The state level and that s what happened in 2020. there were not a separate set of slates, a different set of circumstances, i think it s rather unamerican to think any one person would have had the authority to have that much authority to overturn an he ll election. i think the vice president was clear from day one, that s what he thought his role one and i don t think he ever wavered in that. chris: let s go back to the milley story. what have you found in your reporting? how chaotic was the trump white house in the final days and how much concern was there in the white house in the government at large about the president s stability? mark knows this firsthand. it was hard to overstate how on edge washington was during that period of time. both as the days after the election and then certainly around january 6th and that was bipartisan concern. there were high level republicans who were really on edge about what the president s next step might be there and milley is just one of the
American workers need. it s the last thing american families can afford. chris: president biden making the case for his massive tax and spending plan while senate republican leader mitch mcconnell pushes back, saying the 3 and-a-half trillion dollar price tag will crater the economy. it s time for our sunday group. former chief of staff to mike pence, mark short, julie pace making her first appearance here and her big new job as executive editor for the entire whole worldwide associated press, and noah lathey of georgetown university s institute of politics and public service. jewly, congratulations julie, consistent gracious congratulations. president biden and congressional democrats face as we were talking about chairman yarmuth a brutal few weeks. they have to vote to fund the
Chris: congress has a lengthy to do list by the end of the month, failure to act could lead to a government shutdown and to defaulting on our debt obligations for the first time in history. meanwhile, the fate of president biden s $3.5 trillion economic agenda is in doubt. joining us now, democratic congressman and chair of the house budget committee, john yarmuth. mr. chairman, welcome. thanks, chris. good to be with you. chris: democratic leaders say that the house will consider this week a bill to fund the government and money for the government runs out a week from rather 10 days, september 30th. and also to raise the debt limit and that s going to be reached sometime about a month from now. will the house vote to think two, to combine them, so they vote both to fund the government and to raise the debt limit at the same time? actually, chris, i don t think that decision s been made yet. we have several options for
Biden for businesses with more than 100 workers to mandate vaccines. overall, 55% now approve of president biden s handling of the pandemic, 11 points more than those who disapprove. but in june, his approval margins was 30 points. we ll have more fox polls throughout the hour. and we ll discuss the controversy over vaccine boosters with dr. fran sigh collins, director of francis collins, director of the national institutes of health. let s get the latest from mark meredith, traveling with the president in delaware. mark. reporter: for months the biden administration has been making plans to distribute millions of covid booster shots, the rollout was set to begin this week. now the plans are in limbo as a key group of scientists determined most americans don t need the shot. with a 16-2 vote, an fda advisory committee decided against recommending most americans get a third dose of pfizer s coronavirus vaccine. i just don t think we re
Up to seven children were tragically killed in that strike. chris: president biden arguing last month the military can fight terrorists from outside of afghanistan and the head of u.s. central command aca knowledging friday a drone strike just as american troops were leaving hit the wrong people. this comes as new numbers from our fox polls show approval of president biden s handling of afghanistan is now upside down, 60% disapprove while 36% approve. and we re back now with the panel. julie, president biden was as we say already in trouble with the american people on the way he s handled afghanistan. this tragic mistake with this going to increase public confidence in his handling. no, it s certainly not and it is just a really horrific tragedy that this strike killed civilians in afghanistan including people who had worked closely with americans during