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Chris jansing reports starts right now. Good day, i am Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. You have been following this step by step. Deja vu all over again on the house floor. A new vote for speaker once again ending in a deadlock as jim jordan comes up short. In fact, he actually lost ground when compared to the first round. 22 republicans opposing jordan this time compared to 20 yesterday. Two members, doug lamalfa and Victoria Sparts flipped and supported him. Four others went in the other direction, securing the defeat not just for congressman jordan but arguably fo...

Inflation. >> you go to the grocery store and reach for something and you go, my goodness, this is much more than i used to pay for. >> reporter: "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. ♪ welcome to "inside politics sunday," i'm abby phillip. after weeks of setbacks for his domestic agenda president joe biden has a barrier-breaking opportunity to put the first black woman on the supreme court. >> -- person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity, and that person will be the first black woman ev...

That could have set the stage for kavanaugh's swift confirmation. not now. so it seems it was all set in motion after republican senator jeff flake, who was seen as a swing vote, announced he was a yes on kavanaugh, delighting republicans, crushing the hopes of democrats. but then this twist, senator flake stepped into an elevator at the u.s. capitol, was suddenly confronted by two women who identified themselves as victims of sexual assault. take a look. >> look at me when i'm talking to you. you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter, that what happened to me doesn't matter, and that y...

For their skill and insight and vigorous adherence to the law. among those opinions are more than a dozen the supreme court has adopted as the law of the land. beyond his great renowned as a judge he is active in his community. he coaches cyo basketball, serves meals to needy families, and having learned from his mom who was a school teacher in d.c., tutors children at local elementary schools. there is no one in america more qualified for this position, and no one more deserving. i want to thank the senators on both sides of the aisle. republican and democrat for their consultation and advice...

Justice kennedy's retirement makes the issue of senate control one of the vital issues of our time. >> you can say that again. republican are moving to carry out a swift confirmation of whomever the president puts up to replace anthony kennedy, edespite their very slim majority. >> i think that we got plenty of precedent when to have appointments. it's important when not to. >> at this particular time it's the senate's obligation to move ahead and do what they should do on these matters. >> now, democrats say any point should take place after the midterm elections, especially given that mcconn...