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Cannot" byron? >> i think what she was saying is something you are hearing from a lot of progressives with regard to this build. they will say, how can one man stop this whole thing, just one man? well, it's not one man. the senate is divided equally. 50 republicans and 50 democrats. all 50 republicans oppose this bill. 50 republicans plus joe manchin is a 51-vote majority. that's why the bill hasn't passed, because a majority opposes it. this is something you hear a lot if you watch progressives, progressive circles. there is unhappiness with the very nature of the senate, the way it has two ...

And this is why we have a 50/50 split senate. you can have one person or two people just stop everything and that is why people -- that a 50/50 senate sucks and we can't get things done. >> nonetheless, the gridlock game pointless posturing, the pretend game of making progress continues on capitol hill. the president and vice president held a zoom call today with top senate democrats including majority leader chuck schumer. who is poised to sideline the build back better bill, the one we were just discussing just last night, and refocus on voting rights reform. but is it too little, too late? ...

He's also making them pay for the privilege. david cay johnston piece -- good evening. i'm mehdi, it's been a banner year for the enemies of democracy. and their winning streak continues tonight. in 12 short months, the great american experiment has taken a physical, pounding. it doesn't get more physical than weapons and fisticuffs in the halls of the united states capitol. while the american flag took a literal beating out front, small d democracy also took an ideological beating from conservative media outlets and the mouthpieces who appeared on them. who delivered a slow, deliberately drip...

On the world stage i think absolutely indicates that they are aware that the rest of the world is watching. president biden said that the u.s. is going to lead by example, but right now that example very much looks like voter suppression as poe posed to voting rights. >> it does. >> right? so i think the world is wondering what that example is going to be going forward, because we are losing our standing in terms of being kind of the leading democracy that the rest of the world looks to for guidance as to how to conduct, you know, a small d democratic government. >> we're going have to bring y...

>> we sit here and try to figure out how to do the news and it's kind of a tough job. watching him from before i ever looked in the business, that looks like how to do it, if you can do 10% of it. >> and he is funny. he is hilarious. we love him. thank you. were a wonderful evening. good evening, everybody. we have a lot to get to in the next hour, including two legal setbacks for donald trump. late today a federal appeals court ruled against his effort to withhold documents from the january 6 committee. the new york attorney general is seeking a deposition from trump early next month as part ...