year they are history making, unprecedented, consequential from criminal investigations into the former president of the united states to midterm elections that preserved our democracy, from the makeup o the supreme court and th decisions that threatened ou rights to the very rapid ris of hate speech on public discourse, we have plenty to dig into you are watching simone and yo know i have a lot to say when i reflect on the wil ride that was 2022, i keep coming back to these words historic and unprecedented democrats bumped historica trends by expanding thei senate majority and preventing a red wave in the house of representatives. and voters, they changed the representation in more way than one electing the first gen z membe of congress with maxwell frost in florida the first woman elected to congress from vermont, wit becca blunt, the first out lesbian governor s, lamar heal in massachusetts, and tina kotek in oregon. the first black governor o maryland with wes moore. th
report from a damning ne evidence to potentia coconspirators in donald trump s coup attempt we are going to talk about wha we are learning in realtime. plus, forecasters are callin it almost unprecedented. a massive winter storm i bringing extreme temperatures, rolling power outages, and dangerous travel condition this holiday weekend and, a turning point in the wa in ukraine we are going to talk to a ke member of parliament about tha presidents trip to the unite states this week what ukrainians need from th american people, and what is coming next. then, a rare and pointed criticism of donald trump from republican leadership. what it means for the gop ongoing power struggle, th next presidential election, an the future of american politics plus, stick around, after ou regular show starting at 10 am for a special year and meeting of the velshi banned book club you re gonna hear from some of our favorite authors lik margaret atwood, next on, an more including never befor broa
same for parental rights will b that number one domestic issue for the 2024 election. i think the governor election showed that was the trend and that s how it s going. would you agree, do you think she is right or does parental rights start to fade a little bit as we get closer to 2024 with things like the economy an the border. thank you for having me. i have to agree because i see i here from people all across every corner of the country tha parental rights in education is really top of mind. i know a lot of things are happening in our country as she lit up to this conversation today, but at the end of the day , the future of our children and their future direction of our country is at stake. it starts with education in we are seeing government region every forefront. we have a court saying out loud that it s okay to withhold information from parents about their minor children in we are seeing polls left and right, a recent one done last month by
news and for a country tha continues to grapple with th fallout from a campaign of misinformation about the 202 election joining us now is davi folkenflik, media corresponden for npr and author o murdaugh s world, the last o the old media empire david was inside the courtroom for today s proceedings. good to have you here, david i m sorry, you traveled to delaware for nothing to happen but i m glad you are there for the purposes of this show. first, if you could give me sense about the reaction in th courtroom when this happened a lot of people were waiting for one of the mos high-profile media trials of this century and how was the news about the settlement taken let me give you a littl picture of what it was lik inside the courtroom it was stifling. there were about 200 people, i their that s what the courtroo holds, mostly lawyers an journalists, and a small cluster of attorneys who had come in from the delaware lega aid society, people wh represented the indigent peopl who can t
books with titles larry th farting leprechaun and gave the goose on th loose. we can laugh because it s funny, but it s absurd. even after the commissioners voted unanimously to keep th lab reopens, after a federal judge told them that they ha to, the fight is still not over what do you think is gonna com next when this lawsuit i brought back to the courts i think that what unfortunately is going to come next it s a continued push fro the gop, not only to ban books but to spread across america their vision for a country tha allows them to hold on to powe at any cost. katie, you are absolutel right. it can be comical to realize that we have gotten here i part because we weren supposed to be able to get her as a, supposedly, democratic country. this is not who america wa meant to be. we have republican controlle legislature all across the country that are committed t retaining their power by any means necessary. let s be clear, katie 92% of voters across the country ar