Withholding federal finding from states as a way to increase shots in arms. If the plan is adopted, funding for Nursing Homes and similar facilities could be leveraged unless employees are vaccinated. Phil mattingly has more from the White House. Reporter there is is no question the surge in the Delta Variant has translated in to a significant shift in terms of how the biden administration is approaching policy as it relates to vaccinations. Administration officials are clear vaccinations are the answer out of what were seeing right now across the country. And it now appears that they are at least having discussions about going even further than they had ever considered before. And in that phase it would be using federal regulatory powers, perhaps even redistricting federal funds to convince people or almost force people to get vaccinated. There are limits to what you can utilize in a situation like that. It is not clear the administration is going to go through with this proposal, the
Left their jobs and families behind and fled to washington to keep a vote from going into law. Which means all eyes are on those State Representatives still camped out in washington. New york times reports, quote, abbotts announcement sent national Attention Swinging back to a hotel in downtown washington, where several dozen democrats from the Texas House of representatives are grappling with a familiar Question Stay or go back . But more progressive members are pushing to stay in washington and continue to call attention to Voting Rights, at least while congress is in session. I think there is a collective will of this caucus to do everything we can to continue to defeat repression of voting in texas. Thats what we did in may, we did that in july and we continue to do it going forward. Its not the federal legislation that texas democrats have been pressing for, but it might help. Merrick garland weighed back in on the Fight Today in a new oped of the Washington Post marking the 60th
President . Governor who . Desantis. That was president Bidens Reaction to floridas republican governor, Ron Desantis. Willie, he is just his childish response to not just the president but other people concerned that Ron Desantis is passing topdown mAndates, forcing people whether its Small Businesses in florida to not be able to protect themselves or School Boards not be able to protect themselves. Hes trying to run covid like an emperor out of tallahassee, florida. One size does not fit all 67 counties. But Ron Desantis acting like a socialist thinking it does. Of course, theres irony in him complaining about the top down from the White House Giving Orders where hes going top down at the State House telling School Districts what they can And cant do. There are many that are different saying were going to go ahead with the Mask MAndate. Theres a big problem in florida right now well get to covid infections, hospitalizations And deaths as Delta Variant goes across the country. And now
Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early, the show that would drag race against President Biden and probably lose. Im Jonathan Lemire on this friday, august 6th. Lets start with the news. As the Delta Variant rages across the country, Hospitalization Rates are surging. According to the cdc, the number of people in the hospital with covid has almost quadrupled in the past month to over 45,000. Florida has a new record for the sunshine state. Over 2,500 of them are in intensive care. Florida has also seen a rise in pediatric cases. Texas is the only other state to conform more pediatric cases than florida. There, 142 children are hospitalized. A war of words between governor Ron Desantis and President Biden continue. Yesterday desantis was asked about the criticism of him when it comes to covid. Heres how it played out. Just two states. Florida and texas account for one third of all new covid cases in the entire country. I say to these governors, please help. If youre not going to help,
Hungary figured out how to solve the problem in a way that we have not figured out here in the United States. How did hungary do that . How did it preserve its borders and its society . What can we learn from that . Today we took a trip to find out and we will show you what we found out in just a minute. Also, the woes for the country festive his creepiest governor, that would be Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, are compounded today, getting even more painful and yet at the same time more amusing. Hes even being stabbed in the front by his allies at Cnn And Weve got that tape for you. But first tonight good Evening And Welcome to Tucker Carlson tonight. On new Years Day of this year, Rochelle Walensky was just a College Professor in massachusetts. Youes would almost certainly ner heard of her. You definitely didnt vote for her at any point because she had never run for office. As of january 1st, her political power was precisely the same as yours and everyone elses in this supposedly