democrats see opportunity in key midterm races as republicans readjust on top issues. is the momentum enough for democrats to keep the senate and the house? the democratic nominee for senate in red state ohio, congressman tim ryan joins me in moments. plus, unsealed. the redacted mar-a-lago affidavit shares lights on america s secrets at risk and the fbi s repeated efforts to get them back. could the former president or his associates face criminal charges? i ll speak to the republican governor of new hampshire, chris sununu ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is feeling competitive. democrats are starting to feel some optimism about holding onto the senate and even dreaming of keeping the house after a string of shifting political dynamics and policy moves, including this week s controversial decision by president biden to forgive student loan debt of up to $20,000 for some americans. the policy details are drawing critics on both sides
months of russian s brutal war in ukraine. the cost of this war difficult to measure. there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and energy costs, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. let s begin with the state of the war a half a year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians about not defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them attack from behind lines and even tal