biden aides and allies have been talking up key parts of the plan including prescription drugs, taxes and energy. lowering prescription drug costs is one piece. we can bring down costs burdening households like description drugs. pharmaceutical prices which will help health care and lowering the rate. long overdue tax reform. the parks repeal, not the full repeal, but the partial repeal of the trump tax cuts which would take some demand out of the economy. lowering utility costs by providing tax incensetives. the way in which we can assure reasonable energy expenses for households is to move to renewables to address climate change. freeing up fossil fuels in various ways in the short run, and making, with government support, the ultimate pivot to renewables. joining us now from washington, d.c., cnn white house correspondent john harwood. john, happy monday. good to see you here. it looks like a new coat of paint perhaps on some key elements of build back be
The Prime Minister says the first flight carrying Asylum Seekers to rwanda will leave in 10 to 12 weeks time come what may. He says an airfield is on standby and charter planes are booked. Rishi sunak had originally promised the first flight would take off this spring, but his timetable now suggests a delay until the summer. He says peers and mps will have to sit through the night tonight if necessary to pass the governments controversial rwanda legislation. Our political correspondent, helen catt is in westminster. Helen. New statistics out this morning show one of the reasons why rishi sunak might be so keen to get those flights off soon, last Year Parliament passed a law that said that some asylum cases could only be dealt with by being removed from the uk. But they cant go to rwanda because the Supreme Court ruled it was unsafe and there are now nearly 52,000 Asylum Seekers whose claims simply cant be dealt with here. So what the government did to try and get around this last year
Held onto grey, damp weather through central areas. That impact impact the temperatures. Single digits for many through tonight, south and east. It will turn quite cold with A Touch Of Frost here and there. Certainly some sheltered glens across scotland, less cold where we have the cloud, but still with a chilly feel. Tuesday, a little different. High pressure stays out towards the west. We continue with northerly winds, feeling and more cloud, if you share was to Eastern Scotland and Eastern England where it will really feel quite cold at times, Patchy Rain Across South western elan. The best sunshine out west, as you can see, and that will show in the temperatures. The mid teens for northern ireland, 16 17 for glasgow, and glasgow could therefore be the one spot of the uk for the next few days. Wednesday, a similar story, thick cloud across northern and eastern areas, where it will be a slight north easterly onshore breeze. Best of any dry and brighter weather towards the west. The o
And people are exhausted. Trump did respond to Michael Cohens plea today. This morning he wrote if anyone is looking for a good lawyer, i would strongly suggest that you dont retain the services of Michael Cohen and Michael Cohen plead guilty to two counts of Campaign Finance violations that are not a crime. President obama had a big Campaign Finance violation and it was easily settled. Trump also spoke to fox news about his relationship with Michael Cohen. He was a lawyer for me for one of many, you know, there was a lawyer and the fixer. I dont know if he was a fixer. I dont know where that term came from, but hes didnt do big deals. Did small deals. Not somebody that was with me that much. You know, they make it sound like i didnt live without him. I understood Michael Cohen very well. Turned out he wasnt a very good lawyer, frankly. He was somebody that was probably with me for about ten take this all together this being the president of the United States after all. The Washington
Least for now, at flooes for a day, trump Resoutheasted Lashing Out in a dramatic and public way. Instead, wednesday was a moment for calculation and conversation, a pause for a rattled administration. According to white house officials and outside advisors familiar with the discussions. Michael cohens lawyer is making it clear his client is ready, willing, and able to share what he knows with robert mueller. Jonathan lamere is standing by captures the State Of Affairs in his latest title more dirt on President Trump . Lanny davis made a series of Television Appearances today. Here is what he said this morning. Is he hoping for a pardon from President Trump . Not only is not hoping for it, he would not accept a pardon. He considers a pardon from somebody who acted so corruptly as president to be something he would never accept. Earlier this evening, davis
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