but tonight, the approval is o pause. because of a case brought by a group of conservative christia lawyers, with a history of failed lawsuits talkin transgender student athletes months, ago one month ago, the lawyers on behalf of antiabortion organizations and doctors argue to the u.s district judge, matthew ka merrick, that the fda lacked the authority to approve mifepristone it didn t adequately study the safety and efficacy. they argue, the drug was not properly vetted when it wa approved nearly 23 years ago. they argue that the fda, the food and drug administration did not have the power t approve the job. which begs the question, i they don t the judge has merrick to revok the fda s approval of the judge, which is been used by millions of people across the country safely i might add, they asked him to order the judge peopl from shelves, nationally
you thank you for that great reporting. pro that propublica kind o stuff. thank you for joining us tonight, alex s office evening she will be back nex week we re gonna start the evenin with breaking news out of texa were trump appointed federal judge has issued a ruling th lava act on the lives of nearl every person in the country. why do we say every person because it s about every perso who can become pregnant, everyone who cares about someone knocking apartment, an everyone who cares access to regulated drugs. pretty much everyone has a stake in the case. it revolves around the first o two pills better use i medication abortion. mifepristone, first approved b the fda in the year 2000 it s been used overseas fo that gates before that but tonight, the approval is o pause. because of a case brought by a group of conservative christia lawyers, with a history of failed lawsuits talkin transgender student athletes months, ago one month ago, the
perform proper oversight. joining us is an msnbc contributor. let me start right there with you, steve. he absolutely has an obligation. the secretary of state doesn t take an oath of personal loyalty to the president, but to the constitution of the united states. the ugly, unseemly and small way with which he was terminated should give rex tillerson no pause, no hesitation to tell the american people who have a right to know what he saw about this president s competence, his preparedness, how he conducted himself on the world stage. and if, in fact, rex tillerson is worried about what he saw, if he is having private conversations with his former ceo friends, with the elites of america and whispered in hushed tones, but not telling all of us, then shame on him. steve, let me ask you something that s close to home for you and me, and at least one other person at this table, john
republican members of congress like bob corker, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, might be induced to rediscover their spine ands perform proper oversitght. joining us is an msnbc contributor. let me start right there with you, steve. he absolutely has an obligation. the secretary of state doesn t take an oath of personal loyalty to the president, but to the constitution of the united states. the ugly, unseemly and small way with which he was terminated should give rex tillerson no pause, no hesitation to tell the american people who have a right to know what he saw about this president s competence, his preparedness, how he conducted himself on the world stage. and if, in fact, rex tillerson is worried about what he saw, if he is having private conversations with his former ceo friends, with the elites of america and whispered in hushed