lost to former trump administration official john gibbs. gibbs has been known to peddle 2020 election lies. in the arizona, house speaker rusty bowers who delivered emotional testimony to the january 6th committee, he is projected to lose his bid for a senate seat. the winner of that race claims, the devil himself meddled in the 2020 election. the devil. and in one of the largest rebukes to the supreme court decision on abortion ban in that state. nick valencia is in topeka, kansas, following the story this morning. nick, the voter turnout here really highlighted the importance of this issue that seems to have driven voters to the polls. and they voted no. that s right. good morning, jim. voter turnout turned out to be a huge factor here in kansas. a state where there is nearly twice as many registered republicans as democrats. but a huge swath of unaffiliated voters. that s what kansans in the state trying to protect abortion access were counting on. they worked tireless
populations on becoming members of nato a year ago, you would have been lucky to get 25%. but sweden and finland who are very capable militaries and tend to do things together. they have seen the reality of who putin is and they want to join with other like minded democracies to protect themselves. putin has made some, you know, tough statements about them joining nato. but it s going to end up being a huge value to nato, demonstrating the importance of nato, adding capacity to nato. i think it is ult mimately goin to be a strong deterrent. another thing on your plate here, bipartisan legislation provide more security assistance to taiwan. it also would classify taiwan as a major nonnato ally. does that commit to the u.s. to military action if china were to invade? jim, you re going to see a really robust discussion about this in the foreign relations committee. i m a member later today. i think many of the policies in that bill are smart.