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You know, one of the things -- theyre actually looking at something right now, don, its kind of like pie in the sky polly anna, democrats are looking at changing the senate rules so it would actually be a filibuster like mr. smith goes to washington. and like theres no way this is going to happen, but i think it would be so important to have the discussion, and im not talking about, you know, ted cruz green eggs and ham style. >> yeah. >> talking about actually discussing what is at stake and he...

Also, an update on the hours long hostage stand-off at a texas synagogue. and my take on a dangerous rise in anti-semitism here in the united states. good evening. im mehdi hasan. of the hundreds of people who have been arrested in the year plus since the january 6th attack on the united states capitol, the most important so far has been the arrest of this man. meet stewart rhodes the founder of the far right militia the oath keepers. he is a former army paratrooper who was honorably discharge...

Sterilize them, that tell them all this exotic, bizarre conspiracy every day. its hard to pull them back into the small d democratic principles that founded our republic. its hard to draw them out of that, in part, because outrage is an addiction. outrage triggers something every day that makes them feel special. it makes them feel like all the craziness that theyre being told all the time has some sort of broader context. and it really doesnt. its a cruel trick by people like fox and bannon and...

Washington, the longest running show in television history. this is a special edition of "meet the press" with chuck todd. good sunday morning. happy new year. 2022 is here. benjamin franklin is credited with saying, yes, the founding fathers had created a republic if we can keep it. but nearly 250 years after america declared independence and one year since, the january 6th capitol riot, american democracy will survive only if we can keep it. in recent weeks weve learned that the riot was not...

They manage. this idea that this is sacrosanct that it absolutely has to exist in the u.s. senate is largely kind of a creation of the last 60 or 70 years. and i think if you have a commitment of small d democracy, as i know you do, theres really compelling reasons to look to get rid of that. >> yeah. and i think, you know -- >> let me go to anan first, linda, and then ill get you. >> i think faz spoke movingly of senator reids evolution and love of the institution. and i think part of loving an...

Cannot" byron? >> i think what she was saying is something you are hearing from a lot of progressives with regard to this build. they will say, how can one man stop this whole thing, just one man? well, its not one man. the senate is divided equally. 50 republicans and 50 democrats. all 50 republicans oppose this bill. 50 republicans plus joe manchin is a 51-vote majority. thats why the bill hasnt passed, because a majority opposes it. this is something you hear a lot if you watch progressives, ...

And this is why we have a 50/50 split senate. you can have one person or two people just stop everything and that is why people -- that a 50/50 senate sucks and we cant get things done. >> nonetheless, the gridlock game pointless posturing, the pretend game of making progress continues on capitol hill. the president and vice president held a zoom call today with top senate democrats including majority leader chuck schumer. who is poised to sideline the build back better bill, the one we were jus...

Hes also making them pay for the privilege. david cay johnston piece -- good evening. im mehdi, its been a banner year for the enemies of democracy. and their winning streak continues tonight. in 12 short months, the great american experiment has taken a physical, pounding. it doesnt get more physical than weapons and fisticuffs in the halls of the united states capitol. while the american flag took a literal beating out front, small d democracy also took an ideological beating from conservative...

On the world stage i think absolutely indicates that they are aware that the rest of the world is watching. president biden said that the u.s. is going to lead by example, but right now that example very much looks like voter suppression as poe posed to voting rights. >> it does. >> right? so i think the world is wondering what that example is going to be going forward, because we are losing our standing in terms of being kind of the leading democracy that the rest of the world looks to for guid...

>> we sit here and try to figure out how to do the news and its kind of a tough job. watching him from before i ever looked in the business, that looks like how to do it, if you can do 10% of it. >> and he is funny. he is hilarious. we love him. thank you. were a wonderful evening. good evening, everybody. we have a lot to get to in the next hour, including two legal setbacks for donald trump. late today a federal appeals court ruled against his effort to withhold documents from the january 6 co...