politicsnation. tonight s lead, out with the old, in with the new. right now there s literally just hours left in 2022. a turbulent political year now ending with several transitions. not least of which being this incoming divided congress. the winds of change are blowing in both parties, as new leadership takes the reins for congressional democrats, for republicans, and internal battles over the parties future rages even as the gop prepares to take over the house in a little over a week. 2022 you had its highs and lows. but, i am grateful for a few things. democrats retained the senate, and i ve held on to morehouse eats not expected. the biden white house has a long list of policy wins to boast about as the year ends. and, even with a congressional probe into january 6th ending, the investigation surrounding donald trump appears to be tightening by the day. and, yesterday at the after six years of legal wrangling, we finally know just how little donald trump paid in federal
four days after the author salman rushdie was stabbed, we speak to the man who was with him on stage and was attacked at the same time. welcome to bbc news we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than four hundred billion dollars of new spending. the bill which marks a major victory for the biden administration also contains reforms to the price of prescription drugs and tax rises on corporations. mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america s history. let s have a listen to some of what he said about the significance of the climate element of the bill. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever. ever. that is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps towards meeting all of my climate goals. it includes ensuring that we create clean energy opportunities in front line and fron
knows who is responsible for the shooting to remain tight lipped. an energy company boss warns that half of uk households could face fuel poverty this winter because of rocketing energy prices. uk intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off indian authorities about a british national, who claims he s been tortured while in prison in the last hour, owami davies, the student nurse from essex who went missing more than six weeks ago, has been found alive and well in hampshire. she was located after a member of the public came forward following a police appeal. she was reported missing by her family onjuly the 6th. the search for ms davies by essex police, and then by the metropolitan police, has attracted a large amount of criticism after it was revealed that met officers had made contact with her but allowed her to leave; and then that police had released cctv footage of a different woman. let s hearfrom nigel penney detective chief inspector at metropolitan police and
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