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that was the scene in kansas after resounding victory for abortion rights at the polls. kansans voted overwhelmingly to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution. not only was the result surprising in a state's conservative as kansas but, the margin wasn't even close. kansas voters rejected the anti-abortion measure by nearly 20 points and what's remarkable about the outcome is that kansas republicans did everything they possibly could to stack the deck in their favor. for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the...

for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the general election in november, because yesterday 's primary focused mostly republican candidates running against each other and would presumably attract mostly republican voters. they made the language of the ballot measures so dense and confusing that the normal person would be hard-pressed to decipher at first glance what's a yes or a no vote even meant. republican groups even blasted out a barrage of misleading text messages to kansas voters the day before the vote that made it...

we'll speak with the chair of the house armed services committee adam smith. a final verdict is expected at any moment from moscow. brittney griner's cannabis possession case. the wnba star addressing the court during closing arguments just moments ago. let's go ahead and listen to part of her statement. russian translators have been edited out. >> my parents taught me two important things. one, take ownership for your responsibilities and, two, work hard for everything that you have. that's why i pled guilty to my charges. i understand everything that's being said against me, the ...

>> good evening everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett, ukraine's president zelenskyy declaring tonight as russia faces another setback, new video shows a russian battalion decimated as it tries to cross a series of bridges in northeast ukraine. you can see the riverbank just littered with russian artillery. artillery and tanks. u.s. official says attacks like this are quote-unquote, frustrating, russian efforts to move troops into the donbas region. and according to the pentagon, ukraine has essentially stalled putin's war plans. >> they have prevented the russians from achi...

Bermuda. Four years since the killing of george floyd, in our next hour, a look at how much has not changed. Plus, he sure likes his papers. In moments, what to make of all those stacks of printouts Donald Trump Holds when he speaks to reporters. A good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york. Welcome everyone to alex witt reports. Begin with President Joe Biden wrapping up his Commencement Address to the u. S. Military academy in west point, new york, with a promise to keep american soldiers out of the war in ukraine. Theres never been a time in history where weve ask...