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Because there will be trouble. >> reporter: shes absolutely right, i think most people in congress, most democrats would agree with her, they need to get this done in order to make good on president bidens promise, which by the way, he understands most of all that he is here to unify washington, to make government work. and if he cant figure out a way to steer democrats and bring those two groups together on these bills, then its going to be a big uphill battle for him as we head into 2022, and ...

Procedural nightmare that manu coherent laid out, which is difficult to do, but it underscores if the 30,000 foot level just this legislative pile up that is at a degree i have never seen before in more than a decade of covering washington in terms of every major component that the president cares about, the democratic majorities in the house and senate, no matter how bare, promised that they would deliver on running headlong up against extraordinarily consequential deadlines, a government shut ...

Abortions. so the supreme court, i think the justices felt like they had to step in. but now that the justice, you know, there are four justices, possibly five, who want to reach out and see whether or not there are five votes to overrule possibly roe v. wade. so the conventional wisdom is roe v. wade is very much in jeopardy. if they dont officially overrule roe v. wade in had mississippi case, there could be five votes to seriously undermine it, make it easier for states to pass restrictive ab...

>> that sounded like he was ready to compromise in some way this morning. has he proposed a compromise? >> i know hes in discussions with speaker pelosi and majority leader hoyer, in hopefully those discussions will bear some fruit sometime soon, i think youre exactly right lawrence, what he said publicly is similarly to what he said privately, which is that he has a disagreement in terms of the strategic approach, and the pathway forward, he does not disagree with the substance in need to enact...

Legislation, then well, thats why schumer is now pivoting to getting people to put their names on the record, and at least signal to voters that they are trying to change the election reforms, even if it doesnt have a pathway forward. >> so grace, that begs the question, how far away are we from a point where democrats just have to really begin to take seriously the idea of changes to the filibuster? >> yeah, this debate about the filibuster has been ongoing really since the beginning of the bid...

And if theyre not willing to budge, its hard to see sort of any pathway forward, and its not clear how this voting bill would move them either. >> olivia, "the new york times" details this weekend how republican states are expanding their power over elections in many states. can you talk about what theyre doing and what the overall strategy is here? >> republicans are trying to limit the days in which voters can go to the polls. theyre trying to make it less locations for voters to turn out. it ...

Toronto patios have finally opened up and it seems like more live music wont be too far behind. A motion to allow for live music on patios was pas...

Needle, and it was a productive conversation. in the first conversation by us with joe manchin as the leading civil rights organizations in this nation. we went in understanding there would be differences on how to get what i think are some shared goals, and we didnt walk in with any expectation that this one meeting would resolve or, if you will, identify a pathway forward, but we are going to meet with him again. we are not going to give up. were not going to give in on the idea of the notion ...

He says voting is fundamental but doesnt want to do what needs to be done to save it. he writes further, quote, whether it is state laws that seek to needlessly restrict voting or politicians who need to restrict our elections, policy making wont instill confidence in our democracy. it will destroy t its not partisanship. its not both sides restricting voting or preventing the elections. its only republicans. congressional action on federal voting rights legislation must be the result of both de...

About part of his op-ed is that he talks about wanting to strike bipartisan legislation when it comes to voting rights. what he doesnt talk about, though, is some of what they are combatting when it comes to voting rights or lack thereof is completely partisan. the reason why the legislation could feasibly have been passed in texas is because of democratic legislators. whether it is state laws that seek to needlessly restrict voting or politicians who ignore the need to secure our elections, par...