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Saying, look at the world. it's not just the russia and ukraine situation. there are a lot of hot spots. we need our people in place. they haven't pulled the trigger. >> how? >> force it through the senate. the white house hasn't provided a clear answer why it hasn't happened. a lot is, as aides said, this is still joe biden, always a senator, being deferential to the process there. it has not happened yet. >> well, this is a process. like, you don't want to -- i'm serious. >> are they worried about the reconciliation bill? are they worried about legislation? yes. >> certainly that. it's not g...

Uh, they are a little tight. like, too tight? might just need to break 'em in a little bit. you don't want 'em too loose. for those who were born to ride there's progressive. with 24/7 roadside assistance. -okay. think i'm gonna wear these home. -excellent choice. >> john: top stories: the house has passed a 768-billion dollars defense authorization bill with overwhelming bipartisan support and orders an independent review of the war in afghanistan and president biden's botched exit. the bill goes to the senate where it is expected to pass. >> sandra: opening statements begin in the trial of f...

I hope you had a relaxing holiday weekend, because things in washington are about to get at the very least tense. the house and senate return from their thanksgiving break this week. at the top of their agenda, staving off an impending government shutdown. funding expires on december 3rd and you won't be surprised to hear that congress remains at a standstill about what to do. the senate also needs to consider the $768 billion national defense authorization act which funds the military, but ironically that very pricey defense bill is actually expected to pass and is not causing nearly as much ...

At the very least tense. the house and senate return from their thanksgiving break this week. at the top of their agenda, staving off an impending government shutdown. funding expires on december 3rd and you won't be surprised to hear that congress remains at a standstill about what to do. the senate also needs to consider the $768 billion national defense authorization act which funds the military, but ironically that very pricey defense bill is actually expected to pass and is not causing nearly as much trouble as the far smaller build back better bill. it passed the house but major changes ...

Flew quietly under the radar like an f-32 stealth bomber when it works. it authorized $740 billion for the defense department. $768 billion total. president biden submitted a $715 billion budget to congress for the defense department to which members of both parties said as if and just threw in $25 billion extra that they found under the couch cushions presumably. yeah, in a supposedly divided congress, they gave bipartisan support to spend more money on bombs and bullets, humvees and fighter jets. look at the future projection on this graph. defense spending goes up in the ten years from 2025...