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admissions. >> it is a complete misnomer to suggest this is about color brined blind when in fact it is about being blind to history. >> tonight, the ruling, the powerful descent, and how clarence thomas finally won his long battle against affirmative action. n hi long>> did you give your degree back again? >> yale does not recognize me. [laughter] >> as the special counsel ramps up on the january 6th investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, ...

carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger. so helms called in the political consultants who in turn helped the helms campaign to fight back. this is what theygn came up wit this ad. >> you needed that job because you were the best qualified, but they had to give it to a minority because of a racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gains says it is. your vote on this issue, for racial quota, harvey gain, against racial quotas, jesse helms. >> you ...

people as the central players -- >> shush, dont tell them. >> well, cats out of the bag. >> its happening. >> i think it happened today. >> thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, wh...

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...

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 ...

trip ahead for you just one lawmaker who joined protesters demanding meaningful gun legislation at the state capital kept her seat yesterday. representative gloria johnson, a white woman, slammed the expulsion of her colleagues justin jones and justin pearson, two of the states youngest black lawmakers, saying she was the only one to be spared was quote, pretty clear. outrage over the pairs removal is being felt across the country, coupled with the concern of the dangerous precedent th...

count act. the first official legislative response to donald trumps attempt to overturn the legal and legitimate win. >> reporter: this is the law that governs how that happens on the day of congressional certification when donald trump tried to pressure mike pence to disregard state certified electoral results. something that constitutional experts would be illegal but theres am big ewety in the law and senators are saying theyre close to change how the law actually governs that proce...

>> also new this morning, surrounding new details surrounding former president trumps efforts to overturn the election, a georgia district attorney tells 16 so-called fake electors they are now targets of this ongoing criminal investigation in fulton county, georgia. it is a notable escalation. well explain why. and it comes as another election denier just secured the republican primary for governor in maryland. trump-backed candidate dan cox known for encouraging former president trum...

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my name is dwight bashir and im the director of outreach and policy at the commission. and i know many of you are looking forward to this weeks the irfa summit, which has officially got underway. we have with us the co chair of the irfa summits congressional advocacy day. so i wanna invite him, just for a minute, to say a few words. amjad khan. [applause] amjad: good afternoon everyone and welcome. this is an amazing event. on behalf of the international religious freedoms summit on th...