and they voted to pass the legislation, 38 to 26. once the bill s side, minnesot will join states lik california and colorado in providing free meals to kids so, she won that, senator. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late i will see you at the end of tomorrow in december, it was about parental rights. a federal judge in texas ruled that a grant program designe to provide birth control t kids from low income familie was unconstitutional because that program violated parental rights the judge wrote, the court finds no compelling government interest justifies dependenc defendants disregard o plaintiffs parental rights i this case. in november, it was abou discrimination on the basis of sex. that same federal judge signed with lawyers associated with former president trump advisor stephen miller
which turned out to be not be bad idea i mean, yeah, really. there are good investment you will see in this job? you have to cover a lot of the person who sometimes you get little moments of levity. when someone told me on my staff that steve bannon ha been apprehended by postal service inspectors on the yach of a chinese billionaire i connecticut, i was like, okay. this is one of the good stories. yes you enjoy that, all the way home, my friend. thank you at-home for joinin us this hour in december it was about parental rights. a federal judge in texas ruled that a grant program designe to provide birth control t kids from low income familie was unconstitutional because that program violated parental rights the judge wrote, the court finds no compelling government interest justifies dependenc disregard of plaintiff parental rights in this case in november, it was abou discrimination on the basis of sex. that same federal judge signed with lawyers associated with former pre
as you can see, it gives us a little bit of exercise, as well. could you ever go back to a five day week now? i wouldn t want to, no. they laugh. i wouldn t want to, no. it s something that i think more companies should take on. the results are in for the 61 firms who took part in this six month trial. 39% of employees surveyed said they were less stressed. there was a 65% reduction in sick days. and companies who provided data said revenues stayed broadly the same. fewer hours on full pay may not be possible for every employer, but with many companies finding it hard to attract staff and pay higher wages, could this four day week be a solution, and help with the uk s long running problem of low productivity? i think this trial will be a game changer in terms of momentum in the uk toward a four day week, and i m hopeful that it is going to spur more government interest
of low productivity. i the uk s long-running problem of low productivity. of low productivity. i think this trial of low productivity. i think this trial will of low productivity. i think this trial will be of low productivity. i think this trial will be a - of low productivity. i think this trial will be a game i this trial will be a game changer, in terms of momentum in the changer, in terms of momentum in the uk changer, in terms of momentum in the uk toward a four day week, in the uk toward a four day week, and i m hopefulthat in the uk toward a four day week, and i m hopeful that it is going week, and i m hopeful that it is going to spur more government interest in this, at all levels government interest in this, at all levels of government, and more all levels of government, and more experimentation and some support more experimentation and some support for companies who want to go support for companies who want to go forward. support for companies who want t
he can make a recommendation to joe biden, but at the end of the day, it s the presidents duty to decide whether a certain executive privilege is used. in addition, even if president biden were to is certain executive privilege, it s only qualified privilege. if the doj would litigate this, i believe they would likely win under the president of the united states versus nixon. supreme court health with some strong government interest in the executive privilege must yield. it might take some time to litigate and sort that out. i think ultimately mike pence will have to testify. michael, vice president pence refused to testify before the january 6th committee. does this impact whether or not he complies with the subpoena, or could he become a presidential candidate, floating the rule of law? i m glad to be with both of you and it s good to see you barbara. i will tell you, i don t think there s anybody in the country more excited than trump about this subpoena than mike pence.