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ultimate multitasker today. after focusing on ukraine and other issues of the g7, he's heading home more debt ceiling negotiations are a hot mess. and all of this is happening as he's running for reelection. joining me now, senator tammy duckworth, a member of the armed services and foreign relations committees. and she is a national co-chair of president biden's reelection campaign. senator duckworth, welcome to the sunday show. >> good to be on, and jonathan. >> president biden approved ukrainian pilots being trained on f-16s in response, the russian deputy foreign minister warned of quote enormous risks if that were to happen. is this more subtle threat by russia to use nuclear weapons in its war on ukraine? >> no, i don't think so. i just don't think they want the ukrainians to have any type of assistance. they've issued similar threats
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interest rates. it could have an impact on public services. the chief secretary to the treasury has asked government departments to find efficiency savings. he also suggested the government has not yet decided whether benefits will go up in line with inflation, something that had been promised by the previous administration's chancellor rishi sunak. so huge consequences across the economy in people's pockets, and it will be a worrying time for many. pockets, and it will be a worrying time for many-— let's speak now to political correspondent leila nathoo. there are questions to the government but we have not heard too much from liz truss and kwasi kwarteng in response. but also that inflation rise in terms of benefits promised by the former chancellor rishi sunak and whether it will be matched and stuck to. t
insurrection told a conservative radio host that he has not watched any of the hearings, but he certainly has an opinion about them anyway calling them this, a departure from, quote, anglo american jurisprudence, end quote. cheney tweeted this in response, hey, senator cotton heard you on hugh hewitt criticizing the january 6th hearings. then you said the strangest thing. you admitted you hadn't watched any of them. here's a tip, actually watching them before rendering judgment is more consistent with, quote, anglo-american jurisprudence, end quote. we're back with the panel. can i ask you a dumb question. what are they throwing around here? do you have to watch hugh hughes to know what they're talking about? >> well, i assume that they're talking about that our legal tradition comes from england and that's the anglo part. but i have to say it's absolutely the wrong way to talk about it. it is an american system.
interestingly, given the fact that we've got the g-20 coming up next week with all the key players, virtually all the key players involved, that may be the time for china to start pushing for more dialogue, a concerted attempt to bring north korea to the table. it's almost as if the u.s. may be the odd one out and certainly listening to donald trump in pushing for economic action, hard-line action from china against north korea. >> some suggestion that donald trump might call for a meeting with kim jong-un in response. to do a deal and resolve it that way. is that something that china would support then? >> reporter: china would support that, very much so. it believes that the u.s. should be speaking to north korea about this. china says that is the most positive way forward. and that the chinese backed up by russia on this point. so it's very much a question of dialogue rather than economic action, certainly not military
about their examination. >>shepard: you were not given a description? we have been given a description about the size of a "book." >>guest: i have not spoken with my counterparts at the state and i don't know any details. i can speak to the city's response, that the mayor has put out an order to not open mail packages at our city buildings until we can have our explosive dogs inspect packages, our chief of police has stepped up security at city hall in response. we are just, everyone is waiting for things to settle down with a few more details so we know how to go forward. >>shepard: we will get new details from the maryland state police and i believe, from the governor. yes, the governor will be on with us as well in eight to ten minutes. we will have live coverage. some of our viewers have been with us and are probably hearing