Trump organization. This is american voices. We kick off this hour with breaking news. Senate republicans throwing bipartisanship to the wind, rejecting president biden s comprise on infrastructure. A counteroffer in which biden cut his own original price tag by half a trillion dollars. But republicans say the price tag is still too high, and today said no, leading the white house to release this statement. Quote, the president put forward a reasonable offer in the interest of finding bipartisan common ground. The ball is now in their court to respond with a good faith counteroffer. It is a clear tell into the strategy republicans are banking on, at least for now. Like president obama blocked all of biden s agenda and then there s you, the american people and your rights, which republicans on the state level appear obsessed with rolling back. Across the country state houses in gop control continue to pass law limiting access to voting and they re passing laws restricting access to abor
And moderate democrats to finally admit that the nuclear option in the senate is the only option that will get things done? we ll look at that issue, ahead. One year after the death of george floyd, protests around the country today ahead of tuesday s somber anniversary. Later this hour i ll talk to the reverend al sharpton live in minneapolis and what s changed and what still needs to be done. We want to begin with some breaking news. Outrage across europe over what is being called an unprecedented act of state terrorism after a plane carrying a prominent critic of belarus president was diverted and he was arrested on arrival. We have more on this fast developing story. Good to see you. What do we know about the arrest and why this plane was ordered to be diverted? it was flying from greece to lithuania over belarus. It was closer to the capital of lithuania at the time it was diverted. Authorities in the capital of belarus and said there was a security threat on board and diverted th
In gop control continued to pass laws limiting access to voting and passing laws restricting access to abortion. In the case of voting rights alone, republicans are justifying the tactics using the president s long debunked belief the former president s debunked belief that he won the election. It is a lie that keeps on living thanks to stuff like this. Who do you think won arizona on november 3rd? [ cheers ] [ crowd chanting trump ] you know, that s how we feel in georgia too. No matter how many times it is said, the simple truth is known. Joe biden won both arizona and georgia. The numbers were close, but recount after recount after recount yield the same results. The county judge in georgia just granted a review of absentee ballots in fulton county, home to atlanta, based on a lawsuit filed by an election integrity advocate known to be obsessed with debunked claims touted by trump. And then there s arizona where even republicans who supported the cyber ninja s recount in maricopa ma
Good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. It s tuesday, june 22nd. You keep telling me that. I know. I always need a reminder. I appreciate it. A senate showdown is about to unfold, and there is so much at stake. Free and fair elections, democracy itself. When the senate votes today on advancing the for the people act, it will be a test of unity for democrats. Republicans are certain to kill it. But if all 50 dwemocrats do get behind it, the future of the filibuster is perhaps in play. President biden met with two moderate senators who can block his legislative goals. West virginia s joe manchin and arizona s kyrsten sinema support keeping the filibuster in place. If we eliminate the 60 threshold, we will lose much more than we gain. President obama advocates for the patsage of the voting rights bill. The violence that occurred in the u. S. Capitol on january 6, just a few months ago, should remind us that we can t take our democracy for granted. Aroun
Indictment and are widening their net. And the nfl s carl nassif now a trail blazer as the league s first active player to publically announce he s gay. We will talk about the impact on pro sports. Welcome to our viewers here ar in the united states and around the wolf. You re in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. All right. Let s go right to capitol hill. Looking at live pictures from the u. S. Senate right now. Our congressional correspondent is on the scene for us. Ryan, the senate showdown over voting rights here in the united states is playing out right now. Tell our viewers what s going on. Well, we don t expect any surprises tonight, wolf. The senate right now voting on a motion to proceed a bill that will deal with a sweeping reform to voting rights across the country. This is something that republicans are very much opposed to and democrats consider to be a top priority. The final vote we expect it to be 50/50. And in the united states senate, that s not enough for