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the year was 1990, republican incumbent of north carolina senator jesse helms was polling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election, so home called in the political consultants who, in turn, helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back, and this is what they came up with, this ad. >> you needed that job, -- but they had to give it to a minority because of the racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt s...

straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. when chinese sovereignty was restored in hong kong, beijings communist rulers saw the logic of maintaining the one country, two systems principle. so, how come some 26 years later, hong kongs autonomy looks more like a convenient fiction than a fact? my guest is regina ip, convenor of hong kongs executive council and leader of the new peoples party. what does hong kongs fate tell us about beijings worldview? regina ...

regina ip in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good to talk to you. let me ask you a very simple first question. 0k. since 2020, hong kong has been living with a very draconian national security law that was imposed from beijing. now, it seems that the hong kong government is determined to legislate an even tougher national security law during 202a. why? well, our national security law, mandated by beijing, is not draconian at all. it is far less comprehensive and sweeping tha...

investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, this is the big show. >> what we are learning today about new subpoenas in the documents case. >> i get everything right and they indicted me. >> -- when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. im chris hayes. today in a landmark ruling that overturns decades of precedent, sweeping aside generations of arguments about racial justice and equality, the supreme court in a 6 to ...

his abraham accords helped normalize relations between it and some arab states — but if re—elected, perhaps his most controversial intervention could be on russia and ukraine. he said this on gb news. if i were president and i say this, i will end that war in one day. itll take 2a hours. president zelensky has called his rhetoric "dangerous". and on climate change, donald trump pulled out of the paris climate accords. this pulitzer prize—winning historian argues that although ame...

word" with ali velshi, who is in for lawrence odonnell. velshi, who i in -- >> many ongoing legal challenges, including news that, on monday, defending donald trump may become witnessed all. trump a source close to donald trump tells nbc news that he is, quote, planning on testifying, end quote, in his own defense, when trial resumes next week in e. jean carrolls civil defamation suit against the disgraced former president. the decision to testify would come with a great deal of risk ...

trump maybe come witness donald trump. a source close to donald trump tells nbc news that he is planning on testifying, and quote, in his own defense, when trial resumes next week in e. jean carrolls civil defamation suit against the disgraced former president. the decision to testify would cover a great deal of risk for trump, because in court, hes not allowed to lie about her or about what a jury found that he did to her thats already been settled. today, newly-released video from an...

them. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight, how tenuous is vladimir putins hold on power. what does russian infighting mean for ukraines counteroffensive. and what did the u.s. and western allies know in advance. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we gave putin no excuse to blame this on the west and blame this on nato. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from kyiv, ukraine. i am ali velshi. and i am here because something unprecedented unfolded over the weekend. never in 23 years under putins russia has this happened. thousan...

today and threw in his support for donald trump. heres donald trump talking about desantiss endorsement. >> id like to take the time to congratulate ron desantis and, of course, a really terrific person. ay as you know he left the campaign trail at 3:00 p.m. today. in doing so he was very gracious and endorsed me, so i appreciate it. >> gracious. weia dont hear that word a lot from donald trump, but hes trying to get everybody to support him. now the race is narrow, head-to-head betwee...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: well goodnight, or good morning, it is two a.m. on the east coast. one a.m. an iowa where donald trump was declared the winner. a record shattering a win, the former president conjures up a pretty big question is this race over before it has begun? >> im abby philip here in washington, and you are watching cnns special live coverage of the cnn caucuses. the results of the hawkeye state are echoing across the nation, but what exactly are the message that voters ...