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
opinion are moving in opposite directions there were two dueling federal court rulings yesterday on whether a woman can use a ke abortion pill, a texas judge ruled to suspend the two decad old fda approval of the drug the ruling is now on hold fo seven days, giving the doj a opportunity to appeal. two hours later, a federal judge in washington state rule that the drug can be offered i 17 democratic states i washington, d.c. now, this tug of war is playin out the same week wisconsi voters voted overwhelmingly fo liberal state judge, supreme court judge, that will tip the balance of judicial power in the state. when i heard key campaig promises, protect reproductive rights juanita, what is your reaction to all of this look, rev, once again, woma