country globally to deal with the serious global challenges that a we face with inflation being with first and foremost among them. so we are in the midst of this transition. that s what we are, a transition to a more stable and steady growth that s appropriate and necessary to transition from rapid growth and recovery. there s no doubt we expect growth to be slower than last year, than the rapid clip we had. that s consistent with the transition to a stable, steady growth and lower inflation. maria: yeah, unfortunately, the transition to a recession is working. coming up, wyoming senator john barrasso on the reality of 40-year-high inflation and the potential job cuts to come. plus, were the republicans outsmarted again with a chips bill and plans for more spending and tax increases. we ve never spent this much money [inaudible] maria: then, all the wrong priorities. i m kamala harris, pointing out the woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit9. maria: charlie
place than almost any other country globally to deal with the serious global challenges that a we face with inflation being with first and foremost among them. so we are in the midst of this transition. that s what we are, a transition to a more stable and steady growth that s appropriate and necessary to transition from rapid growth and recovery. there s no doubt we expect growth to be slower than last year, than the rapid clip we had. that s consistent with the transition to a stable, steady growth and lower inflation. maria: yeah, unfortunately, the transition to a recession is working. coming up, wyoming senator john barrasso on the reality of 40-year-high inflation and the potential job cuts to come. plus, were the republicans outsmarted again with a chips bill and plans for more spending and tax increases. we ve never spent this much money [inaudible] maria: then, all the wrong priorities. i m kamala harris, pointing out the woman sitting at the table wearing
right now on ana cabrera reports, breaking news at a courthouse in washington, rudy giuliani no longer set to testify today in his own defense in the defamation case brought by two election workers. why did the man once known as america s mayor decide not to take the stand? plus, donald trump s fed in pause. will this force the judge to change the trial date? also ahead, the house voting to launch an impeachment inquiry, so why now after a year of investigation resulting in no evidence of wrongdoing by president biden? and later, the return of vladimir putin s hours long year-end news conference, the first since the invasion of ukraine. his new admissions about the war and what he said about a potential prisoner swap with the u.s. good morning, thanks for being here. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with breaking news from washington. in major reversal, rudy giuliani will not take the stand in his defamation trial. he wa
the face of the biden family scandal ever since the infamous laptop emerged at the end of the 2020 campaign. ignored by most in the media for a year and a half, his muckraking has been an embarrassment to his father and is now at the center of the impeachment inquiry into the president. hunter is under criminal indictment, more charges may be coming, but he s mounting a more aggressive counteroffensive. he sued rudy giuliani, sued the irs, he s published an op-ed accusing the gop of weaponizing his past drug addiction, painting himself as a victim. the house oversight committee has been demanding hunter s testimony for nearly a year. he s under subpoena, but the president s son in a move that has upset some in the white house said, sure, i ll tell, no problem. but it has to be in a public session. his lawyer, abby lowell, writing: a public proceeding prevents selective leaks, manipulated represents, documented exhibits or one-sided press statements. now committee chairman
I actually think he s going to finish his term because he s actually more useful that way. whether it be some sort of health excuse or whether it be some sort of legal excuse that they don t actually say publicly, it s all about politics. approval ratings are just abysmal, especially with younger voters, by the way, maria. we re seeing a great realignment happen right now that are making a lot of democrats incredibly nervous. hispanics are becoming republicans in record numbers, young people are defecting from the democrat party, and because of this i think democrats are saying, wait a second, we have to get a new leader and change things completely. maria: and then a very serious situation developing around china. can china s watching biden s weakness, preparing a power grab not just in taiwan, but right here on u.s. soil including at dozens of college campuses. more on that after this break, and we will also get into the big guy. stay with us. might be to blame.