could the republican congress say we ban abortions and the republican president sign that? hat does appear to be possible. in a similar sense president biden has said if we have a democratic congress that is filibuster proof we could pass a legalization of abortion in the country. the whole notion of a congressional law, a law permitting or banning abortion raises constitutional questions that are somewhat different from the roe v. wade question and the dobbs question because, you know, the question of congress' authority, is it commerce because the federal government can only regulate commerce. the question is is an abortion law commerce? that is, again, unresolved. one of the ironies of the dobbs decision is that the majority said, you know, this will resolve the question of abortion. this will settle the issue. it's not settling anything. and, in fact, as just our discussion illustrates about travel, about paying for abortions, about advising for abortions, the number of outstanding legal issues has gone up not town as a result this have decision. >> jeffrey toobin, thank

the public organization ford ukraine, from an emigrant from ukraine to a candidate for congress from the republicanty. in the suburbs of washington about the story of life, the path to great politics and why the candidate criticizes the democrats and president biden, yuriy mamon tells i am running for congress in the eighth district of virginia i lived the american dream and i see how this dream is taken away from others due to the weakness of current politicians with such a powerful statement in her pre-election campaign video karina lipsman begins her congressional journey and it would seem nothing special a typical statement of a new ambitious american politician if only the life story of the woman herself i came only when i was 8 years old from odesa in ukraine. we came as refugees with my single mother and grandparents to america . the liebsman family came in 1993, which most emigrants at first survived by receiving small subsidies from the state, eight-year-old karina started going to school, where it was not easy to adapt among the local children, and in the meantime, her mother supported th

if congress is not brave enough to move forward with the ban, and by congress i mean republicans in congress. >> yes. >> then we need to raise the age. the president said 21. i say 25. those two things need to happen. republicans, they claim to be the pro-life party but they are more like the pro-death party. for anyone to think we need more law enforcement in our schools based on the data and the narrative and the history you just shared and we need more guns in the schools, they must be out of their minds. we know that more guns leads to more shootings and leads to more deaths. that's just the bottom line. they are so cowardly. . >> congressman. >> yeah. go ahead. >> i was just going to jump in on your rather apt phrasing. you said they're not the pro-life party. that i the pro-death party. those are strong words that a lot of your fellow democrats don't want to use. congressman swalwell has spoken out. and gallego. you have others in your party who still think there is a bipartisan teal to be done. where is the democratic party on this when it comes to dealing with republicans on an issue

well, what happened after that is that republicans in congress said they looked into it. they checked it out, and it turns out they were sure there were no tours given of the capitol complex the day before january 6th. republicans said they'd looked at all the security footage from january 5th, and they wanted to assure everyone the allegation was bunk. there was no one who led any tour of the capitol complex an january 5th, the day before the attack. one republican staffer described the supposed review in detail to "the hill" news, saying the republicans watched every second of security camera footage from inside the complex january 5th and, quote, there were no tours, no large groups, no one with maga hats on. there is nothing in there remotely fitting the depiction in mikie sherrill's letter. congressman of georgia filed an ethics complaint against mikie sherrill, claiming she was the real criminal for having made this false allegation, for falsely claimed that any members of congress led any tours of the complex on january 5th. how dare she suggest such a thing. she ou

congress. >> republicans in congress are doing everything they can to stop plans to bring down costs for ordinary families. that's why my plan is not finished. >> reporter: it's unclear how long the bear market will last, recommend paying down debt and keep money in the market in anticipation of a rebound for investors. >> what can your family do to weather the ups and downs and what could be coming, kenny choi has that later at 5:00. >>> b.a.r.t. station is closed because of medical emergency. no word how long that station will be shut down. we'll stay on top of it. >>> new at 3:00, a vandal cut down a pride flag at school district in the east bay. video from the school. man jumped over the fence, cut down the pride and american flags. superintendent said it was the students' idea to fly the pride flag at all school sites and won't let their voices be silenced. >> going to act out in that way, going to shine a line on bigoted and discriminatory behavior, our voices are going to get louder, not quiet. we represent the voices of our students, help them find their voice. not going to let this behav

if congress is not brave enough to move forward with the band, and by congress i made republicans in en we need to raise the age. president said 21. i say 25. i think those who thinks actual things need to happen. republicans, they claim to be the pro-life party, but there are more like the pro death party. for anyone to think that we need more law enforcement, in our schools, based on the data and the narrative and the history that you just shared. and we need more guns in the schools. they must be out of their minds. we know that more guns leads to more shootings, and leads to more deaths. that is just the bottom line. >> congressman. >> they are so cowardly. >> yeah go ahead. >> not just going to jump in on your rather apps phrasing. you said they are not the pro-life party they are the pro death party. when you look at covid, when you look at school shootings, it's an apt phrase. but those are strong words that a lot of your fellow democrats don't want to use. and i mentioned earlier in the show, congressman swalwell, has spoken out. we've seen another congressman accused republic

of course the republican-controlled congress didn't and he allowed it to die. that's a reflection how much this issue has moved within the republican party. and it's not necessarily a shift of opinion within the coalition. if you look at polling even as recently as last year from the pew research center, a majority of republicans who don't own guns still support the two things that that congressman said he would move toward, high capacity magazine and ban on assault weapons. but opposition is enormous to those ideas on republicans who do own guns, and their influence in the party i think has only grown over the past quarter century as republicans have become more dependent on the votes or the most culturally conservative parts of the country, a change before trump which he accelerated. and the irony even as the national rifle association gets weaker as an institution its hold on the republican party is getting stronger because of the change itself. >> all right, absolutely. and just worth pointing out there have been 20 mass shootings since uvalde. that's incred

congress. democrats, republicans and independents for supporting ukraine knowing full well the cost. so for all those republicans in congress criticizing me today for high gas prices in america, are you now saying we were wrong to support ukraine? are you saying we were wrong to stand up to putin? are you saying we would rather have lower gas prices in america and putin's iron fist in europe? i don't believe that. look, i get the easy politics of the attack. i get that. the simple truth is gas prices are up almost two dollars a gallon because vladimir putin's ruthless attack on ukraine and we would not let him get away with it. we are doing everything we can to reduce his pain at the pump now. if experience has shown us anything it is that we need to grow and harness more energy here at home. let's lower the price of electric vehicles so we never have to pay at the pump in the first place. major auto companies are preparing for a 50% of future sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. 100% by 2035. we are already building secure supply chains to build these alleged vehicles in america.

in 1973 republican members of congress are hailing the ruling as a momentous victory. we are entering a new era of freedom of freedom for the unborn. and i am proud to have always been on the side of pro my pro life brothers and sisters who stand here with me to day and all across america. we always knew we would realize true freedom for all americans. the people of one of victory, the right to life has been vindicated. the voiceless will finally have a voice. this great nation canal live up to its core principle, that all are created equal, not born equal, created equal. the reaction to this principle decision by the court, it must be peaceful. and the d. o. j must step up to protect our justices their families, churches, and pro life pregnancy centers from unprovoked violence. oh, it's a hugely emotive issue in the country. there were demonstrations on both sides of the abortion argument. outside the supreme court. i said the man massive disappointment for the pro abortion lobby when the ruling over tunney roe the wade was announced. that use echoed by senior members

in south carolina, there are two incumbent republican members of congress facing republican challengers backed by former president trump. that's worth watching for sure in terms of the overall balance of power in the house ultimately, but also sort of the power of trumpism in an on going way in the republican party. we'll get results from those key south carolina races and all the latest on the primaries from those four states from the great steve kornacki monitoring those results from his patented big board. steve, we'll see you in just a few minutes. >>> speaking of the former president and his influence over the modern republican party, today you should know is the former president's birthday. donald trump turns 76 years old today. as the world's worst birthday present for a former president, the new york state court system informed former president trump and his son don and his daughter ivanka that they all three must show up and give sworn testimony in the civil case that's being pursued against the trump family business by new york's attorney general tish james. they had been push

the third congressional district, republican member of congress -- wrong but in their -- republican membern final votes to come in. but he's running on in second place. mississippi is a runoff. even if he if inches in second, his opponent not breaking 50, would trigger a runoff. a runoff is a dangerous place to be. why is guest in trouble? he is the only republican from mississippi who voted for the creation of a bipartisan january 6th commission. that's become an issue in this campaign. and again, right now, in the most likely outcome here, it's that guest and cassidy -- who has made an issue out of that -- and up in a runoff on june 28th and settle things. there's one other republican incumbent in grave danger. stephen [inaudible] he's going to finish first in the district. but a lot of scandals are around him. he's headed to the runoff. that's a bad number to be headed into a runoff, infighting kind of incumbent. >> all right, my man, steve kornacki, thank you for breaking it down for us. and thank you for watching this extended coverage of election night in america. i am ayman mohyeldi

mothers radical republicans go in your crusade to criminalize health freedoms remember in congress republicans plan to ban abortion nationwide they can't be allowed to have a majority in congress the supreme court decision in tomos dobbs v jackson women's health organization is the most important decision in favor of life in american history by six votes against three the supreme court confirmed that the power to protect unborn life returns to the people and their elected representatives the people won the right to life was defended by those who cannot speak, finally there will be a voice, this great nation can now live according to its basic principle that all are created equal, not born equal, but were created equal katya, how do the americans themselves react to this decision, i will note that the decision in the case of ro ​​vs. veide, which was adopted in 1973, was about a woman in the state of texas who wanted to have an abortion, but could not do it, and overcame the complaint to the supreme court, and in fact the supreme court confirmed that women have the right to an abortion and that

the cancer pervades the congress and i hate to say it, the republican congress. they are so afraid of this man, they have absolutely no backbone. no leadership whatsoever and the leaders they have lie when confronted with the lies, they still live paid it is unbelievable. so until they are weeded out, and i mean really weeded out, it's can get worse and worse. he has ruined america and those republicans help them tremendously. all they are, vindictive and they are all voting for the ones who denied the election. it's unbelievable. just unbelievable. it is shameful and we look like a fifth world country. host: to massachusetts, bill is on the republican line. caller: how you doing. i've got three comments. number one, when is the investigation going to take place on what the democrats did on january 6. there's nobody been arrested for the pipe bombs on the side of the capital. there's never been an investigation of why the police in the national guard weren't there and there's never been an investigation of the people -- there was a lady lying on the ground who wa

congress saying no, we deny. it and number one, that's not weighted equally. number two, if there are any republican members of congress who are serious about these denials, they can submit a sworn affidavit to the committee. >> or testify. >> or they can testify. >> they need a few though. >> they all have different levels of exposure, right? i mean i am looking at a plotter in the stop the steal movement, naming two, biggs and brooks are named, and gohmert. gohmert is not on the list but people league biggs and brooks might have a different level of accountability since they've been named by another known co-conspirator in the thing that became the violent part. >> in the criminal part. >> in the criminal part and perry is pushing this environmental lawyer to become the attorney general. they're all different. for someone like marjorie taylor greene, we talked about this during the agree break, she may think because i went to the meeting i may be in trouble because you don't know what the level is. a couple of these people might want to actually need a pardon. they might need it. >> and there was,

here's a sample of a democrat ad buy in california for a republican running for u.s. congress. h. >> republican chris mattise, a true conservative, a hundred percent pro trump and proud. pro trump republican chris mattise, military veteran, local businessman >> politician david bell voted to impeach trump. republicans time to decide. >> hasn't worked out the way democrats hope considering mattise is running behind david but the race is not yet called. but to hedge their bets democrats now refer to all republican voters as maga republicans. same in colorado where a super pack has spent $1.5 million to tout the conservative pro trump credentials of republican romp hank running for senate and pennsylvania democrats playing the same game promoting doug mastriano who is a trump loyalist. he ran away with the primary and democrats think he'll be an easy mark in november for democratic nominee josh shapiro for governor. but, in a year when democrats are expected to take a beating, many analysts are saying, be careful who you promote. in 2016 democrats desperately wanted donald trump to

. >> pamela, the committee also highlighted how many -- some republican members of congress were seeking pardons from trump in the aftermath of january 6th. tell us about that. that was a very powerful, very, very dramatic moment. >> it was. in fact, the committee presented not only testimony but other evidence in the form of an e-mail of congressman mo brooks as sending a letter to the white house saying that he would like a pardon along with matt gaetz, and other republican allies who had voted to decertify the results in pennsylvania, um, and arizona. so you have an e-mail that the committee showed. also, testimony from a former-meadows' aide talking about how congressman perry -- he was denied and she said no, he actually asked her directly for a pardon. and several other congressmen, as well. andy biggs and louie gohmert also according to what the committee displayed today, asking for pardons. again, perry has denied it. matt gaetz released a tweet earlier earlier just before i came on, not denying it but of course trashing committee as he has done all along. this is interesting to

passed could be an uphill battle for the white house. >> i know my republican friends claim we're not producing enough oil. >> congress must approve the measure and republicans are against it, as even some democrats are voicing concerns. >> we have no evidence to think that the oil companies would pass that on to the consumer. >> biden today demanding that companies pass on the benefits, though officials have conceded there are no guarantees. >> i call on the companies to pass this along, every penny of this 18 cents reduction to the consumers. >> biden's move pitting him against then-candidate barack obama who once bashed the move as a gimmick to get more votes. >> we're arguing over a gimmick to save you half a tank of gas. over the course of the entire summer, so that everyone in washington can pat themselves on the back and say that they did something. well, let me tell you something. this isn't an idea designed to get you through the summer. it's an idea designed to get them through an election. >> president biden arguing that the russian invasion has changed the calculus as he delivered this closing message to o

trump believed he had republican members of congress lined up to help him steal this election. >> joes they will behind mind is what mo brooks put this that letter requesting a pardon pursuant to matt gaetz's pardon where he basically says the left doesn't look us, they're going to come after us and use every lever of government against us. he's not saying we did something wrong and we need cover, we went out on a limb for the president, he's saying they're going to use the government in a way they shouldn't to come after us. >> mo brooks wanted everybody -- every republican who voted not to approve the election that night pardoned as well. gaetz wanted himself pardoned for everything he had done since he had been born. >> that was breathtaking, the scope of the pardons. the scope of the matt gaetz pardon it makes you wonder what did he think he was going to be doing for the rest of his life that he that he felt like he needed a pardon that was this extensive. seems like a convenient explanation to just say we believe the democrats are going to come after us. >> what did you think, sa

one of the questions is there are many leaders in congress, republicans are poised they believe to take charge after the midterm elections who think this should be a national law. the governor of arkansas -- >> go back to saying there ought to be a national law that's passed. we've fought for 50 years to have this return to the states. we've won that battle. it's back to the states in fact let's let it be resolved there. >> the governor says leave it to the states. but we're going to have a bunch of competing ideas whether it's restrictions at the state level, outright bans at the state level or federal proepdles. >> i think the most important point here is that there's just going to be a mine field of litigation, a mine field of uncertainty. lots of things up in the air for folks looking for abortions. and i think the real tension i think is going to be between those who really did actually strike the mantra of federalism. this is about returning to the states versus those who want to ban abortions. that's where we'll see if txs try to ban people from trying to go out of state or drugs

and it concerns republican members of congress. can members of congress were worried enough about their exposure that they sought pardons in the waning days of the trump presidency, it's not totally a new idea -- there had been some press reports that effect in the immediate aftermath of the january 6th attack. but then at the first hearing of the january 6th committee a couple of weeks ago, liz cheney basically teased that news. and said that more on it might be coming. at that hearing, she specifically mentioned one obscure pennsylvania republican congressman named scott perry. she mentioned him by name. she said he had contact of the white house in the weeks after january 6th to seek a presidential pardon for himself. congressman perry reacted angrily to that, after liz cheney made those remarks at the hearing he said the idea that he sought a pardon from president trump was absolutely not true. he told reporters that cheney's assertion about that was, quote, ludicrous and a soulless lie. but it apparently is something that he di

he is trying to put the blame on republicans in congress. >> the problem is republicans in congress areoing everything they can to stop my plans to bring dow costs on ordinary families. that's why my plan is not finished. >> so what should you be doing right now with your finances to weather these ups and downs? kenny choi will have more on that coming up at 5:30. >>> we've been following a grass fire along the san jose-milpitas border. chopper 5 caught some of the shot spots and firefighters putting water on it. this happened along mccarthy west of 880 along coyote creek. so far no buildings are threatened. it's burned close to five acres, and firefighters are also working to help unhoused people living along the drainage area where that fire is burning. at last check, they are starting to get a handle on things, but mop-up work will last into the evening. >>> an unfortunate incident at an east bay school. someone walked on to campus and vandalized a flag pole flying both the pride flag and the american flag. kpix 5 anchor elizabeth cook is here with the reaction from school officials,

. >> but in addition to the allegations against sitting republican members of congress, vice chair lizwaste nod time calling out the republican leader and offered a stark warning to others who continue to support the former president. >> we'll hear that leaders on capitol hill begged the president for help, including republican leader mccarthy, who was, quote, scared and called multiple members of president trump's family after he could not persuade the president himself. tonight, i say this to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain. >> joining me now the justice correspondent for "the nation" and political analyst and host of screen share on peacock. thank you both for being here. elie, we know at least reportedly at two members of congress, republican members, who sought presidential pardons per the committee. this is representative scott per and representative andy biggs. those are the two from the the committee that sought pardons but the committee sought five pardons all together,

where it fell apart was in the behavior of the republicans specifically in congress. watergate, you saw the republican members of congress understand that they had an important prerogative as members of the legislative branch to hold the coequal executive branch to account. to keep its abuses of power in check. and they had a role as legislator first and only as partisan republican second. that was true across the republican spectrum in 1972, 1973, 19 74. we saw moderates, solid republicans like howard baker, and you saw even the conservative standardbearer barry goldwater all play important roles in bringing richard nixon to justice because they understood that protecting american democracy meant making sure executive branch did not run out of control. what we see n is republicans in congress acting as partisans first and members of congress second, if at all. in fact, the number of people -- the number of republicans who have acted to hold the presidency to account is short and getting shorter. liz cheney and adam kissinger on the january 6 committee, we saw last ni

you're a former sitting republican member of congress, to hear that some of your former colleagues were looking for a pardon, felt they needed a pardon. >> it is clear to me they have a guilty mind, they think they may have done things illegal and potentially criminal and that's why they sought a preemptive pardon. that's simply astounding to me, one of the members was adjacent to mine, scott perry, and we all know he had made many outreaches to jeffrey clark at the doj and it is clear to me, again, that i just can't fathom that a member of congress would ever seek a pardon. just -- it is really quite a stunning action, it really speaks to the idea of criminality that -- those are the only people who seek pardons and the fact that they -- that the actions that they took before or during the events of that day, they know that they -- they did something wrong. so wrong that they sought a pardon. i can't imagine any -- most of my colleagues would ever have thought for a second to seek a pardon for anything. so it is clear to me that they know they're on the wrong side of this, and that's w

have the power to make it happen he's calling on someone else to do it, in this case it's congress republicans have signalled their opposition to it we know at least one prominent democrat may be opposed to it. whether or not the president has the votes is what to look for. he's also calling for states to suspend their gas taxes. and he's calling for industry not to swallow the profit if they do pass this and seeing if industry would comply as well. there's a lot of ifs here but the president is signaling he wants the gas tax gone. >> stay right there. we're checking crude prices because they're sharply lower. this is maybe part of the story right now alongside the notion that perhaps we have certain signs of demand maybe falling a little bit, maybe supplies perhaps coming a bit more online but right now u.s. crude prices are down north of 4%, $104.41. let brings bring in two cnbc contributors thank you for joining us maybe because the crude is the focal point of this. rita we'll begin with you in the next leg of our conversation what was behind this i was out this morning, fuelled up before w

eastern, the former house leader gives a behind-the-scenes account of his times in congress, and republican legislative successes. and then on afterwords, kellyanne conway talks about the 2016 campaign and her time in the trump administration with her memoir. she is interviewed by donna brazil. watch book tv every sunday on c-span two, and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv.org. continues the eyes is turn to the supreme court we are joined by senator mike lee a veteran now of four supreme court nominations in the author of the book saving nine. before we get to saving nine, i wanted to get your reaction to the man arrested outside of brett kavanaugh's house yesterday. he had a knife on him, he had a gun on him. your reaction to that incident. guest: there are real problems with showing up at the home of the supreme court justice to protest what you anticipate might be the outcome of a case to try to influence the outcome of the case. this particular instance he appears he showed up to influence the outcome of a case in a way that is unthinkably bad

the state that you spoke about in particular is ensured by the unity of both houses of congress and republicansnd democrats in the congress will elect new deputies to the new parliamentarians in the fall in the united states of america what do you think? this is the war in ukraine, this support, the new configurations in the congress can somehow affect the further support of the united states of ukraine, well, now, this is the support for this , the laws have been passed. i don't want something. i'm not a psychic, so i don't know what will happen in the fall. it can happen in different ways . it can happen a little too early to make any predictions like this. and there is a general forecast that the republics will uh take control of the palace, but this it is not, it is not 100%. okay, it was says or where some republican voted against the provision of that aid and we don’t read much and even i heard it myself and some representatives of the republican party, especially conservatives, that you know that ukraine is a european matter, it is not an american matter and similar and there is a little

congress. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and schoolurity. so, what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? the potential measures being discussed include further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws, more investment in school security, and access to mental health. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21 — and an idea, which looks something like a cooling—off period for 18—year—old s who want to buy a like a cooling—off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semi—automatic weapon — the kind that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffalo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of the shooting. the latest person is the actor matthew mcconaughey, who is also a former resident of uvalde, texas, and a campaignerfor gun reform. he spoke emotionally about the need for new regulations. this should be a nonpartisan issue. this should not be a partisan issue. there is not a democratic or republican value in one single act of these shoot

here's what he said. >> the problem is, republicans in congress are doing everything they can to stop my plans to bring down costs on ordinary families. that's why my plan is not finished, and why the results aren't finished either. the fact is, republicans in congress are still in the grip of the ultra-maga agenda. >> reporter: now, one of the clearest indications that we have seen from the white house that inflation is such an urgent issue is just this morning, the white house officially announcing that the president is going to be traveling to the middle east next month and as a part of that trip, he is going to be traveling to saudi arabia and will be meeting in some form with the saudi crown prince. now, this is, of course, a really stunning development because remember, saudi arabia is a country that the president, in the past, has said he wants to make a pariah. he really wants the country and the crown prince to pay a price for its human rights abuses, including, of course, for the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. so, this trip and the announcement of this meeting really

congress. democrats have been pushing for new legislation, and now, the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. with regard to the ongoing issue about violence, senator cornyn, as you know, is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy. we're hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and buffalo. so, what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? so, here's what's on the table: enhanced background checks. further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security. access to mental health. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21 by opening up juvenile records to scrutiny. and this idea, which looks something like a cooling off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semiautomatic weapon. so, not banning them outright, but perhaps making it just that bit harder to acquire the kind of powe

every republican in congress, and more importantly, every republican on the supreme court. seems to believe that to honor a sentence, written by james madison in 1789. children must die. they tell us, that it is constitutionally impossible to control the sale of firearms and ammunition in the 21st century. because 233 years ago, james madison wrote a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state. the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. our next guest guest, writes, the sentence is weak, the weakness is deliberate. madison could not afford, on the one hand, to let the amendment seem to contradict the hard want federal military power in the constitution's main body. he couldn't afford, on the other hand, to underscore too strongly for the states comfort the overwhelming nature of that federal power. the amendment gestures vaguely at state sovereignty in a way intended to make little practical sense. joining us now, is william hogeland, the author of the wild early republic trilogy. which includes the whiskey rebellion,

congress. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and schoolity. in regard to the ongoing issue about violence, the senator is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy and we are hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and buffalo. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? the potential measures being discussed include: further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security, and access to mental health support. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21. and an idea which looks something like a cooling—off period for 18—year—olds who want to buy a semi automatic weapon, the kind that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffalo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of the shooting. the latest person is the actor matthew mcconaughey who is also a former resident of u

i was a member of congress, the house republican conference chair, which meant i was the third most powerful irrelevant person in the united states congress. nancy pelosi was speaker of the house. we were in the minority. we had a brand-new democrat in the white house in 2009. sound familiar? but republicans came together and did all the things i just described. we told our story, we held them accountable, we offered a positive accounting vision. we won 63 seats in the house of representatives. two years later, we won the senate. two years after that, we won the white house. and we are going to do that all again starting in the fall of 2022. [applause] truth of the matter is, you are here today at this great luncheon, this great tradition, 75 years in the making, because you know this is not just about choosing candidates or choices between political parties. you know, as elizabeth said so eloquently, the american people will decide between two visions for the american future. the benefit we have today is they saw our vision in the policies of the truck ivan penson nist ration. saw the extra

there are questions whether this would even pass in congress. republicanssupport it they've been pretty vocal about it democrats in the recent past have been very vocal about it with nancy pelosi saying as recently as march, that this something hollywood. there are some that are worried that this will not help the consumer but would just help the oil companies whether they would support it >> republicans probably aren't going to support anything biden proposes anyway just out of sheer political. but it's not a lot of money, i think for families that are struggling, gas is a great equalizer. it doesn't matter if you're jeff bezos or working minimum wage, you're probably going to pay the same amount for gasoline they're the most aggressive form of tax or inflation. even democrats, barack obama has said in the past it was a gimmick in 2008. nancy pelosi on march 3 131st called it showbiz. >> we have to pay for that to return it. >> i don't want to read between the lines, but that to me doesn't sound like a lot of support from the house speaker about what the s

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as republicans try to regain control of the house and senate. but in a closely divided congress, it is difficult to design politically viable legislative proposals that remove money from the economy or significantly reduce costs for businesses and households. that's at the wall street journal. and our opening question for you this morning, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the u.s. economy? 202-748-1000 if you're an optimist. on the economy, anyway. for 202-748-1001 those of you pessimistic on the u.s. economy. thoughts on twitter. this one from the park story said, did i just hear that republicans have a plan to do something other than overthrow the government? this one says the evil democrats to claim supplies high high prices and everything -- -- they impossible green regulations that are choking the life of a domestic industry and driving manufacturing overseas sees again. and jim with his comments on the show this morning, saying, i have a feeling for the 65% of americans tapping savings to make ends meet. i would hate to have to sell shares in this market. let's go t

but, again, very difficult to see how this gets through congress. republicans are largely opposed to suspending the gas tax holiday and we have seen some skepticism from key democrats, including the house speaker nancy pelosi, who seems to have been cool to this idea. senator joe manchin, key vote in the senate, not apparently on board yet with this proposal. and part of that is because there is questions about how much this will actually be passed on to consumers. the biden administration says it will keep a close eye on this, and expects and will encourage oil companies to pass along this tax relief to consumers, but still, a big question mark, one that economists are asking as well. >> jeremy, thank you. christine, jeremy made a great point there. will ask the refiners and oil companies to pass this on to consumers. can't mandate they do that and, b, members of the administration like jennifer granholm this weekend said, there is a cost to doing this. >> this is an important source of revenue for keeping our highways safe, right? that's part of this. the whi

involved in this plot. >> joy, it's vital that we understand the full totality of what republican members of congressed in this, and what republican members of congress were helping with this. ron johnson is basically a courier for domestic terrorists and the idea that he didn't know what his chief of staff was doing when it comes to something this delicate, this confidential is complete nonsense and one of the things we'll see tomorrow at the hearing as we look at what the justice department's role in an effort to overturn trump, i think we'll see more revelations about the broadening circle of accomplices that encompassed the republican party and members of congress. we remember in the very first hearing it turned a lot of heads when there was an illusion where there were members ever congress asking for pardons. i think that we'll get a lot more information on that and even though the committee would go on a two-week break to continue the investigation, a lot of us would have to talk about the hearings and the republicans would be very uncomfortable when i see manu raju and ali vitali. >> i think

approval ratings and that is because the reality is he would struggle to get this through congress, because republicansst it, some of his own party are against it and that is because in the grand scheme of things, this does make a small material difference and does not get to the heart of the problem. >> it does underline how difficult it is for politicians to come up with any help given that these are global problems. energy prices soaring because that war in your cane -- in ukraine. >> i think given some of the speculation about this being a symbolic gesture, on the oer hand people will say and little helps this summer. this is a global problem and this is just one way of easing some relief temporarily to help families. >> americans are not used to hi gas prices. it is a country that loves its big cars. you might see why president biden would target gas tax, but it is a difficult tax for everyone to swallow. >> definitely. it is the summer season, families will be traveling in the next few months. it has come at that time. ♪ >> the glastonbury festival has opened after a three year break because of t

him in a crime, but of course, this comes against the backdrop of democratic members of congress accusing republicanngress of giving what they describe as reconnaissance tours in the days leading up to january 6th. this is part of what chairman betty thompson said in the letter. quote, individuals on the tour photographed and recorded areas of the complex not typically of interest to tourists, including hallways, staircases, and security checkpoints. the other interesting aspect of all of this, erica, the capitol police sent a letter to rodney davis, the chairman of the administration committee earlier this week where they said they had reviewed the video tape and found nothing suspicious about this tour. quite a bit of back and forth here between the two sides involved in this particular issue. >> a lot of back and forth. one quick question before we drill down a little bit more. this person identified who was interviewed with the committee, did this person actually enter the capitol complex on january 6th? do we know for sure? >> yeah, so there's no evidence of that, krerica. no evidence he entere

i'm just asking you to do to say it was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congress.e the rest to me and a republican congressman. charles, how critical was this moment in the testimony -- how critical was this? >> simone, it was quite significant because [inaudible] when people viewed the legal field were viewed as arbiters of truth. we're viewed as people who are supposed to play on the field of right. when you look to the doj, when you look to the attorney general to validate something you know is not true, when you're attempting to do is lean into a lie and use the cloak of justice, that cloak that i just described, never write, or a truth to paint this lie to the american public. but they were going to do, but they were looking to have happened was to use the doj and the attorney generals office as, essentially, sales people to sell america on this lie of voter fraud in the 2020 election. ally they knew was not true. ally they knew was rooted in baseless allegations. but they wanted to rely on the doj. the appearance of propriety, as a means to validate this lie.

could a republican congress with a republican president put a national ban with abortions in place? what can democrats do, if anything? >> ten states quickly moved to implement laws effectively banning abortions since friday. some happened automatically with so-called trigger laws. five states expected to enact laws and 26 laws could set laws or set procedure on the limits. there have been protests over the country, they were largely peaceful. as some states move to restrict abortion rights, some are moving to protect access and funding. some major companies are pledging to provide support. there are questions this morning about the future of other court-determined rights. the consenting opinion from clarence thomas calls for the court to reconsider precedence on contraception and same-sex marriage. >> we have cnn justice correspondent jessica snyder. how are things at the court this morning? >> reporter: they're actually pretty quiet this morning, but we've seen protests all weekend long. we're expecting more later this morning. the supreme court is set to issue opinions again at 1