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System of doing our work which enables all of them, all of them who represent all sorts of different people in this country, to do that engagement, but do it in a safe way. we do not want to become like other countries, other mps when the visitors, they are aghast that we actually meet our constituents face—to—face. i think we want to carry on doing that. but i think we can, but we are going to do it anyway which is safer. harriet harman. _ anyway which is safer. harriet harman, labour— an...

And clearly well liked in the area, and we saw that in the tribute, not just from constituents and colleagues and friends and across the political divide, but from people who had never met him face—to—face, but knew him as a local character and as someone who championed issues that were not only important to him but championed the town and the burrow of southend, which was clearly so dear to his heart. �* �* ., .,, which was clearly so dear to his heart. �* 1, ., ,, heart. indeed. ben ...

Independent socialist is going to change that. strong words there. chuck schumer said its a pivotal moment for democrats to get behind this massive economic bill. the problem, of course, why bernie sanders put this op-ed in the west virginia paper in the first place, senator joe manchin and kyrsten sinema do not agree with the top line of $3.5 trillion. now whats going to happen? theyre going to have to pare back some of the provisions. one of them, of course, mansion does not agree with the gre...

To the proposed clean electricity portion of president bidens plan. thats really the cornerstone of his mission to address climate change. senator joe manchin of west virginia indicating hes not comfortable with that provision. that would transition away from fossil fuels, from coal production, more towards wind and solar energy. and this really illustrates the latest hurdle for president bidens domestic agenda as democrats remain negotiating among themselves on this massive budget bill. that bi...

Theyre actually debasing themselves to such a degree that they are questioning the very ballots that gave them their authority in the first place. thats how detached from reality all of this is. >> well, and the thing thats really worrying about that, jelani, is that -- and youre someone who -- i know your history scholarship revolved around states that were not democracies. but when you have a situation in which you remove the election as the determinant, right? of who holds power. you have an ...

Today, trying to rachet up pressure on members of his own party to bridge deep divides and pass his ambitious proposal to overhaul the countrys social safety net. chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins joins us now. kaitlan, the white house says the time is running out for congressional democrats to save this cornerstone of the presidents agenda. whats the latest? >> reporter: yeah, wolf, and they say the president feels a sense of urgency to get this done. aides insist progress is bein...

A look at three theories regarding what happened to the time capsule believed to have been buried under the Lee statue on Monument Avenue.

Intimidate these parents? >> that is a serious issue. that the attorney general that was supposed to be a very moderate person, suppose to be a great supreme court justice -- we see his true colors now -- that is frightening when you insinuate government law enforcement in a way that you intimidate people, make them afraid to speak up. weve got big tech and the media cancelling people. now youre going to insinuate law enforcement and make people think absolutely i cannot say what you feel. freed...

A look at three theories regarding what happened to the time capsule believed to have been buried under the Lee statue on Monument Avenue.

Years. the last 15 years weve seen rising authoritarianism, more countries every year declining in respect for political rights and civil liberties and improvement. the united states is part of that global story. >> and thats partly a president trump story but it continues with trump out of office. >> president trump was certainly an accelerant to that, but i believe its something that crosses all administrations. weve seen -- weve actually tracked democratic decline for about ten years. and we ...