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2025 anyway. the worst deal in history. mr. secretary, happy new year, thank you for being with us. when we come back, democrats, they want to radically change the way things are done in the senate. bidens poll numbers are tanking. newt gingrich has an explanation. what does it all mean? we are in 2022, the year of the midterm, straight ahead. ♪ ♪

States and purple districts. i think shes absolutely right on that, as well. i think its a warning to both parties. if you get too far out on the fringes, you lose the places you need to get into the majority, which are more districts more carefully balance between republican and democrat, and more towards the center of the american political spectrum. >> gillian: karl, have you ever agreed with hillary clinton before in your life right now? >> once or twice, im sure. but it did feel very strang...

Turned down the mandate basically said it had to be held off, heres the lawyer for the navy seals in that. >> if the military is concerned about accomplishing the mission and readiness and force and strength, then why are they kicking people out. why are they kicking out navy seals who should be fighting for our freedoms and fighting to defend this nation instead of fighting for their jobs? its trampling all over the constitutional rights of our service members. >> bret: so, matthew, i mean, thi...

Brenda lawrence from detroit announced she will not seek re-election and long time chicago congressman bobby rush following suit, but not cutting and running ahead of what is expected to be a bloody midterm for the left, so the departures to 25 house democrats as opposed to just 12 on the g.o.p. side. democratic caucus chair had previously told me retirements are expected during a redistricting year but this wave really is only expected to grow as the left faces strong head winds in the midterms...

President was impeached and acquitted for a second time. >> i can never again allow democracy to be put in peril. >> those that defended lawmakers called for justice. the capital police chief resigned in house beaker nancy pelosi launched a committee to investigate the events appointing to republicans both trump critics. >> this is not about partisanship. this is about our duty as americans. they struggled to get staffers to cooperate. steve bannon now charged with contempt. the democrat-control...

Six months. less than 30% of west virginia voter support this bill. even a slimmed-down version of this bill would be very difficult for joe manchin. remember, the democrats cant afford to lose one vote in the senate. dont forget kristens anime which has been quiet lately, but she said skeptical things about the bill as well. >> mike: final word from you? >> democrats have a very long road to hoe. they think they will have any legislative victory here for president biden going into the midterm. ...

Of economic factors in place that are very good. i mean a lot of -- yeah, were fighting inflation, of course, but theres some incredibly strong job numbers that are only going to get stronger as omicron recedes. so there are some things to look forward to. i dont think its going to help so much in the midterm, but over the long haul, i think those are a couple of things biden can look forward to. >> i had my fingers crossed as you were saying all that. im loathe to make predictions because were ...

Has taken to try and put masking protocol in play and vaccination in place that has been undone by the legislature. so its a free-for-all. president biden is trying to walk through this minefield of having major portions of the country that have undone any of the basic public health guidelines. what they are finding themselves in a world of hurt. >> there is an argument to be made that minefield may be an understatement. what is the political toll on this white house, especially as we head into ...

>> we dont necessarily face an angry mob every day we go into work but the atmosphere in washington has not gotten a whole lot better. >> reporter: bustos was on the how far when it was barricaded last year only feet away from the shooting in the speakers lobby. was january 6th the final straw? >> it i had into my decision not to run for reelection. when you have your family who fears for your safety -- >> reporter: u.s. capitol police fielded a record number of threats against lawmakers last ye...

Legislation if president biden loses his party, loses his house in the fall. unless there is some sort of unforeseen, you know, emergency that brings the party together. as covid did for a short time. it is hard to see any agenda going. if everything is on the line here, that is why this midterm are so important. and here we, are at the beginning of this election year, with a president, as you point out without poll. and may be an outlier, maybe a low-end of the other, polls but its pretty, you ...