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District of new york. we should mention that this state case that apparently is going to produce these indictments tomorrow has apparently been a joint operation between the manhattan d.a. and the new york attorney generals office. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you, rachel. glad to be here. >> am i asking a dumb question about this potential superseding indictment advice that we keep getting along with the reporting about tomorrows expected charges? >> youre asking a great legal que...

On the other hand, if the supreme court justices decide it doesnt matter that those laws disproportionately affect minority voters, that will be one more brutal blow against the voting rights act, which they gutted in a ruling in 2013. so if you want to keep track at home, the brennan center is tracking all of the bills that the republican party across the country has been pushing this year to restrict voting rights, often in ways that target minority votes. their count is up to nearly 400 restr...

Al-qaeda leaders sought contacts in iraq that could help them acquire weapons of mass destruction capabilities. >> do you have hard evidence that theyre in iraq? >> oh, there is no question but that al qaeda have moved through and some have stayed. >> thats not just an assumption, we know that. >> i know that. >> if someone is waiting for a so-called smoking gun, it is certain we will have waited too long. >> what do you make of the statement made by the iraqi government yesterday that iraq has ...

>> so theres a couple of things, jim. an open question was whether he would speak at all. and the basis for him potentially not speaking, given a broader narrative, was because you have an appeal pending, in addition to what you mentioned, which are federal charges. so the fact that he said, hey, my condolences, i think is important, and the family certainly needed to hear that. what he means about something coming in the future is a mystery to me, and i cant even speculate. is he penning a lett...

Washington, he basically decided not to do that. so its an open question whether biden is ready to go ahead with this initial idea. but if he does, i think if this is an issue which will be considered by experts on both sides, maybe we can at least narrow the gap in perceptions between russia and the united states on cyber. >> on the whole, very briefly, give it a grade. how positive do you think the atmosphere -- how much has been changed by this summit? >> overall, i would give it a

Washington, he basically decided not to do that. so its an open question whether biden is ready to go ahead with this initial idea. but if he does, i think if this is an issue which will be considered by experts on both sides, maybe we can at least narrow the gap in perceptions between russia and the united states on cyber. >> on the bhwhole, very briefly give it a grade. how positive do you think the atmosphere -- how much has been changed by this summit? >> overall, i would give it a b-plus. i...

Weeks. >> what would a surge mean for people that are opposed to mandated mask orders and social distancing, and what it would mean for people who are already vaccinated as well? >> its a bit of an open-ended question, hallie, because you have a variant that could spread in case counts go back up, but those are also in states where governors have put laws in place saying were not going to follow any more mask mandates or require testing or vaccines. you have the politics with the potential rebou...

Their jobs? and that is the open question. the union has been very involved in, you know, this selection for the new chief. they were directed by congress, the people searching for the chief were directed by congress to say, hey, you really need to make sure youre talking to the rank and file officers and get them involved in this process to, you know, to find the best possible applicant. so the union now calling for acting chief pittmans resignation as well as others. this jim and poppy actuall...

Suppressive impact. i think if you look at 2020, one political analysts said that trump didnt expand the base in the sense that he didnt expanding into new demographics. but he did grow the amount of people who are interested, among the white working class base, right? the small towns and rules, the turnout is out. but heres the thing, the turnout went up that times one and a half in the suburbs and the cities, right? the negative effect the, negative partisanship affective trump is so great, an...

Vote heard. >> you know, i think the political science says that. weve seen a lot of evidence of it lately. i think it depends exactly on what kind of voter suppression it is. there are some kind that have been proposed in some of these states. if you look at 2020 trump i guess he didnt expand the base in the sense he didnt expand it into new demographics, but he did grow the amount of people interested among the white working class base. in these small towns and rurals that turn out is up. here...