campaign is leaning into this unavoidably political month. the president taking his re-election message to pennsylvania. that s a key state he won. and the symbolism of george washington s leadership what you see on the screen. valley forge. washington is touted for setting a standard for democracy. walking away from power after those two terms. biden will draw a contrast to trump on that score. trump being the election loser who tried to steal the race compared to washington who was making news in his day with what was described then as you see here. the resignation of george washington esquire as his situation of president of the united states of america. that was a time of kingdoms so it was a big deal that washington resisted, as this paper put it. the solicitations of his friends to continue in office. they concluded it was a life honor and glory. they wrote different back then. biden is going to argue that trump is the literal opposite and make that argument directly. i
abortion pill with the justices demanding briefs and next steps on wednesday. another american town devastated by a deadly mass shooting, this time the pictures are teenagers at a sweet 16 party in dadeville, alabama. i ll speak to congressman jason crow, an iraq and afghan war veteran about the diplomatic and political fallout from the intelligence leaks allegedly carried out by a 21-year-old air national guardsman with top secret clearance good day i m andrea mitchell. in washington, where the supreme court is back at the center of the abortion debate for the first time since it overturned roe v. wade last june after samuel alito put a temporary hold on an appeals court ruling from the fifth circuit that limited access to the abortion pill court papers submitted by the u.s. solicitor general on behalf of the fda say even the potential changes to mifepristone s labeling required by lower court rulings would create, quote, regulatory chaos for the drugmaker. nbc s senior
of any kind should ever be regulated, et cetera. the nra is a powerful lobby and it is quite clear about how it wants to use its power. gun hating politicians should nevero to bed unafraid of what disassociation and all of our millions of members can do to their political careers. the millions of members did ve a impact and there is no way to underestimate the fact that this was a large membership organization, once upon a time. it s now in many ways a shell of its former self. membership has crashed by 2 million people in the last two years alone. revenue down by almost half since 2016 and some politicians are finding that the nra reflects more of a small group, a very motivated group, but a smaller group of people with a certain view of gun rights and doesn t reflect all gun-owning households let alone the entire country.
is no room for dissent from the party line so it s hardly surprising, it s certainly in congress you might have politicians showing up in the wake of mass shootings to proclaim their support for guns, but it absolutely makes sense when you look at where the republican base is and where these politicians need to get their support. and the nra s ceo wayne lapierre was warning any lawmakers who push for new gun laws friday. watch what he said. gun hating politicians should never go to bed unafraid of what this association and all of our millions of members can do to their political careers. that s putting it out there that s a man very confident of his influence over members of congress. yeah. i think that was a little grain of salt. i think the nra is weaker than in a really long time. it doesn t mean that movement