federal judges. we are in trouble if the democrats cannot get kyrsten sinema and joe manchin on board. our democracy is coming to its end right now. that is not me being hyperbolic, that is absolutely the truth. >> no voting, no democracy. please stick around. mehdi hasan, thank you for pulling that triple duty, my friend, good to see you. coming up, there's a lot to unpack about afghanistan. nbc's richard engel joins me on-set ahead of his special edecision of "on assignment" on msnbc at 10:00 p.m. when we come back, judicial philosophies versus political parties. why some are calling supreme court justice amy coney barrett's comments hypocritical. officials confirmed a body believed to be gabby petito, found in wyoming. the cause of death has not been