toxic work culture inside the nfl. reports of a woman paid off to settle a sexual assault case against dan snyder, the owner of the washington commanders football team. what the league s commissioner roger goodell told congress today about the new allegations. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and president biden s latest attempt to tame the insanely high gas prices plaguing americans. the president this afternoon called on congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, which is right now about 18 cents a gallon. a move president biden has resisted until today given that it is unlikely to pass congress. republicans widely oppose it, and even some leading democrats are skeptical that oil companies will actually pass that savings on to drivers. the proposed suspension is part of a larger plan introduced by president biden earlier today which the white house claims could save drivers up to $1 per gallon of gas. as kaitlan collins report
primetime hearing. it got off to a bit of an unexpectedly late start after one of the key witnesses we for the campaign manager skipped a hearing. it turned out as the washington post noted it was another witness who turned out to be the star witness of the headline from the washington post. as the hearings star witness, william barr says trump was obsessed with broad notions. this is some of the testimony from the former attorney general of the united states. it got under my skin but i also felt it was time for me to say something. i had set up a launch with the ap reporter and i told him at lunch and made the statement that today we had not seen fraud on the scale to affect a different outcome in the election. i had a later meeting scheduled at the white house at 3:00 with meadows. this was previously scheduled, i knew this was going to come up and i went over there. i told my secretary i thought i would probably be fired and to go home. not to go back to my office. i sai
hearings star witness, william barr says trump was obsessed with fraud notions. this is some of the testimony from the former attorney general of the united states. it got under my skin but i also felt it was time for me to say something. i had set up a launch with the ap reporter and i told him at lunch and made the statement that today we had not seen fraud on the scale to affect a different outcome in the election. i had a later meeting scheduled at the white house at 3:00 with meadows. this was previously scheduled, i knew this was going to come up and i went over there. i told my secretary i thought i would probably be fired and to go home. not to go back to my office. i said you might have to pack up for me. so when i got over there i met with the chief of staff. he said the president was angry, he did not really get into the issue of the fraud. and then i went up to pat office and we were talking with each other. and they word came down that he wanted us both to go
television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. treasury secretary janet yellen acknowledge that the u.s. is dealing with unacceptable levels of inflation and that prices are likely to remain high making it a top economic clarity for the administration, she testified in front of the senate finance committee for two and half hours. the committee will come to order. this morning the finance committee welcomes treasuries for a hearing on the budget. this is an important opportunity to discuss big economic challenges. that is where i will begin. i m coming off a string of town hall meetings across my home state of oregon, and colleagues, everywhere i the number one topic is inflation, people are feeling at the grocery store and at oregons going for five dollars, $.42. people are paying more in rent, in shops and at restaurants. this is taking place at the same time americans learned on friday that unemployment is 3.6%, near 50 year lows and wages have been r
the committee will come to order. this morning the finance committee welcomes treasuries for a hearing on the budget. this is an important opportunity to discuss big economic challenges. that is where i will begin. i m coming off a string of town hall meetings across my home state of oregon, and colleagues, everywhere i went, the number one topic of discussion was inflation. people are feeling it at the grocery store in the gas pump. in oregon, a gallon of gas is going for five dollars, $.42. people are paying more in rent, in shops and at restaurants. this is taking place at the same time americans learned on friday that unemployment is 3.6%, near 50 year lows and wages have been rising steadily. overall, the job market is the strongest it has been in multiple generations. but in terms of what our families are feeling on the ground, inflation is causing real headaches. the challenge is how to tackle it. there is no cure all, but the focus in congress has to be on finding r