18-year-old, walk in, a 20-year-old, and buy an ar-15. that s why back in 1994, i took on the nra and passed the assault weapons ban. for ten years, mass shootings were down. ten years in a row since i passed that legislation in 1994 as a senator. but in 2004, republicans let that ban expire. what happened? mass shootings in america tripled. tripled. it s time to ban these. it s time to ban these weapons. we did it before. we can do it again. [ applause ] time to hold every elected official s feet to the fire and ask them are you for banning assault weapons, yes or no? ask them. if the answer is no, vote against them. look, i m proud that after seven years, we finally have a senate confirmed director of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms responsible for any gun crimes. for seven years, the other team would not let us appoint anyone to that job. incredibly important job, to help local law enforcement, federal law enforcement. identify the ballistics. a whole range of things. for s
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days, 30 of them, into the investigation into the attack on january 6th. now, the question is, who has been insnared by all this and what it could ultimately mean for donald trump and really our nation next. we ll talk more about that in just a few moments. but you can t lose the irony here, the idea that we ve been talking a lot about january 6th, about the election-related lies, about the idea of how the u.s. democracy is in peril because there was not this expectation that was met of a peaceful transition of power. and then you ve got this idea of over across the pond, as they say, the fact that, as they say, no king ever dies. once somebody has passed in the monarchy, the next person is able to take up that position immediately. and it s 2:00 a.m. in scotland right now, and you re looking at this unfold, as live pictures are coming in at the scenes of the very public payment of respect. that to the late queen elizabeth whose coffin lies in rest in st. gi giles cathedral
democrats see opportunity in key midterm races as republicans readjust on top issues. is the momentum enough for democrats to keep the senate and the house? the democratic nominee for senate in red state ohio, congressman tim ryan joins me in moments. plus, unsealed. the redacted mar-a-lago affidavit shares lights on america s secrets at risk and the fbi s repeated efforts to get them back. could the former president or his associates face criminal charges? i ll speak to the republican governor of new hampshire, chris sununu ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is feeling competitive. democrats are starting to feel some optimism about holding onto the senate and even dreaming of keeping the house after a string of shifting political dynamics and policy moves, including this week s controversial decision by president biden to forgive student loan debt of up to $20,000 for some americans. the policy details are drawing critics on both sides