work with members of the trump administration, particular steve minutiae, and said republican leader mitch mcconnell, to pass trillions of dollars in covid relief. they had to know it would boost the incumbent president chances of reelection. it put money directly in the pockets of millions of americans. the checks that trump put his name on, and they kept councils countless businesses approach. trump could run on that, right? and they did it anyway. but i think pelosi s omission of trump is not just about the righteous contempt she obviously holds of him. i think she really does view the two impeachments she oversaw more in sorrow than anger. i don t believe she sees those impeachments as accomplishments. i ve gotta tell, you what democratic lawmakers, almost all the democratic lawmakers i have ever known, interviewed, as a journalist, by and large what they want to do when they get to congress is pass laws, make policy. some policies are, good some not so good. but they want to pass
as a journalist, by and large what they want to do when they get to congress is pass laws, make policy. some policies are, good some not so good. but they want to pass the laws and make policy. it s just not the case on the other side. and if you don t believe me, look at day one of the republican house majority. it doesn t exist yet, but today was their rollout. they will be regaining control of the house with a slim majority. as a talk about what they do with this power, it sounds more like a steve bannon podcast episode than a congressional agenda. one of our highest priorities under the republican congress will be to stop left-wing censorship and to restore free speech. so this is the focus on the judiciary committee. the puddling nature of the justice department leakage now to what was happening with a hunter biden story. we also want to get to the
and what does her husband do? he invests not just buying a stock. he buys options. a rising star in the democratic side fired back at the house g.o.p. leader. we certainly aren t going to be lectured on ethics by kevin mccarthy, of all people. the issue has heated up on capitol hill after a published report revealed at least 54 members of congress from both parties in 2021 violated that law designed to stop insider trading and prevent conflicts of interest. i haven t seen what mccarthy said. but i don t own any stocks. and i think that s the right thing to do. late today, democratic senators jon ossoff and mark kelly introduced legislation banning stock trading by members of congress. it would require lawmakers, their spouses, and their children to put stocks into a blind trust while the member is in office. i m an advocate for banning stock trading by members of congress who make policy, who
is doing and not, quote, unquote, make policy. that may come from the heart. let s stipulate for the ache of argument it is genuine. do you see any issue with what u.s. policy has to be? if the policy becomes and he says it s not regime change or that putin cannot be the leader, that s a very different outcome than just trying to get putin of these areas to stop terrorizing innocent people. yeah, that s excellent analysis, ari. let s remember that speech for what we want to remember of it, which i would call it the sacred obligation speech, or maybe the don t even think about it speech. it s really a speech about nato and about the strength of this alliance and its secondarily about our determination to support this democracy. we are not going to put troops on the ground there. we are not going to establish a no-fly zone, at least as circumstances exist at the moment, nor are we seeking regime change. i think the president gave a