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Onto a brief last week calling sb-8 the most blatant attempt to thwart authorities since jim crow. it could give states rights the very ammunition they need to fight other laws with which they dont agree, like gun restrictions and voting right laws. melissa, you are my guru for all things supreme court. so, as someone highly familiar with whats happening this week, what are you listening for in tomorrows arguments? what should we take away from the questions the justices ask? >> so i think its r...

Could unleash a contagion effect, prompting a rash of similar laws in other states. and if the high court upholds s.b. 8, it could also have massive implications for the future of federal law enforcement. so much so that more than 120 current and former prosecutors and judges signed on to a brief last week calling s.b. 8, quote, perhaps the most blatant attempt to subvert federal authority since jim crow. because upholding the law in texas could give advocates of states rights the very ammunitio...

It is a truly historic investment if the bill passes a potential vote this week. the human infrastructure bill includes billions in tax credits for renewable energy and electric vehicles. it would also create a civilian climate corps to employ young americans. bidens infrastructure bill is helping to set the tone for climate talks in scotland with experts describing the u.n. summit as the worlds last chance to prevent catastrophic global warming. a scientist writing, quote, the price of climate ...

These historic climate investments? republican congressman john curtis says that its a, quote, branding problem. i want you to take a listen to what he said and get your reaction on the other side. >> yeah, the message is very clear. first of all, the message is that republicans do care. weve been subject to a branding problem, and we need to overcome that. loud and clear, republicans care -- >> you think its just a branding problem? >> oh, absolutely. listen, im here from the state of utah, and...

Stop and think twice now. >> reporter: tensions in some districts now reaching a boiling point. last month, the national school board association sent a letter to president biden calling for federal law enforcement to step in, writing, these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism. the move drew immediate backlash from attorney generals and state school boards across the country. last week, the organization issued an apology, saying, quote, we deeply value not onl...

Like these old people tell us we have to do it. we can actually do whatever we want and be just as successful. as old people are like, what is going on? i feel like this is such an important quote because the systems are failing us. the pandemic has exposed that to all generations and both millennials and gen z grew up through the recessions, through the wars, but were digital revolution folks. there are some similarities. but where do you see the key differences? >> i do think that the younger ...

Democratic terry mcauliffe and republican glenn youngkin. poll watchers have already been seen at several early voting locations and in some of their training courses, according to "the washington post," quote, prospective poll watchers have been taught to see themselves as a bulwark against election fraud, and some groups have been corralling their own poll watcher armies. voting rights advocates call poll watching another barrier for voters, especially voters of colors, not to mention new voti...

Two years ago the thought of hosting a nationwide show from my parents house seemed aspirational but maybe a little bit nuts then here we are two years into this pandemic and moving forward gen zers may want to keep some of these changes going especially in the office forcing the old guard to shake off the dust and update itself from the status quo. as the "new york times" explains it, quote, spanning sectors and start-ups the youngest members of the work force have demanded what they see as a l...

Lengths? >> yes. thanks. lets be frank. in the 55-plus days since texas extreme six-week abortion ban, s.b. 8, took effect, abortion access has been decimated in texas. but texans have not stopped needing or seeking abortion, right? so this means that clinics in neighboring states have reported huge upticks in patients traveling from texas. an oklahoma clinic reported that two-thirds -- two-thirds -- of the phone calls theyve received since s.b. 8 took effect, theyre from patients in texas. this...