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Authoritarianism. how do we maintain our democratic standing? well, first we have to be strong at home on democracy. and the president doesn't seem to want to make that connection, or he fears that he will perhaps upset the republicans, if he points out that this is the threat to democracy. but this is a very, very serious problem. and it's not gonna go away on its own. the republicans have not become more supportive of american democracy, even though they now scramble onto the side of ukraine overseas. and it really is essential that going into the next election, people understand that why it...

It lacked legitimacy. i believe that we are stronger than any of these attempts to undermine us as a nation, in terms of our democracy. but i do believe our democracy is being tested. >> joining me now to discuss, california congressman, raul ruiz. he's the chair of the congressional hispanic caucus. congressman, good to see you. first, i wanna get your take on these potential talks between putin and zelenskyy? >> you know, i am cautiously optimistic. i don't think vladimir putin is someone that we could trust. but clearly, the ukrainian people, and determination to win has really changed the ...

Excuse for keeping title 42. so, what we have to do now, moving forward, as they and title 42, is if we have to focus on the cyclical surges that happen with migration in a cyclical matter, regardless of title 42. they're gonna continue, regardless of who is in the white house, by focusing one on the root causes. number two, building on border efficiency and passing comprehensive immigration reforms, so that we can have a system of a pathway to citizenship that is earned and that is orderly. so that's what we need to focus on right now. >> congressman, raul ruiz, thank you for being with us on...

We can't lose sight of trump's own actions on january six. just this week, we learned that more than a seven-hour gap from trump's calls from the white house on the day of the riot. a federal judge found trump most likely broke the law in his plot to overturn the 2020 election. and there are growing calls for supreme court justice clarence thomas to recuse himself from january six cases, because we learned his wife, ginni, appeared to urge trump's chief of staff to interfere with biden's election victory. last night on msnbc, vice president kamala harris spoke to joy reid about the threat to o...

There was just one key vote in Congress this week, a State Department confirmation.