The Hive's Kristen Scholer and Jon Kelly discuss the recent happenings in the White House. From Gary Cohn to Sam Numberg, President Trump seems to be losing many of his allies.
Vanity Fair's Bess Levin talks about how Gary Cohn's departure worries many who were under him at The White House as they are now facing the President alone. As far as what Cohn will do next, Levin's heard he will not be going back to Goldman Sachs, but could potentially open his own firm.
Plus, Sam Nunberg has been making the media rounds this week. Vanity Fair's T.A. Frank says if we learned anything from the Russia investigation is that if Mueller failed to find anything it won't be for lack of finding people to talk to. Frank believes this investigation is close to winding down.
President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House. Johnson was joined by Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as they discussed Biden's request for nearly $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other national security needs.
The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year's presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try to subvert the will of the voters if they remain in power despite safeguards enacted after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
