he says one of his concerns has been the physical threats to him and his family. he calls the former president a cancer for the country and now he s bowing out. this shows in many ways how at every turn since january 6th those who have stood up to trump in the republican party have been marginalized, left behind, pushed down. this isn t just about gonzalez. as maggie haberman noted this is how trump wins. no sitting member of congress is expected to attend tomorrow s rally on capitol hill, but that hardly means that many of them don t support the cause. despite more than 600 people currently facing federal charges related to january 6th, here is texas republican congressman louie gohmert. the overwhelming number of people caught up in this, quote, unprecedented investigation, they re actually non-violent, peaceful americans. their only crime was supporting donald trump. north carolina congressman madison pushing the rioters defense narrative further, labeling them polit
bring iran back to the negotiating table. mr. president, when would you like talks with iran to resume? back at home though the wins for the president aren t forth coming. brand-new polling from nbc news released this morning finds the president s approval rating has dropped seven points since august to 42%. it also reveals that more than 7 in 10 surveyed believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. which raises the question for democrats, will the president s sagging numbers be an albatross for them in tuesday s critically important elections for governor in virginia and new jersey? don t be surprised if a bunch of democratic retirements are announced in the house if terry mcauliffe loses in virginia. but one republican house member isn t waiting. congressman adam kinzinger of illinois, a member of the january 6th select committee, and trump nemesis, announced that he won t run for re-election in next november. if i ever thought it was time to move on from co
head back because it s what five or six, seven in the morning there, and our teams are going to continue working. now, we have had a packed few days here at hiroshima and you think we have had productive meetings at the g7 summit. we also held the quad meeting in hiroshima rather than australia and important bilateral discussions with prime minister kishida of japan, prime minister albanese of australia and president zelenskyy of ukraine as well as the prime minister of india. this is my third trip to the indo-pacific as president and i look forward to rescheduling my stops in papa new guinea and australia later. i have spoken with the prime minister of papa new guinea and secretary blinken is traveling there to meet with the pacific islander partners and yi am goig to be hosting the leaders of the pacific islander forum in washington this fall because i won t be able to make it to papua new guinea. and prime minister albanese, we will have a state visit later this year. i al
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