republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
elected as leader of the conservative party. politics comes at us rather fast these days, doesn t it? this autumn s second new prime minister inherits a nightmarish soup of political and economic gloom. he moves in there tomorrow to try and sort it out. we ll have more from chris, in this extended edition of bbc news at ten, as we consider the prospects for a sunak premiership. at westminster the main opposition parties are united on the demand for a general election, so that millions of voters can have their say. labour thinks that we should be having a general election. i think everybody who i ve spoken to, the public, have said we should be having a general election. there is no mandate now. he should call an early general election. he s the second person in a row to be appointed as prime minister by tories, not elected by the population. mr sunak s rapid advance is a significant moment for politics. he s the first british asian to become prime minister. and we ll be askin
its best summer in 150 years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. we begin in the us, where a federaljudge has ordered thejustice department to release a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted an fbi search at donald trump s mar a lago home earlier this month. the judge who approved the search warrant said the redacted version of the affidavit submitted in application of the warrant should be unsealed, citing public interest as the reason to do so. prosecutors now have until noon on friday to make the document public. our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher gave us the latest from outside the court in florida. judge bruce reinhart who works in the federal courtjust behind me has given the us justice department until noon on friday to release a redacted version of the affidavit the justice department presented to the judge as part of its request for a search warrant of donald trump s mar a largo estate about two
events, parties and going out have returned, and it seems sky high heels are back in fashion. i feel ifeel inbox. we begin in the us, where a federaljudge has ordered thejustice department to release a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted an fbi search at donald trump s mar a lago home earlier this month. the judge who approved the search warrant said the redacted version of the affidavit submitted in application of the warrant should be unsealed, citing public interest as the reason to do so. prosecutors now have until noon on friday to make the document public. our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher gave us the latest from outside the court in florida. judge bruce reinhart who works in the federal court house just behind me has given the us justice department until noon on friday to release a redacted version of the affidavit the justice department presented to the judge as part of its request for a search warrant of donald trump s mar a largo
and we will find you. joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. and back from extinction the blue butterfly has its best summer for 150 years. and coming up on the bbc news channel: james anderson proves life very much begins at a0. he s among the wickets, as england seek revenge against south africa. good evening. pressure is growing on the government for action to be taken to help households and businesses cope with soaring energy costs, with calls from a think tank for a universal 30% cut in bills and businesses saying ministers should bring in covid style emergency grants to help firms. the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales called the energy price cap is set to be announced tomorrow. take a look at how things have changed injust 12 months. less than a year ago, a typical annual home energy bill was about £1,200. it s now about £2,000 an