constituencies. >> the fight for d.c. statehood is not new. this time, it might be different. >> we have seen for the first time for any president to release a policy statement saying they support d.c. statehood and willing to make it the administration's priority to get it done. >> do you believe the district of columbia will one day be the washington douglas state, commonwealth? >> i'm sure that the enslaved people did not think they were going to be free. and i do believe in d.c. statehood. >> that was nbc's trymaine lee reporting. the rest of this conversation can be heard on trymaine lee's podcast, into america. >> next, after upholding obamacare, how will the supreme court rule on protecting voting rights? a big week ahead awaits major decisions. >> and coming up, we look to the fall and a supreme court showdown on abortion rights. you're watching "american