he was born in 1827, he was a minister in the church, he served as a chaplain for the union army during the american civil war. then in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislature to the united states senate believe it or not. the first ever black man stand to either body of congress in our country s history, was him. it is sort of hard to imagine that today, mississippi was the first day to actually send a black man to the, congress but they did. and they did it all the way back in 1870. and then believe it or not, an 1875, they did it again. the mississippi legislator said blanche k bruise to the united states senate. that s the second time ever a black man was elected to that chamber. and you re probably wondering why or how that happened. the reason mississippi was actually able to make history like that all the way back in the 1870s was because of reconstruction. after the civil war, mississippi was forced to adopt a bunch of new laws and franchising the states n
ironic it is that your the justice says when they re nominate and they re going through the confirmation process, they say we don t like to comment on hypothetical cases. and it was watching the opening segment and it was like no one is aggrieved, there actually is no case here, but they have no problem making decisions about hypothetical cases if, that, say someone one day was aggrieved. that s a great point. they re-found their ability to weigh in on high post. exactly. great show as always, my friend. great to see, you enjoy the rest of your evening off. and thanks to at-home for joining us tonight. alex has the night off. i m filling in for her this evening. but we begin tonight with the supreme court. and his name was jerome rebels he was born in 1827 he was a minister in the amy church. he served as a chaplain for the army for the american civil war. and in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislator to the united states senate believe it or not. the firs
why are cities in so much trouble. let s start with san fran, the biday by the bay. appoappointed stores straighp closed, the only thing they weren t stealing from walgreen is toilet paper. $5 million, guaranteed incomes, homes for 1 dollar as family. to get a sweet deal like that you need to have the last name biden. this is happening while theft, violence and homelessness skyrocket. especially minority communities. it s like instead of solving the problems before them they offered pie in the sky i had i idioccies. let s burn down the house instead. ironic knee, this version of rep rations could cause a civil war. we found a war over a tax on tea, the rep rations deal makes that look like an argument over a parking spot. cnn reporter s car got robbed, was a laptop filled with fake news: terrible. and from the description, the perp sounds like a desperate loser with no respect for the law. shortly after a former police commissioner says becoming victimized is part of a basi
out his pizza etiquette. and john stuart was particularly offended by this and you stop your slices no disrespect. i apologize. let s let s continue with the meeting. is and thank you for watching these night. laura coates live starts right now. good evening. i m jim acosta and for laura coates on this monday night, ten days out from the highly anticipated debate between joe biden and donald trump right here on cnn and tonight, a moment from this past weekend is leading to questions about a candidates mental fitness for office i took a cognitive test nih docx, ronnie dr. ronny johnson does everyone know ronnie johnson, congressmen from texas it s actually dr. ronny jackson, not johnson, donald trump there for getting the name of his own doctor while challenging biden to a cognitive test. if you ve been watching right-wing media, that s probably not the moment you were expecting us to play. no. instead it is this clip that they ve been circulating to question biden s menta
a lot of american c and the manipulation, and that s starting the 2024 election. that s tonight on newsnight good evening. i m abby phillip in new york than november choice is between two old man. we know that, but tonight i want to talk about the joe biden that republicans want you to see and the pipeline of videos that aren t telling the full truth now those videos are probably right now clogging the public consciousness as american start to think about their votes the rnc wants to weaponize questions around biden s age and the follow-up to that question is, is he mentally fit enough to do the job again? it s a question that donald trump hopes is on voter s minds i think you should take a cognitive tests like i did, i took a cognitive test nih the latest video, shoving this question in voters faces, is this one from a star-studded fundraiser? a couple of days ago, president biden that for more president obama onstage waving to this crowd and then there s a six second pa