And to know your objective, you have to know what your core values are. So, what is the republican position on covid relief . Is there some consensus within the party on what that Relief Package should look like . And who exactly is doing the negotiating for the republicans . It is becoming increasingly clear that republicans do not always speak the same language and sometimes there is no one directing the choir. Take the issue of stimulus checks. Some conservatives argue, yes, there are people in need and yes they deserve help. But that is not the role of the federal government. It is a minority position, for sure, but it is in fact a position of some conservatives. I think the better position is federal and state governments essentially took income and jobs and opportunities in an effort to control the pandemic. And by took, i mean under the takings clause of the constitution. Jobs, income, opportunity were taken in an effort to control the virus. And we understand why government too
trump s tenure in the run up to january 6th, particularly a meeting that occurred on december 18th, 2020, roughly six weeks after election and a few weeks below before january 6th in the oval office between donald trump and his most conspiracy obsessed outside advisers lawyers. it was just one of trump s last-ditch efforts to cling to power and overturn the election. on friday, december 18th, this team of outside advisers paid him a surprise visit in the white house that would quickly become the stuff of legend. the meeting has been called unhinged, not normal, in the craziest meeting of the trump presidency. they brought to the white house a draft executive order that they re prepared for president trump to further his ends, specifically they propose the immediate mask seizure of state election machines by the u.s. military. take a second to think about how that would ve gone over. the immediate massacre of u.s. voting machines by the military. what would that mean? what
democrats, senate republicans a time to work through the weekend in an effort to reach a framework agreement. our republican colleagues who have said action on the border is so urgent should have no problem with continuing to work next week. senate majority leader chuck schumer calling republicans bluff on border security. he s delaying the upper chamber s recess in hopes of hammering out a deal on foreign aid, which includes critical funding on ukraine. meanwhile, the biden administration put more pressure on the israeli prime minister to scale back the country s ground war in gaza. we ll have the latest developments from the middle east. also ahead how the biden campaign is trying to capitalize on the impeachment inquiry into the president. hey, everybody. good morning to you. and welcome to way too early on this friday, december 15th. i m yasmin vossoughian, in for jonathan lemire. there are signs this morning on a potential deal on immigration reform, which could pa
republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
house, only one seat to flip the senate and all eyes are on key battleground states. brooke singman has the latest, brooke: good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. and election day has officially begun, 34 million ballots have been cast by mail or in person at early voting centers according to the associated press. republicans are looking to flip both chambers of congress, 35 seats up for grabs and 435 house seats are up for election and all eyes on the battleground as republicans hope today is reverend up on failing democratic policies and could come down to pennsylvania, georgia, nevada and arizona, just four states. senate candidates speaking at rallies yesterday in one final effort to garner support. too many extreme positions in washington, too much out there pulling us away from where the real answers lie. i will bring balance to washington, but john fetterman will bring more extreme. dr. oz will still be a fraud, i need every one of you to get out to vote. so i can get to