Even one republican could block it from happening, and that would require a much lengthier process of which he would still need 10 republicans to cross over and vote with democrats there are at least four of these judicial nominees that have been bottled up in the judiciar committee who are considered to be highly controversial, and would need all the democratic votes to get over the threshold, so the idea that republicans are just going to go along with this replacement plan without any kind of negotiation i think, chris, is a bit of a fantasy for democrats. we re going to have to see how this all plays out next week. how big of a conundrum is this for democrats, chuck schumer in specific, feinstein is a progressive icon. she s been a trail blazer. how do you balance that against the fact that frankly her absence is a problem in a 50/50 senate yeah, i think it s notable that it s a lot of younger progressive voices who don t have that reverence for senator feinstein that are very
. new zealand s prime minister and progressive icon jacinda ardern has sent schott shock waves across the globe, announcing after six years in office she will resign her post in just a matter of weeks. i m leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. the responsibility to know when you re the right person to lead, and also when you re not. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. it s that simple. despite global recognition for her response to covid and action against gun violence, ardern has faced plummeting approval ratings at home and now she says she will step down no later that february 7th. nbc s meagan fitzgerald has more on this from london. what more do we know about motivated this? and what happens now? reporter: well, chris, this
Them are taking my calls this week is because they don t want me to ask them about. it so, do you think elizabeth warren and all of her points maybe cracked? do you think, as a progressive icon, she is the right messenger for democrats right now because the group they could snake are moderates. well, look, there are a lot of messengers out there. i think both parties are going to be struggling to figure out how they are going to frame this. for example, only a small percentage of voters want to ban abortions with no exceptions. also, a very small percentage of voters believe that there should be abortions with no exceptions for the full nine months. now, if some democratic politicians take that position, that is obviously going to get republicans a talking point here. the problem with this issue, obviously i m not talking about something you don t, now the american people have very nuanced views about abortion. there is a strong support for
You can tell just by looking at republican members of congress are talking about, it that they are kind of scrambling to figure out what exactly their message to be. i ll tell you right now that the republican moderate women in my life, i m sure none of them are taking my calls this week is because they don t want me to ask them about. it so, do you think elizabeth warren and all of her points maybe cracked? do you think, as a progressive icon, she is the right messenger for democrats right now because the group they could snake are moderates. well, look, there are a lot of messengers out there. i think both parties are going to be struggling to figure out how they are going to frame this. for example, only a small percentage of voters want to ban abortions with no exceptions. also, a very small percentage of voters believe that there should be abortions with no exceptions for the full nine months. now, if some democratic politicians take that position, that is obviously going to g
York are actually down. so far this year. by the way, the right wing talking point linking budget cuts to crime lines is an old one, but not one that is backed up by facts, as the new york times points out for decades, they acknowledged local crime rates cannot be predicted by officer strength, and police budgets. in the longer term, many mention access to drug treatment, mental health care and even a guaranteed basic income of also been found to reduce crime. perhaps, with fewer downsides than policing. clearly, this is a more complex issue than the fox news spark notes portray. joining me to discuss this and more, philadelphia district attorney, have become a progressive icon for its approach to criminal justice reform and prosecution. thank you so much, larry, so good to see you. i appreciate your time. i want to play some recent sound for you, from new york mayor eric adams on crime in this city, watch this. we need, as i stated, a non 11 type response to address the