the entire senate will be in a vote-a-rama. the next phase of passing key legislation called the inflation reduction act. if it is passed, it is a big win for the american people, addressing not just inflation, but climate change and drug prices. also, this hour, republicans and the conspiracy theory contest at cpac in texas. it s another sign the gop is no longer the party of reagan. a new face off in florida, an elected prosecutor stands up to ron desantis s extreme agenda targeting reproductive care and more. that prosecutor now suspended is here. and later, truth prevailed against alex jones war on truth. shock jock forced to pay the price for lies about the sandy hook massacre. but, will it stop him? this is american voices. we begin this eke with a potentially historic week in washington, as senate democrats push for deliver on keeps is that the biden agenda. a live look at the senate floor right now, as senators debate the inflation reduction act, also called the ira.
against alex jones war on truth. shock jock forced to pay the price for lies about the sandy hook massacre. but, will it stop him? this is american voices. potentially historic week in washington we begin this week with a potentially historic week in washington, democrats push for it to push for a donkey pieces on the biden agenda. a live look at the senate floor right now. senators debate the inflation reduction act, also called the ira. this is no small task. opposition from republicans, senate democrats have to stick together to pass the bold piece of legislation in an evenly split 50/50 senate. legislation, as it stands right now would lower prescription drug costs, collect taxes from corporations and reduce the deficit. then this the historic 369 billion dollar investment in the fight against climate change. this investment in america s future comes fresh off a red hot job report, defying signs our nation s economy, and economic recovery is losing steam. u.s. cre
pbs, rick stengel, an msnbc political analyst and gordon chang, newsweek columnist. yammish, what do we know about this call between president biden and president xi jinping? we know the president for a long time has called china the u.s. s main competitor and said there is this really tug of war between democracy and autocracy this is really a high-stakes call and also a call president biden is welcoming because he has said diplomacy is the thing america should be known for. he s said over and over again that america is back. there s a lot going on there. we should also note that hanging over this call is the potential trip between house speaker nancy pelosi and taiwan. there s a lot of criticism coming from china, based on reporting, that says she should not take this trip and it could set off a sort of crisis. others are saying, if she cancels that trip, the u.s. would look week, including to nations like japan. there s a lot going on the domestic front and the nationa
to help us lower inflation. what a week of contrast as president biden was racking up win after win, republicans were pushing abortion bans, social security cuts and election denial and watching their mid-term prospects begin to fade. and a texas jury just delivered a massive blow to alex jones, ordering the conspiracy theorist to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages for a first grader killed at sandy hook. i ll be joined by andrew warren, the democratically elected state attorney general who is the victim of an abuse of power by governor ron desantis. it was a great week for democrats, one that will be poised to get even better. first up the economy. after months of criticism of president biden for everything from gas prices to inflation to you name it, today we got proof that his economic policies are working with the latest blockbuster jobs report. in july job growth soared. u.s. employers added 528,000 employees, smashing expectations. and the unemployment rate
classified records were found at the president s house. plus, one year since the fall of kabul. the biden white house said the american withdrawal was for the best. a house republican, though, calls it a disaster. we ll go live. and list cheney faces the voters and giant questions about her future. and the primary taking on trump in a state that the former president won by more than 40 points. the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious. it preys on those who love their country. it s a door donald trump opened to manipulate americans to abandon their principles. this is donald j. trump laegacy. liz cheney has been made congress and election all about her. but it s not about her, it s about you. wyoming deserves a voice in congress to fight for our values our way of life. we begin the hour with new details about the fbi s search for donald trump s mar-a-lago. and with disturbing new fallouts because of violent threats now being made by the pre