its power against the power of the people plus, the impact of th classified documents, again, what we can learn from the national guardsmen charged i the case also, trial for truth. fox news and dominion set to have their day in court. changing the narrative, ou conversation with broadway s first known native america woman playwright, about th thanksgiving play and how it fits into this political moment this is american voices. we begin with a disconnec between american voters and th policies backed by republican-led legislatures. there is no bigger issue tha highlights the stark contras between most americans, in republican politics then gun violence this weekend, the national rifle association is wrappin up its annual meetin indianapolis as always, it is a must attend event for anyone thinking abou running for president as a republican friday, leaders embraced the nra, important conservativ voters who see the secon amendment as a vehicle t enhance individual liberties as
judge. a south florida airports still closed by floodwaters after the rainiest day in fort lauderdale history. and new restrictions on abortion pills kick in just hours from now will the u. s supreme court step in. good friday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans today in air national guard i t specialist will make his first court appearance after his arrest in connection with a major leak of top secret defense documents. the exact timing for jack to share his arraignment in a boston courtroom has not yet been announced. cnn s oren lieberman has more on the investigation. rest from the pentagon. 21 year old member of the massachusetts air national guard is in custody arrested in connection to the massive leak of classified documents online, the fbi swooping in on titan, massachusetts, a tactical team moving in to arrest jack to shera after surveilling him for a couple of days. a u. s official said the plan was to arre
country and what this means for crucial health care. that is not the only the president visiting cellmate today to punctuate the ongoing battle over voting rights. one of democratized joins us, plus new details in the exclusive nbc news reporting of migrant minors working in dangerous conditions. the department of homeland security is now expanding its investigation. and later, congress poised to investigate george santos for ethics violations, congresswoman leading the charge to hold him accountable. is here to talk about. it this is american voices. we begin this hour with the escalating fight over reproductive freedom, shaped by the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. the antiabortion movement now chomping at the bit to further restrict abortion access, even in cases where reproductive rights are protected by law. any day now, federal judges with a long history of antiabortion beliefs could rule on a lawsuit that aims to block access to abortion medicatio
to explain further o investigate. and, often, those sorts of requests don t go anywhere their only seems to be a response when the justice wa being accused chooses to respond, and sometimes, th response, there were questions about justice alito allegedl having been involved in th leak of an outcome of a case a decade or so ago and he issued a statement, and then when congress wrote the t the chief justice, that he kin of paraphrase that statement back in a letter to congress so that is how it is worked in the past but if the accused justice i recalcitrant or does not wan to respond, it is just not immediately clear what mechanism there is of except, of course, for th nuclear option here, which i impeachment. i ve got about 30 seconds left, but i want to ask yo about this other headline, because today the washington post reporting that in 2017, texas federal judge, matthew kaz merrick submitted an article to a texas law revie that was criticizing
well studied. the mainstream medical community has been in an uproar since texas federal judge matthew kaz merrick ruled last friday night to halt fda approval of mifepristone, effectively taking it off the market. i follow the law as it is written, not as i would have written it, the trump appointees ruling has been significantly watered down by the fifth circuit, leaving fda approval in place and it may be completely put on hold. if this supreme court decides to pause the entire ruling while the appeals process plays out, but in the meantime, some democratic members of congress are already talking about measures they might have to take to protect access to abortion if it doesn t get overturned by a court that i think it s going to be on congress to act, and i think we re going to have to do that the justice department still needs to file its motion to the supreme court and the supreme court would need to step in before midnight on friday. in the meantime, washington federal judge is