weekend. the 119 congress is the least productive in decades. that could cost republicans big come this november. some of them already acknowledging that they had the embarrassment of not having nothing to run on, and a monmouth university poll released last month found only 17% of americans approve of the job congress is doing. this is as crucial issues like taxation, the border, ukraine aid, and government funding remain unresolved. joining us now to discuss it all is the house democratic leader congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. welcome to you, sir, thank you for being here. this is truly one of the most unproductive congresses in decades. what is your take here on the current border fight that is currently happening on funding? this is about ukraine aid at the end of the day, but donald trump seems to be scuttling any potential for a deal that is going to come together. this is a do nothing republican congress of epic proportions, and what we have seen is that the
symone sanders-townsend and michael steele. here are some of the stories we are following today. americans are finally feeling better about the economy and they are starting to credit president biden. rod chopra, the director of the consumer financial protection bureau is here in studio. plus, the national security council john kirby on the growing unrest in the middle east, president biden s latest call with netanyahu. and new developments in the fight to remove donald trump from the ballot, mark lance joins us to grab your coffee, settle in, welcome to the weekend. we begin in new hampshire, where the first votes will be cast in the republican primary in just 40 hours. nikki haley is now belatedly taking aim at donald trump openly questioning whether who s mentally fit to serve as president. hey these comments come after trump seemed to confuse her with nancy pelosi at a recent rally. they re saying he got confused, they re saying that he was talking about something els
blocked from the ballot, we re waiting for a move from a trump campaign. now that maine is joining colorado and keeping former presidents name off of its primary ballot. as we engage in this process, what is important is the meaning of the constitution, the facts before us, and that interpretation. there can be no other consideration. however, california decided it would allow trump to stay on the ballot there. with an election year fast approaching, what does this all mean for his campaign. plus, a showdown growing in texas. the justice department threatening to sue texas if it enforces a new state law that allows police there to arrest migrants who crossed the border without authorization. we will tell you how governor greg abbott is responding to that. counting down, new york city around the world are putting the final touches on the new year s eve celebrations. security remains a big concern. live report on how the city is preparing. and, it was a banner year for wo
Good afternoon. I am richard lui in for yasmin. The christmas dozens of Flights Canceled due to weather in the mid let leaving airline scrambling to get Travelers Home for the holidays. A live report on the situation just a moment. And, a brandnew falling by Donald Trumps legal team on the issue of president ial immunity, essentially their clients commute completely immune from prosecution. This sets up a showdown of what the Special Counsel and the hearing set for early january. Breaking news for you as well, the Israeli Military revealing the fate of five hostages whose bodies were found in the tunnels of gaza. We will get the details with that just into. Us with record breaking numbers of migrant the board of this week, some negotiators working the phone lines through the congressional recess to find a deal on immigration. Well also look back at the Culture War Bottles of 2023 when america appeared to be a war with itself. That is coming up, later this hour. We are going to start th
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