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Not to be too dramatic, but democracy as we know it is on the line this year. democrats have until the midterms to turn things around or president biden's entire agenda could collapse. if republicans take back the house and senate, democrats can kiss voting rights, the investigation into january 6th and everything in the build back better plan good-bye. the senate will likely take up voting rights legislation this week. senate majority leader chuck schumer has pledged to bring up filibuster reform by january 17th, which is martin luther king jr. day, if republicans block voting rights again, w...

Of the press and rolled back civil rights in his country. fast forward to last monday when orban earned the unsolicited support of donald trump who released a statement in which he said that orban, quote, has my complete support and endorsement for re-election as prime minister, end quote. donald trump holds no official position anymore. he left office in disgrace nearly a year ago after being impeached twice. now he's just a man holed up in mar-a-lago who plays golf and spamming inboxes with his unwanted opinions. yet his sycophants continue to debase themselves and this country by spreading ...

>> yeah, it's tough. but i think it can be done. of course, i am in the middle of all of this. i understand how violent people's disagreements are about the particulars. and i completely agree there has to be truth about what happened, especially about very important events like january 6th. at the same time, these very disturbing poll results do show that at least rhetorically, at least at some level, americans actually care about their democracy and i think there would be something -- there's something to be said for having roundtables, perhaps organized by business or some other neutral -- ...

Staking out a tough initial bargaining position. >> matthew, thank you for the reporting on this. we'll watch this very closely as this unfolds over the next few days. matt bodner live in russia. coming up, they're guardians of your state's election laws and many americans didn't even know their names. why secretaries of state are central to the battle to save democracy and the threat upon us this november, spawned by the big lie. - oh, darn! - let me help. lift and push and push! there... it's up there. hey joshie... wrinkles send the wrong message. help prevent them with downy wrinkleguard...

Setting the tone for the election can do a whole lot about either one of those. the economy is baked in. and covid either people are going to get vaccinated or omicron is going to rage throughout the country, but what he can do is assume a position of leadership, and that's what he did on january 6th. he was so strong, so resolute, and i think when he does that, it will enhance his ability to get through the rest of the agenda, just because he looks like a strong tough leader. and i will say that i think he's been perhaps too passive, too hesitant to call out president trump on the theory that...