home. the wall street journal reports the attorney general merrick garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve that fbi search. separately, sources tell cnn that trump white house lawyer eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the insurrection. and in a separate investigation, georgia prosecutors have told rudy giuliani he is a target of a criminal probe into election interference. and in yet another investigation, long time trump organization cfo allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty in a tax evasion case. let s get to it, let s begin with katelyn polantz on the news out of the justice department this morning. so, what are you hearing from the justice department about this request to unseal the affidavit? reporter: the justice department does not want to unearth a lot more detail about what is going on here in that prompted the search of mar-a-lago and what is under criminal investigation here. in a court filing yeste
joe manchin was concerned about inflation. he provided the 50th vote. economists degree it won t make inflation worse, but it will only have a negligible effect if it materializes on making it better. but joe biden is very happy to sign that piece of legislation this afternoon. absolutely. we ll be watching that and see what he has to say about it. john, great to see you, thank you. joining me for more on this, cecelia ross, chair of the white house counsel of economic advisers. thank you for being here. it is a pleasure. do you see this as the biggest day of the biden presidency so far? i think this represents a culmination of the biden administration s effort to bring together a package of economic policies that help our economy get to the next level. so it began with the bipartisan infrastructure law, which we know makes very important investments in our physical infrastructure and important investments that help us make to get to cleaner energy with ev charging stations
for people to understand if you engage in this, steal in essence from the american people, wrong the most vital of programs, you will go to jail. listen to this, federal authorities say that medicare fraud costs taxpayers about 60 to 90 billion dollars every year. meanwhile, president obama is criticizing republican leadership in the senate for opposing initiatives that could strengthen the economy and says that the country needs to move forward with policies that will lead american out of this financial mess. most economists degree that extending unemployment is one of the single ways to help jump start the dmi and puts money in the pockets of folks who not only need it most, but most likely to spend it quickly and that boosts local economies and means jobs. the president says it s important to put politics aside and act in the best interest of our families and small businesses. those are your headlines.