finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato s recent history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from all allies that havejoined after 1997, meaning all allies in central and eastern europe. and he wanted nato to make it absolutely clear that nato s door was closed for any new membership. he s getting the exact opposite. he s getting more nato presence in the eastern part of the alliance, and he s getting two new members, with finland and sweden. finland s long frontier with russia, the scene of fig
block representatives adam schiff to eric swalwell from returning to their post on the house intelligence committee. schiff and swalwell are outspoken californian democrats who previously served as impeachment managers during the impeachment of donald trump. republicans also sought retribution against ilhan omen, the congresswoman, saying remarks she said in the past which he publicly apologized in 2019. two congressional terms ago. this is the first time republicans have been back in power in the house. on thursday, all but one republican members voted to remove omar from her seat on the foreign affairs committee. that s not even a half of it. in addition to keeping members of committees, republicans created the so-called select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. which will be shared by ohio representative jim jordan. jordan has repeatedly compared his subcommittee to the church committee. one of the most respected and effective channels in congress
unemployment staying at 3.6 pers percent. bill: there are at the moment 11.4 million jobs open and 6 million unemployed americans which means the math says two jobs for every person that s looking for work today. gas is soaring. another record high today. $4.76 a gallon now. that s nearly twice as high as when president biden took office. bill: here is the good news. wages rising slightly up 5.2%. not enough to keep up with inflation is the bad news. that disparity creating a nationwide pay cut. team fox coverage this morning. jacqui heinrich and we begin with kelly o grady live from los angeles. kelly. today marks the first weekend of june. you would normally have people excited for weekend getaways, beach trips. instead drivers are facing more dread at the pumps. today is the seventh straight day of record highs. the national average jumped 5 cents overnight. that s just two cents shy of double the price when president biden took office. that means an extra $33 ev
the past. and top ministers from finland and sweden tell me about their nations historic decisions to apply for nato membership. then, a rare interview with iran s foreign minister at a critical time in talks for a revived nuclear deal. to make sure that an iran that is already acting with incredible aggression doesn t have a nuclear weapon or the ability to produce one on short notice. will they reach an agreement, or will the talks fall apart? when in god s name do we do what we all needs to be done? finally, one more senseless act of violence this time in texas. i ll give you some of my thoughts on how to end this endless carnage? but first, here s my take. the world economic forum in davos is usually fixated on the future. most years the attendees are dazzled by some country, company, or technology promising to burst forward, force change, dominate the next decade. this year the focus was not on the future but the past, people delved back into history to debate