my brother need not be idealized or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life. to be remembered simply as a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. those of us who loved him and will take him to his rest today pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world. as he said many times in many parts of this nation to those he touched and who sought to touch him, some men see things as they are and say why, i dream things that never were and say why not. that was senator ted kennedy at the funeral of his brother bobby. second funeral he would have to mark and today is june 6th. david ignatius, two monumental things happened on this day, of course, the assassination and the death the assassination and the death of bobby kennedy on june 6th, 1968, a day that really marked in many ways a low point, the chaos of the 1960s and i must say also a
were there. we re officially there, my friend. have a good show, welcome back, we missed. you good evening to you, and welcome to ayman tonight. there are tapes, new reporting on that incriminating trump report about a classified documents that he had in his possession after he left the white house. then the porcelain candidate, that is how ron desantis is being described after refusing to engage with reporters, but how long can he hide in his safe space? and, republican rollback, the latest gop trend is loosening child labor laws and i m going to speak with democratic senator john hickenlooper, one of the most outspoken critics of that effort. and much more. i m ayman, let s get started. caught on tape. in an astounding developments, nbc news can now confirm that special counsel jack smith s office has obtained an audio recording of donald trump admitting that he retained a classified document from his time at the white house. now, on that tape trump acknowledges that
menendez, as we begin a new hour of the next gop presidential contest is taking shape. new unfamiliar republican faces jump into the 20 tour contest. selling themselves with the next and best alternative to donald. trump speaking of, incriminating new evidence this weekend in the classified documents case, not just one of trump s also tonight, legislating inaction. president biden racks up another big win in washington by delivering on a key campaign promise. it is pride month, the love story that triggered a movement for equality in chicago, and beyond. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa. a crucial stop for gop presidential candidates, as they work to find footing in a republican party defined by trumpism. this afternoon, eight republican 2024 hopefuls stumped in des moines, at a fund-raiser hosted by joni ernst, noticeably absent, front runner donald trump. his chief rival, for now, florida governor, ron desantis. he was there, desantis used the moment to
in recent days. take a listen to how he has framed his positioning within some of those names we ve already seen jump into the race. whether it s ron desantis or nikki haley or mike pence or tim scott, no one wants to say it. they want to cuddle up next to him. not let him get mad at them, and hope people say all right i don t like him but i ll take one of those. let me tell you, everybody, if this choice in this primary is between trump and trump-like, trump wins. reporter: and christie has officially filed his paperwork to run for president according to an s.e.c. filing and we re expecting him to make that announcement in new hampshire here a little bit later. omar, thank you so much. we ll be watching. let s discuss. kristin, chris christie can be a colorful and brash character, even outrageous before we met donald trump as a politician. here s a little bit from his time as governor. after you graduate from law school you conduct like that in a courtroom your rea
imminent? i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. after weeks of high stick negotiations, the united states is back from the brink. in just a few hours, president biden is expected to sign the bipartisan budget agreement into law. less than 48 hours after he cleared the senate with a final vote of 63 to 36. just last night, the president abused his first ever oval office address to take it well deserved victory lap, delivering a 12-minute speech flame throwing to champion the bipartisanship that got the deal done, including commanding republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for his role in negotiating the bill that averted financial disaster. still, the debt ceiling has global creditors on edge. see nbc reported yesterday, the nations aaa credit rating will remain on negative watch by providence agencies like fish, when they consider the full implications and overall outlook of the united states. 31 trillion dollar debt. but, to silver linings appeared yesterday