Sanders: Tax Breaks Should Not Come From Social Security Trust Fund

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks with TRNS Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner momentarily following President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress regarding his new vision to boost job growth and spur the economy, the American Jobs Act. (0:32)

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Ban Ki-Moon Says Iran Should Suspend Nuclear Enrichment Activities

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, responds to a TRNS question on Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) criticism of the country’s growing nuclear program. The President of the Islamic Republic, Mahmood Ahmadinejad, is expected to meet with Ban Ki-Moon when he attends the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23rd. (1:35)

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TRNS Interviews John Steinbech On Hiroshima Anniversary

John Steinbach, a coordinator of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Commission, talks with Talk Radio News Service’s Robert Hune-Kalter about the state of the U.S. nuclear program 65 years after it dropped “Little Boy” over Hiroshima, along with who the main players are in this new age of nuclear power, and what steps are being taken to continue the reduction of the nuclear arsenal. (11:32)

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Expert Says Mexico Does Not Have Procedures In Place For Responsible Offshore Drilling

Lourdes Melgar, a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center and energy consultant, says Mexico currently does not have safe procedures in place for responsible offshore drilling. (0:44)

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Mexican Response To Gulf Oil Spill Baffling, Says Expert

Lourdes Melgar, an independent energy consultant and public policy expert at the Woodrow Wilson Center, says that many scholars and members of the petroleum industry are confused by Mexico’s lack of response to the Gulf oil spill. (0:45)

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EPA Official Says Decision To Use Dispersants In Gulf Oil Spill Was Difficult

Paul Anastas from the Environmental Protection Agency describes the difficult choice to use dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil. (0:35)

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Rep. Anthony Weiner Goes Ballistic On House Floor Over 9/11 Healthcare Vote

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) greatly criticized his Republican counterparts for voting “No” on 9/11 healthcare benefits for workers who helped at Ground Zero, but did not live in the immediate area.

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Rep. Gene Green Lists Charges Against Rangel

Chairman of the House Investigative Subcommittee Gene Green (D-Texas) lists the 13 charges against Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.)

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Media Responsible For Deflated Tourism In Gulf Coast, Says Manager

Keither Overton, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tradewinds Resort in Florida, says he wants to see media organizations be held accountable for inaccurate reporting which has lead to a decrease in tourism on pristine Florida Beaches. (0:29)

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Gulf Fund Czar Explains What Must Happen Before He Can Review Gulf Claims

Gulf Coast Claims Facility Administrator, Kenneth Feinberg explains to the Energy and Commerce Committee that before he can begin allocating money for Gulf claims he must first finish the blue print for emergency claims, wait on the governments finalization of the $20 billion escrow account, and have BP transition claims responsibility to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. (1:03)

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Hoyer Says Republican Policies Are 'Driving Country Into Ditch'

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says past Republican policies “drove the country into a ditch,” leaving America with its current economic and job problems. (0:35)

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Hoyer Touts Sixth Straight Month Of Job Growth, Prevented Second Great Depression

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says that a second Great Depression was squashed by six straight months of job growth. (0:45)

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GOP Policies Will Leave Country With "Hangover," Says Expert

Center for American Progress Vice President Sarah Rosen Wartell says in an introduction to Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) that Republican policies would leave the country with the same “hangover” it was in after the end of the Bush administration. (0:28)

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Dangerous Amounts Of Dispersants Are Being Dumped, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) says the amount of dispersants being dumped into the Gulf of Mexico is of growing concern and is afraid of the lasting effcts they will have on the environment. (0:36)

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Financial Reform Bill A "Game Changer," Says Advocate

Reid Cramer, Director of Asset Building for New America Foundation, says the Wall Street reform bill presents a paradigm shift from a disclosure regime to that of a principle-based regime. (0:32)

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International Community Must Continue To Pressure Iran, Says Author

Ken Timmerman, president of the Foundation for Democracy in Iran, says that the international community has continually failed to pressure Iran into reforming their abusive human rights practices. (0:28)

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International Pressure Can Prevent Death Sentence In Iran, Says Author

Author and President of the Foundation for Democracy in Iran, Ken Timmerman, says that the Iranian regime is arbitrary, and with enough international pressure could acquit Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani, a 42-year-old who has been sentenced to death by stoning. (0:16)

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Not All Iranians Support Death By Stoning, Says Author

Ken Timmeran, author and President of the Foundation for Democracy in Iran, explains that the practice of stoning is a singular ideology in the country, not shared by all Iranians. (0:22)

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Kagan Is A Remarkable Nominee, Says White House Counsel

White House Counsel Bob Bauer praises Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan during a conference call with reporters Friday. (0:12)
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Arizona Law Is A Call To Action, Says House Democrat

According to Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), the Arizona immigration law is not a rejection of comprehensive immigration reform, but a call to action for a change in policy. (0:28)
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