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♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ former house speaker, paul ryan, is facing questions about being on the board of fox news parent company. well several fox hosts pushed election lies. heres what ryan said in an interview with commentator charlie sykes last thursday, days before the explosive filing about dominion voting systems that revealed more fox -- >> if you are on the board of directors of the company that is pumping toxic sludge, racism, disinformation and attacks o...

the most shockingly aggressive rescue bill of my lifetime is very likely to be signed into law. saturday after an all-night session, senate democrats passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package in a strict party line vote. because senators made some changes to the bill, it now has to go back to the democratic controlled house which is expected to pass the identical senate version this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. so the bill would then go to the president, president biden for...

Price in serving our country. We can answer that question tomorrow resoundingly yes, absolutely think about how generations of americans throughout our history have come together to meet the tests of their time, our parents, our grandparents, our great grandparents defended democracy. They built the Great American middle class. They marched for civil rights and Voting Rights for Workers Rights and womens rights. For lgbt rights an the rights of people with disabilities. And tomorrow we face the ...

Different perspective, or do you tune in to confirm what your perspective really is? >> this is the problem with anger attainment, which is a phrase ryan used. this is a problem with news confirmation bias, masking as news. this is the problem of our time. the reason democracy is in difficulty right now, because of polarization, hyper polarization. being fed by these organizations, that are dumping people into believing they are being told the truth, when the people saying it no theyre lying. >>...

Else. >> 18 years ago the bosses here at fox promised me they would never interfere with the guest ibookstore question i asked and they kept that promise. howard: i have known and respected chris for a long time and back in the days when he was at abc and nbc and hes the most the best interviewer. he has a seasoned judgment that only comes from so many years of covering political issues and he may be the best debate moderator. hyper polarization, chris wallace has been tough on democrats and rep...

Is that? i america week today and whose fault is that? ~ , , ~ .., , is that? i think believes america is weak. i disagree _ is that? i think believes america is weak. i disagree with _ is that? i think believes america is weak. i disagree with that - weak. i disagree with that assessment. this country is this country is as strong as its ever been. in spite of enormous internal divisions and hyper polarization. yes, thats a challenge and thats what he thinks makes the rest week. hes acting from ...

Feel the heat and start going on with the continuing resolution. >> doesnt matter where you stand. but kellyanne conway is saying the shut down hurts families. but thats what they were talking about in 2013. >> what you are pointing to, obviously you are republican, but you see the democrats point of view. they are not against chip, they are for t but they want the d.r.e.a.m.ers in there and there is a reason. >> heres the problem. all tactics. its how much can they get. what they really want is...

Energy and a reck sill toir energy, as well. donald trump said his last ad is positive. its a bleak message about the political establishment, the global power structure. hes promising to take pow per back on behalf of the american people. he is taking his own speech and running it in these commercials. listening to your panel talk about the experience, the fear around this election, though, this is exposed some uncomfortable truths about america. donald trump and hillary clinton did not create ...

In other words, for all those republicans saying no to working with the president, where is the political downside? where is the incentive to change their ways and start compromising. it raises a serious broader question, if hyper polarization is the new reality, whats the point of being president. look at everything that goes into running for the job, everything that comes from being in the job, all the grief, all the hassle. is it worth it? >> let me ask you the final question, do you enjoy co...

Of this one was much more of i thought a very compelling balanced sophisticated and even inspiring description of our racial status and our challenges ahead as a society. and in that an sense, i actually think the best comparison would be to the speech that lyndon johnson gave in 1965 where he said and we, too, shall overcome. this was an effort to the advance what has always been, you know, the great american gash in our history and to advance the conversation on race and take it one hopes to a...