what specifically is the kremlin considering? the united nations confirms a horrific discovery near kyiv as it steps up its investigation into russia s alleged war crimes inside ukraine. with us this morning, a great group. msnbc contributor mike barnicle. the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. she is an msnbc political analyst. let s dive right into it this morning. we begin with the major step from the house committee investigating the january 6th attack, issuing subpoenas for five sitting republican lawmakers who have refused to cooperate in the investigation. including the top republican in the house, minority leader kevin mccarthy. congressman biggs of arizona, scott perry of pennsylvania, jim jordan of ohio, and mo brooks of alabama, seen on january 6th firing up the crowd before the attack on the capitol, all being compelled to testif
So that piece of it, the foot race of logistics is being won on the ukrainian side. in terms of the front, i think it s kind of grinded out. i ll tell you what i feel as a former four-star commander. i feel that the russian generals not only are getting killed, that s kind of the two stars, the ones foolish enough to talk on cell phones and go to the front lines, failed leadership, by the way, but the far stars, i feel they re timid. they were slapped around, obviously, by putin, and their defense secretary following the failure of the campaign in the north. they re not doing well really in the northeast and around kharkiv. down in the south, they re playing very conservative ball. if you want to kind of put it in football terms, it s three yards and it s not even a cloud of dust. they re just kind of inching along, using artillery. i think their military feels frightened in order to really
Recent weeks, there is a possibility that this becomes a grinded out, protracted conflict. in which ukraine is going to need a significant amount of assistance. and the kinds of things that have felt like emergency measures. sanctions, military assistance and millions of ukrainian refugees who need safe haven. those kinds of policies, the white house is going to have to shift to how do we sustain those over a long period of time? so that they are not just emergency measures, they are just part of the landscape. let me ask you about sanctions because there has been conversations as recently as today apparently among the allies about additional sanctions. how many more options for example does the biden administration have? is what we have imposed so far having the intended effect? yes and no. it is having the impact of putting a dent in the russian economy. it is having impact in denying inputs to the russian of khanna me that they need. to keep their factories running, to keep thei
In 2014 2015. you have had a stop and start nature to that conflict. you have had cease-fires negotiated. so it is possible that we are not talking about constant fighting, but there is not really a light at the end of the tunnel. like a diplomatic resolution to this conflict. so we have to recognize that while things may not be as intense as they have been in recent weeks, there is a possibility that this becomes a grinded out, protracted conflict. in which ukraine is going to need a significant amount of assistance. and the kinds of things that have felt like emergency measures. sanctions, military assistance and millions of ukrainian refugees who need safe haven. those kinds of policies, the white house is going to have to shift to how do we sustain those over a long period of time? so that they are not just emergency measures, they are just part of the landscape.
then it s a grinder. then it s grinded out. probably wins this election. if he loses the debate, even his own people, like the last time, think he lost, he will have a hard time winning this election. beth phooey, talking to pollsters on both sides, what was interesting about the last debate, suburban women have been a rock some lid demographic part of the president s coalition. they are not with him on the ballot test of but a more favorable view, like him more today on the economy than a week ago that seems to be the last hurdle for mitt romney. a lot of suburban women in long island where this debate will take place and where the gallup organization pulled together the group of undecided voters in the audience people complained there was no mention of women s issues, are they economy, jobs, as the republicans argue or social issues like abortion rights and