quarter are fantastic, shows that the u.s. gross domestic product grew at a 6.9% annual rate at the end of 2021. that is significantly better than analysts expected. remember, omicron did not really hit until the end of the quarter, in december, meaning the report doesn t show the full scope of the economic picture right now. at the very same time, fed chairman jay powell says he s expecting to start raising interest rates in march, stressing the fact that the fed will need to be, quote, humble and nimble as it tries to bring down inflation. for everyday americans out there, here s the immediate problem raising interest rates will eventually bring down prices but not right away. and in the meantime, it s going to make things like credit cards and mortgages more expensive. it s probable going to take a chunk out of the market, meaning your 401(k) will be worth less, at least in the short term. but for savers out there, you may finally be making some money on your savings. le
this breaking news, pete, but we re topping out the hour and i want to go back and lay out the the bare facts here. the arrest of the head of the oath keepers and a number of other rioters with seditious conspiracy, this suggests the doj is closing in on some of the people who they say were in fact organizing what happened on january ofth and leads us to suggest it was supposed to go even farther than it did. right, that s the key question after reading this indictment. it s one that we may have to wait for these trials to get an answer to, which is, was there a well-developed plan before these people came to washington to actually enter the capitol and try to stop the vote by intimidating members of congress right in the capitol while they were working. but the big news, as you say, stewart rhodes, the leader of the oath keepers, has been charged with seditious conspiracy. the interesting thing about that is that there were 19 other members of the accused members of the
2021. it seems no matter what the democrats try to do their plan is not working. buff they won t let a little failure stop them. this morning, joe biden s sweeping vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees went into effect. millions of americans will now have to choose between getting the jab or keeping their job. but biden s demand is so unconstitutional that the supreme court is currently debating whether it can even proceed. and before the nine justices is this question. do these vaccines even work? cdc director rochelle walensky was asked the same thing this weekend. right now i think the most important thing to do is to protect americans. we do that by getting them vaccinated and getting them boosted. bret: i know that s the message but the omicron variant is infecting the vaccinated. and the vaccinated are transmitting the virus. correct? um, that is true. rachel: the administration so obsessed with making sure you are vaccinated that they re
could get 32 free home covid tests per month. the problem is at least right now, you can t find the covid test for insurance to pick up. the administration promises they are coming. but this comes as there are increasing concerns about confusing pandemic messaging and the credibility of the policy coming from the white house and the centers for disease control. we ll talk live with former assistant health secretary admiral brett giroir in just a few minutes. now we go to white house correspondent peter doocy live on the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. soon insurance companies will have to pick up the cost of 8 covid tests per person up to 32 per family of four. but, separately, officials here are announcing they still haven t even signed the contract for all those 500 million free at home tests that they have been promising for weeks. which means that officials here missed the window to prepare for what they have been describing as a winter of severe il
deadlines loom and the cdc faces mounting criticism over changing guidelines surrounding the pandemic. we ll go one-on-one with the agency s director, dr. rochelle walensky, only on fox news sunday. plus, big problems for the nation s big cities grappling with spikes in crime and the impact of covid on schools and businesses. we re joined by miami s francis suarez, newly-elected president of the u.s. conference of mayors. it s a fox fox news sunday execs collusive. then the senate must advance legislation to protect our democracy and safeguard the right to vote is. bret: democrats use january 6th to make the case to pass voting rights legislation in congress to counter moves by republican state legislatures. we ll discuss with house majority whip james clyburn, a close ally of the president and advocate for reform. and the u.s. puts russia on notice over ukraine. enter we re prepared to respond forcefully to further russian aggression. bret: and monitors russian invol