good evening, and welcome t politicsnation tonight s lead, rights versu might. it has been a whirlwind political week, with republicans from the state house to the courthouse, tryin to force their ultraconservative agenda o americans who have repeatedl rejected their platform at the ballot box but trump appointed federa judge yesterday suspended th fda s longtime approval of ach abortion drug, the latest blow to reproductive rights which have been under assault sinc the overturn of roe v. wad last summer. meanwhile in tennessee republican state lawmakers voted to expel two black representatives for speaking out against gun violence invoking rules used only twice before since the civil war a fair lawmaker who barely escaped this himself joins u live in just a moment. and of course, there s forme president donald trump, defyin in the face of an unprecedente criminal indictment. his house gop allies are rushing to his defense targeting the democratically elected africa
will be the first time so, let me offer them advice as a former presidential candidate myself if you are serious about winning, you have to hit you opponent while they re down. former vice president mike pence should know this, he finally started admitting trum put his family in danger o january 6th, but they re religious conservative couldn even muster up a rebuke of his former boss for allegedl engaging in an affair with a porn star. former secretary of state mike pompeo tries to project an aur of competence, but has faile to knock trump for his inflammatory social medi posts. it seems like the worst kind o quite diplomacy. in florida, governor ron desantis is bold and brash whe his bullying mickey mouse, o transgender school children. but he is curiously shy abou criticizing trump for trying t undermine the rule of law.