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for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the courts term is just weeks away. >> the whole host of consequential decisions to ter comes to an end. >> is this the end of roe v. wade. >> of law and life. >> at the services the judges call themself as happy family. beneath the surface, there is much more to the story. >> theyre not only not getting along with each other. they dont like each other. >> it is a court at war with itself. and in the center stands chief justi...

Good afternoon, so good to be with you. Im jose diazbalart in for katy tur. This is just the beginning. It has been a historic day inside the manhattan courthouse. Both sides completed their Opening Statements in Donald Trumps criminal Hush Money Trial. The prosecution, Zeroing In On Donald Trumps alleged attempts to interfere with the 2016 election saying they have receipts that prove the former president , quote, covered up a criminal experience by lying in his new York Business records over a...

You have to ask michael cohen. When the news first broke of an alleged hush Money Payment made to Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump denied knowing anything about it. His lawyers continue to mount that Defense Today in opening statements saying trump put up a wall between himself and his company. And that this is a book keeping issue, not a criminal matter. Prosecutors accused him of Rewriting History to win an election. Joining us now, New York Times investigative reporter, David Fahrenthold and poli...

The other rights fall with it. in a separate concurrence, justice kavanaugh said the court was not opening the door to eliminating other rights. >> he bent over backwards to say this is only about abortion. >> kavanaugh was trying to reassure the american people but thomas logic is clear, and we know that this court does not mind overturning long established laws and supreme court precedence. >> good example here would be the new york state gun law more than a century old. >> it doesnt end there...

>> a good example would be the new york state gun law more than 100 years old. >> it doesnt end there. americas long standing system of governance is under fire. for nearly 100 years, congress has passed sweeping laws empowering federal agencies, like the epa, the fda, and others, to create rules that keep americans safe. >> agencies have expertise. its up to the agency to interpret ambiguous statutes in the light of the agencys expert knowledge. >> but last term, the supreme court said, not so ...

That is despite the fact that we know that at least two calls trump had during that time period, one with alabama senator tommy tuberville, and the other with house gop leader kevin mccarthy. and that is where we begin today, we are joined by "new york times" washington correspondent michael schmidt who broke the story about the missing call logs, also with us former acting solicitor general, now a georgetown law professor, and betsy woowoodruff swan. what is missing in those call logs? >> so th...