Metric tons of carbon pollution. Heres another interesting element. There is a federal regulatory piece. Tail pipe rules for 2026 are stricter than rules put in place by President Obama, rules attempted to be rolled back by president trump. The three largest Automowautoma Plus the uaw standing with the president today. The president is scheduled to sign an act to award congressional gold medals to some u. S. Capitol police officers. Of course, we know this dates back to January 6th. Tell us about it. Reporter this was kind of a long Running Debate in congress that never should have been a debate. 21 republicans in the house voted against it. It was passed unanimously by the senate. Those joining him in the signing, we expect some guests with him. The president s never minced words about what January 6th was. He called it an existential threat to the democracy of the united states, has made very clear his views on the issue, but has also made clear that he believes they shouldnt be dwel
Any hospitalization and death. Theyre also effective in reducing the overall risk of infection. Meanwhile, on capitol hill, the senate appears to be moving closer to the Finish Line with its work on bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. This as Andrew Cuomo is given the opportunity to provide final evidence in his defense as State Lawmakers wrap up their investigation into allegations he sexually harass Aid Dozen women. And members of congress and other leading figures pay tribute to one of the leading Labor Leaders, aflcio president Richard Trumka who died at the auj of 72. The were going to begin this hour with the latest on the pandemic. Seven states, florida, texas, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, alabama, and mississippi all of them account for about half of the new cases and hospitalizations in the past week despite making up less than a quarter of the u. S. Population. There are also states with some of the lowest Vaccination Rates with, we should note. Here are the other facts. The bi
Pelosis office. She said that the House Committee will move on in without the buyin of House Leader Kevin Mccarthy. We will mo on, and the committee is in the process of hiring staff to that end. It is my responsibility as Speaker Of The House to make sure that we get to the truth on this, and we will not let their antics stand in the way of that. Now, mccarthy pulled the five appointees after pelosi rejected two of them, congressman jim Jordan And Congressman Jim Banks and both of them voted to overturn the 2020 election, and also the committee that Speaker Pelosi was nonqualifying, and also word on where they will take the election. And now Liz Cheney, the sole republican said that jordan was ineligible to serve, because he may be a material witness. For his part, mccartney accused The Democrats for playing politics with the investigation. This is a Sham Committee by Speaker Pelosi. When we wanted to do a commission in janway, she said, no, it is political. And look, The Democrats ma
Authoritarian strong man working to consolidate control. Tomorrow, were going to speak with a leading Opposition Figure in that country about her efforts to give power to the people. Be sure to join us for that. Im excited about it. That does it for us. Chris jansing picks up coverage right now. Hi there. I am Chris Jansing in for stephanie ruhle. It is monday, july 19th. We start with Breaking News. Just days before the olympics set to kickoff in tokyo, a shocker for Team Usa. An alternate on u. S. Womens Gymnastics Team tested positive for covid. The team already in japan but the name of the athlete has not been revealed. It is just the latest setback for Team Usa after Yesterdays Announcement that Tennis Star Coco goff tested positive too. She will not be able to compete. Back in this country, new covid cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta Variant are now rising in all 50 states. Thats the first time we have seen that in six months. It is driven by cases among the unvaccinate
Registering with the justice department. In this case he was working for his clients in the united arab emirates. When confronted with the evidence, he lied to federal agents when questioning him back in 2019. He was a prominent donor to then candidate Donald Trump back in 2016. He played a big role at the republican national convention. Helped the virtues of having Donald Trump become president and his influence grew especially after his role in the inauguration. According to prosecutors, he had enough juice, enough power within the Donald Trump administration that he managed to get some praise of the uae inserted into a May 2019 speech that President Trump was delivering. Thats one of the things that the Prosecutors List here as an example of the type of power and the influence that he had during the previous administration. They also mentioned that he promoted the candidacy of someone who the uae wanted to be ambassador to that country. Managed to provide information, nonpublic info