kimberly atkins store, previously wbur and the boston herald now a member of the boston globe editorial board. and barbara mcquade, veteran former prosecutor, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan who worked with the doj during the biden transition. she is a professor at her alma mater, university of michigan law school. she and kimberly, by the way, make up 50% of the podcast sisters in law, along with joyce vance and jill wine-banks. good evening and welcome to you all. and counselor, indeed i d like to begin with you. barb, i didn t bring a bucket of cold water to this conversation intentionally. but i heard this business of a criminal contempt complaint explained today. last time it happened in the house was in 1983. it s got to be voted on by the house. then goes to doj, meaning the u.s. attorney in the district of columbia. then maybe to a grand jury. then maybe to a jury trial. the house would select a trial
according to gallup, since the pollster began asking the question. just 40% of americans approve of the job the highest court in the land is doing. very critical decisions ahead of a very conservative supreme court is where we start this hour. kimberly atkins store is here. she s a columnist for the boston globe and msnbc political analyst and the co-host of the #sistersinlaw podcast. also back with us, former democratic senator, claire mccaskill. and washington post senior political reporter, aaron blake is here. kim, i want to start with you. and i i take that analysis, that this is the year they do their right-wing conservative thing, but why are they all freaking out in speeches? i m going to put up headlines. from the hill, barrett, supreme court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks. washington post, alito defends letting texas abortion law take
starting line why don t we. on this friday night. peter baker, veteran journalist and author, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. kimberly atkins store, previously w b you are in the boston herald, now a member of the boston globe editorial board. also one of the cohost of the podcast sisters in law, with joyce vance joe why banks and barbara mcquade. and we welcome to the broadcast, evan osnos, staff writer for the new yorker. his new s book is wild lands, the making of america s fury. and it s generating a lot of attention, will get into that in just a few minutes, good evening and welcome to you all. peter i like to begin with you. and your be, i m told it s the first time this president, has paid an in-person visit to the democratic caucus, in the house, the majority caucus. presidential power is a funny thing. you have to spend it wisely. when and how will we know, if his trip down to the capital today, was worth it?
mike memoli at the white house and kimberly atkins-store. msnbc political analyst. in a matter of hours democrats are going to huddle on the multitrillion dollar budget package. it s added pressure now. the vote on the infrastructure bill set for thursday which also happens to be the deadline for government funding take us through the mechanics and stakes of this week on capitol hill craig, veteran lawmakers have been plain about it. this is one of the most intense weeks that they have ever experienced. we re just getting started on it 5:30 tonight the democratic caucus will huddle to talk about what the path forward looks like that s the kickoff to an intense week that has not just infrastructure but also raising our suspending the debt ceiling. funding the government a whole slew of policy priorities as president joe biden s biggest legislative test comes to the fore this week.
we ve also been watching the effort to extend the federal advection moratorium that expires tomorrow. a last-ditch effort to extend the ban has failed in the house, and lawmakers will be on recess for the next several weeks. the measure had prevented the removal of renters during a pandemic. with that, let s bring in our lead off guests tonight on this friday night eugene daniels, white house correspondent for politico and coauthor of political playbook, we barb mcquade have prosecutor and. she worked with the doj during the biden transition is a professor at the university of michigan s law school. she is also cohost of a path cast, sisters in law, along with joyce fans, joan wine-banks, and kimberly atkins store. and doctor kavita patel, senior policy aging the obama demonstration. she is one of our public health experts and a resident fellow at brookings. good to see all of you. doctor kavita patel, what is