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iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. its wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three—day strike in a dispute over pay. theyll walk out from seven oclock this morning, after five weeks of ...

justice department to continue looking with those documents, upending a trial -- a trial judges, i should say, ordered, three of you be blocked, walk the review. and first on cnn, the sources that ginni thomas a conservative activist -- agreeing to talk to the january 6th committee in the coming weeks. and dont forget, that massive lawsuit against the former president, three of his adult children and the trump organization, alleging that their whole business is, essentially, a giant fr...

fragile democracy takes us to wisconsin, or a conservative majority supreme court just made it harder for its own citizens to vote, in a move that just happens to align quite nicely with the agenda of a certain twice impeached former president. and the velshi banned book club is in session, with a historical fiction title for younger adults, that has gotten parent so out of that it was the subject of a viral video, of an angry mom calling for its removal. velshi starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪...

simultaneous joy and despair. it will be hard to bridge the gap, but we must try. were about to be tested. soon well learn can our democracy recently strained in the aftermath of our most recent presidential election with stand the new pressures to come? can controversial laws be enforced in a country as diverse as ours? not without reconciliation. those who are grieving need to recognize the sincerity of neighbors with deeply held beliefs who dreamed of seeing this day. and the many w...

lawrence, and oberfeld as well as interracial marriage. jessica schneider is with us. the court made interesting calls this morning in other cases, including ones they chose not to take up. what have we learned so far? >> a flurry of activity as we end the term, guys. the supreme court just a while ago issuing orders. these are decisions on which cases they will and wont take next term. notably, the court has decided not to take a case that would have revisited the standard for libel. ...

schneider live at the supreme court with this breaking news coming in. jessica, tell us more about this latest ruling on religious liberty. >> reporter: this is another decision from this court that has the effect here of eroding the barrier between church and state. the court in a 6-3 decision saying a schools concerns about coercion of students and its desires to keep its public school free from these outward displays of religion, the court saying thats outweighed by a coachs free sp...

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 ...

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candidacy. and co-host of the good lies trying to make sense of the continued allegiance to the nra, at the nra meeting. stay tuned for that chat. good evening, im mehdi hasan, if you support the democratic party, you probably dont want to hear this forecast from election expert and political analyst dave wasserman of the cook political report because he posted this tweet last week projecting that republicans would gain a hefty 20 to 35 seats in the house in novembers midterm elect...

in some ways. >> well, thank you. thats what i was aiming for. >> well done, my friend, thank you. >> and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. so anything much going on in the news? enjoying these sleepy summer days without much happening? aghh. all right. we have a bunch of stuff to coffer tonight. first, the former president of the united states is going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on thursday. the prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecute...