deficit spending and options to pay for their infrastructure bill they re working on now. progressives are advocating for a wealth tax. the white house is reportedly focused on increasing the corporate tax rate, raising income taxes for those making more than $400,000 a year and other tax hikes that would impact the rich. biden president biden seems to realize that republicans are not going to get on board for this. i ll get the democratic votes for a tax increase. if we took the tax raise back when bush was president, 6%, that would raise $230 billion. because republicans have lined up against it, there s new pressure for democrats to strap the filibuster. moderates like joe manchin oppose nuking filibuster. president biden indicated he s open to the idea. republicans are calling it a power grab and they re warning democrats could use the change for immigration reform. they re prepare to steam roll the senate into a body like the house because they get in the way of
The latest news from around the world with host Brooke Baldwin. Meeting with Labor Leaders this afternoon in the Roosevelt Room outside of the oval office when this story was breaking. No statement of any kind from the white house. Hes scheduled to leave here at about 4 00 to head to a rally in West Virginia in support of patrick morsi. The president usually doesnt hold back in these rallies. He may speak to reporters as he leaves the white house. White house not reacting to plea deal from a Top Associate in Michael Cohen but the fact that Paul Manafort jury could come back at any moment. President connected to all of these but so far not commenting. Let me turn to my four brilliant people sitting to my right. You have been out front in this cohen reporting. Hes going to plead guilty to x, y, and z. What will you be listening for . I think this is really going to be something to listen to because the judge is going to say to cohen i want to hear in your own words what crime you committ
Donald trumps personal lawyer firing off cease and desist letters to author michael wolf and to his publisher. Their upcoming book is full of, quote, false and baseless statements against the president. He talked about steve bannon and trumps laura cus him of breaching a confidentiality agreement. It is not clear if the president , however, will actually follow through with the lawsuit. Nbc news has not confirmed much of what appears in michael wolfs book. Yelled President Trump said bannon had quote, lost his mind. And today the president answered questions about his relationship with his former allies. Did steve bannon betray you, mr. President . I dont know, he called me a great man last night. Obviously he changed his tune pretty quick. Thank you all very much. Thank you. I dont talk to him. I dont talk to him. I dont talk to him. Thats just a misnomer. Thank you. And White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders took several jabs at bannon today when asked about his relations
Investigations are under way. A lastminute change of heart from key republican senator jeff flake. The same senator cornered in an elevator hours earlier by emotional protesters demanding that he listen when women come forward with stories of Sexual Assault. All of this after a long day of heartbreaking testimony from Christine Blasey ford and Brett Kavanaugh vehemently denying the accusations. So where do things go from here . We know the fbi is focused on this weeklong probe into the recent accusations and sources tell cnn three Senate Sources and a probe available to senators not to the public and then senators will move forward towards a yea or nay vote. President trump wavering in his support for the Supreme Court nominee. Well hear from the president in a few hours when he holds a Campaign Rally in west virginia. Check in with cnn ryan nobles at the white house. Unclear, will the president actually talk about kavanaugh . This entire week. The process, et cetera, when stumping . R
Look at the Sexual Assault allegations against judge Brett Kavanaugh. Charges he emphatically denies. Joining us now, our guest, this new investigation by the president would be short and limited in scope. What is happening now and what should we expect . Reporter ana, we just got in a statement from one of the women who accused Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her when they were classmates in yale. Hi attorney told us the fbi reached out and do want to speak with his client Deborah Ramirez and she will agree to cooperate and talk to the agents. Out of respect for the integrity of the process he will not comment further, but we know this investigation is under way. Like you said it is limited, both in time and scope. The president has given the fbi one week until friday to complete this investigation. Heres essentially how it will break down. The fbi has applicant squads scattered across the country. Theyre accustomed to do these investigation and they will go out, interview ms.