multiple crimes, neither dropped by the republican party. have the gop no shame? plus, the texas father who lost a son in the uvalde massacre kicked out of the state capital this week for demanding some action on gun reform. he will join me to share his story and his message. and elon musk, lisa styled free speech absolutist caves to an authoritarian government demand that he censor his tweets. actions speak louder than words, elon. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. on wednesday, the house was debating an unemployment benefit fraud bill, legislation to help incentivize states to recover funds stolen during the coronavirus pandemic. the stunning case of cosmic irony, that bill being debated on the same daisy that one of its co-sponsors found him self indicted for that very same crime. yes, that s right. justice finally caught up with now infamous serial liar and fabricator george santos. on wednesday, federal prosecutors in new york announced a 13 count indictment against the rep
lawyer is testifying in a matter of hush payments in a federal court in west texas behind closed doors, no cameras, no audio recordings. we start there because what happens in this courtroom and this judge decides could ultimately have consequences for every single woman and every single family in america oral arguments took place in a case brought by anti-abortion groups challenges the completely legal, completely safe long-ago approved routine and decades old use of medication for abortion those groups today asked a judge to order a stop to the use of an abortion pill as their case makes its way through the courts it s reported at the hearing the judge, quote, asked government lawyers on wednesday about what he characterized as an accelerated process for approving one of two drugs used in most pregnancy terminations nationwide in response the justice department lawyer said there s tremendous evidence showing this pill as safe, even when a doctor does not administer it it s
and this isn t a right-left thing. this is increasingly not a red state blue state thing. abortion bans are failing in red states. this would put the military outside of the mainstream, and that seems dangerous to military recruitment, military readiness. who has that conversation with the country? well, unfortunately, i think it s now front and center in the political world. you know, the republican party is taking these culture wars and inserting them into the military. and it hurts. who has that conversation? well, i think democrats have to stand up in the house and the senate and have the backs of women in the military right now. it is a military readiness thing. and look, if you don t believe me, what senator tuberville is doing in particular, multiple secretaries of defense, past secretaries of defense on both sides of the aisle have come out and said this is actually hurting our national security,
immunity for gun manufacturers, bring back background checks of all gun sales. is that what you want to see happen, ideally? is that enough for you? yeah, i would love to see that. in texas, we have to fight for what we think is even remotely possible to achieve. i think a federal ban would we would be able to do that. these people have to come together and see that these are children being slaughtered. they need to put aside, this isn t a left issue, this isn t a right issue, this is children dying. that s what the senators and house reps need to realize. yes. i ve got to ask, the governors heavily involved in this. how much do you hold the do nothing, in my view, republican governor of texas, greg abbott, responsible for the increase in mass shootings in your state on his watch, including, of course, uvalde, where you lost your son,
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