time to meet the number that the moderates will vote for in the senate. that s where the fight is going right now. unresolved. the speaker said things to day and yesterday that contradict each other. and that s why it remains a big mess. but it is, if you look at the polling an imparity you have that the administration get this behind them and start talking about covid again. the public is very panicked on covid and they see their long term economic outlook as boar as long as the pandemic exists. the longer they take on this it issue in congress, the worse the polling will be. and as the dumpster burns, at least the house of representatives is off on a well deserved two week recess. beater paker, a.b. stoddard, d. patel. great thanks to our starting line. science, common sense. on the other, the governor of texas. caught in the muddle are all those businesses just trying to do the right thing and protect
viewers that are used to seeing three on this hour, we do have three. it s just that our friend abi stoddard has been battling wifi gremlins. i ve been told they are conquered or at least severely wounded and we can proceed. a.b., i have a quote from you from the washington post. under the headline ban on vaccine mandates in texas sharpens political battle lines. especially on the right, the dispute has become in large measure about identity and culture, not just about the policy itself. a.b. in, asking you how we got here, i am tempted to say that people didn t pause before they rolled up their sleeves to get the sulk vaccine and say wait a minute, who did we vote for in the last election? that s right. i mean this obviously is new to this pandemic.
obstruction of justice both in relation to jeff sessions and jim comey. number two, the relationship between the president and the attorney general has real world consequences. according to the times current and former white house officials say the two men do not get along and barely speak outside of cabinet meetings. that is despite the fact that sessions has been the driving force behind the president s immigration policies, a huge part of mr. trump s first term. if you re talking about actually putting policy in place, jeff sessions may be the most effective member of the president s cabinet. yet because of his refusal, sessions has been on the outs with the president for over a year. that s a lot to get through. i will bring the panel in. matt miller served as chief spokesperson for the justice department. eddie glaud, princeton professor, phil rucker in the house. we rarely get him in new york. the white house bureau chief for the washington post and abi