Nobody Kisses Ass Like Mike Pence

Mike Pence delivered a sycophantic speech to Trump during a cabinet meeting that was…uncomfortable. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

Today Austria... The Normalisation of Europe's Far-right

Joe: Wrong Tax Cut, Wrong Time For Wrong People | Morning Joe | MSNBC

The GOP-controlled House is expected to give final approval on a sweeping tax plan on Wednesday, despite most Americans considering it a bad idea. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Lawrence: GOP Like 'Pigs At The Trough' Of Donald Trump's Tax Bill | The Last Word | MSNBC

Lawrence O'Donnell compares the behavior of Republican Senators who will be enriched by the Trump-GOP tax bill to Senators he worked with who would have been "embarrassed" by serving special interests.

Why Trump Wanted To Fire His Own Supreme Court Pick

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BBC Question Time from Barnsley – December 14, 2017

David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Barnsley in South Yorkshire. On the panel are Conservative MP and former secretary of state for education Nicky Morgan, Labour's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, scientist and broadcaster Professor Robert Winston, comedian Geoff Norcott and political journalist and commentator Isabel Oakeshott.

‘Mexico Will Not Finance US Wall,’ Foreign Minister Says

Nikki Haley’s Hypocrisy: US Strikes Out with New War-Mongering on Iran

US Ambassador Nikki Haley's speech on alleged Iranian violations was even less convincing than Colin Powell's fraudulent UN presentation on Iraqi WMDs, says Trita Parsi

Far Right Gains Momentum in Chile's Presidential Elections

A far-right political party in Chile is expected to play a key role in determining the winner of Sunday's presidential run off. Its leader, Jose Antonio Kast, won a surprising 8% of the votes in the first round, and is now supporting former president Sebastian Pinera. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Santiago.

Trump Calls for Death Penalty in Cases of Attacks on Law Enforcement

In a speech to FBI Academy graduates, President Trump calls for the death penalty in cases where law enforcement officials are harmed.

The Debate - May Overruled: Brexit Momentum Thwarted by Tory Rebellion

Deutsche Welle talks to US Senator Marco Rubio | DW English

US Senator Marco Rubio, who ran against US President Donald Trump during the Republican primaries, tells DW's Zhanna Nemtsova that talk of Trump's impeachment over alleged Russian ties is premature.

Inside Story - Can Muslim Leaders Change Trump's Jerusalem Decision?

Jerusalem's status as part of Israel, or Palestine, or both has long been a controversial issue many politicians have shied away from. But Donald Trump changed decades of US policy last week, by recognising the holy city as Israel's capital. That decision set off worldwide protests and condemnation. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called a meeting of The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday to discuss a response. He said the US decision was illegal and a threat to all humanity. But what can the 57-member organisation realistically do to pressure the US?

Presenter: Laura Kyle | Guests: Yusuf Kanli - Former Editor of Turkey's Hürriyet Daily News; Gedeon Levy - Columnist with Haaretz newspaper; Mouin Rabbani - Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies

Top US News & World Headlines — December 13, 2017

Trump's Jerusalem Move Angers Muslim World; UK and EU Break Deadlock on Brexit

‘Trump Was Wrong on Jerusalem’ – Israeli Who Witnessed Hamas Rocket Fire

The West Bank city of Bethlehem has remained turbulent since Donald Trump's announcement last week that he was recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Inside Story - Does the EU Have a Rôle in the Middle East?

There have been widespread protests and condemnation since the US announced its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. As activists around the world take to the streets in anger, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his own tour to change minds. He is hoping to convince European leaders to follow the policy of US President Donald Trump.

Netanyahu met EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. The Israeli leader is also expected to open the issue of the Iran nuclear deal. Most EU members have expressed alarm over Trump's decision on Jerusalem.

EU leaders say they want Netanyahu to resume meaningful negotiations with Palestinians. But as European and US policies towards the Middle East diverge, what options does Brussels really have?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan | Guests: Ali Fathollah-Nejad - Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Doha Center; Robbie Sable - Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; James Moran - Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy.

Top US News & World Headlines — December 12, 2017