this is an embarrassment to the senate, to the country, to the founders, and all that they profess to hold dear. comedian and veterans advocate jon stewart is here, standing up for veterans and explaining why this could be a matter of life and death. plus, right now the january 6th committee is interviewing high profile names from donald trump s white house, and they re in talks to speak with even more. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. heightened fears that the u.s. economy is on the verge of a recession or is already in one. the numbers released this morning show the u.s. economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. that is the common definition of a recession. this comes just hours after the federal reserve raised interest rates once again, forcing americans to pay more for loans or credit card bills. the official rules of whether we re in a recession will come from the national bureau of economic research. but joe biden is dismissing these concerns. he says
price of prescription drugs in order to negotiate, which would actually help a lot of people who need drugs. also raise taxes on corporations as well as rich high-earning individuals who the administration and manchin agree can. kate bedingfield making time at a very busy moment. thanks for being here. of course. thanks for having me. absolutely. our setup was quicker than usual, because we d be quoting the white house, but we have the white house, so bottom line, one, what does this all do? and two, the big question, how does this president get the senator, manchin, back on board? well, what is this all do? does an enormous amount for families all across the country. it tackles the climate crisis in a meaningful and urgent and frankly historic way. it s going to lower the cost of prescription drugs, the cost of health-care, and it s going to rewrite the tax code so corporations have to pay their fair share, and people making under $400,000 a year are not going to see a
thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. they came, they saw, and they voted. now tuesday s primary results are shedding new light on what voters want and what and what politicians and what strategy that politicians will need to deploy to win in november. the biggest vote overnight was in kansas. voters there resoundingly defeated a constitutional amendment that likely would have invalidated the right to an abortion in that state. it s a result that is being closely watched by both parties as access to abortion services is becoming a critical issue for the midterms. but it was not the only big result last night. in michigan, republican congressman peter meijer, one of ten republicans in the house to vote for former president trump to be impeached, he was narrowly defeated in his primary. a primary where democrats actually pumped big money into propping up his opponent. it seemed to work this time. but will it backfire down the road? results in missouri and arizon
can happen. jackie ibanez will have response. good morning. jackie: all eyes on this story, house speaker nancy pelosi is expected to arrive in taiwan today. pelosi made no mention of the stop in taiwan, but opened our meetings commitment to inddo-pacific. the biden administration danced around the pelosi itinerary. listen. given as you pointed out no change in policy and president for pelosi to go on. so what is the drama? have you watched last couple ofeck wooes? i haven t seen any drama, i think you are manufacturing it with your question. carley: he wasn t happy about that question. chinese media personality warning the speaker in a tweet saying let her go to taiwan, wish herself not be defined as center who starts a spiral of escalation. senator tom cotton not condemning president biden for not defending pelosi. i thought it was essential nancy pelosi go and show united states will not be pushed around by the chinese. carley: she is traveling delegation t
to coach legal it s important for the inflation deduction act. the white house joe manchin said this bill would increase inflation. of course you have to look at the message. straight to a fox news alert. al qaeda leaders ayman al-zawahiri, known for being usama bin laden s right-hand man, has been killed in a u.s. drone strike in kabul, afghanistan. after carefully considering the clear and convincing evidence of his location i authorized a precision strike they would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. al-zawahiri help planned bombings of the u.s.. since september 11th there has been a $25 billion award offered for any information leading to his capture. he came to helmick became the leader of al qaeda following the death of usama bin laden. the taliban were warned of the strike and that it was a violation of the agreement with u.s. fall found to withdraw from afghanistan. antony blinken s of the taliban grossly violated the agreement by sheltering aym