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Frustrated by high pressures by grid lock in congress. by the time it takes to get anything done. believe me. i understand the frustration. >> david singer is a cnn political and national security analyst as well as a correspondent for the new york times covering the white house and national security. he joins us now from the u.s. capital. david, good to see you. >> great to be with you. >> inflation comes with politics, but theres also some hard realities. and presidents dont have a lot of leve...

It helps people make that self-serving but emotional connection with a society that would be otherwise abstract to them. >> reporter: russias unprovoked invasion of ukraine is raising questions about the future of taiwan, self-governing democracy claimed but never controlled by beijings communist rulers. what makes taiwan different from ukraine is the economic leverage? >> much more relevant to the global economy than ukraine. that is true. >> reporter: even china relies on chips from taiwan. mo...

Things? things like opening up the strategic petroleum reserve to reduce the price of gasoline and oil prices. as richard just rightly pointed out, the record rate -- oil prices are up 50% in a year. were at record highs among gasoline prices. we havent even started talking about food prices. we have this cpi, which is the consumer price index, out tomorrow, and expectations, while last month we saw an 8.5% increase, were expecting at least an 8.1% increase. so, what i would say to you, alisyn, ...

"if russia can hold on to or expand the territory it occupies in the south and the east and maintain its dominance at sea, it could further undermine ukraines already battered economy, improve its leverage in any future negotiated settlement, and potentially expand its capacity to stage broader assaults." in a briefing earlier today, a u.n. official said that the latest count of ukrainian civilians who have been killed or injured in the war has reached over 7,000, although they caution that all ...

You didnt see that from jen psaki. her comments were weak. >> this is reaction about justices and whether they need security. >> justices have security. so far all the protests have seemed non-violent. >> these protests, maybe this outcry gives chief justice roberts some leverage. >> public outrage continues to grow. >> if the justices dont like the first amendment they could drive to another state. >> dana: i want your opinion on that but should point out there is federal law that says it is il...

That will take washington doing its job to fix some of these things longer term, but i dont hear those conversations. >> well, these are all great points. and i would agree with you that there are things that could be done. but almost everything that you are mentioning there with the exception prog exception plans of somplans of issues around oelil and tariffs. i think that you lose leverage in negotiations with china long term. and i hope that in his speech today biden said to the american peop...

That he didnt follow through on some of these punishments that he had threatened, and advisers close to trump have said now he feels like he has even more leverage over kevin mccarthy. >> even more leverage. let me jump in. on the audiotapes we heard, jonathan martin and alex burns got this from the book they wrote, told members he considered asking members to resign. called trumps actions atrocious and wrong and said the 25th amendment takes too long and said he wanted to reach out to joe biden...

Mccarthy who said the horrible things than mitch mcconnell who is not caught on tape as often. we know what he thinks of trump. >> mitch mcconnell hasnt kissed the ring. they havent spoken since january 6th th, and i think trump sees that. again, he recognizes the up side to having a mccarthy in power, especially if hes going to run again in 20 24. he knows that mccarthy is going to be a reliable ally for him and hes not sure about mitch mcconnell. >> its going to be fascinating. we are in may. ...

Calculation of real damages which we received from them. some suggest that russian assets that have been frozen around the world should be used to pay for the reconstruction in ukraine. yes, it could be russias frozen assets which can be seized and used to support ukraine. and i know that canada and the united states are moving in that direction. they require some draft legislation in a way that can facilitate this process, facilitate the process of seize, which can help us to see this order to ...

Thinks hes not yet been check mated. i dont think hes right. i think this is steadily going to get worse for him. and the problem that were going to have to deal with is who is talking to him that has credibility, that has leverage over his thinking? not many people. the oligarchs, he would take their money away overnight. and has done so. theyre not going to oppose him. the army has no history of successfully taking down the state. hes got a 2500 person security system around him. it is going t...