official told the panel that they raised text messages from the day of the capitol attack and the day before. we have new reaction from a congressman this morning. the odds of these texts being deleted that they are not the same odds that someone was audited by the irs randomly. the committee is gearing up for the final hearing on thursday. we have more on that in just a moment. also new today, growing frustration among democrats after senator joe manchin once again pulled up log on a climate, energy, and tax package. that is the latest here for the party. a tried for months to pass a slimmed down reconciliation bill that would require support from all 60 senate democrats. we now head overseas. joe biden this is his first trip to the middle east as commander-in-chief. they met with leaders in the region. they met with the saudi crowned prince, mohammed bin salman al saud. the president soul shared vail veiled criticism of the saudi ruler. you always protect the rights
what is behind the rising cost for pretty much everything? how high might they go you know, what s fascinating about the inflation is not only how high it is but how it has shifted overtime. at first inflation was driven by those hard-hit industries like airlines and hotels. then it shifted to the supply chain shortages, semiconductors, then it shifted again to energy and food prices, tied to geopolitical conflict in the ukraine, with the china lockdown, and now it s shifting again. this is this is medical care. that s much more of a core part of the household budget. we see this shift play out overtime. it is concerning for the white house in the federal reserves. a lot of those other things previously, people didn t necessarily have to buy a car, they didn t necessarily have to travel.
right. and the difference in climate is now, people are saying, yes. yes, we believe all of these women coming out and saying things about these men who have perpetrated acts against them in the past and that s really i think what s changed about this moment. it s not as though, you know, women it happens on capitol hill. it s an ongoing i ve had conversations among women friends who are in ways surprised. we ve been having this conversation amongst ourselves for years and i think some of us never imagined it would get to this point. clearly you see that shift play out here on the hill today. top story, and our friends, axios afternoon briefing, top stories, roy moore. oh, by the way, comedian louis c.k. with sexual allegations against him also popping this afternoon in another publication reinforcing your point. we re in a moment bigger than the alabama senate race. kasie hunt, thanks very much. and let me bring in the panel. national political reporter of