court precedent. instead the statute includes an unprecedented scheme to, in the chief justices words, quote, insulate the state from responsibility, closed quote. it does not rely on the state s executive branch to enforce the law as is the norm in texas and everywhere else. rather, the statute deputizes all private citizens, without any showing of personal connection or injury, to serve as bounty hunters. the obvious and expressly acknowledged intention of this statutory scheme is to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights by thwarting judicial review for as long as possible. thus far the law has had its intended effect. the department of justice has a duty to defend the constitution of the united states and to uphold the rule of law. today we fulfill that duty by filing the lawsuit i have just described. this action from the biden justice department is described by the wall street journal today as certain to set off a federal versus state clash over
georgia, a state he lost to president biden fair and square, despite what he tells supporters. keep in mind all the recent revelations how he worked to overturn the results. speaking of his rally tonight. the washington post writes this visit marks trump s return to a state where he is under investigation for possible crimes against nearly 5 million georgia voters. that potential crime, calling georgia s secretary of state and demanding brad raffensperger, quote, find 11,780 votes. this obsession spans beyond georgia. the final report that have bogus arizona audit by cyber ninjas finding more votes for joe biden in maricopa county than first reported. while that should be embarrassing for the gop and for trump, they are ramping up fraudits elsewhere. republican leaders in four states now pushing similar election reviews, even in texas where trump beat joe biden. but it s only made possible if your state leaders allow it. here s how arizona s secretary of state put it last h
astounding. i love drowning you all the numbers i hate that. from and to make an exception tonight because it s that important disapproval for the handling of the economy. my question is or who are these 34% who approve of him? the answers for middle-class only 36% say that he s helping with the middle class that s down from a whole 5% from february, and americans see what s happening i think it, look at this they re getting poor as days go on. there were member how the dimwitted treasury i member when she just brushed off inflation concerns a year ago we made a big deal of and today we saw a historic rate hike a desperate move with terrible consequences for hardworking americans. it ll be more expensive to borrow money, if it try to buy a home, experts say that the asking price may not be much higher than it is now, but the cost to buy that house is gonna be higher. because mortgage rates are going up. that means many homeowners will only be paying higher interest on t
it was nice to give you a hug today in real life. you re telling people we work together outside of the boxes. we really see each other in real life it was great to hug you to say welcome back. this thing where you re here, i could get used to this. it s nice, right? i m always here. see you tomorrow. take care. our thanks to nicolle wallace, back in the chair. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. the music is on to because today is another election day. michigan voters are turning out as donald trump tries to pivot and declare the primary functionally or essentially over even though he hasn t cleared, say, 65% in a single state yet. that s actually an alarming sealing for a former president by any historical measurement. tonight we re one week out from super tuesday. trump will face the broadest swath of primary voters yet. this is an interesting time. we have not heard from this many actual voters since 2022. for trump, i can tell you history has a mixed w
the 2024 race in how it s taking shape. truly, an ex essential election. first gop led house passed a defense spending bill prioritizing attacks on civil rights over securing a deal to protect national security. amendments in the legislation would end diversity training in the military. they would ban gender-affirming care for trans service members, banned the pentagon from reimbursing travel expenses for service members who seek abortion access out of state. today on msnbc, congress men adams if, the democratic leader of the house arms service committee explains how this legislation undermines our military. the bill they passed will make it less likely, and more difficult for women to serve in the military for trans people to serve in the military. it will also make it less likely that people of color get an adequate chance within the military. because it will not address those issues. what that means is, in a time when the department of defense is struggling to meet its r