back, and we are not looking backward. we are looking forward together. maria: and together we watched bad policy create bad outcomes. record high inflation, record crimes, record low approval for president biden. how much more damage can they do? coming up, wyoming senator john brass e sew on what gets done during the countdown to year end. plus, our adversaries on the move. tens of thousands of russian troops at the ukraine border right now, a record number of chinese military gents entering taiwan's air defense zone. coming up, former secretary of state mike mike pompei on why the u.s.' -- mike pompeo on why the u.s.' adversaries are getting aggressive right now. and why is china pushing fentanyl onto to american shores after 700,000 have already died from covid-19? the realities of the wide open southern border with enough