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ohio voters have voted to guarantee abortion rights. supreme court overturned roe versus wade last year. voters in seven states, including republican states like kansas, kentucky, in montana, voted to protect abortion rights. the vote tonight nullifies the states six-week abortion ban passed by republicans in the legislature which is being now challenged in court. joining us now, we think, is steve kornacki, the national political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc. or perhaps not. t...

and well have even more projections as soon as we get them in. i tell you them, give you all the information. polls just closed in states across the country, states including ohio and virginia and, yes, kentucky. and there are a number of candidates and issues that are on the path. tonight, all eyes are on the issue of abortion. last, year after roe v. wade was overturned, republicans across the country felt the black clash of a ballot box, especially in states where abortion was liter...

had to cancel everything for getting covid and she is so freaking impressive every time i speak with her, i cant stand it. >> i just kept thinking about what she said, the lowering of the our of elected officials. we need to raise the bar. it should be there making peoples lives better, not just that they are not breaking the law. >> and to be clear eyed about what this is, what public service is and what heroism is, and these two things dont go hand in hand. shes a very very smart per...

thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we are grateful. "the beat" with katie phang in for ari starts right now. hi, katie. >> thanks, nicole. i think extraordinary is an understatement these days, but thank you, i appreciate it. >> have a good show. >> thanks. and welcome to "the beat," im katie phang in for ari melber. the supreme court today handing down a win for donald trump in his federal insurrection case. a consequential decisio...

former u.s. secretary -- establishing by to break it all down. former trump attorney and the star witness in this case michael cohen is also here with his say. we are now 364, days away from the presidential election. brand-new polling sites everyone kind of freaking out, steve kornacki is at the big board later this show that tells us whats actually happening. pennsylvania governor is also going to join us later on. we have a packed show, but we do want to start today with what was a ...

from five swing states that is concerning for democrats and the white house. well go through those numbers on a potential 2020 rematch. and there is new reporting for donald trumps plans on revenge if he gets a second term in the white house. >> he has already figured out who he is going to arrest. >> wonderful. >> its about as authoritarian as you can get. also, the biden poll numbers, they looked about as bad as barack obamas in 2011 at about this time. barack obama was losing to mit...

moment, change has come to america. >> i will discuss barack obama, the first african american president of the united states lasting influence with valerie chair, ceo of the obama foundation. i am jonathan capehart. this is an extended edition of the saturday show. the israel-hamas war continues to rage on this morning. nearly 10,000 palestinians, including 3900 children, have been killed according to the ministry of health. in gaza. overnight clashes between israeli troops and hamas ...

national security nightmare in the senate -- >> is doing great damage to our military. >> i object. >> a national security suicide mission. >> -- >> -- i object. >> vote individually on this american hero -- >> reserving the right to object. >> tonight, dysfunction in the age of the maga minority, and then, as a massive new air salt on gaza, senator chris murphy on his call for israel to change course. and why was a particularly bad day for the republican front runner as his other adul...

it out in the overflow room. >> it was definitely not cold, contrary to what donald trump likes to tell people that its a, quote, icebox, i actually think we were all profusely sweating. but it could have been because theres just so much at stake. alex, malcolm, one of the brightest, brightest stars in pennsylvania. im a huge fan. im glad you got a chance to talk with him. >> hes a star. hes available in the 10:00 p.m. hour too, no, hes not, heist ours. >> he can hang out in our a bloc...

chutkan reconsidered her decision and her new arguments from the special counsel and donald trumps criminal defense team. trumps attorneys wanted it removed on first amendment grounds, but judge chutkan reiterated in her ruling last night that, quote, as the court hasexained, the first amendment rights of participants and criminal proceedings must yield when necessary to the administration of justice. contrary to defend this argume, the right to a fair trial is not his alone, but belon...