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jonathan capehart and gary abernathy preview the upcoming senate battle over the president's signature social spending bill and the censure of a house republican. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: kyle rittenhouse, the teenager on trial for killing two people and shooting and wounding a third in kenosha, wisconsin, was acquitted by a jury today on all counts. the now 18-year-old faced five charges, including intentional homicide, reckless endangerment of public safety and use of a weapon. the case was watched around the nation, and the jury delivered its verdict early this afternoon. >> we th

jonathan capehart and gary abernathy discuss the new, even sharper divides in congress, and the politicalons of ongoing inflation. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

jonathan capehart and gary abernathy discuss the new, even sharper divides in congress, and the political implications of ongoing inflation. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> b.d.o. accountants and advisors. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: diplomats and negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach a global accord on reducing emissions to ease the impact of climate change. today was scheduled to be the last day of the so-called cop26 summit in glasgow, scotland, but word came this afternoon that deep d

to discuss all this and more we are joined by jonathan capart and gary abernathy, columnists for "thehington post." it's very good to see both of you. at a time when we don't see a lot of bipartisanship in the city, there was a bipartisan vote after we finished our conversation last friday night, passing and it is heading to the president. but we have to point out most republicans ended up in the house voting against it and then you had president trump saying he was ashamed that the 13 republicans who voted for it should be ashamed of themselves. so how bipartisan was it? >> it was bipartisan in that you did have 13 republicans vote for it and at a time when we don't see this sort of thing anymore, that should be applauded, especially now that those 13 are getting threats. they're getting threatened, their committee assignments are threatened, some are getting death threats. one of their colleagues called them traitors for voting for something that generations of republicans have supported, even donald trump. what was the big joke, infrastructure week was every week in the trump admin

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gary abernathy rights in "the washington post," quote, the fact that parental rights in education becamethat populism is still a potent element in u.s. politics and in the republican party. even with trump out of the white house, populism, not conservatism, remains the develop's principle identity. the movement is driven by apathetic citizens who are suddenly examining every title with every resolution, at local school boards or congress. tuesday's result shows that biden's win had more to do with trump fatigue. it's a tough pill for democrats to swallow as they look forward to the midterm elections. the answer may be get better at fighting in the culture war trenches. here's a piece, quote, right now, the mainstream of the national democratic party is still focused on policy, not culture. they're trying to govern, which is the job they were elected to do, but at some point, they'll need to start campaigning again and if democrats believe that the passage of an infrastructure program and a large social spending bill will provide the ammunition to repel a new gop-launched culture war, the