we are all celebrating the birthday of you, symone. i m going to light it up for your birthday. happy birthday, symone. thank, you reverend, i love you so much. i love you. and to all of you watching, good evening and welcome to politicsnation, tonight s lead, the clock is taking. lawmakers will return to capitol hill this week with less than two weeks to go. if they hope to pass a military aid bill before christmas. republicans have pushed to add border security to the bill, alongside the politically thorny issues of funding for israel and ukraine. they have so far been unable to find much common ground with the white house. in the middle of it all, how speaker mike johnson is poised to move forward on an impeachment inquiry against president biden. adding to the partisan gridlock. delaware representative lisa blunt rochester joins us shortly as the clock ticks down on 2023. we ve got a real treat for you later, elder statesman of saturday night live, comedian and acto
my question is why would you abuse that power by formalizing a baseless impeachment inquiry into president joe biden? we are bringing in congressman jim clyburn for his take on the expected inquiry vote next week and more. plus, the alarm bells of authoritarianism are getting louder. donald trump s tumbling down on his desire to be a dictator, and just for one day, he says he. we will get into how president biden is responding to trump s plans for revenge and retribution. and retired army colonel eugene vindman is running for congressional seat in virginia. he was targeted by former president donald trump after playing a critical role in trump s first impeachment. why he wants to put his name on the ballot now. i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. members of congress are back on the hill tomorrow for their last week before the new year. but there is only one resolution house republicans want to focus on. and one that authorizes an impeachment inquir