The conspiracy to deny rights was absolutely essential, foundational to the big lie was the erasure of votes of black peoples votes in philadelphia, atlanta, detroit, milwaukee, and the erasure of votes from hispanic and indigenous and maricopa county. Amy then, we look at the crisis in niger a week after a military coup ousted the countrys president. Nigers new military leaders have just cut off military ties with france, its former colonial ruler. In view of frances casual attitude and situation, the National Council for safeguarding the homeland has decided against the agreements. Amy one of the leaders had received military training and met with a top u. S. Officer in niger just last month. African officers trained by the u. S. Military have now taken part in 11 coups in west africa since 2008. All that and more, coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony c
Have more to share later on. I want to bring in our senior crime and justice correspondent Shimon Prokupecz shimon, what more are you hearing there . We know that this happened before the bank was open around 8 30, which gives us a little bit of a clue of what may have been going on and who the suspect who is now dead is right. And by all accounts at this point based on what were hearing from witnesses and Law Enforcement, this is quite a chaotic scene. Police officers arriving and then within minutes that they were there they had encountered. According to police. They were fired upon. There were gunshots , and then we have seen indications where glass has been broken at the front. What appears to be the front of this bank has happened. As you said around 8 30 this morning before the bank was open for business. Were hearing from people inside the bank having to hide inside the vault the banks vault to try and protect themselves and police. We believe this point encountered the gunman a
years of precedent and overturn roe versus wade, it was far from the final battle on either side over access to abortion health care in america. among independent voters, democratic voters and large numbers of republican voters, it s been a political spark that continues to jolt and potentially reshape our politics the power of the courts assault on a right supported by a majority of all americans is only exacerbated by the right s ongoing assault on access to reproductive health care the gop s war on women s reproductive freedom reached a new crescendo on friday night in the form of a ruling from a right-wing federal judge who was hand picked to make a decision that would further eliminate access to reproductive health care judge matthew kacsmaryk ordered the 23-year long fda approval of a drug called mifepristone be put on hold in every single state. it s one half of the two-drug regimen used in medication abortions. he gave the government seven days to appeal his ruling w
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more states, making it harder for women to get abortions do democrats have a plan to respond ? speak with democratic senator kirsten gillibrand next? and secrets out the intelligence community and us allies shaken at the scope of classified material leaked by a 21 year old junior airman is the u. s doing enough to keep it secret? safe plus, don t get distracted. we ve never been in such danger. as we are right now the gop works on its message and its messenger for 2024 gop governor who overcame donald trump s attacks and one in a purple state lays out his vision for how his party can win back the white house. georgia governor brian kemp joins me ahead. hello i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is compromised. president biden is back in the u. s after a deeply personal diplomatic visit to ireland, but he returns to face a thorny new set of issues at home, the u. s and key allies trying to assess the full damage after the arrest of a 21 year old member of