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We care about the things that everyone else cares about. we want to be able to live our, lives have the resources, we need not fear of gun violence, bodily autonomy. the differences we see these issues just through a different perspective and a different lens. that means ensuring we protect the right to abortion, it means were ending gun, violence means that were taking bold steps to protect our planet. >> so, carlos, i remember when you are one of our young guns on the republican side, you serv...

Aspirant, maxwell frost. democratic nominee in florida, the tenth district. if he wins, he will be the first member of gen z to be elected to congress. maxwell frost, welcome to the sunday show, its great to have you on with the former is here. [laughs] >> thank you for having me. >> lets start with how you felt when you found out you actually won your primary, take us back to that moment. what did that feel like for you? what do you make of what it said from the community that elevated you this...

Dole out with governor ron desantis. and the first ever gen zers could be elected to congress. ill be speaking with him in this just a moment. first, happy to have joining. me my friend -- from republican congressman from the great state of florida, msnbc political analyst. who better to digest the centers and digestible for that politics, other than you, my friend. lets talk about these upcoming races. shortly after val demings run the primary, florida university poll had them beating marco rub...

Call american first conservatives a threat to democracy with a straight face and a dry diaper? he is the one who has allowed millions to invade our southern border. is one whos robbing hardworking americans to pay for karens daughters degree in less v and dance theory. >> [laughs] all right, luke, what do you think? >> i get the lauren boebert response. i think it was pretty clear what president biden was talking about, he is talking about the challenges to democracy undermining the will of the ...

S testimony to the january six committee, a new wave of witnesses coming forward in the capitol riot investigation. stop the steal organizer ali alexander says hes now cooperating with the justice department. alexander has ties to roger stone and at least three far-right congressmen. and leader of the proud boys has agreed to take the stand against other extremists. north carolina man is pleading guilty to a felony conspiracy, and for assaulting police officers during the capitol riot. all this ...

Trumps testimony to the january six committee, a new wave of witnesses coming forward and the capitol riot investigation. stop the steal organizer alexander says hes now cooperating with the justice department. alexander has ties to roger stone, and at least three far-right congressman. and leader of the proud boys has agreed to take the stand against other extremists. north carolina man is feeding guilty to a felony conspiracy, and for assaulting police officers during the capitol riot. all thi...

Texas, or the latinx is voting in a state like arizona. and so all of this stuff is coinciding with these demographic shifts, and demographics are not destiny in terms of democrats winning elections because they attract those voters if those voters do not have access to the ballot box. those voters gave the democrats the majority in the senate. it would be a real shame for those democrats to turn around and not protect ballot access for those same communities. >> none of the voting rights bills ...

Insurrection, it pointedly said its no part of any federal employees job to do any of those things. that inciting an unruly, partly armed, and violent mob to kick ass and to take names and to interfere with an official function of congress is well beyond the sphere of any federal employees official duties and is therefore not immune from liability, especially under the so-called ku klux klan act, which is part of this lawsuit. an act passed way back in the 1860s that has two important parts. one...

We tried to work with our counterparts, but every amendment that we presenteds with declined. >> joining us now, zerlina maxwell and john heilemann is back with us. zerlina, as soon as the infrastructure bill seems to be firmly on track, the president is turning to voting rights. >> well, i think that senator warnock is right when he says that voting rights is the most important thing this congress can do. and while all of these other issues are incredibly important, our access to the ballot box...

Plan that is a compromise itself in the senate. theyre going to have to make some adjustments. but when i look at this team, the one that john was talking about, even the white house team, gene sperling, louisa terrell, the liaison with congress, pete buttigieg working hand in glove with those senators and making the outreach to the house progressives as well. im very confident theyre going to pull something important together and get the votes for it. and pelosi is the one who can get all of th...