piece of legislation, the vote 51-50 for the inflation reduction act and a sweeping 700 plus diamond bill on health care, prescription drugs and climate with all 50 republicans voting against and vice president kamala harris breaking the tie. if the house passed the bill later this week as expected, democrats would have passed a landmark piece of legislation as described by the washington post as quote one of the most consequential pieces of economic policy in u.s. history and it comes at the string of legislative victories for joe biden as the times put it, capped off an extraordinarily productive run for a congress better known for its paralysis and it included passage and the first bipartisan gun safety legislation in a generation and a huge microchip reduction to bolster american competitiveness with china and a major veterans health care measure. a series of successes was all of the more sweet for democrats because it came with the political benefit of republicans maki
Very unfairly by the media. As i call it, the fake media in many cases. And i think its really a sad thing that he was treated so badly. Well, again, donald trump is the man that fired flynn, not the media. Thats not fake news. Its just news. Just yesterday, his press secretary, sean spicer, said flynn was terminated because he misled the Vice President about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to the United States. Well todays wackiness comes on the day the New York Times broke news about communications between russian officials and Trump Campaign aides last year. Boy, thats getting intriguing. According to the times report, phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald Trumps 2016 president ial campaign and other trump associates, thats a great phrase had repeated contacts with senior russian intelligence officials in the year before the election. Well, times note s Law Enforcement officials found no evidence of collusion yet between trumps aides and the r
Kushner lost his security clearance . Jared kushner is the president s soninlaw. He is married to the president s daughter, ivanka. Mr. Kushner still works in the white house. He still has the white house Senior Adviser title that he has had ever since he first got to d. C. But mr. Kushner apparently is no longer allowed access to any classified materials. Because he was not able to get a security clearance. One of the reported concerns about his security clearance application were these repeated allegations that he was mixing conversations about the needs of his familys real estate business with conversations he was having about u. S. Government policy as a white house adviser. Thats the kind of thing that can keep you from getting a security clearance. If you are giving Business Owners or donors or foreign governments the impression that if they financially help out your Family Business that might give them an edge when it comes to getting what they want from the u. S. Government, th
On his shoulder. I dont think hes going to like it very much. I mean, its one thing to hear funny and incisive criticism of the president. Lots of people do that. All i could think seeing that tape and the bits of it i knew you would have on your shows how this functions inside the president s mind, to have a guy who is actually one of the richest people on earth hoos which is a milieu he not only aspires to but has been a pretender to for so long. I have a feeling this is going to be a very potent thing for the president. I think youre very much right about that. Congratulations on breaking that. Thank you very much. Exactly. Thanks, my friend. Well done. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Super happy to have you here. Theres lots going on in the news tonight. Lots to get to. Do you remember when Jared Kushner lost his security clearance . Jared kushner is the president s soninlaw. He is married to the president s daughter, ivanka. Mr. Kushner still works in the white
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold an outdoor rally in sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, seeking to shore up support in a swing state he lost twice but which polls suggest is leaning his way .