the world. it s not one of those positiono you give tgiveo elderly men who have campaigned from the b their basement. if you wantent. to be the guy in ls second in line from the presidency in america, you ve got to work for it. to work and kevin mccarthy ca has worked for it this week.t whatever you think othinf, theyt the feeling mccarthy would crawl naked through a sewer to get this gig. et thi s and that s not necessarily an insult, by the way. it s what it takes, obviously. maybe it s what it should take. so if you take a deep breath and you think about it foringtor a second, nothing we have seen in washington recently the supposedly apocalyptic world ending drama of politicians arguing with each. s none of it qualifies as especially unusual or even bad. this is what democracy lookst up like when you get up close. i want one thing.ote to s you want another thing. we schedule a vote to seecase who gets it, or in this case, eleven votes, but whatever . bu how is
welcome to the programme. the bank of england has warned the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates, by the biggest rise in 30 years. the 0.75 percentage point rise the eighth consecutive hike takes uk rates to from 2.25 per cent to 3 percent, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england s move matches the us central bank s rate hike on wednesday, taking us rates to 3.75 to 4.0%. here s the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people s lives. so, why are we doing it, and why are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank s job to bring it down. a rise in interest rates can have an influence on things like credit card repayments and mortgages but also the interest paid on your savings. but the governor says this is the only way to r
we are less than a week from the midterm elections setting the stage for 2024 and the war of words is escalating with control of congress on the line. already, nearly 28 million voters have cast their ballots. the early numbers on pace to outskirt out-do 2018 s massive turnout. this is a good opportunity for dualing panels where we can talk about the notable moments on the campaign trail. how much time do we have? let s do four minutes. i m writing it down. i ll start. clock please. let s bring in georgia s lieutenant governor jeff duncan. and great to have you guys. so, somehow herschel walker and barack obama are now beefing instead of, barack obama is not running for anything. but it started as you know, lieutenant governor on friday. when barack obama was in georgia. and he said this about herschel walker. there is very little evidence that he has taken any interest, bothered to learn anything about or displayed any kind of inclination toward public service
oregon. dan. reporter: yeah. hey, rich. as you know, very few democrats have chosen to campaign with president biden this year, but when he asked if he could come out to oregon and help with the run for governor, tina said come on out. biden s three-state western spring began in colorado where he appeared with senator michael bennett who looks to be pretty safe there. he attended fundraisers in california and now he finishes up in portland. he gives a speech on lowering cost for american families. cotech is locked in a three-person race, and it s been locked up for months. betsy thompson, most believe is taking more support from the democrat than from the republican. she attacks cotech relentlessly over the dual crises of homelessness and crime. in a statement she said, quote, i hope biden comes more often so that portland will clean up more of the trash and tendencies that tina s created between the airport and downtown portland. kotek has been pretty much in lockstep with
plus, monkeypox has made its way into almost all 50 states in america. the chance for us to head off this virus has to seemingly slip away. how is the white house responding? we are asking the deputy coordinator of the white house monkeypox response team. i m simone sanders towns in, and i have something to say. the former president has repeatedly blasted any investigation into how he could resolve accountability. the majority of americans do not share that sentiment. 57% think investigations should continue. 57% might be disappointed to learn that the court delayed the testimony of south carolina republican senator, lindsey graham. in the fulton county georgia criminal investigation into attempted election interference in the peach state. the reason is because it all revolves around the speech and debate clause, which protects members of congress from being sued for legislative speech. it is just the latest twist in this consequential investigation. and in florida, judge,