an international peace summit in the next few weeks to renew diplomatic efforts between Israeli and the Palestinians . Fabius threatened that should the diplomatic offensive fail , France will formally recognize a Palestinian state . Israel rejected the initiative , with a senior official in Jerusalem saying the threat to recognize Palestine only encourages Palestinians not to negotiate .
But if nihilistic jihadis blowing up metro stations and airports does n’t create a sense of solidarity , maybe the possibility of nuclear terrorism will do the trick . We ’re about to hear a lot about shared interests as Washington gears up for one of the few items on the security agenda that purportedly interests President Barack Obama — the final Nuclear Security Summit . The president initiated the effort to convenecontact.discussion.meetworld leaders to focus on improving nuclear security following his 2009 speech in Prague on the subject of nonproliferation . While the process has been valuable , there seems to be little appetite , both in Washington and elsewhere in the world , for continuing Obama ’s pet project once he leaves office . So , it ’s one last meeting .
It was , in fact , a kind of nation - building approach . The U.S. still has troops in Germany and Japan , with the permission of those nations , but it never confiscated their natural resources . In his speech , Trump said that as president he would discard “ nation - building . ” In its place would be what he called a new approach , which he described simply as halting the spread of “ radical Islam . ” He said that if elected he would convenecontact.discussion.meetan international conference on the topic and work closely with Israel , Jordan , Egypt , Russia , the NATO alliance and “ all others who recognize this ideology of death that must be extinguished . ” Trump also called Monday for “ extreme ” ideological vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States , vowing to significantly overhaul the country ’s screening process and block those who sympathize with extremist groups or do n’t embrace American values . “ Those who do not believe in our Constitution , or who support bigotry and hatred , will not be admitted for immigration into our country , ” Trump said .
Although Kennedy ’s bid had its share of missteps and ultimately fizzled , his candidacy weakened Carter before his eventual defeat by Ronald Reagan in the general election that fall . Gregg suggested one possible way of threading the needle between competing political pressures . A President - elect Clinton could convenecontact.discussion.meeta meeting with the leaders of the Senate and House before even taking office , he said , and outline issues on which bipartisan agreement ought to be possible : infrastructure and reform of the Department of Veterans Affairs being two examples . This would not require Clinton to forsake her campaign pledges , he said . Instead , she could simply run them along “ a parallel track . ”
The duty crew inside the early warning hub in Colorado processes attack indications sent from infrared satellites that can detect the hot plumes of missiles during their fiery boost phase of flight ( first several minutes ) and from ground - based radars that detect the metallic body of missiles and warheads in flight throughout their trajectory from launch to impact . This crew is expected to assess whether North America is under nuclear attack within three minutes of receiving the initial sensor input , and to promptly report their preliminary assessment up the chain of command in order to start the clock on a presidential response . The president and his or her top nuclear advisers then convenecontact.discussion.meetan emergency telecommunications conference to receive a briefing about the size and character of an incoming raid and the time to impact , and a briefing from the Strategic Command about the president ’s response options ( war plan menu ) and their consequences . The press of circumstances if submarine warheads are en route may force the latter briefing to be shortened to as little as 30 seconds . Then the president has just a few minutes to decide and convey his decision to the military war rooms .
Brazil , which is hosting the Olympics and the Paralympics , is at the epicenter of the rapidly evolving mosquito - borne epidemic . The letter is signed by 150 individuals from more than a dozen countries , including Brazil , Japan , Israel , Russia , Sweden , South Africa and the United States . It calls on the WHO to convenecontact.discussion.meetan independent group to advise it and the International Olympic Committee , and for authorities to reconsider the decision to hold the Games in Rio . [ Zika precautions : What you need to know as you prepare your summer travel ] " We are doing it to ask for an open , transparent discussion of the risks of holding the Olympics as planned in Brazil , " said Arthur Caplan , a bioethicist at New York University and one of the letter 's four authors , in an email explaining the reasoning behind the letter .
In a May 2014 email , Clinton ’s soon - to - be campaign manager Robby Mook called it “ troubling ” that Goldman Sachs had been selected to host an upcoming Clinton Foundation event . “ I flagged for Tina and Cheryl as well but it 's a little troubling that Goldman Sachs was selected for the foundation event , ” he wrote in an email to Podesta . His comment was in reference to a New York Times story included in the email that described how “ The most generous donors to the Bill , Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation will convenecontact.discussion.meeton June 6 at the Goldman Sachs . ” 2 ) Clinton ’s Keystone response In August , 2015 , senior aides to Hillary Clinton debated intensely how to react to the Obama administration ’s decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline , which they had heard was imminent .
Others said Trump needed to stop engaging in petty battles with former rivals and build a fundraising organization . Trump will meet on Thursday in New York with top fundraisers of the Republican National Committee , a party official said . Hopes flickered among some anti - Trump Republicans that there would be a revolt against him when delegates convenecontact.discussion.meetto nominate him formally in Cleveland from July 18 to 21 . Representative Morgan Griffith , a Virginia Republican , said that was unlikely but that Trump needed to improve as a candidate . " Do n't step into the cow pie , " Griffith said .
The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases in recent weeks , prompting the bureau to warn election officials across the country to take new steps to enhance the security of their computer systems , according to federal and state law enforcement officials . The FBI warning , contained in a “ flash ” alert from the FBI ’s Cyber Division , a copy of which was obtained by Yahoo News , comes amid heightened concerns among U.S. intelligence officials about the possibility of cyberintrusions , potentially by Russian state - sponsored hackers , aimed at disrupting the November elections . Those concerns prompted Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to convenecontact.discussion.meeta conference call with state election officials on Aug. 15 , in which he offered his department ’s help to make state voting systems more secure , including providing federal cybersecurity experts to scan for vulnerabilities , according to a “ readout ” of the call released by the department . Johnson emphasized in the call that Homeland Security was not aware of “ specific or credible cybersecurity threats ” to the election , officials said . But three days after that call , the FBI Cyber Division issued a potentially more disturbing warning , titled “ Targeting Activity Against State Board of Election Systems . ” The alert , labeled as restricted for “ NEED TO KNOW recipients , ” disclosed that the bureau was investigating cyberintrusions against two state election websites this summer , including one that resulted in the “ exfiltration , ” or theft , of voter registration data .