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The election authorities must do more to ensure a conducive environment for the upcoming general election in Bangladesh.

My current senate term. that will put some of that speculation to rest. he said he had not made a decision about whether to run for reelection himself when his term ultimately expires. behind the scenes there is jostling and positioning but mcconnell making clear he is not going anywhere at least for the next two years. >> he's confident about his position as party leader, but how does he feel about the challenges for the party overall with just a month to go before the midterms? >> reporter: he said it's still uncertain whether or not this election environment will resemble the republican dee...

There was also an enormous fund-raising campaign that went off the back of the russian collusion, as well. that's the way politics works now. it is not a great state of affairs. i think there's a reason why people have limited trust in government and in elections, because we have seen both sides point the finger at each other, calling each other illegitimate in the oval office. so it is a portrait, honestly, of the very difficult election environment in this country, and i'm also struck by the fact that you have former president trump, who is obviously the focus of this, tying him to these eve...

Reaffirm these republican positions. should folks at home beyond poppy's point where the supreme court is going on this, be preparing for an even more lax gun environment as opposed to one that is addressing these issues? >> no. look -- polls [ inaudible ] in all this. >> we're losing you, errol. john, do you have a thought on that? >> look, i think the political environment this year is extremely difficult for democrats. inflation concerns as you mentioned, although the white house was pleased with that jobs report today which suggested a cooling off economy, which is what they want to see. r...

You? >> no. there's no indications that they felt that way. we would have seen something. we would have heard something. chinese propaganda would have changed. all sorts of things would have occurred if senior political leaders in beijing felt that trump would do something of the type that milley was concerned about. as i said, even if milley thought this, there were things that he could do in the pentagon to relieve chinese anxieties without calling them up. because calling them up has consequences that i think we're going to feel going forward. >> neil: all right. gordon chang, thanks very m...