right now on this labor day weekend, it appears president biden and democrats may be riding a guy surprisingly high ahead of midterms. while the opposition is sinking to new lows, both to blunt the joe-mentum and to defend the former president at the center of what some call an espionage investigation. and as this busy summer turns to election autumn, democrats have seized on possibly the largest political opening presented by republicans. the ripple effects of mar-a-lago investigation, and steal january 6th on the midterms. the president has both commander, in chief ahead of november calling the maga stranglehold on the gop nothing less than an existential crisis for our nation. that is why civil rights leaders, including myself as the head of the national action network, traveled to washington yesterday to warn the president about the dangers white supremacy poses to the united states. so yes, i was happy that we had the meeting the day after the president made such a passi
wade has reignited the fight for abortion rights. in states like michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin, access to basic essential reproductive health care might be determined by who is elected as governor or attorney general, and whether or not they will enforce abortion bans. and if republicans take control of congress, that leaves room for the possibility that they will begin working towards a national abortion ban. a goal that was planned even before roe is overturned. the assault on personal freedoms also extends to the lgbtq community. in recent, years republican leaders have been exploiting anti lgbtq sentiment for their political benefit. republican state legislatures are on track to introduce a record number of anti-lgbtq bills in 2022. so far this year, 13 states have already passed such laws. additionally, supreme justice clarence thomas is alarming opinion in the dobbs decision last month prompted congress to take up new legislation to protect same-sex marriage. int
then there was this, on the senate floor ted kennedy of massachusetts, when out of his way to explain that the democratic party was absolutely not trying to replace the american population with more compliant, foreign-born voters. no way, that is an insane conspiracy theory, he explained. this bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. it will not upset the ethnic mix of our society, it will not relax the standards of admission. it will not cause american workers to lose their jobs. [laughs] it s all bitterly amusing when you look back because of course that is precisely what this bill did. it changed america completely and forever and the numbers show it. in the years since that legislation passed the united states total population exploded by 140 million people. you are seeing that chart on your screen now. what direction does appoint? steadily upward. where did all those people come from? there s nothing wrong with more people. the question is, who are they and where
that it wasn in fact a revolutionary bill . and then there was this inio the senate for ted kennedy of massachusetts. the man who drove the bill went out of his way to explain this. the democratic party was absolutely not trying to replace the american population with more compliant foreign born voters. for no way. that s an insane conspiracy theory. he explained, quote, this bill will not flood our citiesci .ti immig the immigrants kennedy said itr. will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. n it will not relax the standards of admission. it will not cause american workers to lose their jobs. it it s all bitterly amusing when you look back at it because of course, that is precisely what this bill did. this bill changed america completely bill and forever. and the numbers show it in the years since that legislationn passed, the united states total populationle explodedited by one hundred 140 and forty million people. you re seeing that chart on your screen t ch right now
from msnbc will tecartus here in new york. welcome everyone to alex reports. we start with major developments in the january six investigation as two hearings are on the docket. this morning, a member of the committee gave msnbc s jeremy todd as a preview of what to expect on tuesday. we will lay out the body of evidence that we have that talks about how the president s tweet on the wee hours of december 19th have been a siren call to these folks. we ll talk in detail about what that caused them to do, how that caused them to organize, as well as who else was amplifying that message. it comes as former white house strategist steve bannon is saying that he is willing to testify before the committee after receiving a letter from donald trump waving his executive privilege. we ll have more than just a moment. first, new reaction today from president biden on abortion rights. he s delivering this message to protesters who were outside the white house yesterday demanding more