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the executive branch. what could these decisions mean for this power? >> well, it could greatly limit the power of administrative agencies like the epa to control or try to limit climate change. the administrative state is a project or theres been a conservative project by the far right to try to limit what they call the administrative state, but these are really the government agencies that keep us safe. when you hear complaints about federal regulations and red tape, its often republ...

administration to end the remain in mexico policy put in place by his predecessor. these decisions also marking the end of justice stephen breyers time on the bench. in less than an hour, he will officially retire after 21 years, leading the way for ketanji brown jackson to officially sit on the supreme court. pete williams is here. pete, we obviously want to talk about the history playing out, but lets talk about these last two meetings of the session. >> on a 6-3 vote, what the epa w...

court and nbc justice correspondent pete williams, tom goldstein and kimberly adkins-store. pete, take us through the significance today. >> we hope to see -- we hope the supreme court will stream it on the website. we are waiting for that to start. the court said yesterday it would start right at noon. >> is that because they are streaming it because of the covid restrictions on the court? >> yes, i think thats part of it. of course, the security environment at the court. the big fenc...

ago ketanji brown jackson was sworn in as the newest justice and first black woman in the courts history. but while she brings new diversity to the court, she wont change the ideological makeup and thats a big issue for those concerned with a string of decisions are just the start of a broader push, reshaping the cultural face of america. and it was roe today that pushed president biden to reverse his long held position. now calling on congress to carve out an exception to the 60-vote ...

woman to serve on the supreme court. >> all the members of the court, i am pleased to welcome justice jackson to the court and to our common calling. [ applause ] >> her elevation to justice coming at an incredibly politically fraught moment for that court following the conservative-leaning bodies overturning of roe v. wade. joining me is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, nyn professor and former law clerk melissa murray, and "politico" author eugene daniels. appreciate you...

environmental decisions in years, the courts conservative justices cited with several red states and coal companies, and limited the epas ability to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions. in a victory for the president, the court ruled in favor of the ministrations efforts to shut down the trump remaining mexico immigration policy. we will have reactions to that straight ahead. also coming up it is now justice jackson. this afternoon, to tonya brown jackson became the first black woma...

right pause because of the power of this factual evidence. take the republican prosecutor we have cited before, andrew mccarthy. a fox-news favorite, who wrote a whole book defending trump in the mueller probe, and accusing others of pushing the real collusion, which is one reason he is on fox quite a bit and has a huge conservative legal following. he was also appointee in the southern district of york under rudy giuliani himself, so he is a reagan appointee and that doj. but he is al...

investigation has revealed evidence that mr. cipollone repeatedly raised other and legal concerns about president trumps activities of january 6th and while the select committee appreciates mr. cipollones earlier informal engagement with our investigation, with the ball now squarely in cipollones quote the new york times is out with some important reporting, quote, the subpoena of a white house counsel a rare step for a congressional committee sent a clear signal of the aggressive tact...

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left is walking down the street in bedroom slippers, wearing his pajamas beneath a bathrobe. this man is vincent and the fbi says he is the mafia boss of the richest mafia family in the country. his doctor says the man in pajamas is mentally ill -- not a godfather but a man with the mind of a child, afraid of the dark. >> hes crazy as a fox. and he has played this game for many years. >> the last time that gigante was arrested, in a bribery case in the early 70s, the charges were dropp...