turn our attention to other news. president biden has led international condemnation of new laws in uganda which mean that anyone having gay sex can be jailed for life. in some circumstances, people could face the death penalty. mr biden called the laws shameful, and said the us was considering sanctions. the united states has led the growing chorus of condemnation over these new laws. president biden, in a five paragraph statement, called uganda s new laws shameful and a tragic violation of universal human rights . he s called for those laws to be immediately repealed and is threatening sanctions if that doesn t happen, saying that the united states will, in his words, evaluate the implications of the law on all aspects of us engagement with uganda . now, one aspect of engagement with uganda is a programme known as pepfar that stands for the president s emergency plan for aids relief, which was established back in 2003 under the administration of george w bush to limit a
hello, and welcome to inside politics, i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. welcome to the new house. kevin mccarthy starts his speakership with a giant fight over the rules. republican hopes to stop fighting and start governing clouded by the same math problem that dogged mccarthy s battle to win the gavel. plus, a summit surrounded by tension. president biden is in mexico for a big meeting of the three amigos. he is there one day after his first up close look at a persistent humanitarian and political problem, the southern border. and rioters stoked by lies about an election breach barricades, ran sack offices, and set fire to a democratic institution. brazil s far right copies the january 6th model with its own attempted coup. we begin today with kevin mccarthy s first big test now that the gavel is finally his. house republicans today returned to the capitol to adopt a rules package, a blueprint designed to govern the next two years
race. we can t afford to get it wrong. vote democrat on november 8th. reporter: he s still one of the most popular figures in his party going where president biden is far less welcome by democrats this year. i am fired up. are you fired up? reporter: of course, it wasn t always that way. like when obama faced a punishing mid-term election of his own in 2010 losing 63 stooets and control of the house, 6 senate seats and devastating defeats in state capitols. i m not recommending for every president that they take a shellacking like i did last night. you know, i m sure there are easier ways to learn these lessons. reporter: and again in 2014. obviously republicans had a good night and they deserve credit for running good campaigns. reporter: his track record has been far better when his own name is on the ballot but he s answering the call from democrats. his itinerary begins with georgia followed by michigan and wisconsin on saturday. nevada on tuesday. congressw
this about the massive tranche of classified documents that were in trump s possession and have been ever since he left office in january 2021. they write this, quote, the extent to which such a large number of hailey sensitive documents remained at mar-a-lago for months, even as the department sought the return of all material that should have been left in government custody when trump left office suggested to officials that the former president or his aides have been cavalier in handling it, not fully forthcoming with investigators or both. the first batch of documents 15 boxes in total retrieved in january reportedly contained 150 classified documents, and the national archives relayed to trump s team just how sensitive these documents were in their may letter, telling trump s attorneys those boxes contained 700 pages of classified materials, some of them with the highest levels of classification possible. which suggests that they contain some of the government s most ferv
have the courage to do what needed to be done? i do. what was your reaction when you saw this tweet? as a staffer that works to always represent the administration to the best of my ability and to showcase the good things he had done for the country, i remember feeling frustrated, disappointed and really it felt personal. i was really sad. as an american, i was disgused. it was unpatriotic, it was un-american. we were watching the capitol building get defaced over a lie. it was something that was really hard in that moment to digest knowing what i ve been hearing down the hall, the conversations that were happening, seeing that tweet come up and knowing what was happening on the hill. and it s something that i still struggle to work through the emotions of that. again, it was a 24-year-old aide to the white house chief of staff who was disgusted. it was a 24-year-old aide to the white house chief of staff who said this was un-american, not the alleged leaders of our c