The Obama administration is touting new sanctions aimed at Iran for its continued nuclear defiance. But former Pentagon official Jed Babbin says the new effort has no teeth. Why does he believe they will be ineffective? Why does he contend the Obama administration is perfectly content to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons? And what blueprint has Iran given to other radical governments to develop nuclear weapons while thwarting international efforts to stop it?
We review the biggest political races from Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas. We also examine a key House race. And we’ll dive back into the immigration debate as the visit of Mexican president throws the issue back into the headlines.
On Wednesday, both President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon slammed the new Arizona laws designed to enforce federal laws against illegal immigration. What should we make of a foreign head of state ripping laws passed in the U.S.? What has been the real Obama record on border security? Even if we did secure the border, what would we do about the illegals already here? We ask Iowa Rep. Steve King, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, who says critics of the Arizona laws are guilty of deliberate deceiving the American people.
Sen. Arlen Specter was soundly defeated in Pennsylvania, Sen. Blanche Lincoln may not survive a runoff in Arkansas and the establishment GOP candidate in Kentucky was routed. What do these results tell us about the mood of voters in 2010? What role is the Tea Party having? Why should Republicans be very sobered by Democrats hanging on to an open House seat in Pennsylvania? We get insight from Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Fresh off Rand Paul’s huge win in the Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate primary, Tea Party activists are looking to lift another GOP underdog to the November ballot – this time in California. Why is Assemblyman Chuck DeVore running to unseat Democrat Barbara Boxer? What issues are driving his campaign? How does he plan to overcome two other Republicans currently ahead of him in the polls? We ask U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore.
Key Senate primaries in several states, Connecticut Senate front-runner faces accusations of lying about his military service, Indiana Rep. Mark Souder to resign this week, embed reporter says Karzai brothers contributing to U.S. troop deaths.
Ann Marlowe of the Hudson Institute has just returned from her sixth embed assignment with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. What has she learned about Hamid Karzai’s brother secretly – and legally – helping our terrorist enemies build improvised explosive devices (IED). How is this happening? What connection is there to President Karzai? What can the U.S. really do about any of this? And what other challenges are facing our troops? We ask Ann Marlowe.
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that ‘sexually dangerous’ prisoners can be incarcerated beyond the terms of their prison sentence. Is this a good decision? Can the worst sex offenders be rehabilitated? Are there other ways to ‘fix’ them? What is most responsible for the apparent rise in sexual predators? And are further laws necessary? We ask Marc Klaas, founder of The Klaas Kids Foundation in honor of his daughter, Polly, who was abducted and killed in 1993.
Reports suggest Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will veto a bill require women to undergo an ultrasound before going forward with an abortion. Is this a good step to make sure women understand what’s really happening or is it forcing them to have a procedure they may not want? We ask Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony List. She will explain her own conversion from pro-choice to pro-life and detail the midterm election races her group will try to influence in the months ahead.
The political fates of Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln and others are on the line in Tuesday’s primaries. The Supreme Court issues major rulings on sentencing for juveniles and incarceration for the ‘sexually dangerous’. BP makes progress on the oil spill. And Iran is allowing outside enrichment of its uranium – sort of.
