and if someone who worked for republican ministration, several republican administration, what do you think needs to happen among republicans? if anything, to reinforce the notion that being engaged in these issues like ukraine today, really matter to the future of this country? well, i think one is to remember that it's a historical to suggest that we're not engaged with ukraine. so in the u. s. s r fell. it was 1990. at that time ukraine had the 3rd, the world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal. they had 1200 nuclear warheads. the united states was heavily engaged diplomatically and at the highest levels in convincing ukraine to return those warheads to russia so that they could be discarded. and at the time we gave them security says assistance about a $175000000.00. and so my view is that it's one thing to formalistic li, say, ukraine is not a nato. there isn't that piece of paper, but in some ways there's a little bit of a common law marriage between us. and that's not just a west bailey, in comment about democracies. it's a common about our role and condensing ukraine to give up thos

mike: republican lawmakers are colored by the ministration take stronger action to help american stuckt veteran fred christina coleman is filing this part of the story live in los angeles, hello christina. >> hi mike, this week republican congressman burgess bowen and sent biden a letter expressing grave concern that the russians could use a wnba star brittney griner and other americans detained in their country as leverage. >> i have not been the biggest fan of this version of the state department. we can look back and see the thousands of americans who were left in afghanistan to see that in my view i don't think they pull every lever that needs to be polled. this is also a very different environment. >> the biden ministration needs to do more to try to raise this issue. what putin and the russian government and get them released. >> former u.s. marines have been jailed in russia for what their families and u.s. lawmakers call politically motivated trumped up charges. wnba star brittney griner was detained last month over allegation ship cannabis oil at her luggage at a russian airpo

he saw this start under the republicans in the trump administration and now continue under by ministration. and i think he has therefore attached more value to russia and has counted quite decidedly decisively towards russia in this this war in ukraine. so according to this reading of teaching pain, he is bracing and preparing for this long confrontation with united states and with the west and seas. russia as an important partner in preparing for. right. and is there any sign of that changing? well, the trouble is for china that this war is actually proving a problem for it is creating huge instability in the world markets. we've seen the prices of commodities, oil, natural gas, wheat, grain, other commodities, or shooting up. china is very heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports. so this is bad for china's economy. instability in the world economy is just generally bad for the chinese economic model because it's biggest sporting power it needs good access to, to export market. so all of this is bad, plus, it's potentially dangerous for chinese reputation in the world with russia. so iso

republicans meanwhile, blamed government spending by democrats and the energy policies from the biden ministrationscontinues to be 100% against our domestic oil and gas industry, it makes no sense. to address soaring inflation. the federal reserve is expected to announce this week an interest rate hike of a quarter percentage point. the hope is higher borrowing costs will lead to less spending and lower prices in washington. mala rivera fox news second second gentleman, doug hoff has tested positive for covid 19. he tweeted tonight that his symptoms are mild and that he is both vaccinated and boosted the white house, said vice president kamala harris is curtailing her schedule out of an abundance of caution. she opted out of taking part in a planned equal pay day event at the white house tonight, officials say the vice president has tested negative and will continue to get tested . white house press secretary jen psaki said president biden tested negative on sunday. i couldn't sit on the sidelines for that. you know, even if i'm just a guy carrying a stretcher, i had to be a part of we will hear fr

ministration. it is impacting communities led by both democratic and republican elected officials, not a red or blueroblem, an american problem. i reach across the aisle to work on bipartisan solutions to protect the american people like the violence against women act and i hope we can do that on this issue. it is important to note that preventing and bras getting violent crimes bramalea state and local response ability but there is an important role for the federal government. first, we need more information on the prevalence of this crime and we cannot settle a problem if we do not understand it. i call the fbi and justice department to get -- i heard from the u.s. attorney general on his holdover from the previous imitation on some of the challenges in bringing federal carjacking cases. working on bipartisan legislation to address as we have learned in the so-called war on drugs, you cannot incarcerate your way out of the problem. one important step may involve the auto industry. collaborating with law enforcement on steps that will in -- always looking ahead on issues and this is one that she sp

it is a sign that this a ministration is so desperate to reach a deal that it is prepare to jump through any and all hoops. shame on them. >> republicanhe leadership tweeting joe biden pressing to deal with the rod will allow putin to circumvent the impact of sanctions. richard, your thoughts. >> a couple of things, let's take the politics out of this and put the reality into it. this is a calculated risk and i think that is what the state department and the white house is looking at with all the reporting. here is the truth, iran present nuclear weapon and they are mor dangerous. we knew when the trumpet ministration pulled out of the iran nuclear deal, it a push iran closer to a nuclear weapon and we've got to do everything in our power to slow their ability to get a nuclear weapon down. it should be bipartisan and tha should be a global position. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. have a great night. >> good to see you, mike. take care. >> mike: we've got more live reporting from ukraine. that's next. we're a different kind of dentistry. one who believes in doing anything it takes to make dentistry work for your life. so we offer a

republican governor around the santas desk. he is expected to sign it. happening today. east bay congressman eric swalwell will call on the biden ministrationsto extend the pause on student loan payments. swalwell has scheduled a press call featuring graduates who are scheduled to begin repaying their loans on may 1st. after a two year pause, the congressman is pushing for an extension of the pause, and he's calling for a 0% interest rate on student loans. indefinitely thomas for 45 to santa clara university, students could face the end of their academic careers at the school for refusing to obey university vaccine mandates. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary says the students have until next week to comply. you know, we're at school. we're learning where trying to pass chemistry and be with our friends and have fun and you know, make mistakes, but instead we're having to worry about the validity and are the possible possibility of our college career being put in jeopardy. clara university students harlow , glenn and jackson druker recent transfers to the jesuit school of just under 10,000. both are active. she and a sorority and he in sport

bring the republicans on board and president bided is ignoring this good advice reports indicate that a sequel, a sequel, to the bad 2015, iran nuclear deal may be evident at the ministrationlaid zero bipartisan framework. and rumors of this impending deal because rumors are all the commerce has, to say it would be an enormous step in the wrong direction and it appears not to be longer and stronger deal as what obama, but a weaker and shorter deal. and appears to safeguard and increase our leverage with iran and its guard, but instead, sort of a silencer leverage away. president biden appears to want to give iran endurance and now in exchange for the short-term curves and their nuclear programs. a reminder of how bad president obama's run deal was the fact that these restrictions will begin to expire as soon as next year. i will put more pressure on the negotiators, not on iran. this is extortion and playing out. in this administration is prepared to sign on to it, iran is serious sanctions relief and expanded trades with russia and china, the price even fewer restrictions than the original failed iran deal is restricted began to expire in just two years pretty this is rea