of the Press or Free Speech.
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