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and so should you. do the right thing, no, im not talking about spike lees movie. that is the message that cassidy atkinson received before her bombshell testimony to the january six committee. could this be witness intimidation, i am simone sanders, yall, and i have something to say. it has been over one week since five republican dominated supreme court justices ruled that womens bodily autonomy should be left to the mercy of state government. the explosive decision overturning roe v...

equal right to the poor and the rich. and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me. as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> meet the newest member of the u.s. supreme court, history was made on thursday. in a moment, i will speak with former democratic -- who guided jackson through her tumultuous senate process. but first, let me take you back to 1998, when president bill clinton appeared before a grand ...

with the latest. also in the programme: in the uk, police in liverpool arrest a man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left a 9 year—old girl dead. and well be live from florida where democrats have picked charlie crist to take on republican heavyweight ron desantis in the upcoming race for governor. we start in ukraine, which is marking two important dates. six months since the start of the russian invasion — and 31 years since its independence, after the fall of the ...

in reproductive rights in america, despite the majority of americans supporting abortion rights with a combined 60% of americans saying that it should be legal always or most of the time according to an nbc most recent question poll. the population this country is not being told that their bodily autonomy is no longer being protected by the federal. government it is not a small thing. this is women and many trans men and nonbinary folks to, being told that they can now be subjected to ...

politics nation. the focus on scotus. afua right now the conservative members of the supreme court are signaling that this court will not be moved by the times in which we live, but driven by history regardless of how distant. and yesterday, as expected, the court issued its five for conservative majority decision to overturn roe v. wade. in doing so, up ending 50 years of federal protections for abortion rights. in response, this weekend, our cities are erupting in protest. here in ne...

that threat and want to talk about it and mass shootings, an act on, rowan action on climate change, young people are not getting what they want from their older leaders. and they are looking to do something about it. this is american voices. what could the man hired to protect the president know about trump sprawling plot to overturn the will of the american people? that is the question the come january six committee wants answered. as the -- into trump and his allies. overnight, the ...

rescinded abortion lights, and regulations, president biden commission a body of economics, and judicial efforts, to study the structure, and calm of the nations highest court. and they focus on matters of transparency, and ethics. but, ultimately, they were brushed aside. ignored by a president, largely resistant to large scale institutional reforms. half a year later, theyre calling from the bold action are saying, i told you so, including our next guest. a former federal judge, nanc...

guest. former federal direct nancy gardner. judge gardner told politico the conservative victories from this term have been quote, only because they can, and that has been an exercise of pure power, not legal reasoning. judge gardner said that she was initially resisting to major court reforms but after hearing testimony of legal experts, she believes that not only should the justices be subjected to term limits, but also that the number of states on the court should now be expanded. a...

keilar. pat cipollone the former top lawyer at the white house has been subpoenaed by the january 6th committee. the committee clearly feels he is a central figure in their investigation. witnesses have testified that he pushed back on the fake electoral college scheme. cassidy hutchinson testified that cipollone warned if trump went to the capitol, quote, were going to be charged with every crime imaginable. cipollone did meet with the panel informally in april but has been reluctan...

more history will also be made in the high court in minutes. judge ketanji brown jackson will be sworn in as the first black female justice on the supreme court. she will take the oath just after justice stephen breyer officially retires. lets start with cnns jessica schneider. she is live at the supreme court for us this hour. quite a way to round out the term. >> reporter: absolutely. two big decisions from the supreme court. first in that 6-3 decision the supreme court really restri...