Because big Breaking News, of course, wrongly convicted, deeply misunderstood, former governor of Illinois Rod blagojevich, the man who consider himself the mandela of our time is actually suing so he can run for office again, willie. Its The End of horton hears a who. Just a little sound from the distance of hope. Maybe someone is there to save American Politics from itself. Theres a name you havent heard in a while. He said on our set, ten years ago, saying im the Abraham Lincoln of our time, theyre throwing me in jail to get children Health Care. We previously laughed but maybe in our political time Line Hell be back. Great. We have Breaking News you can see it on the bottom of the screen. Simone biles, on the balance beam, just won a Bronze Medal. The fourtime olympic Gold Medalist considered the greatest gymnast in the world, 24 years old, with drew from all the events until today when she said she would participate in the events despite having whats known as the twisties, hit her
Peoples lives are at risk. Congresswoman Cory Bush joins me live, when all instruments know. Good evening, from New York im chris hayes, as the Delta Variant moves through the country with truly stunning speed, Senator Lindsey Graham is the latest lawmaker to contract the coronavirus, this afternoon he announced via twitter, that he tested positive, but the good news is hes fully vaccinated, and experiencing mild symptoms. Says hes grateful for the vaccination. Other senators may have been exposed, graham attended a party on Senator Joe Manchins House Bowen saturday, at least eight senators including Graham And Manchin were at the party, several of those senators say they have tested negative since being on the boat. Several others are still waiting for results. Senator Manchin Jewelry importers that everyone on board was vaccinated in the party was held on deck. We were outside okay. And well everyones been vaccinated. So i talk to Lindsay Today hes fine. Hes all good. How long did ya
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding its first committee on Voting Rights since the democrats last controlled the senate. I had a series of hearings about a wave of Voter Suppression laws under consideration across the country. Sadly, the situation is worse today. I would like to start with a video showing how far the fight for democracy has, and the progress we have yet to make. Those who founded our country and you that freedom would be secure only if each generation fought to renew and to renew it. Americans of every Race And Color have worked to build widened opportunities. Now our generation has been called on to continue the unending search for justice within our own borders. We can understand how this all happened. We believe that all men are entitled to the blessings of liberty. We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal. Yet millions are being deprived of those blessings. Legislative measures limiting Ballot Access moving through 47 statehouses
with her defense of the senate filibuster. however, democratic leaders, like south carolina congressman jim clyburn, not giving up hope. he sent this message to senators this afternoon on msnbc. we re going to be steadfast here in this. this is worth doing. not just for african-american voting rights but hispanic american voting rights. i don t understand how any senators can look at what s going on in georgia and florida and texas and 16 other states, and not know that this fragile democracy of ours is teetering on collapse if we do not stop this foolishness. meantime, in a column for the washington post, former-vice president mike pence accuses democrats of attempting a, quote, federal power grab over state elections. the truth is the real power grab is coming from republicans at the state level, and it s not just ballot access. gop-led states have passed new laws to control the process of counting and certifying votes. republicans are also proving unfair district map
this hour, honoring the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. fight for voting rights in washington and state capitals throughout the country, where does it go from here. also, follow the money. new details about the billionaires behind the brain trust. plus hopeful signs the omicron variant may have crested. but that doesn t mean america s hospitals are out of the woods. and from box office hit to owning the internet, the magic of disney s encanto. imagine today, 296 days before november s midterm election we re actually having a conversation about expanding ballot access. tomorrow, martin luther king jr. day, the family will lead a march for voting rights in washington. they want congress to pass the freedom to vote act that would make election day a federal holiday and expand mail-in voting and early access to the polls. this legislation would truly double down on our democracy. but instead, republican-led states want to make it harder to vote. 19 states have pass