have for governor in kentucky, and trump endorsed one and ron desantis backed another, and biden just endorsed running for pennsylvania. danny, do we know who? won a bunch of races here. really cover all of them. i think the most recent was when we just guardian was that special election in pennsylvania? heather boyd, democrat, mps projecting that she has won that seat and that was consequently mentioned last night because that means the democrats will retain the new state house in pennsylvania. again, this is a last-minute everybody democrats. joe biden lead endorsement, the governor pennsylvania joshua pirro, also jumped into the race. now we know the democrat heather boyd has been the republican katie ford in that race. so that was a really close race? well, close is not necessarily the word i would use, but maybe 5000 votes in total in the race so far. it is about 34% 44 and last check but i think the expectation is that that will widen as the night goes. on
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. very busy news day. thank you for your time. president biden is leeing for japan, but he will return early because of the debt limit deadline. both the white house and republicans are more upbeat after the president tapped three trusted aids to negotiate directly with the house speaker s taem. but giant policy divides remain, despite big progress with the process. i m confident we ll get the agreement on the budget and america will not default. plus the carolinas now taking center stage in the abortion debate. north carolina republicans override the governor s veto to enact a 12-week ban inspect in south carolina, a 6-week ban is the subject of a marathon debate abortion also a flash point between 2024 rivals donald trump and ron desantis. and big primaries shaped the 2023 election. daniel cameron is now the republican choice to challenge kentucky s governor. pennsylvania and florida voters deliver some
they say he entered the office and struck two staffers with a metal bat. one was a senior aide struck in the head, the other one an internal, her first day on the job. our capitol hill team talked with congressman connolly on the phone. he said the attacker went on a rampage, smashing some of the windows inside in the conference room, also breaking computers. here is more from the fairfax city police sergeant. you could absolutely tell that the people inside were scared. they were hiding. someone swinging a bat around, i would be scared as well. reporter: this suspect is now being held without bond. he s facing two charges. congressman connolly basically said he went on a rage inside the office. congressman connolly releasing a statement saying in part, the thought that someone would take advantage of my staff s accessn t to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating. what s interesting is police chief tom major testified last month talking about this inc
and she is furious right now because that i m on camera, but my mother was amongst a group of black student protesters fighting for equality in the 60s at delta state university. and that was a dangerous time. but those types of incidents that were covered by local reporters and some of the shame that came from the national embarrassment of treating people inhumanely this part of the pressure that helped to create that type of change. but what would become of my mother knows that they weren t telling their story. [applause] and now, it s no different. but thankfully, my mother story was told. she got it completed degree of delta state, continued on the florida, and then got another degree. and then for the last 45 years, has worked at an historically black college as an educator and administrator. [applause] and those are many black colleges, you ve got a you wanted a black college. to my mom, i say thank you for everything you ve done for me. and for everything, the countl
guest. we look at biden s momentum today after the state of the union. later tonight we will go inside this quest to indict donald trump in new york with the lawyers who know the secret process. we have details, new information. that s tonight. as for the big story, though, president biden speaking today in wisconsin calling out some republicans on both style and substance. they seemed shocked when i raised the plans of some of their members and their caucus to cut social security, and marjorie taylor greene and others stood up and said liar, liar. i remind you that rick scott from florida, the guy who ran the u.s. senate campaign, has a. the president leaning into this exchange, which gave republican strategists all kinds of heartburn last night, some of their most divisive members basically disrespecting the office. this drew attention to how republicans, some of them in the party want to slash the safety net. instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some r