next on behind the series. let me tell you about the greatest roster ever assembled. the monster, the outlaw. and you can t forget about the boss. it wasn t just a roster. it was a menu. the subway series. the greatest menu of all time. house republican leaders giving freshman new york congressman george santos not one, but two committee assignments, despite the countless lies he told during his campaign. he joins other controversial colleagues as well who also have new committee assignments tonight. we ll talk about all that and what it tells us about speaker mccarthy s hold on the gop, or maybe their hold on him. but i want to bring in democratic congressman ritchie torres of new york. he is one who has been calling on the federal election commission to launch an investigation into santos over allegations that he broke campaign finance laws. congressman, thank you for being here this evening. this is certainly a congressman, a colleague who has a lot of questions surroundin
to a new hour of american voices. i m simone bankers counted in for at least the eminent does. let s get started. after more drama america had a new house speaker. but if the antics of this republican caucus this week or any indication of what s to come, do not expect much suspects from kevin mccarthy s house. also tonight, two years since the capitol attack. you will hear from a journalist arguing it was a violent expression of white supremacy that is far from over. and we are talking about immigration with the president said to visit the border sub with his former advisor on migration, or my old colleagues. and omar hamlin s recovery, it s nothing short of miraculous. he s talking. but what nfl do to protect its people from similar scares on and off the field? as a former player turned neurosurgeon. this is american voices. we begin with the chaos that ended and kevin mccarthy gaining the speaker s gavel. and what it tells us about the reality of congress actually getti
greetings everyone, welcome to a new hour of american voices, i m in firm alicia menendez. let s get started! after more drama in the housewives reunion, america had a new house speaker. but the antics of this republican caucus is any indication of what s to come, you might success substance from kevin mccarthy s house. and it s been two years since the capitol attack, you will hear from journalists arguing that it was a expression and it s far from over. we re talking about innovation and the president going to visit the border. i talk with his border advisor on immigration. and nothing short of miraculous. he s being brought home and even talking. but what was the end of the bell do to protect its people from similar scales all and off the field. i ask this is american voices. is american voices. we begin with the chaos that ended in kevin mccarthy gaining the speaker s gavel. and what it tells us about the reality of congress actually getting work done for you. the
coffin, in very yasmin vossoughian. it is now speaker kevin mccarthy, and we have learned he is at work to get today after an ugly week for where publicans and with a 15 ballot victory for mccarthy after last minute efforts that couldn t vince republicans to finally given. and even more chaotic than the beginning of this battle, even one near physical altercation between two members on the floor, now the question is how much did mccarthy give up to represent matt gates, and the other holdouts, and what will they deal with their almost limitless power over the speaker? preferably, you do this, the preference in politics is to always suffer indignities in private not in public. when you have a lower house of legislatures, anywhere in the world, it looks like trump s. i actually have newfound, i have new respect for people i knew. we have newfound respect for people. we do not engage in serious negotiations. i think that s good for policy. in a moment, i m gonna talk to co
past several weeks came to mind, the idea of it s possible to make the sport safer, but not entirely safe. and injuries like we saw seeming to be more and more part of the game. and i wonder if from that perspective the fact that this is a sport where people are coming to expect unfortunately injuries. are the players protected in their contracts or incentivized to play hurt? well, there are some contracts, not all, but a great many contracts in the nfl are not guaranteed. even if they seem to be multi-year contracts, they re renewable at the team s discretion along the way. there are some contracts, damar hamlin s was one, as a matter of fact, where you actually receive less compensation if you miss games for being injured, which creates some incentive for players to try and cover up or play through injuries. now in the case of damar hamlin,