politicsnation. ten nights lead, the showdowns to come. culture or politics have consumed the republican party as we approach an election year. threatening the legislative agenda in congress in the house speaker kevin mccarthy s concessions to the hard right flank of his caucus have led to the passage of a military spending bill. bogged down with amendments targeting diversity programs and lgbtq protections. in the meantime, alabama senator tommy tuberville is holding up dozens of military appointments over the pentagon s abortion policies. some colleagues are warning the blockade could endanger national security. against that backdrop, a potential government shutdown. the showdown looms and the first presidential caucus of 2024 is just six months away. delaware congresswoman lisa rochester joins me shortly to talk about all of it. plus, the phony war on critical race theory is still raging in state houses. and on school boards across the country one of the intellectual archi
by comparison, former president trump and the rnc and trump s join fundraising committee raised a combined $108 million during the same timeframe in 2019 and former president barack obama the dnc raised $86 million at this point in 2011. what is your take on whether we should feel good or nervous about biden s fund raising haul? it s always good to be on with. you thank you for having. may i think we shouldn t be worried about biden. he is doing just fine. $72 million is a decent intake. the fact of the matter is that we should not compare biden to either obama or to trump. you know, as you well know trump played to the new cycle every day. in contrast, what biden is doing is actually governing and that s reassuring to people. he has a steady hand on the ship he s feeling quite