Six months into President Trump's second term, his quest to remake America rolls along, highlighted by the passage last week of his sweeping domestic policy bill - despite polls showing it's unpopular with most Americans. Democrats have been completely unable to mount an opposition, but Vermont's Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds with his "Fighting Oligarchy Tour." He joins the show from Capitol Hill. Â
Also on today's show: Correspondent Matthew Chance on the Russia-Ukraine war; NYT reporter Farnaz Fassihi on Israel's devastating strikes in Iran; correspondent Paula Hancocks on Israel's devastating strikes on Gaza; director Jeff Bieber ("Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny")Â
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UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for what's now an extended visit to President Trump. But their talk of an imminent ceasefire has yet to come to fruition. Instead, Israel's renewed offensive in Gaza has killed hundreds more in recent days, while the country's Defense Minister is proposing to move 600,000 Palestinians into a concentrated area of Rafah. James Elder has just returned from a recent trip for UNICEF and joins Christiane in the studio.Â
Also on today's show: Galia David, Mother of Evyatar David, Hostage held by Hamas; Tamir Hayman, Former IDF Intelligence Chief; Kentucky Governor Andy BeshearÂ
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Is Middle East Peace Really Attainable?
President Trump claimed that Gaza ceasefire talks are "going well" as he met with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, who was also optimistic after the meeting, even saying that peace between Israel and the entire Middle East was possible under Trump's leadership. While the world waits for an agreement, the people of Gaza continue to be bombed, with over 60 people reported killed there today. Noa Landau is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which has done extensive investigative reporting on this war, and she joins the program from Tel Aviv. Â
Also on today's show: economist Ernie Tedeschi; NYT reporter Caroline Kitchener; award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ("Purpose")Â
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Netanyahu Meets Trump at White House
First: As Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Doha, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, DC to meet with US President Donald Trump. Could a deal between Israel and Hamas be within reach? Israeli journalist Nadav Ayal explains.Â
Plus: Texas braces for more rain after floods kill over 80. We get the latest on the ground.Â
And: As extreme weather events become more frequent, how can we prepare?Â
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