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Could create some tension with the progressive wing of the party. very difficult situation for this white house trying to balance keeping everybody on board on their legislative priorities and now also balancing the different needs of the different factions of the party when it comes to these critical appointments. >> chris coons from delaware has endorsed it as well. what is the strategy from the white house on getting the building back better bill done? >> well -- >> the strategy -- >> what do...

Set for november 1st. notably, the court did not, did not put the law on hold. that means abortion is still illegal and inaccessible for millions of women in texas. and underneath all of this, the fight to safeguard voting rights and free and fair elections, the foundation of our democracy, rages on, despite the disappointing setback for democrats on wednesday. every last one of joe manchins so-called republican friends voted to block his voting rights compromise bill from even being debated. it...

But its a sign more that the president is in negotiations and on a sunday afternoon when he wanted to be chilling, he had to be doing work and having conversations with democrats. he had a pretty candid town hall on thursday when he talked very bluntly about the idea he cant deal with the filibuster because hes going to lose joe manchins votes. he cant deal with giving people dental care as part of their medicare benefits because senator manchin doesnt like it. he was very clear the issues he ha...

Its not there. you know, folks saying that the fact that vice president harris went to campaign for terry mcauliffe and the fact that former president barack obama was campaigning for him yesterday is some sign that theyre trying to save a drowning terry mcauliffe. lets hear what former president barack obama had to say on the campaign trail yesterday. >> just this past week some of you probably saw every democrat in the senate supported a bill that would protect the right to vote and ban partis...

>> i think its likely. im pushing hard, but the key is, the american people get it. they get that the system is rigged. teachers and nurses and firefighters are just tired of paying more in taxes than jeff bezos pace. this is one of those moments of reconciliation. and the folks who have to be brought along are the folks sitting in washington. the elected officials. and thats what i think weve got our toes right on the line , to get done. >> lets talk about some other issues, since i have you he...

Mediator in chief. progressives arent poo-pooing this bill. senator manchin is willing to go on a sunday afternoon. >> sitting at home on a sunday chilling. welcome to the club, mr. president, working on a sunday. we have a lot more to talk about and i want to get into the virginia race when we come back with this, the panel, the conversation keeps going after the break. ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you n...

Time. the freedom to vote act, which included popular provisions like making election day a holiday, enacting same-day voter registration and expanding same-day voting was specifically redesigned to gain bipartisan support, and yet not a single republican voted to allow the bill to the floor for a full debate. with the midterm elections a little more than a year away, american democracy really cant afford more inaction. joining me now live from the steps of the supreme court is melanie campbell,...

For schumer and senator manchin and the president today, theyve made it very clear he wants it to be done. this understanding of what the bill is going to be by the end of the month. so it really shows that the democrats are trying to coalesce around this. the urgency is something you just mentioned. the idea democrats havent been able to get voting reforms back. they need to say we didnt get those things passed. we did get this big transformational bill passed. >> yamish, do you find it as sign...

Chair wilbur, i mean, is that even possible anymore given the tenor of our politics since june 16th, 2015? >> i heard from, you know, senator grassley, the post, our governor. ive heard specifically from some of my colleagues in the iowa statehouse and saw those tweets. i appreciate the concern, but it takes more than words of condemnation to stop these kinds of threats and fight back against hate. some of the policies that have gone in place even before this and people need to connect the dots ...

Things? what are you going to try to do to prove to the democratic base that it was worth going out, standing in the rain, doing all of the things that have to get done to vote in the country? and thats going to get harder. what do you have to show the democratic states? terry mcauliffe is saying d.c. democrats, give me something to run on in virginia because we need to run this governors race. the same thing you can hear from mark warner saying we need to get this done. the president ought to b...