October 10, 2025 • 5 mins
This Friday, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton joined CBS News for an in-depth discussion on the challenges and opportunities presented by the Trump administration’s Israel-Hamas peace deal; Elizabeth Economy offers a succinct analysis of the significance of two upcoming meetings between President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping; and Tom Church and Daniel Heil use the financial facts of the government shutdown to draw attention to the high levels of mandatory spending baked into the federal budget.
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(00:00):
- Welcome to the Hoover Daily Report,
ideas Advancing Freedom.
It's Friday, October 10th, 2025.
- This Friday, Condoleezza Rice
and Hillary Clinton join CBS News
for an in-depth discussionon the challenges
and opportunities presented
by the Trump Administration'sIsrael Hamas Peace Deal.
Elizabeth Economy offersa succinct analysis
(00:21):
of the significance oftwo upcoming meetings
between President Trumpand China's Xi Jinping
and Tom Church and Daniel Heel.
Use the financial factsof the government shutdown
to draw attention to the high levels
of mandatory spending bakedinto the federal budget.
- Condoleezza Rice and HillaryClinton on Trump's Israel
Hamas peace deal, former secretaries
of state Condoleezza Rice
(00:42):
and Hillary Clinton joined CBSNews for a panel discussion
with CBS News, senior correspondentNora O'Donnell on Friday
to discuss the IsraelHamas peace plan brokered
by President Trump as the first stage
of the deal takes shape.
Director Rice said that theTrump administration should be
congratulated for the wayit put this deal together
involving multiple partiesfrom across the Middle East,
(01:04):
from Turkey to Saudi Arabia.
This is a broader coalition of states
that have an interest in the outcome
of the Hamas Israel War.
Rice said, emphasizing that the broad base
of regional support willbe an important component
of the deal's staying power.
Rice and Clinton agreed
that the Israeli governmentshould also recognize the unique
opportunities presented bythis situation with Hamas,
(01:27):
Hezbollah and Iran weakenedto forge longer term solutions
to the Palestinian conflict.
President Trump also made it very clear
that Israeli security was aparamount concern for him.
Rice said, emphasizing the need
to sideline Hamas in futureinternational diplomacy.
The former State Departmentheads also discussed the
importance of working toward aresponsible Palestinian state
(01:50):
in future diplomatic efforts
and the hard work of buildingtrust among residents of Gaza
and other parties to the deal
- Trump XI and the US China strategy gap.
In this first edition ofChina, considered quick takes,
published at Hoover's newSubstack Freedom Frequency Senior
fellow Elizabeth Economyexamines President Trump's
September 19 call with Xi Jinping
(02:13):
and two upcoming meetings
between the two leadersin the next few months.
She looks back at how pastpresidential meetings Nixon
with Mao Carter with dung
and Obama with XI,
have shaped the Sino American relationship
and considers what today'sagenda of trade fentanyl
and TikTok might deliver.
Economy argues that while thesetalks could help stabilize
(02:33):
tensions, the real test iswhether the administration can
finally articulate a clear
and coherent China strategyto guide US policy. The
- Shutdown, the federalgovernment shut down at midnight
last Wednesday, right?
Policy Fellows, Tom Church
and Daniel Hyle in a postat Freedom Frequency.
Despite the shutdown,
they continue Social Security checks will
(02:54):
still go out on time.
Doctors and hospitals will still be paid
for Medicare services.
States will still receiveMedicaid funding and civilian
and military retirees willstill collect their pensions.
Hile and Church showed
that the shutdown affects only a small
and shrinking piece of thebudget, which they illustrate
with a chart in the piece.
They argue that this charthighlights the real source
(03:16):
of our budget challengesmandatory spending,
- How China could pull aheadin the AI race writing in the
opinion section of theFinancial Times Research fellow,
Dan Wong argues that China'sadvantages in energy production
and the practical applicationof artificial intelligence
or AI systems could allow that nation
to pull ahead in its AIcompetition with the United States.
(03:38):
While noting that the USretains a lead in the field
currently, Wong says everymonth brings fresh indications
that China is catching upwith the US on the development
of artificial intelligence.
Wong maintains that AIis not a simple race
because AI development mustbe followed by deployment
to achieve practical aims.
The piece closes with a discussion of
(04:00):
how the Trump administration's plan
to allow chip makers Nvidia
and a MD to sell
to China would likely brighten China's AI
development prospects
- Social Security, what youpay in and what you get out.
Are your social security benefitsequal to what you paid in?
How does Social Securitycalculate your benefits
and why do most recipientsreceive more in benefits than
(04:21):
they paid in taxes?
While some receive less a new episode
of the short video series, here's
what we know fromHoover's Tenenbaum program
for fact-based policy explores the answers
to these questions.
As the video shows,
the highest wage earnerstypically receive fewer benefits
than they paid into the system.
While most other workersreceive more benefits than they
(04:41):
paid in taxes, provided theyreach full retirement age
and live long enough tocollect their benefits.
- Featured researchinitiative, global Policy
and strategy Initiative,
the United States faces asignificantly different threat
landscape in this centurythan it did in the last.
Military. Strength is necessarybut no longer sufficient.
Effectively managing ournational security problems will
(05:03):
require cooperationwith allies and partners
and must also leveragediplomacy, economic strengths,
and science and technology.
The Global Policy
and Strategy Initiativeoffers a fresh look
through a broad lens
to help navigate thisemerging security landscape.
- That's your HooverDaily report for Friday,
October 10th, 2025.
Each weekday, we bringyou research, analysis,
(05:26):
and commentary focused on publicpolicy, national security,
and the ideas shaping Americansociety and government.
The Hoover Institution atStanford University is grounded in
constitutional principleswith a commitment
to sustaining the safeguardsof the American way of life.
Thank you for listening.
For links to all the articles
and interviews mentionedtoday, visit hoover.org/hdr.
- Welcome to the Hoover Daily Report,
ideas Advancing Freedom.
It's Friday, October 10th, 2025.
- This Friday, Condoleezza Rice
and Hillary Clinton join CBS News
for an in-depth discussionon the challenges
and opportunities presented
by the Trump Administration'sIsrael Hamas Peace Deal.
Elizabeth Economy offersa succinct analysis
(00:21):
of the significance oftwo upcoming meetings
between President Trumpand China's Xi Jinping
and Tom Church and Daniel Heel.
Use the financial factsof the government shutdown
to draw attention to the high levels
of mandatory spending bakedinto the federal budget.
- Condoleezza Rice and HillaryClinton on Trump's Israel
Hamas peace deal, former secretaries
of state Condoleezza Rice
(00:42):
and Hillary Clinton joined CBSNews for a panel discussion
with CBS News, senior correspondentNora O'Donnell on Friday
to discuss the IsraelHamas peace plan brokered
by President Trump as the first stage
of the deal takes shape.
Director Rice said that theTrump administration should be
congratulated for the wayit put this deal together
involving multiple partiesfrom across the Middle East,
(01:04):
from Turkey to Saudi Arabia.
This is a broader coalition of states
that have an interest in the outcome
of the Hamas Israel War.
Rice said, emphasizing that the broad base
of regional support willbe an important component
of the deal's staying power.
Rice and Clinton agreed
that the Israeli governmentshould also recognize the unique
opportunities presented bythis situation with Hamas,
(01:27):
Hezbollah and Iran weakenedto forge longer term solutions
to the Palestinian conflict.
President Trump also made it very clear
that Israeli security was aparamount concern for him.
Rice said, emphasizing the need
to sideline Hamas in futureinternational diplomacy.
The former State Departmentheads also discussed the
importance of working toward aresponsible Palestinian state
(01:50):
in future diplomatic efforts
and the hard work of buildingtrust among residents of Gaza
and other parties to the deal
- Trump XI and the US China strategy gap.
In this first edition ofChina, considered quick takes,
published at Hoover's newSubstack Freedom Frequency Senior
fellow Elizabeth Economyexamines President Trump's
September 19 call with Xi Jinping
(02:13):
and two upcoming meetings
between the two leadersin the next few months.
She looks back at how pastpresidential meetings Nixon
with Mao Carter with dung
and Obama with XI,
have shaped the Sino American relationship
and considers what today'sagenda of trade fentanyl
and TikTok might deliver.
Economy argues that while thesetalks could help stabilize
(02:33):
tensions, the real test iswhether the administration can
finally articulate a clear
and coherent China strategyto guide US policy. The
- Shutdown, the federalgovernment shut down at midnight
last Wednesday, right?
Policy Fellows, Tom Church
and Daniel Hyle in a postat Freedom Frequency.
Despite the shutdown,
they continue Social Security checks will
(02:54):
still go out on time.
Doctors and hospitals will still be paid
for Medicare services.
States will still receiveMedicaid funding and civilian
and military retirees willstill collect their pensions.
Hile and Church showed
that the shutdown affects only a small
and shrinking piece of thebudget, which they illustrate
with a chart in the piece.
They argue that this charthighlights the real source
(03:16):
of our budget challengesmandatory spending,
- How China could pull aheadin the AI race writing in the
opinion section of theFinancial Times Research fellow,
Dan Wong argues that China'sadvantages in energy production
and the practical applicationof artificial intelligence
or AI systems could allow that nation
to pull ahead in its AIcompetition with the United States.
(03:38):
While noting that the USretains a lead in the field
currently, Wong says everymonth brings fresh indications
that China is catching upwith the US on the development
of artificial intelligence.
Wong maintains that AIis not a simple race
because AI development mustbe followed by deployment
to achieve practical aims.
The piece closes with a discussion of
(04:00):
how the Trump administration's plan
to allow chip makers Nvidia
and a MD to sell
to China would likely brighten China's AI
development prospects
- Social Security, what youpay in and what you get out.
Are your social security benefitsequal to what you paid in?
How does Social Securitycalculate your benefits
and why do most recipientsreceive more in benefits than
(04:21):
they paid in taxes?
While some receive less a new episode
of the short video series, here's
what we know fromHoover's Tenenbaum program
for fact-based policy explores the answers
to these questions.
As the video shows,
the highest wage earnerstypically receive fewer benefits
than they paid into the system.
While most other workersreceive more benefits than they
(04:41):
paid in taxes, provided theyreach full retirement age
and live long enough tocollect their benefits.
- Featured researchinitiative, global Policy
and strategy Initiative,
the United States faces asignificantly different threat
landscape in this centurythan it did in the last.
Military. Strength is necessarybut no longer sufficient.
Effectively managing ournational security problems will
(05:03):
require cooperationwith allies and partners
and must also leveragediplomacy, economic strengths,
and science and technology.
The Global Policy
and Strategy Initiativeoffers a fresh look
through a broad lens
to help navigate thisemerging security landscape.
- That's your HooverDaily report for Friday,
October 10th, 2025.
Each weekday, we bringyou research, analysis,
(05:26):
and commentary focused on publicpolicy, national security,
and the ideas shaping Americansociety and government.
The Hoover Institution atStanford University is grounded in
constitutional principleswith a commitment
to sustaining the safeguardsof the American way of life.
Thank you for listening.
For links to all the articles
and interviews mentionedtoday, visit hoover.org/hdr.
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