final hurdle in the house before heading to the president s desk. in moments i ll talk with democratic congressman krishnamoorthi about that. and a firestorm with the visit to taiwan. right now president biden is in the air expected to land in kentucky this hour. the president and first lady meeting with the governor and family impacted by deadly flooding there. i ll speak with a kentucky school superintendent there. a summer comes to a close. any moment sentencing for the ahmoud arbery. after a long, hot summer of low polling, bruising political defeats and concern of red wave a victory has many democrats feeling some wind at the backs. on sunday the senate passed the sprawling $430 billion inflation reduction act on a 50-50 party line vote after 22-hour work day. vice president harris breaking the tie in the end sending the bill to the house. set to return friday to give the bill final approval. it represents a critical piece of president biden s agenda touching on tax la
15% minimum tax on large corporations. joe biden says at the end of the day, it is a win for the everyday americans. it s a game changer for ordinary folks. some of it won t kick in for a little bit, but it s all good. [ inaudible ] so will this streak of legislative wins help set the stage for a political rebound for democrats in november? victories, though, in washington rarely translate into success at the ballot box. just ask former president barack obama after he passed sweeping health care and financial reform packages, and still lost democratic control of congress. but will this time be different? things change pretty rapidly. joining me now from capitol hill are my guests. so, sahill, what s the word? well, it s been such a roller coaster journey for this piece of legislation over the last 18 months, it s had more deaths and resurrections. it got over the senate with a 50-50 vote broken by vice president kamala harris. after three dozen amendments were voted on,
that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. so if she is going to continue this fight the question this morning, how, where and in what office does she plan to do that? this was her trump-backed rival, harriet hageman in her victory speech. wyoming has spoken on behalf of everyone who is concerned that the game is becoming more and more rigged against them. and what wyoming has shown today is that while it may not be easy, we can dislodge entrenched politicians who believe they ve risen above the people they are supposed to represent and serve. in alaska incumbent republican senator lisa murkowski who voted to convict trump during his second impeachment trial advanced to the general election along with kelly is tshibaka and patricia chesbro. advancing also nick begic h & p eltola. harry enten, as we say, this was a historic defeat by some measure. it wa
hey, everyone. it s saturday, august 6th. thank you for waking up with us. phil i shouldn t ask about how you re holding up. how is your wife holding up with those four children? they have been fed, as far as i know right now. not watching on the cameras like you guys have. they are happy with their breakfast. i hope there s some cartoons going on. i have to be careful about tv stuff. it s saturday. you watch cartoons, right? phil, when are you coming home? after 11:00. don t worry, wifey. walk through the door and here s the children. it s the beauty of it. amara great to be with you. step by step, democrats moving closer to a major climate bill. that bill has passed a key hurdle in kyrsten sinema, who supports the legislation. her support is essential as democrats push for passage of the legislation, after what we will call a convoluted procedural process. here s a snapshot of what is in the bill. it includes $369 billion to combat climate change, which is the lar