good evening, and welcome t politicsnation tonight s lead, rights versu might. it has been a whirlwind political week, with republicans from the state house to the courthouse, tryin to force their ultraconservative agenda o americans who have repeatedl rejected their platform at the ballot box but trump appointed federa judge yesterday suspended th fda s longtime approval of ach abortion drug, the latest blow to reproductive rights which have been under assault sinc the overturn of roe v. wad last summer. meanwhile in tennessee republican state lawmakers voted to expel two black representatives for speaking out against gun violence invoking rules used only twice before since the civil war a fair lawmaker who barely escaped this himself joins u live in just a moment. and of course, there s forme president donald trump, defyin in the face of an unprecedente criminal indictment. his house gop allies are rushing to his defense targeting the democratically elected africa
heard, and the suppression o black voices we saw this wee in tennessee well, thank you for havin me, rev. i think the tennessee three ar just inspiring and i listened t representative johnson, and it gives me hope that everythin that we ve learned, rev, about nonviolence struggle and resistance, speaking up, it being carried out, you know, even in the south. i think the fact that they did not expel her, and the expelled both of the black young men, really gives, i think, some sort of nexus. and i m not a lawyer to really petitioning this at higher level, becaus absolutely race was involved i these explosions you know, courts don t like to get involved in legislativ
already responding. let s bring in cnn political producer shawna sheppard following the gingrich campaign. following us from des moines. you got the statement from newt gingrich. what else is he or his camp saying? moments ago we heard from newt gingrich s campaign press secretary. he sent a statement to cnn to clarify the former house speaker s remarks. he said gingrich supports a negotiated peace agreement between israel and palestinians. which will necessarily include agreements between israel and the palestinians over the borders of palestinian state. however, to understand what is being proposed and negotiated you have to understand decades of con complex history which is what gingrich is referencing during the interview with jewish tv. this is something the gingrich campaign often will comment on, the fact he was a former professor, and study of history. so we will see if he if he clarifies his remarks even more, challenging them even more at the debate tonight.