Hours in the Oval Office Last night. The gop plan proposing 1 3 of the 1. 9 trillion democrats are looking for. It was a very Good Exchange of views. I wouldnt say we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a twohour meeting, but what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further. The devil of course is in the details. Theres plenty of kidisagreemen in the dollars in the plan. Its unclear how much republicans are willing to go up and biden willing to go down but a Top White House aide suggests not much. Everything here is to help people stop suffering from the pandemic. This will lift 4 million kids out of poverty this year. We are more than willing to keep engaging, but at the end of the day what the president and Vice President wont do is compromise their values or let the American People down. Democratic leaders in the house and senate have taken the first steps towards reconciliation, a Budget Maneuver that would allow the Biden Relief Act to pass with a s
Ramps up today. This morning, well see legal briefs from the house Impeachment Managers and trumps legal team. But we already have a preview from mr. Trumps newest lawyer who says the trial is completely unconstitutional. And there are new warnings from one Prominent Senate republican who claims next weeks trial could lead to delays in President Bidens agenda and cabinet confirmations. Were going to begin with new reporting on the pandemic relief talks. Joining us, john harwood and aisha roscoe, a White House Correspondent for npr. John, i want to put on the screen this picture, this remarkable picture of people actually having a conversation, a civil conversation about substantive issues. President biden with nine inperson republicans, one on zoom, and when i saw this, john, i realized what you had been trying to tell me patiently about your reporting and your analysis. That sometimes bipartisan is the way you go about doing things, even if what you ultimately agree on isnt 100 unanim
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