tests and of the ability to get boosted said dr anthony fauci president bidens chief medical adviser on this week he later added we really must be prepared for the possibility that we might get another variant and we dont want to be caught flatfooted on that department of health and human services secretary xavier becerra during an event friday marking the first year in his post indicated that he is willing to hear lawmakers input to strike a deal we put forward some ideas on a package that didnt quite get over the finish line were willing to listen to whatever people want becerra told reporters the tip with alisa wiersema the tensions of the crowded ohio republican senate primary were on full display during a weekend debate in which two candidates literally faced off on stage and had to be separated by the moderator amid jeers from the audience former state treasurer josh mandel and businessman mike gibbons got into a physical standoff after mandel accused gibbons of making millions from chinese oil stocks gibbons denied the claims and fired back by saying mandel couldnt understand the dealings because he hadnt worked in the private sector the situation escalated with mandel getting out of his seat as gibbons told him you dont know squat to which mandel responded two tours in iraq dont tell me i havent worked the men continued encroaching on each others personal space until the moderator intervened and mandel took his seat with gibbons going on to finish his response to the debate question whether the interaction affects either candidates appeal to voters remains to be seen but at least one of their gop competitors is criticizing the fallout mike gibbons and josh mandel exchange heated arguments at the freedomworks forum for ohios republican senate candidates in columbus ohio march 18 2022 andrew speargetty images they completely made clowns of themselves its just a joke it made everyone look terrible honestly except those of us who avoided it and kept the focus on substance author jd vance said in a subsequent interview with steve bannon the incident could however put a renewed spotlight on voters interests in debates given that in recent months political debates appear to have been sidelined by some candidates from serving as major campaign milestones the republican national committees move to prohibit gop nominees from participating in debates sponsored by the commission on presidential debates also adds an undercurrent of tension number of the day powered by fivethirtyeight 3 thats the number of republican senators who backed ketanji brown jacksons nomination to the dc circuit court of appeals last year but as fivethirtyeights amelia thomsondeveaux writes theres no guarantee those senators will remain on her side now that a supreme court seat is up for grabs according to a fivethirtyeight analysis from february only one of the seven justices confirmed since justice stephen breyer chief justice john roberts has received more than 69 of the senates