Weve talked about that old Washington Joke about infrastructure week. Its going to be infrastructure week. Sometimes it feels like every week is infrastructure week. But this week really might be different. Two major Infrastructure Bills are working their way through the senate. Theres the bipartisan bill which is worth about 579 billion. Then theres a 3. 5 trillion package that democrats hope to pass through reconciliation. This week will be critical. By friday we could know whether congress can pass either or neither or both. House and senate democrats seem unified if their approach to the twobill strategy. Much of that unity may depend on goodfaith negotiations with republicans on the bipartisan bill. It may not hold if the gop walks away from this framework. So far, congressional republicans have not been unified by many things as strongly as their opposition to President Bidens agenda. This morning, Rob Portman said no to a democratic proposal in the bipartisan bill. It would have
Backed out. This Fundraising Pair was on a street corner. Apparently, the Landscaping Company made famous by Rudy Giuliani was not available. People still showed up to see the two in california, including some of trumps Wildest Supporters that clashed with counterprotesters as this video shows. You can say its time to take republicans at their word, that loyalty to trump and to trumpism is who they are. Heres what Senator Lindsey Graham puts it. Heres what i can tell you about president trump. Hes heartbroken what is Going On in our country and at the world at large. He thinks he can mix it and he told me he has unfinished business. I will be shocked if he doesnt run for president in 2024. This is the party of president trump. If you think otherwise, you are in for a rude awakening. Lindsey graham says trump is the one to, quote, fix our country. No scare for all of the Destruction Trump has caused. This loyalty to come comes as we learn more about january 6th. Three new Bombshell Book
Economic takeoff. Weve been creating 500,000 a month over the last three months. Reporter but the disappointing numbers are fueling. Gop criticism of bidens economic efforts to this point, the seed of which have been growing for week as republicans gear Up To oppose bidens sweeping 1. 8 trillion economic plan. Many kentuckians and americans look at the situation and find out they are better off financially to stay home rather than go back to work. Reporter but biden making it clear hes unbowed seeking to directly rebut the criticism about the enhanced Unemployment Benefits when asked if they disincentive work. No, nothing measurable. Reporter and address the brewing criticism, including from some democratic congressmen that his proposed trillions will drive crippling inflation. Todays report also puts some truth to some loose talk that weve been hearing about the economy lately. First, that we should stop helping workers and families out for fear of overheating the economy. Reporter he
the podium. president biden is also facing his first test with vladimir putin, confronting the russian president on a range of issues for the first time since taking office and we ll take you live to moscow. first we go to cnn s nick watt, national correspondent works has more on how all the states are reacting to the biden administration s ambitious vaccination plan. okay. so, in other words heard anything from me. reporter: a technical glitch at the first official virtual covid-19 briefing of the biden administration. he didn t appear, just scientists and experts. the cdc still recommends that people get their second dose as close to the recommended interval as possible. we re launching a robust national public education campaign to make sure people know about this vaccine, the facts and not the misinformation. to the very specific question of whether or not a factory can be retro fitted to mass produce another vaccine, that s something that s under active explora
washington today, and many same republican politicians who are running up that hill still came out to kiss his ring. plus, the pain that alex jones inflicted on the families of the sandy hook massacre victims as he stands trial for defamation. and dr. anthony fauci will be my guest on white house plans to get the monkeypox outbreak under control. not a sentence i thought i d ever say. good evening, everyone, jason johnson in tonight for joy reid. we begin the reidout with signs that the justice department is widening its investigation into january 6th and the efforts to overturn the election. in an exclusive interview today with nbc s lester holt, attorney general merrick garland said that the department s investigation is moving at an unprecedented speed, and he refuses to rule out prosecuting the twice-impeached former president for his actions. you said in no uncertain terms the other day that no one is above the law. yeah. that said, the indictment of a former