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Dont let the minority make the decision, let the majority make the decision. thats the problem with mitch mcconnell having this 60-vote ability to veto anything democrats want to do. because you end up in a situation where the democrats want to veto the republicans and the republicans want to veto the democrats and its an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. we cant test out new ideas and do small fixes because each side is fixated on blocking each other. the filibuster says, yeah, you ge...

Putting its members in political power ahead of what is best for children. >> the union will never pass up an opportunity to exert their leverage and get power plays. unfortunately our kids here in chicago are the ones, you know, paying the consequences. >> negotiators from both sides are scheduled to meet this afternoon to try to work out a deal. if theyre not able to do that and the union votes to go remote, school and collapses will be cancelled tomorrow all together. >> martha: joining me no...

Is sort of disengaged in an unhelpful way. im going to quote you khalid 0mar yusuf, who was a member of mr hamdok�*s government. we know that he was detained and beaten after the october coup, and he now says the us has more power and leverage than any other international actor, but washington has failed to sufficiently exercise its influence and the sudanese people expect more. its funny that he expects more, and yet you sit there and you seem entirely satisfied. i did not say that i was enti...

Getting people back in offices whenever it is safe, and appropriate to do so. also, a determine nation from the white house not to impose any lockdowns or extreme restrictions, of the kind that weve seen in the early months of the pandemic. >> theres a lot of determination, when it comes to political agenda, for the president to get his whole party under one tent. alexei, before we go progressives, what is their plan, to get in line gop style, hold your nose and get in line? or stand firm for wh...

Could be up three quarter points. that means your borrowing costs could rise. if youre in the market to buy a home, itll likely cost more in 2022 than in 2021. home prices on fire. it has been a sellers market in real estate, higher interest rates would make it more expensive to finance a home, but could help cool down red-hot prices. it promises to be an exciting year for workers who have the upper hand in the labor market. wage growth is higher than it has been in years. employers offering per...

>> i dont know. honestly, i dont know. and nobody knows. and dont trust anybody who says they do know. which is to say, to underscore what you started with. this is completely fabricated by vladimir putin. there was no crisis about ukraine joining nato. nato didnt say we want to bring ukraine in now. the new biden administration didnt say that now is the time for bringing them in. he invented that, because he wants security guarantees from the west and president biden that i dont think the presi...

Concessions from the united states, from the european leaders. hes using obviously his troop demonstration and this written proposal as leverage to get it. >> trace: or what? does he go in? thats the question. if he doesnt get the concessions, does he go into ukraine? >> yeah, thats the option that is left on the table, certainly. if we push back like i think we how old the push back on certainly these proposals that hes making that gives him the option to tell his domestic audience, the ukraini...

They want more testing for schools, but more masks, and a clear plan on one schools will be planned, closed on an outbreak. so far, that cities not giving into demands. it is safers teutons to return and the district has spent more than $100 million to put medications in place. mayor lori lightfoot put her position to a statement saying what we have learned in a pandemic is that schools are the safest place for units to beat. we must follow the data and the science." some parents in chicago have...

Everything. if he becomes a republican, hes the 51st republican, less leverage, more risk. he either stays a democrat or becomes an independent. i can see that before 2024. and then the question is, does he see value in tipping the sororit majority to the republicans? i cant see the advantage. >> all of that makes total sense. ron brownstein, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> i try. thank you. >> thanks, ron. social media, what do we have? this just came in. media starts talking about this ...

Unless you have secure borders and if you dont have secure borders, you are not in a safe sovereign nation so what we have here is a crisis, a border crisis and as we have seen throughout the years, what this administration has done turn every town into a border town in america. we have long had a plan to secure the border and we have tried multiple times, all of which nancy pelosi stopped on the house floor. she refuses to acknowledge theres a border crisis happening. her colleagues dont go to ...