agricultural subsidy hard to do when you're from an agriculture state like vermont.a new board that congress wanted to create to oversee commodity prices price as well. he termed that the widespread he could he condemn and or warned against the widespread bureaucracy it would set up and he called repugnant hydro power at the time but i guess only at the time seemed like the energy and energy technology of the future. coolidge vetoed what would become much later the my tennessee valley authority. any effort of course, to pull back government was for individuals was just for show. let me say pulling back government mattered because what it left space for room for individuals to play and to flourish freedom for commerce and to allow american to show what it could do for the average. business was not there to government. coolidge said it was the other way around. that doesn't mean he was a crony capitalist. he mostly wasn't. he thought, well, what? when business did something illegal, it ought to be prosecuted. but perpetual war on business. the theater of class warfare

vermont declared its independence in january of 1777. we declared our independence not only from the british, but also from new hampshire and new york, both of which claimed the territory that is now known as vermont. six months after that, in of 77, we adopted our state constitution and was the first on the continent to slavery and to extend universal male suffrage. so we're very proud of our leadership and delighted that the rest of the country came along a little later on. we didn't know the future of the green mountain state might back then. we were an independent for 14 years. we had our own coins and currency. finally, of course, we were admitted. the union in 1791, or as one local scholar puts it, put our neck in the yoke of union. and it's been mighty ever since. well, you can be the judge of that. obviously, we're focused. the other declaration of independence, one that was proclaimed and in july of 1776 and has been noted by, my colleagues, president coolidge urged us to to study it, to learn from it along our other founding do

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all right, remind customer of joining us live from that and that's for public vermont. thank you. so israel's foreign minister is not missing his words when it comes to neighboring syria and a recent statement, the official referred to the country's new government as a bunch of on elected to hottest it is not an elective government that was elected by the syrian god. people it is not, it is a bunch of people, a bunch of geologists that's controlled in the best, the region off and leave, and by force they too. also other thoughts, including the mass, cuz it doesn't mean there is a right to do to, to initiate the steam that these tours minorities where the beats the draws the codes or the other way on top of occupying syria is going on heights for decades. israel also supports the druids of minority population living in the countries south. towns largely inhabited by the ethnic groups celebrated the syrian sources withdrawal laughter. they clashed, withdrew his young man last week says, israel's defense minister laid out the idea of intentions for the area. we will not allow the ext

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in vermont. are you here? here. you've been out traveling.were you were in louisville, kentucky. what are you seeing in your travels? >> i'm so glad you asked that, because. and in fact, i had a conversation with somebody who was a republican woman this morning in connecticut, and she's very upset about. >> what's happening. >> and i said, yes, but if kamala harris had won, what would you be doing? would you be this engaged? because she has now formed a group of people, women, white women, who are doing things that i'm not privy to because i'm not a part of the group. i see latinos and latinas protesting. i see when i was out in louisville and then earlier i was in actually, i was in lexington, kentucky, and then in baltimore, and i asked the people i was around, how many of you have now been touched by the federal firings? all of them raised their hands. in other words, they know someone who has lost a job. the electorate is awake in this sense, and what we are going to witness in the united states of america is that whatever donald trump wa

vance is in vermont on a family ski trip. all right. for more analysis on all of this, we're joined by maria avdeeva, a security expert and senior fellow at the foreign policy research institute. and she joins us from kyiv. thank you so much for being here with us. so right before that diplomatic disaster, i saw you sent out a video of the moment those two leaders met in washington. you sent this on social media and you wrote, uh, where is it? here. let's hope it brings us closer to a just and lasting peace. uh, unfortunately, i think it's fair to say peace seems further now than it did when zelenskyy boarded that plane to to washington. so as we've had a day or so to digest that diplomatic disaster in washington, what are ukrainians saying now about that confrontation and how their president handled the attacks by donald trump? >> this was a total shock for everyone in ukraine because indeed, there were expectations that this meeting will bring closer peace for ukrainians, because everyone here wants peace to come. after three years of

and they said i hope vermonters remember that the vice-president is here on a family trip with his youngldren. while we may not always agree we ought to be respectful. we will follow this closely and bring you updates as they come. we wish the vice-president safe travels and particularly his young children. anti-israel protesters breaking out again. this is college campuses, of course. will they spread across more college campuses? and official investing the death of actor gene hackman. what the scene is revealing about this suspicious incident. if you need cash, the last thing you want to do is spend cash just to see if you qualify for a home loan. yet, some lenders charge you hundreds of dollars in upfront fees just to apply. they keep your money even if they turn you down. call newday. unlike other lenders, at newday there's no upfront appraisal fee, no upfront termite inspection fee and no upfront water test fee. not $1 out of pocket. give us a call. >> investigators searching for clues in the suspicious death of oscar winning actor gene hackman and his wife betsy found dead in their

and, boy, the vermonters were not very friendly and welcoming.nk any conservatives would want to to go to president skiing anymore. looked at this. charlie: shocking. shocking to to find out that the state that keeps sending us bernie sanders decided to turn out in support of -- against j.d. vance, because of the showdown in the white house yesterday. rachel: peter, what bugs me about this it's, like, if he was should be off limits. hunter biden sold out the country. there was a reason to talk about him. these kids are, like, 4 and 2. why are they bothering this man on his ski vacation? charlie: you know what we should do? i think we should go down the line, have an intrepid reporter and ask a pop quiz and get every single one of them to the identify ukraine on a map. [laughter] i mean, babe they all know it, and i'd be very impressed. that would make me very happy that all those school children, all those people knew where ukraine was. peter: interesting. this actually does surprise me because the local reports say there were between 1,000-3,000

joining me now is independent senator bernie sanders of vermont.s." >> great to be with you. >> it's wonderful to have you back, senator. let me start with ukraine and that oval office meeting, the reaction continues to pour in, and you just heard me speak with house speaker mike johnson. he left the door open to the possibility that it may be necessary for president zelenskyy to resign in order to get to a broader peace agreement. let me ask you this qution, do you think that president zelenskyy needs to resign in order for there tobacco be a p deal. >> i think that is a horrific suggestion. zelenskyy is leading a country trying to defend democracy against an authoritarian dictator, putin, who invaded his country, and i think millions of americans are embarrassed, are ashamed that you have a president of the united states who says that ukraine started the war, that zelenskyy is a dictator. he's got it exactly backwards. the people of ukukrainhave lost tens of thousands of soldiers. their cities are being bombed as we speak, and our job is to defen

vermont democratic senator peter welch joins me now.he oval office, senator? >> the reality is much more about the fact trump has made a decision that he will align with putin and that not with zelenskyy and ukraine. that's really what happened. trying to parse the manners of who said what, really reflect the a deeply internalized position on the part of president trump. he is making clear for very long time for he thanks putin is a winner here. he thanks if with respect to ukraine, it's up to europe. i strongly disagree with that. but i think that as we saw on display clear decision by the president that he is for russia on this effort and not ukraine. jon: he did say they've lost a million and a half people on both sides and that it is time for the bloodshed to end. it was not necessarily pro- russian position was it? >> i think it really was. all of us are heartsick about the loss of life. and saying that does not suggest there is a plan that includes any commitment on the part of putin to stop killing innocent people. he did invade,

protesters lined the route to a ski resort in vermont today as vice president jd vance and his familyere setting out on vacation. people unhappy about many things, one of them the jab fest this past week. zelenskyy spent today in london meeting with their prime minister, who agreed to accelerate billions of dollars in loans to ukraine, and of course, he was asked about his own take on what happened with president trump. kelsi thorud's got more. >> i think it's disrespectful for you to come to the oval office, try to litigate this in front of the american media.. >> reporter: it was the exchange that reverberated around the world. >> you're not in a good position. you don't have the cards right now. with us you start having cards. >> i'm not playing cards. i'm very serious. i am the president in a war. >> you're gambling with world war iii. >> reporter: president trump, vice president jd vance, and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy . >> everybody has problems, even you, but you have nice ocean and don't feel now. but you will feel it in the future. god bless. god bless. god bless

. >> reporter: meanwhile, vice president vance's ski trip to vermont drawing hundreds of demonstratorssome holding ukrainian flags in support of the country. americans now also fractured over the path forward as some congressional republicans increasingly question zelenskyy. >> either he needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that. >> vaughn hillyard is joining us near the president's mar-a-lago home in florida. all of this comes as the president prepares for a big speech to the nation this week? >> reporter: hallie, that's right. we expect the expect to address the war during that speech to congress, but his own national security advisor just today expressed skepticism that the u.s. could get russia and ukraine both back to the negotiating table. hallie. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> to the fallout tonight t from the president's push to slasthe federal workforce and a new legal setback. yamiche alcindor joins us. that's a case that ended up in court? >> that's right. of a federal judge ruled that presid

i'm thinking about the 150,000 vermonters who are dependent on medicaid. urge my colleagues to reject this unfair budget and i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. arrington: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield a minute to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. glenn grothman, also my colleague on the house budget committee. mr. grothman: thank you very much. i think i have to address some of the things that i think are out of line or misspoke with regard to the other party today. first of all, i want to point out there are not a lot of details in this budget. the budget has a lot of top-line numbers in which we try to keep tax cuts that went into effect eight years ago in effect because we need a strong economy with high employment. but there are no specific cuts in here. the frustrating thing i hear from the other side is that they're taking out -- that any cut or any reduction in spending is a problem. let me remind people, 26% of the current level of spending for the

january. meanwhile, the m $23.00 centers of some $20.00 to $2.00 fights is so for the homes group to vermont. so that includes an army general who is accused of having taken cost in the 1994 to see genocide. another officer was sentenced to crimes against humanity by complete court. the m. 23 is led by ethnic took face. you say the following thing to protect the minority group. they were gone to the army, said the offices with people to justice. but the, what we're doing always to go to you in romando developmental authority is we'll take care of them and we will hand them over to the quotes for investigation. those accused of having participated in the general side will be tried as such for just those implicated another crime. so it'd be hard to ask for the in a sense because they will be central a total for training and civilian re integration. what does especially teams have managed to reach thousands of people. often the avalon struck a remote engine, both the area in the himalayas. at least 4 people have died. 5 all this, all missing alex badge reports. frantically digging through mesa'

that's across now to our, to correspondence, vermont costs forever on my. it's a heart warming reunion for those coming home and their families tell us more about their or deal has rights. 33 russian civilians from the course creature and that were kidnapped by the militants of the key of regime since august of last year, across the border between bella roof and ukraine on monday. now, according to the russian human rights commission, commissioner, tatiana must kind of go over the return of the course. residents was facilitated. along with her you create in counterpart and the international red cross hole. this time after being taken from their home since august of 2024, the russian civilian prisoners were held in the ukrainian city of assuming the majority of the people of war. and now finally, making their way home are elderly with one woman who will actually be celebrating her 90 a birthday in may. according to that to yanna, most kind of call, bye please. 9 people require urgent medical help and some of those returning home are in wheelchairs and at lea

bond and can you explain why made in new jersey, california -- maine, new jersey, california and vermont>> i was up in dc last week with the nation's governors and with my republican governor colleagues and one of the things i told a lot of the media i was talking to and and one way or another going for them and going for them and what we believe in and democrats saw them and going to ask a consultant like should i be for or against this and going for them to try and think of the politics not right and going for them and it's not right to have someone born with a gender playing in girl's sports and especially in places like high school or college and going for them and middle school going for them and not making good common sense and other parts of the bill we have is not just participation part of the sport but also dealing with locker rooms, sleeping arrangements and things of that nature. brian: if you're a small business owner and homeowner and insurance is front and senter and how are you able to handle this? >> yeah, we've got our package through the state senate and one of the bil

so the senator from vermont by saying now it's our job to do it is still a continuation.e going to get this done avoiding a government shutdown is important peace for everyone back in washington. moving that forward so we can take advantage of the good findings we are finding with some real spending cuts. griff: ware, congressman, do you see the sticking points? is that medicare cuts? what do you see as the largest hurdles? >> are 2 things. with respect to the annual appropriations budget, that's pretty much done we know are the the numbers need to be. we just have a funding deadline we have to get through it you au want to extend that to the end of the year. bipartisan votes are going to have a couple request and demands to some degree. there's a sticking point there. with regards to what you are referring to at the overall work of the budget committee just did, this is the big bill to make sure we extend the tax cuts and jobs act signed into 2017. we need to make sure we extend that for the future. as long and far as possible as we can but that's 5, 10, permanency would

lawmakers who are leaning against or are undecided about a going include vermont senator bernie sanderssetts senator elizabeth warren and massachusetts if senator ed markey among others. if per "the washington post," former house speaker nancy pelosi who notably tore apart the president's state of the union address back in 020 the is now encouraging members to, quote, let the president stew in his own juice. pelosi, who's still widely respected within the democratic conference, reportedly wants democrats to focus on the republicans' budgets framework, that gop blueprint that would enact the president's agenda and also call for spending cuts which democrats argue would slash programs like medicaid. that, in pelosi's view, would be a much more effective way for democrats to respond rather than simply interrupting the president's speech. so we'll see. charlie, rachel and peter. rachel: thank you, maddie. peter: maddie, can we keep her just for one second, i just want to double check the quote, nancy pelosi wants donald trump to stew in his own juice? >> reporter: yeah. rachel: that's a quo

house speaker mike johnson, oklahoma republican senator james lankford, and as mentioned, independent vermont senator bernie sanders. if you just stick right here with us for today in the bay. meet the press is on at 8 a.m. right after this newscast. and coming up this week, as mentioned on tuesday, be sure to join nbc news for special coverage of president donald trump's first joint address to congress. coverage begins at 6 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. and as always, we will talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at the u.s. ukrainian relationship and what that explosive meeting with president trump, vice president and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky means for peace talks. history was made while we were sleeping early this morning. robotic lander blue ghost touched down on the lunar surface. it's only the second privately built spacecraft to successfully land on the moon. blue ghost was created by texas based firefly aerospace. that's video of the landing happened around 1 a.m. this morning. the spacecraft was orbiting the mo

administration's ukraine approach, white house has become an arm of the kremlin, and protests broke out from vermont, where vice president vance was on a family ski trip to seattle, where this ukrainian voiced her people's fears. i'm terrified. i'm trying to hold my tears right now. but it's not that easy. no easy path to peace. nbc news has learned the pentagon ordered u.s. cyber command to stop offensive cyber operations against russia, according to a u.s. official familiar with the matter. top democrats are slamming the move as a bid to earn putin's favor. a senior defense official would not comment because of operational security concerns. but we do know the agency within homeland security charged with defending against cyber threats, including from russia, and they increase all the time since its mission has not changed. kyra and alice, before i let you go, i'm wondering if you know what the next steps are. can ukraine even carry on without u.s. support? yeah, it's hard to see a path without having the u.s, at least as a backstop. and that's kind of how european allies have been framing this, t

now, vice president vance is in a remote vermont ski town this weekend, and we did see protesters lining the streets in that town, including one protestor with a poster that said, quote, go ski in russia, traitor. now, remember that on the campaign trail, president trump campaigned in part on ending this war and the u.s. support for the war. more broadly, american support for ukraine has waned over the past three years, and trump really views this from an economic standpoint. he believes he can be a peacemaker and broker a deal between russia and ukraine. that meeting with zelenskyy in the oval office was ostensibly aimed at shoring up a critical minerals deal between the u.s. and ukraine. zelenskyy was expected to press the u.s. on security assurances for a potential peace deal. of course, instead, a breakdown in diplomacy. trump and vance berating zelenskyy for not expressing enough gratitude to the u.s. and after the press departed, those two sides retreated to separate rooms in the west wing, where trump's advisors encouraged him to end the talks altogether. trump then dispatched his

and here at home, protesters in vermont lined up to greet vice president jd vance, carrying signs with slogans like compassion is not transactional democracy, not fascism. and my personal favorite go ski in russia, jd. that's creative. but hey, i guess at least someone was happy. kremlin spokesperson dmitry peskov came out and said today that trump's foreign policy, quote, largely coincides with our vision, a statement, by the way, that would have made the skin crawl of former republican leaders like john mccain and mitt romney and many others. well, let's just back up for a second, because there were some things that happened before friday, before that meeting and friday that just gave you a sense it was going to be a bonkers day at the white house. i just want to focus on one of them, just for a moment, because i think it's telling, because earlier in the day, we started getting reports from journalists at the white house that a member of russian state media had gained access to that meeting in the oval office. we also learned that reuters and the associated press were left out. now,

today, vice president jd vance was greeted by some protesters when he was on a family ski trip in vermont. and we have a little video we can show of that. they had signs that said zelenskyy is a hero. i stand with ukraine. the world is watching and they're certainly, uh, many americans, a lot of americans who have that view. but there are also many americans. and our harry enten went through the numbers. uh, of republican voters who were very much with president trump on this issue, which is such a departure for the republican party that so many people have come to know. >> yeah, that protest footage is absolutely amazing and sort of speaks to the fact that this is something that has reached so many americans. one thing i want to note, jessica, and you spoke about this before. this is something that has become viral around the whole world. immediately after this happened, almost every world leader sent out a post on x, which i think is notable that x is still the platform for global conversation in support of volodymyr zelenskyy. and what was fascinating is he was very, very wise to quote

and then in vermont, this happened. >> three. >> there see folks gathering where vice president vance was skiing with his family. many holding up ukrainian flags and pro ukraine signs. and then this development overseas. israel cutting off all humanitarian aid to gaza. it warned of additional consequences if hamas does not accept a new plan to extend the cease fire. secretary of state marco rubio signing a declaration to give 4 billion in military aid to israel. with so much going on, we've got a number of reporters and analysts in place ready to go over all these new developments for us. we're going to begin with nbc's megan fitzgerald in london, where that emergency summit between european leaders just wrapped up. megan, welcome to you. so the u.k. prime minister called this meeting to help find, quote, lasting peace in ukraine. did they make any tangible progress? yes. >> you know. >> alex. >> it certainly appears as though. >> they did. >> and, you know. >> just to step. >> aside here for a second to talk about the optics of this. i mean, the world watched as 18 leaders standing n

and then in vermont, this happened. hundreds of protesters gathered where the vice president was skiing with his family, many people holding up ukrainian flags and pro ukraine signs. then in new orleans today, heavy security in place as the city prepares to celebrate mardi gras in the shadow of the deadly new year's attack. live reports later on this hour. we also have a number of reporters and analysts in place ready to go over all these new and developing storylines. we'll begin with nbc's yamiche alcindor, who's at the white house for us. yamiche, president trump is preparing for his first major address of his second term. what can we expect to hear from him tuesday. >> to protect peace in europe, as the once steadfast support that he sees as accomplishments including immigration, including tariffs, that he's put on countries and expects to put on countries like mexico and canada as well as china. we also expect the president to talk about what he says are needed cuts to wait to root out waste, fraud and abuse in the

however, vice president jd vance is vacationing in a remote ski town in vermont, and we did see some protests today lining the streets, including one protester who held a sign that said go ski in russia, traitor. so very notable there. but remember that back on the campaign trail, president trump campaigned on the idea, in part, that the u.s. is spending too much on support for ukraine in its war against russia. now, three years on and support more broadly by americans for this war has waned over the past three years. of course, president trump views this from an economic standpoint and really sees himself as a deal maker who wants to broker peace between russia and ukraine. we saw him take steps toward that as he initiated those talks with russian president vladimir putin and then, of course, welcoming president zelenskyy into the oval office on friday for that meeting that just devolved into raised voices and so much tension. it was ostensibly aimed at signing a deal on critical minerals between the u.s. and ukraine. of course, they walked out empty handed. a breakdown in diplomacy

and then in vermont, another protest. there you see that crowd gathering where vice president vance was skiing with his family, many holding up ukrainian flags and pro ukraine signs. so we've got a sprawl of new developments at this hour, both here and overseas. and we have analysts and correspondents set to cover all fronts for us. we're going to begin in london with nbc's megan fitzgerald. so, megan, the uk prime minister, gathered 19 world leaders for an emergency ukraine summit, notably without the us. what came of this meeting? >> well, you know, alex, this was certainly a strong show of unity, showing that european allies and canada are united around ukraine. certainly in light of what we saw in the oval office on friday. you know, there's an understanding that the stakes here have never been higher. and now is the time for european allies and along with the united kingdom, to take the reins in leading the free world. and so what came out of this meeting today, according to prime minister keir starmer, is that the u

so they�*re being vermont.ward ambush. and kind of i think it�*s ambush. and kind of i think it�*s a bit sort of childish to describe it as an ambush, because zelenskyy decided to use a live press conference, which i think is really respectful and trusting, to try and sandbag these negotiations and to force trump's hand into committing to trump�*s hand into committing to further military action. when this was just the minerals deal they were talking about. >> we�*ve kind of run out of >> we've kind of run out of time. i wanted to talk to you about quite a few more bits on there, but this is the big topic. of course, keir starmer is hosting the european leaders now, very briefly. is that wise. you've got about five seconds to give me your thoughts. you can squeezeit give me your thoughts. you can squeeze it in. >> well who'd have thought. starmer is now a statesman. he did a brilliant oval office. 50 did a brilliant oval office. so it's what a what a topsy turvy week. yeah. starmer now is the statesman of europe

we heard about the vermont constitution, the new hampshire as well. they also used this language and they used it precisely in order to abolish enslavement before the end of the revolutionary war. so that then does it just doesn't map on to our progressive versus kind of conservative categories. i think really at the end of the day, they both made fundamental contributions. we have thanks to both of them. it matters what's the humblebrag? humblebrag? it's not even having a monument for yourself. that's why we don't quote adams there is no monument to adams in washington, d.c. there is now, as of two years ago at the adams presidential center in quincy, massachusetts. but there has never been one in the north, has not actually participated in the project of memorialization of our founding in, the same way that the south has. and that has affected what we quote and how we understand our history. i think it's time for the whole story. so that's what i really try to contribute here. thank you. thank you, paul. yeah, i think that's that's fantastically imp

i will now recognize the gentle lady from vermont. >> thank you, mr. chair. lot of different issues about interpreting the constitution. at times i know it feels a little bit like a law school lecturer. i would like to just kind of cut through and clearly focus on something that i find deeply troubling. what republicans are offering is a plan to redefine who gets to be american. it is a big step towards a country where american itself applies to only a privileged few a country where future and past generations are relegated to an underclass status. they are trying to stake out who is a real american and it will leave a whole lot of evil out. and this, i think, is a frightening road to go down. the arguments that we have heard have been with us since our founding geared as you pointed out, professor, the decision change the common law understanding of birthright citizenship for all. it enabled slaveowners to use the law to take away citizenship , to take away identity, to take away the freedom of black people, the 14th amendment and the civil rights act of 186

host: let's hear from peter in vermont. line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning.tion is, medicaid benefits payout to non-united states citizens. thank you. host: that's a great question. medicaid does not cover undocumented immigrants, so, you know, when the speaker was talking about fraud, there is only, you know, there is no coverage for undocumented immigrants. there are a few options for children and pregnant women who are lawfully present immigrants who are able to be covered by medicaid as a state option. host: when we talk about medicaid and people who are covered, tell us what the budget for medicaid is right now, where it stands, and also explain how it is financed, the state versus federal role. guest: sure so medicaid spending is about $880 billion in the most recent estimates of total spending, but that spending is shared among the state and federal government, so when the program was created in 1965, there were a few foundational pieces of that. so one is that it is an entitlement, but it is also a guaranteed two states in terms of matching dollars. s

host: let's hear from peter in vermont. line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning.estion is, medicaid benefits payout to non-united states citizens. thank you. host: that's a great question. medicaid does not cover undocumented immigrants, so, you know, when the speaker was talking about fraud, there is only, you know, there is no coverage for undocumented immigrants. there are a few options for children and pregnant women who are lawfully present immigrants who are able to be covered by medicaid as a state option. host: when we talk about medicaid and people who are covered, tell us what the budget for medicaid is right now, where it stands, and also explain how it is financed, the state versus federal role. guest: sure so medicaid spending is about $880 billion in the most recent estimates of total spending, but that spending is shared among the state and federal government, so when the program was created in 1965, there were a few foundational pieces of that. so one is that it is an entitlement, but it is also a guaranteed two states in terms of matching dollars.