Own charm offense. And so, again, democrats must recalibrate and ask themselves what voting bills can they get passed, while republican lawmakers at all levels continue to resist and ask themselves what Voter Restrictions they can get away with. Watching all of this are black voters and civil rights leaders like myself, exhausted with the process and ready to demand Executive Orders. Well unpack the domestic week that was, and shortly ill ask the chair of the Foreign Relations committee about the escalating tension between the United States and russia over the countrys brinkmanship on ukraine. Is confrontation inevitable . All that tonight on politicsnation. Lets get started. Joining me now, senator bob menendez, democrat of new jersey and chair of the foreign relation committee. Senator, thank you for joining us tonight. I know it was a bruising week for democrats and certainly President Biden who opened up the second year of his presidency with thundering accommodations of republican
Trump and his al us. We now know Trump Campaign officials were directly involved in efforts to install bogus protrump electors in at least seven states trump lost, and that effort was apparently led by Rudy Giuliani. Now, this news is on top of all the new developments from new york to georgia this week. Weve learned the new York Attorney generals investigation into the Trump Organization turned up several misleading statements and add missions in financial documents, so now she wants to get donald trump, don jr. And ivainuku under oath and the Fulton County d. A. Has requested a Special Grand Jury and just in, a source telling Cnn The January 6th Committee has received hundreds of Trump White House documents just two days after the Supreme Court rejebtd trumps Executive Privilege Claim to keep these documents secret and now the committee is setting its sights on the inner circle speaking records from the family and ivanka trump, all of that as the former White House Press secretary op
Warning Vladimir Putin any military action in ukraine will bring a heavy price. We begin right there with the Breaking News from the president of the United States. Just moments ago trying to quiet International Alarm about a possible russian invasion of ukraine. Lets get straight to the whose and cnns jeremy diamond. The president trying to fix his own mistake. Reporter no doubt about it. I was in that meeting with the president. He was supposed to sit down with the team working on the implementation of the infrastructure legislation, but he instead began right off the bat talking about ukraine and making very clear where he stands should Russian Troops move across the ukranian border. Listen. Ive been absolutely clear with president putin. He has no misunderstanding. If any, any assembled russian units move across the ukranian border, that is an invasion, but, you know, it will be met with severe and coordinated economic response. Let there be no doubt at all, that if putin makes thi
Of his hits. Look, look, um, so, look, look, very few schools are closing. Over 59 are still open. 95 are still open. And i got Strom Thurman to vote for it again, im taking too long answering your questions, i apologize. I think that. Pete despite plenty of awkward pauses and lots of whispering, biden made sure to pat himself on the back for the failure his presidency has become. I didnt overpromise. But i have, probably, outperformed what anybody thought would happen. Look, um, i didnt overpromise, but, i think if you take a look at what we have been able to do you would have to acknowledge we made enormous progress. Pete yeah, just take a look at the record. Not sure what country sleepy joe is waking up in or napping in. But not only have we failed to make progress, however he defines it, under his standard under biden, buff the country is actually moving in the wrong direction. Just look at how much more expensive your life has become in joe bidens america. Overall prices are up 7
Two technically. The president s lengthy news conference, the white houses scramble to clean up a few of his comments on the legitimacy of 2022 and russia. The new numbers from our nbc news poll, though, all point to the same predicament facing this administration, after 365 days in office the president is now having to try to regain his longtime political identity. His job approval stands at just 43 , its the second worst of in i president in modern history at the oneyear mark except for one, donald trump. The numbers are stark, the public doesnt believe that President Biden has lived up to the promise of the biden presidency to candle covid, unite country, to in a phrase build back better. His Approval Ratings on the pandemic and the economy have fallen dramatically since the opening days of his presidency. Far more voters are giving him low marks on his blt a to unite the country than when he first took office. And just 5 say his presidency has been better than expected. That is the