Southern senators in the sixties who defended states rights. This vote, im ashamed to say, is further evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. In an unusual move, Vice President harris presided over the senate during tonights vote afterward chief vowed democrats will continue pushing for federal Voting Rights legislation. When were talking about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern it isnt an american concern. This is about the american peoples right to vote. Unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way, because nobody is debating i dont believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. The bottom line is that the president and i are very clear to support as one, to support the john lewis Voting Rights act and the fight is not over. Since january of this year, just since january at least 14 states have a net did 22 new laws that restrict access to voting.
Say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. Im not going anywhere any time soon. However, ill complete my job, my colleagues have given me until we select a new leader in november and they take the helm next january. John as youve been following, Breaking News in the past 30 minutes. Mitch mcconnell stepping down from his Leadership Post this november and with that, welcome to our wednesday edition of the program. Im john roberts in washington. Sandra, big news in just the last little while. Sandra another Breaking News afternoon. Sandra smith in new york. Eightterm senator announcing during remarks on the senate floor moments ago he will continue to serve on capitol hill but hes giving up his Leadership Position within the Republican Party that he has held since 2007. John chad pergram is live on capitol hill with more. Chad, you were saying just in the last hour that he is the longest serving republican leader ever. Longest serving eithe majority or Minority Lea
joins me live to discuss the new strategy. and, rebellion, speaker kevin mccarthy s far-right flank isn t happy, and that has messed things up in the house. could a government shutdown be in our future? i am jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. it has been a rough week for twice impeached, and twice indicted former president donald trump. you re seeing a former president of the united states under the espionage act of 1917. it wasn t meant for this. and act for a crime so heinous that only the death penalty would do. it s one of the most outrageous and vicious legal theories ever put forward in an american court of law. the espionage act has been used to go after traitors and spies, it has nothing to do with a former president legally keeping his own documents. okay, let s be clear. the classified documents, legally did not belong to trump. which is why on tuesday donald trump had to surrender at a miami federal court to face 37 counts of mishandling cl
closing in. candidates make their final pitches and sparks fly. donald trump has been throwing temper tantrums about me. donald trump is running for his issues. nikki haley is runner for her donor s issues. one week before iowa decides, do they have any hope. and an urgent warning. as we begin this election year, we must be clear. democracy is on the ballot. three years after the capitol attack, the president tries to reframe the race. as trump defends the rioters. nobody has been treated ever in history so badly as those people. plus deal or no deal? what we see here is absolute mayhem. some republicans threaten to shut down over the border. l i will not vote for the funding of the government. and new deetails on plans to impeach secretary mayorkas. inside politics starts now. good morning and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m manu raju. it is almost time for iowans to have their say at who should be president. in just eight days iowa repu
we ll explain his public comments following his arrest and arraignment that might be used by federal prosecutors to convince a jury of his guilt. we re joined now live from miami. evan, trump is back in his bedminster, new jersey golf club. where does the case go from here? reporter: jake, we have a lot of developments that are going to be happening very, very quickly. first of all, his co-defendant, walt nauta, we ll see him back in court before a magistrate in a couple of weeks. he, as you remember yesterday, he didn t have a lawyer who could practice here in the southern direct of florida. so he will have to hire a new lawyer and get arraigned for the pirs time again in a couple of weeks. the former president, his case can move forward. we no e that the judge who is overseeing this is going to have a lot of issues to face head on. one is the whole process of reviewing these national security documents at the center of this case. we know that the defense is going to want