Formalized a deal that cements their control of the United States senate. President biden and his colleagues have made it clear that on covid relief, they have zero interest in waiting on republicans. Yesterday democrats pushed forward with a motion to pass bidens 1. 9 trillion covid package with or without republican support. Mitch mcconnell called the move totally partisan. Which is rich coming from a guy who used the exact same tool to pass a 1. 5 trillion tax cut for the rich. Youll notice that republicans love to wave the word unity like a bloody shirt when they criticize democrats. You know whats better than fake unity, action, action that helps people. Thats the job of governing. In many ways, were now down to just one governing party. This morning speak nancy pelosi and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer led a congressional tribute to Brian Sicknick who died during the insurrection last month. Each day when members enter the capitol hill, this temple of democracy, we will rem
biden s remarks, despite a switch from mitch mcconnell joining the house speaker and donald trump in trying to kill the bill without even a vote in congress. shuttle diplomacy. secretary of state tony blinken on his fifth trip throughout the middle east today, trying to strike a deal to pause the war in gaza and free the hostages. he is expected to speak this hour. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. there s crushing legal defeat for donald trump. today s d.c. court of appeals ruling says the former president, who the court calls citizen trump, has no right to the sweeping immunity he claimed from all prosecution. he can now face trial for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, barring some future decision if the supreme court takes the case. the former president is expected to appeal to the high court. today s ruling was unanimous and signed by the court making it more likely that the high court could just decline to consider any challeng
longer as more and more parts of the government get to weigh in. they always say it s going to be more concise and it never is. the laundry list bothers the pundits. we pay attention to everything he says but millions and millions out there, some of it may actually sound new. and a piece of great rhetoric. the laundry list ruins it, doesn t it, as a speechwriter? fortunately, the speech is not directed at you and the various reporters looking to be inspired. it s a rare moment where this panel doesn t really get much of a say because 50 million people are going to be watching. ryan lizza, s.e. cupp, jon lovett, thank you for being here. stay tuned for more about the state of the union address and our special coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern tonight. up next, anxious athletes. some olympians and their families worried about the
sound bite and it sells. megyn: nobody sitting on this panel doesn t make a million dollars. since easy to say let s get those who do. it s simple to say that. it s campaign jingleism. that s how barack obama plans on getting elected. this is a man who campaigned on bringing people together and a new atmosphere in d.c. this is a man who thrives on division. he pits one class of people against another. megyn: he says we can make the millionaires pay more or you are going to have to make cuts in the military, healthcare or education. is that a real point? way was going to say i see where steve is coming from because on the one hand he s saying we have got to tax the rich more.