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As one white house official told me earlier today, the building blocks are there for a good second year, and that is something i think you will certainly hear the president highlight in the course of the next hour. >> and phil, theres also new cnn reporting today, that many democratic campaign officials and operative believe the white house, the biden white house is entirely unprepared for the midterms? >> reporter: yeah, this is related to a story our colleague did who spoke to a dozen or more ...

Seeking re-election next november. the list includes some members who are running for higher office, and it includes three committee chairs and a whole lot of seniority. its not that all are worried about losing, for some it may be they dont want to serve in the minority. looking at historical data, house republicans had 23 members opting out of another term at this same point in 2017. and what happened a year later, republicans lost 40 house seats and the majority of the 2018 midterm. january 2...

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. ♪ ♪ one of my favorite supplements is qunol turmeric. turmeric helps with healthy joints and inflammation support. unlike regular turmeric supplements qunols super...

Barring some enormous event, the presence low approval rating, advantage for republicans, both are likely to stay throughout the rest of the year up to the election? >> absolutely. since 1818 and the political scientists call second american party system, there have only been to first midterm elections for the party in the white house gained seats in the house, 1932 and 2002, the great depression and 9/11 to create that so the democrats will lose the house, i dont think theres any question of fa...

Solidify making him more likely to run. by the way, thats the trajectory we saw with reagan, clinton and obama. they came in in a moment of economic temperatures lens. they had a very bad first midterm. then when the trend lines started pointing up in years three and four, their position improved and they all ultimately won re-election. it is spwaoeurpl possible six or eight months after the midterm he will look significantly stronger. . >> the happiest he looked in that interview, which was a t...

Likely the case is it will protect against serious illness. it may not protect against the same type of symptoms, runny nose, -- so we still may be dealing with some of that disruption, well have to see. but, if it does indeed protect us against serious illness, that is very good news, because thats gonna mean that the country will have severe protection, at least for the next midterm. >> there was reporting in politico today, in which a senior administration official argued that the effort to s...

As we face historic midterm defeat. >> laura: does she have the energy for it? i mean, if, if, if. does she have the stamina and the energy? pretty much everyone is younger than biden. i dont see thats a qualification. its more about stamina and energy. >> i would tell you this. i know secretary clinton. i have worked with her. she is an energetic person who has one overarching ambition, laura. that ambition is to be president. she will do everything in her power to get through a campaign, get t...

Uh-oh. >> ashley: hunter biden and afghanistan ready to go but their agenda with the majority of the midterm. congressman james comer with the oversight committee and he is joining us next. ♪ ♪

In 2024 politics as well. we are living in some unusually tumultuous times in terms of the instability of the two major parties in power. its shocking how often we change party control of the house, white house and senate in the first part of this century. only really one other time in history have we been this volatile. president biden, though, is approaching the one-year mark of his presidency, struggling to combat a covid surge, struggling to get major pieces of his agenda through democratic-...

Midterm. so she is still energized but concerned that her community wont be energized if they dont see more progress. >> this is the explanation i kept hearing for why the president had -- why advisers to him believe he had to use the words he used down in atlanta there. kristen welker in south carolina, thank you. david and sara, you made everybody here a little bit smarter. i look forward to spending a campaign year with both of you as we go on. so thank you for that. we should note literall...