procedure. it wasn t that they were involved in drugs. so i think that the mexicans really also want this to be resolved peacefully. ken, we know there is a state department briefing today at 2:00 p.m. eastern. we don t know the content of that briefing, it could be regarding this case, but we also know the state department has a do not travel warning to mexico. what sort of back channel communications obviously this highlights the importance of diplomacy that we have with our neighbors here, but what sort of back channel conversations are happening right now? back channel, front channel, all channels. it is the fbi, the state department, all elements of the u.s. government in communication with mexican authorities. and the real question as rob raised is are they talking to the cartel that seized these people and that killed two americans? are there fruitful negotiations going on? we don t know the answer to that. but, yeah, as you said, this is a place that the state department wa
in back channel communications with twitter suppressed or spiked the hunter biden laptop story, the response from the f.b.i. officials is quote, we did not request anything of the sort. f.b.i. officials would not answer if they had any communications with the biden campaign in the fall of 2020, john. john: the language is very careful. we didn t say anything about hunter biden just watch out for a hack and leak operation. when it popped up in the new york post, that must be what they are talking about. great report. mike. julie: republican florida governor ron desantis stepping up his fight against teachers union planning a new law that would prevent union dues from being automatically deducted from your paycheck. if you are a teacher, you have no choice according to that. according to desantis, he says this, if they don t have a majority of the teachers who are actually signing up to pay those dues, it should be de-certified.
musk. the bureau says it did nothing wrong. not everyone sees it that way. here is chief washington correspondent mike emanuel. fbi officials say they did not provide twitter with any specific instructions or details regarding the hunter biden laptop story. when asked by fox news if those officials are saying the bureau provided no information to twitter related to hunter biden or russian influence and hunter biden, the fbi would only say, quote: we focus on activities attributed to foreign actors not on the content or narrative and we did not discuss or provide instruction regarding hunter biden s laptop or associated media coverage. on allegations that the fbi in back channel communications with twitter attempted to suppress or spike the hunter biden story, the fbi responded we did not request anything of the sort. a house oversight republican says he would like to ask fbi officials those questions and more under oath. the fbi had the information but they were telling social medi
that s attacked by an outside country. article 4, the polish president is talking about, calls on nato countries to come together to consult and consider what action there is in the presence of an external threat, so it is serious, it is worrying, it is an indication of how dangerous the situation is, and how easy it is for this to escalate. i don t, however, think, i think cool heads will prevail. i think there will be stern warnings to russia, expect strong back channel communications to find out what happened and warn russia if it happens again, there will be serious consequences. at the moment i don t think this will lead us into a dramatically escalated conflict. while the polish president didn t describe exactly what happened with this incident, we should be clear one could take away as you mentioned describing this as a nato article 4 incident. what exactly happened, we re awaiting further detail. jerry baker, appreciate you jumping on breaking news for us. i also want to get
what are we trying to do with sanctions? we re sending very confusing messages. at the same time we re dealing with a dangerous confrontation with a nuclear armed adversary. it is time for the president to exert leadership over his team and message discipline in order to put ukraine in a strong position to force putin to remove himself from the donbas and allow ukraine to exist as a free country going forward. dana: one last question about all of this but with a slightly different focus. lavrov, the foreign minister for russia says their relations with china are stronger than ever. is there anything that you can tell us that you have heard about that front? anything we re picking up in terms of back channel communications between the two countries? well, i think the relationship between russia and china does remain strong though they have encountered a