federal grand jury could mean for the investigation. north korea launches more missiles overnight, defying the u.n. i will speak to the u.n. ambassador about the escalating tensions in the korean peninsula, russia s assaults on ukraine and u.s. efforts to punish iran for its crackdown on women. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where president biden laid into maga republicans in a speech to the nation last night. he was slamming donald trump s big lie, warning republican election deniers could send the country into chaos. only blocks from the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol, the president called the first election since the insurrection a defining moment, framing his speech in the horrific assault on nancy pelosi s husband in their san francisco home. the big lie has been proven to be just that, a big lie. we don t settle our differences in america with a riot, a mob or a bullet or a hammer. there are candidates running for every level of o
whirlwind visit to taiwan, meeting earlier today with the island s democratically elected president, in defiance of provocative live fire drills from china s military. and also this hour we ll talk to kentucky governor andy beshear about the search and rescue efforts as the death count rises from this week s historic floods. i ll speak to senator kirsten gillibrand about the passage of new medical benefits for burn pit victims finally. and we are on sinema watch, waiting for that 50th democratic senator to signal whether or not she will support the democrats new compromise bill to cut prescription drug costs and combat climate change. but we begin with politics. joining us now, nbc s dasha burns in kansas. nbc s vaughn hillyard in aarizona. and nbc s yamiche alcindor in st. louis. the dream team. dasha, first to you. this amazing turnout. the defeat of the amendment, the kansas state constitution. it s now becoming a rallying cry for democrats and abortion rights supporters
for two editions we ask questions about what sort of qualities and attributes to make them more or less supportive for a candidate for congress. it is clear what issues they like to lead the way. for republicans the most favor l terrain is the economy and inflation. increasing oil production. that s popular and republicans know this. because it s all over the campaign advertising. joe biden and steve are spending like drunken sailors. i won t raise taxes. biden s bad decisions are costing families $5,000 a year. i won t take it. no amount of buy one get one free deals can overcome. thanks a lot, biden. i ll lower your costs. for democrats it s on positions held by republicans. looking at the nbc polls voters are not crazy about beginning donald trump s by lie about 2020 and candidates who would like to overturn roe v. wade. republican state governments give examples on rights under jeopardy. oklahoma lawmakers passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the count
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