Fully vaccinated. Or show a negative test at least once a week. Some of the biggest companies are already requiring this. United airlines, disney, tyson s food and even fox news. May god protect our troops. Get vaccinated. Even fox news. President biden is also requiring vaccinations for all federal workers. And for health care workers in settings that receive medicare or medicaid funding. He called on large entertainment venues to require proof of vaccination or testing. And announced that the tsa will double the fines on travelers who refuse to wear masks and had some strong language to those who disrespect flight attendants. And by the way, show some respect. The anger you see on television toward flight attendants and others doing their job is wrong. It s ugly. The sweeping new mandates could not come at a more critical time. Hospitalizations and infections, including among children, are surging as americans return to school and work. Which may explain why the president specificall
9%. it is so bad that six former treasury secretaries wrote a letter imploring congress to extend the limit saying allowing an unprecedented default could cause serious economic harm. confronted with the reality republicans say of course the u.s. can t default on the loans. they refuse to help democrats in any way. just two years ago mitch mcconnell made it clear the consequences of default would be dire but now he s saying republicans actually have no role to play in seeing the country stay afloat. so you are expecting to raise the debt ceiling one again? of course. we ll never have america default. america can t default. that would be a disaster. the facts are indisputable. this is a totally democratic government. they have an obligation to raise the debt ceiling and they will do it. don t play russian roulette with our economy. step up and raise the debt ceiling. it s clear it s a straight up dereliction of duty. the thing is mitch mcconnell doesn t care what happens
own charm offense. and so, again, democrats must recalibrate and ask themselves what voting bills can they get passed, while republican lawmakers at all levels continue to resist and ask themselves what voter restrictions they can get away with. watching all of this are black voters and civil rights leaders like myself, exhausted with the process and ready to demand executive orders. we ll unpack the domestic week that was, and shortly i ll ask the chair of the foreign relations committee about the escalating tension between the united states and russia over the country s brinkmanship on ukraine. is confrontation inevitable? all that tonight on politicsnation. let s get started. joining me now, senator bob menendez, democrat of new jersey and chair of the foreign relation committee. senator, thank you for joining us tonight. i know it was a bruising week for democrats and certainly president biden who opened up the second year of his presidency with thundering accommodation
new evidence and new charges. he s like a never-ending bottomless pit of illegality. donald trump faces more counts of obstructing the documents case and an indictment in the january 6 probe could be imminent. plus a re-set or a reckoning. the time for excuses is over. we must get the job done. as the florida governor fights to stay in second place, why is he picking fights with black republicans over slavery. and impeachment fever on capitol hill. this investigation is like tracking a bleeding bear to a snowstorm. there is evidence where ever. but is this an impeachment in search of a crime? good morning to you and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m abby phillip. we begin this morning in iowa. where donald trump and 12 of his challengers stud on the very same stage for the first time. they were all in des moines for the republican party annual lincoln dinner and it was a rare opportunity for iowa primary voters to see how they all stacked up against o
they can smell a loser. that is what i fox and center says of conservative media kingmakers rupert and laughlin murdaugh about their feelings for 2024 presidential candidate ron desantis. this week, rolling stone reported the florida governor is not making the murdochs expectations and the first family of fox s considerate dropping their support for him before it is too late. it seems folks hosts got the memo, publicly training there ire on the florida governor. it is a stark contrast to the chlorine coverage of the scent is just a few months ago. one place but it was a great big red wave is depicted on the cover of the new york post this morning, young gop star descended romp to victory in florida. it is cold defuture. you and i have made on previous occasions, and i think you ve done a wonderful job. i m wondering when this job begins to resonate in the numbers for you for president. i m wondering what s going on with your campaign. that was a lot of optimism about ru