is adapting. It was a principled election officials of both parties who formed a firewall

against Donald Trump's attempt to overthrow the last election. But what happens in the next presidential election,

if any, of the dozens of Trump loyalists, big live peddlers who are running for statewide office win this year.

I'll be joined by some of the key players who've been watching and fighting this battle in

the trenches.

Plus, brand new research on vaccines and the fast-spreading Omicron variant, what the White

House needs to do to shut down a potentially endless procession of new variants.

Then, the stakes could not be higher ahead of tomorrow's

talks between the United States and Russia as Vladimir Putin continues to mass troops along

the Ukrainian border. Now, in a rare move, the United States is telegraphing what's going to be

on the table tomorrow, and it reportedly includes talk of missile placement and military exercises in Europe.

NBC's Richard Engel is in Ukraine today. He's going to join us later in the show with the very latest.

Velshi begins now.

Good morning. I'm Ali Velshi. We are 10 months away from what may be the most consequential

midterm elections in modern history. The insurrection that erupted into violence at the Capitol

one year ago is not only not over. It's on the ballot, as if it's something to be debated and not lamented.

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack continues its work,

with Chairman Congressman Benny Thompson saying the committee would like to speak to former

Vice President Mike Pence voluntarily, if possible, within the month.

Now, it's going to be interesting to see how that goes down.

Pence one-time press secretary said on Saturday that she does not believe that he's going to show up without a subpoena.

And the Attorney General, Merrick Garland, saying last week that the Department of Justice will go as far and as high up the chain of the executive branch as it needs to go to find justice

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