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Yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. Jayapal. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from washington is recognized. Ms. Jayapal i am so proud today to stand here to support h. R. 4, the Voting Rights advancement act. And i want to congratulate my incredible colleague, congresswoman sewell, for her leadership. When Congress Passed the Voting Rights act of 1965, it was a recognition that systemic discrimination based on race continued to deny people the right to vote. As an organizer, i understand the Voting Rights act as a victory that was hard fought by black activists like ...

Have been shot and killed in a u. S. Marshals task force serving a warrant in east charlotte, North Carolina. Just getting these breaking details. News conference ongoing. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie has been following the latest tonight from atlanta, our southeast newsroom. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening, bret. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say the scene is now safe for residents. They no longer need to shelter in place. But the shooting is exacted a heavy toll. Police in that ongoing News Conference confirming just moments aid officers were shot in this incident and that three Law Enf...

welcome to "prime weekend." i'm nicole wallace and let's get right to the week's top stories. threats and intimidation leading to doxxing and s.w.a.t.ing apparently. not enough to satiate donald trump and his maga accolytes. of course that was for concealing hush money payments to a porn star and it was meant to hide that information from the american voter ahead of the 2016. now trump allies are propertying their revenge and their retaliation against the people who have had the audacity to hold the ex- president accountable. of course all this happens at the expense of the rule of l...

The race to chair the party, and hes thrown his support behind the far, far left candidate congressman Keith Ellison. Chalk this up as a win for the unhinged left. Wait til they see the president s new immigration order set for release sometime this week. In new york i am a muslim demonstration yesterday. The president s order, the new one, reportedly keeps travel restrictions on those same seven predominantly muslim countries. The left can do what it likes, we will celebrate president s day, we are on the air live. Our competitor is not. So sit back and enjoy [laughter] politics and money on ...

Africanamerican vote. This is just under two hours. [applause] good morning. It is an honor to be here with this distinguished panel, with the leadership of the foundation. It is an honor and pleasure to be here with each and every one of you. We are about to hear a presentation, and exchange of ideas, about something so fundamental, the right to vote. I will be brief. Dr. King said one of the most significant steps we could take is a short walk to the voting booth. That is what we all have to do in the election. A few weeks ago we had the privilege of bestowing the congressional gold medal. I...