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grips france. here at home, republicans seeking to defeat the president in next year s election are refining their tactics on the campaign trail. with presumed front runner, over the gop, donald trump. donald trump betting on expanding his electoral base by campaigning this weekend and nevada. a state that he lost twice. trump and other republicans continuing to double down on cultural issues to rally gop voters. oklahoma s education chief is still under fire for his insensitive comments about the destruction of a black community by a white barber a century ago. the timing could not be worse. as the last three known survivors of the tulsa race massacre where denied justice and restitution by the city of tulsa. thanks to a district court ruling two days ago. got a busy week ahead for the country, lots to cover, let s get started. joining me now is the oklahoma state representative richina good when, a democrat. representing tulsa oklahoma, thank you for your time tonight. we b
party again. congresswoman becca ballet of the budget committee is here to discuss. reparations, a judge dismissed a lawsuit from survivors of the tulsa massacre as california considers its own a statewide plan. i will talk with the chair of a california s reparations task force and al sharpton about this burgeoning a national debate. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. this morning, president biden flies to europe. he will meet with king charles iii and the british prime minister on monday before heading to a critical nato summit in vilnius, lithuania on tuesday. looming over the discussions will be president biden s controversial decision to provide cluster bombs to ukraine as it defends itself in a now 500-day war instigated by russia. clustered munitions scuttle scattered stronger bombs over wider terrain because they have a high failure rate. they can linger on the ground for days, weeks, even years, and then detonate, creating a higher risk to civilians. tha
classified documents to people in private meetings? the short answer is yes. i watched him show documents to people at mar-a-lago on the dining room patio. he has no respect for classified information, never did. former staff like stephanie grisham say he did it. trump himself is heard on tape bragging about it. now the former cia director is speaking out about the danger trump posed to national security. also, we re learning more able rich billionaires that justice clarence thomas has been palling around with. what he received from them and what he reportedly gave in return. george santos is comparing himself to rosa parks. the republican in charge of oklahoma schools says the tulsa race massacre wasn t about race at all. i wish i were making that up. we begin with a twice indicted ex president who poses a national security risk unlike any this country has ever faced. don t just take it from me. here s a warning from michael hayden, the former director of the cia