Surprise to you to hear that russia is once again trying to interfere in our president ial election to help donald trump. But the twist today is that the Trump Administration is the one that is claiming it. This afternoon, the office of the director of National Intelligence released a statement updating the foreign threat to our elections. Quote, we assess that russia is using a range of measures to primarily dethen gait former Vice President biden and what it sees as an antirussia establishment. Some kremlinlinked actors are also seeking to boost President Trumps candidacy on social media and russian television. Donald trumps own intelligence is publicly saying that russia is actively trying to help him and hurt joe biden. Trump campaign released a statement, saying, quote, we dont need or want foreign interference and President Trump will beat joe biden fair and square. But given all of the president s lies over the last five years, not one word of that statement is believable. Remem
The u. S. Supreme court, where flags are at half staff and there is a constant stream of mourners along with a growing memorial for Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, who died last night at the age of 87. That set in motion all the activity on capitol hill. And within the white house. Ginsburg was the second woman to serve on the u. S. Supreme court. She survived several battles with cancer, serving for 27 years, and spend most of her career fighting for equality. Chief Justice John Roberts described her as quote a jurist of stature and a cherished colleague. Future generations will remember her as we knew her a champion of tirele tireless and resolute champion of justice. There is an empty feeling in your stomach when a leader of significance kennedy comes to mind. Robert and john. Martin luther king. Certainly, i think Ruth Ginsburgs legacy may not be as powerful as theirs, but nonetheless, up there. Of similar significance. Similar, indeed. As ginsburg became a pop culture icon, earning t
we are keeping an eye on the senate floor. we will show you here. on the left side of the screen, you see here back in session this hour. majority leader chuck schumer expected to move sometime soon to set up a vote on the latest attempt at a voting rights bill which as of right now nbc news expects could take place on wednesday. this bill would establish election day as a federal holiday and establish minimum standards for voting by mail, among other things. it has also gotten the support of all 50 democratic voting senators. but that is more support than past voting rights bills received. but it is nowhere close to what s needed to beat a republican filibuster. it could add new fuel to the debate on filibuster reform. i want to bring in lee anne caldwell on capitol hill for us today. a couple of things.
in this bill and what is not going to be in this bill. we are we know that senator manchin is laying down a lot of red lines on what he wants in this legislation. as far as these meetings are concerned, they are going to be critical. it will be interesting to see if president biden holds separate meetings with moderates and then a separate meeting with progressives or if he is going to put everyone in the same room. because if he puts everyone in the same room it seems like they are farther along than we think. if they are still holding separate meetings they still have a lot of work to do. lee anne caldwell for us on capitol hill today. thank you. thank you for watching this hour of msnbc reports. i m aaron gilchrist. deadline white house starts after a quick break. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk better than warfarin. and has less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis has both. don t stop taking eliquis without talking to your doctor as this may increase your risk of strok
bipartisan infrastructure bill. there is no word they are going to act on this eviction moratorium. it could also need the support of the republicans, at least ten republicans, over in the senate. so this protest outside the capitol on the house steps is still ongoing. i speak with representative corey bush who is leading the protest. she has been there most of the time since friday night. she says whoever is to blame, it needs to be relktified, and congress or the white house or the cdc needs to fix it. but it s unclear if anyone is actually going to do so. lee anne caldwell. thank you. continuing this conversation, joining me, pramila jayapal, a congresswoman and chair of the caucus. let s start with the eviction crisis. some of your progressive