access, is america exceptional? we will look at reproductive rights. all that with two top journalists. then president biden is in germany today for the meeting of the g7. will the world s advanced economies ramp up pressure on russia? will it work? israel s government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macron s centrist party loses its parliamentary majority but the far right and left make electoral gains. why is this happening? just who are these voters embracing the extremes? first, here is my take. american democracy has been under stress for sometime now. trust in its institutions is near the lowest on record. when we say this we usually mean congress and the presidency. the supreme court s decision on roe v. wade has brought the public s confidence in the court to an all time low and puts it in the same category as the others defined bipartisanship and polarization. the
will it work? israel s government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macron s centrist party loses its parliamentary majority but the far right and left make electoral gains. why is this happening? just who are these voters embracing the extremes? first, here is my take. american democracy has been under stress for sometime now. trust in its institutions is near the lowest on record. when we say this we usually mean congress and the presidency. the supreme court s decision on roe v. wade has brought the public s confidence in the court to an all time low and puts it in the same category as the others defined bipartisanship and polarization. the court s decisions this week are not conservative. they are radical. one of the time honored conservative doctrines has been a respect for precedent. and yet in two days the court swept aside a right that for half a century american jur
evening. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, june 9th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle, white house bureau chief at politico and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. we ll dive right into the house investigation into the january 6th capitol attack, which kicks off tonight in primetime. an aide tells nbc news the committee will present evidence never shown before which shows president donald trump at the center of a coordinated effort to overturn the 2020 election. the aide says tonight s testimony will serve as sort of an opening statement, and that the information we hear could go beyond the testimony we hear from live witnesses. as we ve reported, this evening s witnesses include a filmmaker who is embedded with the far right group, the proud boys, and a capitol police officer who was injured in the attack. the new york times reports the committee will also play video excerpts of the testimony from j
should yield your positions of authority and influence to others that are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my eartmother s life mattered. negotiations at a critical stage, one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach agreement by the end of the week, joined by maizie, and a live report from the white house, first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room, talked about meeting overworked funeral directors trying to make badly torn bodies look like children again from memorial services, he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez who told about their daughter alethia. now alethia, her deream was o go to art school in paris and share her art with the world. ryan and jessica were eager to share her art with us and if we could share it, somehow, maybe that would make alethia smile in heaven. they worry green high-top converse with a heart she had handdrawn on the right toe because they represented her
anderson. actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey spoke at the white house. and a son of a woman killed in buffalo testified before the senate judiciary committee. you re elected to protect us. and because if there is nothing and respectfully, senators, you should yield your positions of authority and influence to others who are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my mother s life mattered. negotiations in the senate appear to be at a critical stage, with one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach an agreement by the end of the week. we ll have a live report from the white house coming up. first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room. he talked about getting the news, going back to his hometown of uvalde, about meeting overworked funeral directors who are trying to make badly-torn bodiyies look like children aga for memorial services. he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez, who told h