in the senate, house republicans are now raising the stakes. we re going to have a plan to secure america s border. house republicans are rolling out their solution to the border crisis. republicans have a plan for a new direction. today g.o.p. conference members got a private, first-hand look at the plan inside minority leader kevin mccarthy s commitment to america agenda. a legislative road map similar to former speaker newt gingrich s 1994 contract with america. on the border, the g.o.p. plans to end catch and release. reinstate the remain in mexico policy. and finish the border wall. democrats are already hitting back. i m not concerned with anything that they are going to present over the next few days because the american people will see through it clearly. democrats are under pressure to do something about migrants being bused to sanctuary cities. but talks on immigration reform are stalled on capitol hill. and congress is just eight days away from a governme
atlanta. reporter: hi, anita, 2 and a half million georgia voters have cast ballots in early voting setting new midterm election record. high turnout comes despite democrat gubernatorial candidates claims voter suppression. during the pandemic emergency rules introduced absentee ballot drop boxes but after democrats won georgia s elections for president and both u.s. senate seats in 2020, the republican controlled legislature passed a new election law requiring each county to have at least one drop box but also requiring the drop box be kept indoors and only accessible during voting hours. democrats are also opposed to new requirements for voters to provide the number of a driver s license or state id card in order to obtain or submit an absentee ballot. but georgia s republican secretary of state says the new id requirement solves an old problem. we have been sued by the democrat party and republican party over signature matches saying it s subjective. what did i say back
defend taiwan with u.s. troops if china invades. setting off another episode of confusion over american policy and prompting a condemnation from beijing. there were also comments about inflation and his own political future. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. this was president biden s first sitdown interview with a u.s. reporter in more than seven months. and in it we learned white house officials have been holding out on us because it s unclear when or if they planned to tell us the pandemic is a thing of the past. which way are we going? this way. pete: president biden back in the u.s. after the queen s funeral and the country has changed a lot since he left. the pandemic is over. it wasn t just four days ago. we are dealing with at global challenge of a once that generation pandemic. and it isn t for administration officials who claim they have legal grounds to canc
it s a global addiction getting those, likes retweets and shares. but did you know that social media has quite literally real this in and change our brains. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the best in the worst of this country. as republican leaders use asylum seekers as pawns and an attempt to punish my arriving at our southern border. they remind us who we are when we are at our best. texas governor greg abbott has said thousands of migrants to washington d.c., new york, chicago. without warning, just last week around desantis joined the political stunt sending migrants in texas to martha s vineyard. the washington post raids, these moves surely delight those in the trumpian base who have taken to social media with glee. as a prize drop underscores the alleged hypocrisy of liberals to force him to do with an influx. instead, they wound up only highlighting an outpouring for humanity. again, these republican governors are seeking vulnerable migrants for
plus the police shooting of a black teen exploded the notion that one american town was a model of racial harmony. more than 30 years later, the town is still grappling with the legacy of that shooting and its aftermath. the killing of 16-year-old philip funnel is in new jersey is the subject of a new msnbc docuseries. i ll be joined by their mother and sister. we talk a lot about the fragile moment in american democracy, now with this year s crucial midterm elections fast protesting, we are watching a new to get into the pacific s and show you where, whom, how the most potent that s democracy in america are manifesting. first is arizona, home of the critical and say this high stakes political season. the secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate katie hobbs joins us in the next hour. velshi starts now. good morning to you it is sunday, september 18th. i m live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a city that, this week, is hosting president biden and sc