War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
The House voted to cut in half U.S. dues paid the the United Nations if the U.N. does not adopt a set of specific reforms targeting corruption and inefficiency. Diane talks with former Senator George Mitchell, chair of a bipartisan task force on the U.N., about problems at the international body and how the U.S. can play a role in promoting change for the better.
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- Sen. George Mitchell Former Democratic Senate majority leader and co-chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace U.N. Task Force with former House Speaker and Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich
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