, . . a candidates age and camp competency are always fair game in politics. even biden conceded earlier this month that he took a hard look at his age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection. one of the things people are going to find out, they re going to see a race and going to judge whether or not i have it or don t have it. i expect them to take a hard look at it, i take a hard look at it as well. i took a hard look at it before i started to run. i feel good, i feel excited about the prospects. but there are other truths that must be considered. as i wrote in the times, headlines and polls don t just measure and reflect public sentiments. they also influenced public sentiment. the persistence of a theme elevates and validates that theme. it s true that if he is reelected biden would be the oldest president we ve ever had. but he is already the oldest president we ve already had the first time he was elected. so what has changed? i would argue that the biggest
expel george santos from congress. republicans cheat to a room of accountability. and three democratic state attorneys general from colorado, california, and michigan join me to discuss reproductive rights, gun reform and combatting hate crimes. i m charles blow infirmity has some. let s get started. as we start the second hour, we want to flip the script on how president biden s reelection campaign is perceived. the common within much of the news media says that biden is struggling in parts of the electorate in 2024 because of how voters view his age. in a recent piece of the new york times, i argue that there is a chicken and egg expect to this coverage. let me say up front, candidates age and competency are always fair game in politics. even biden conceded earlier this month that he took a hard look at his age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection. one of the things people are going to find out, they re going to see a race and going to judge whether or not i ha
Hopefully rest and reflect a bit, we are here at deadline white house. Our thinking about the families 4700 miles away in ukraine. With this Holiday Season it must feel like for them. Christmas eve mark ten months since the start of a russian war that has not let up. Even now, as we head into the thick of winter. When russia unleashed that first air strike on february 24th, it was the largest attack on the european state since world war ii. It is a gut punch that capture the worlds attention more than any other, came less than two weeks later. Putins forces laid siege to the port city of mariupol, unleashing ripped through a Children Hospital and maternity ward, sending pregnant women fleeing for their lives. We are only beginning to grasp the scope of the atrocities there. According to the bbc, Satellite Images show that since june, more than 1500 new graves have appeared at a mass burial site inside mariupol. Devastating. And yet. And yet the twice impeached, disgraced ex president c
right here to cnn. new central. happening soon in charlottesville, two of these three men who carried tiki torches and march nearly six years ago at a white nationalist rally are scheduled to appear in court today. each has been indicted on a single felony charge of burning an object with the intent to intimidate. which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 2017 rally ultimately led to violent clashes with counter protesters in 32 year old heather higher, lost her life. cnn s brian todd is in charlottesville. brian i understand there are some new developments, what s going on there? well john. the hearing is slightly delayed because there s another unrelated hearing going on in this court behind me, but in a few minutes we do expect this hearing to take place where two of the three defendants in this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that s related to that
Plus, testing democracy. What happened on january 6th was not the normal functioning of our democracy. A deep partisan divide reveal Congress Works to make sure the results of a president ial election cant be overturned. And the former president who still refuses to accept the 2020 Election Results speaks out about the classified documents seized from his florida home. If youre the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying its declassified, even by thinking about it. Ill speak with democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland, part of the january 6th committee, and republican congresswoman nancy mace of South Carolina. Finally, midterm messaging. We believe in a future thats built on freedom. With seven weeks until election day, the two parties make their pitch to voters. Dont tell me you support Law Enforcement if you cant condemn what happened on january the 6th. Joining me for inside and analysis are nbc News White House correspondent mike memoli, pbs news