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Back and not push forward any o these programs. today the democrats are further away from getting a deal on bernie's budget package than they were a week ago. they are further away from the infrastructure bills than they were a week ago because the american people have said no to their radical policies, no to socialism, no to the green new deal, no to higher taxes. basically they said we don't want any of this and if you try it again, we will send you another message brachii wonder how many other democrats were silently standing behind senato manchin. it's amazing how long ago it feels like th...

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The Senate is in recess this week, while the House has committee work and will vote on the Senate-passed debt limit measure...

So what the committee is considering doing is moving to hold these people in contempt of congress and then moving to ask the justice department to bring criminal charges to try to force these recalcitrant witnesses to comply. those criminal charges are no joke. if you're convicted of defying a congressional subpoena you can go to prison for a year and face fines of up to $100,000. in the coming days they have to figure out exactly how they'll try to use it. >> go to jail for donald trump, wow, there is an option. we'll have to leave it there. betry woodruff swan, msnbc contributor, thank you f...

You hear about joe biden has been influenced and maybe led by progressives. that he's doubling down on tax hikes and all on businesses. bill clinton raised the top rate but cut business-related rates and help spur an environment where washington and corporate america are working in sync. the boom was on. i guess do you recognize your party now? >> there's parts of the dialogue i don't recognize. i think what i'm missing and what i want to see more of is less about the personalities, less about the finger pointing and much more about the issues that are at stake and what is the overall good tha...

So the role that has been cast for him lately as perhaps being the lone vet against the president's whole agenda is a very uncomfortable position for him and why in the piece back in the springtime i felt very comfortable projecting that he would vote for the american rescue plan, president biden's signature piece of legislation coming in the door and there's a strong probability that he'll be brought around to vote for the large budget package that represents the rest of the biden agenda. >> you said it's uncomfortable for him but he's singularly poised himself for that position, right? >> we...