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Both sides of the aisle, particularly republicans, recognize that they have to do something. thats the sentiment that youre getting in washington these days is that everybody knows that sitting around on their hands doing nothing is no longer an option because these particular victims who for the last -- for their entire lives these kinds of school shootings have been a reality for them, they are demanding that something change, and i think that that has made -- raised the stakes for washington ...

Thank you very much. lets get into all of this with cnn political commentator s.e. cupp and cnn political correspondent abby phillip. i want to start with miah because congress has heard from survivors of mass shootings before, but its been two weeks since uvalde. shes 11 years old. where does he voice fit into these discussions today? >> first of all, i think that it really confronts them and the whole country with really what is our national shame, that an 11-year-old has to be in a position t...

Moderate republicans, those are very rare and increasingly so. so to me, the lessons of 2016 make that a very risky strategy. well see if it works in november. >> that is a remarkable point. i was not aware of that. thats a risk. no question. and these elections can change a lot between may and november. those novembers. s.e. cupp, mike warren, thank you to both of you. still to come, a russian soldier on trial today for war crimes committed in ukraine. but there are real concerns russia may c...

And the shooter who killed 51 people at a mosque and islamic center in christchurch, new zealand, named his own manifesto the great replacement. the theory has been amplified by voices on fox news. >> every one wants to make a racial issue out of it, the white replacement theory. no, this is a voting rights question. i have less political power because they are importing a brand-new electorate. why should i sit back and take that? >> reporter: and openly defended by name by sitting members of co...

Mentally ill. happy healthy people dont go shoot up a grocery store or a church or a school. but what happens when a mentally ill person gets radicalized by this garbage, its not surprising that they do awful, awful things under the guise of some kind of cause. and so thats why words matter. we have to be careful with our words and it is infuriating and exasperating and saddening to watch people with huge platforms pretend -- pretend they have nothing to do with this. >> s.e., thank you for bein...

Have these horrific shootings where people are telling you exactly why theyre doing it, because of stuff youre saying. when is it going to be enough? when would you have reached your disgusting, gross goal? and when will you stop feeling completely disconnected from all of this? like youve done nothing to get us from a to b. when will it be enough? >> s.e., he raise a good point here, theres an a manifesto where the killer tells us why he did it, its in plain words. in terms of acknowledging the...

Are the dogs that caught the car. this is not a good issue for them. i think they were surprised that the supreme court was willing to go as far as as they are based on that draft opinion and they know thats not politically helpful to them in the fall. on the democratic side, s.e. is wright. murkowski and collin who is want to forge some sort of compromise here. senator tim kaine says hes in discussions with them. the reality is finding the other eight republicans who would vote to break a filib...

Influence some close races. i think thats where were headed. >> s.e., i want to ask you what president biden warned about. he said if the supreme court over turns roe, same-sex marriage will be next. is that what the republican party is going to push for? do you believe that? >> i mean, its not theoretical. you just have to look at the things that the republican party has been doing over the past couple of years. they have been marked by how punitive they are. punishing disney for their stance o...

>> well, they found a way. they found a way to keep on disinforming, though. and thats my only point. im sure it amplifies his voice. but he hasnt needed it. >> from a purely political standpoint, our kaitlan collins reports that the biden white house actually thinks that it will help them politically to have trump back on twitter. >> yeah, i definitely think that trump -- what i would say, s.e., is that, i think its going to be this way for trump to scratch an itch. he loves satisfying -- sort ...

Donald trump. what ewe you heard there was hoy and what should have happened after january 6th. the failure to do that speaks to the lack of spine for people like senator graham. >> s.e., i heard something between a sigh and a gasp between you -- would that make it a sasp or a gigh, what was it there? >> "this is not the country we are," his party decided, this is exactly who we are. and i think, when someone tells you who they are, believe them. kevin mccarthy, lindsey graham, name your leader ...