attorney general, laetitia james, hit trump where it hurts him the most. james filed a sweeping lawsuit of hitting trump, the trump organization, and three of his adult children, in engaging in widespread fraud of years of false financial statements related to the family s business dealings. watch. claiming you have money you do not have does not amount to the heart of the deal. it is the heart of the steel. there cannot be different rules, for different people in this country, or the state. this former presidents are no different. attorney general james is asking trump to put his money where his mouth is to the tune of $250 million, to be exact. she is also seeking to permanently barred donald trump jr., eric trump, and ivanka trump, from running a business in the state again. they want to prohibit the trump business from entering real estate deals for five years. that would be a move that would, effectively, shutter trump s business empire in his home state, right here,
piece of legislation, the vote 51-50 for the inflation reduction act and a sweeping 700 plus diamond bill on health care, prescription drugs and climate with all 50 republicans voting against and vice president kamala harris breaking the tie. if the house passed the bill later this week as expected, democrats would have passed a landmark piece of legislation as described by the washington post as quote one of the most consequential pieces of economic policy in u.s. history and it comes at the string of legislative victories for joe biden as the times put it, capped off an extraordinarily productive run for a congress better known for its paralysis and it included passage and the first bipartisan gun safety legislation in a generation and a huge microchip reduction to bolster american competitiveness with china and a major veterans health care measure. a series of successes was all of the more sweet for democrats because it came with the political benefit of republicans maki
the entire senate will be in a vote-a-rama. the next phase of passing key legislation called the inflation reduction act. if it is passed, it is a big win for the american people, addressing not just inflation, but climate change and drug prices. also, this hour, republicans and the conspiracy theory contest at cpac in texas. it s another sign the gop is no longer the party of reagan. a new face off in florida, an elected prosecutor stands up to ron desantis s extreme agenda targeting reproductive care and more. that prosecutor now suspended is here. and later, truth prevailed against alex jones war on truth. shock jock forced to pay the price for lies about the sandy hook massacre. but, will it stop him? this is american voices. we begin this eke with a potentially historic week in washington, as senate democrats push for deliver on keeps is that the biden agenda. a live look at the senate floor right now, as senators debate the inflation reduction act, also called the ira.
against alex jones war on truth. shock jock forced to pay the price for lies about the sandy hook massacre. but, will it stop him? this is american voices. potentially historic week in washington we begin this week with a potentially historic week in washington, democrats push for it to push for a donkey pieces on the biden agenda. a live look at the senate floor right now. senators debate the inflation reduction act, also called the ira. this is no small task. opposition from republicans, senate democrats have to stick together to pass the bold piece of legislation in an evenly split 50/50 senate. legislation, as it stands right now would lower prescription drug costs, collect taxes from corporations and reduce the deficit. then this the historic 369 billion dollar investment in the fight against climate change. this investment in america s future comes fresh off a red hot job report, defying signs our nation s economy, and economic recovery is losing steam. u.s. cre
to help us lower inflation. what a week of contrast as president biden was racking up win after win, republicans were pushing abortion bans, social security cuts and election denial and watching their mid-term prospects begin to fade. and a texas jury just delivered a massive blow to alex jones, ordering the conspiracy theorist to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages for a first grader killed at sandy hook. i ll be joined by andrew warren, the democratically elected state attorney general who is the victim of an abuse of power by governor ron desantis. it was a great week for democrats, one that will be poised to get even better. first up the economy. after months of criticism of president biden for everything from gas prices to inflation to you name it, today we got proof that his economic policies are working with the latest blockbuster jobs report. in july job growth soared. u.s. employers added 528,000 employees, smashing expectations. and the unemployment rate