grips france. here at home, republicans seeking to defeat the president in next year s election are refining their tactics on the campaign trail. with presumed front runner, over the gop, donald trump. donald trump betting on expanding his electoral base by campaigning this weekend and nevada. a state that he lost twice. trump and other republicans continuing to double down on cultural issues to rally gop voters. oklahoma s education chief is still under fire for his insensitive comments about the destruction of a black community by a white barber a century ago. the timing could not be worse. as the last three known survivors of the tulsa race massacre where denied justice and restitution by the city of tulsa. thanks to a district court ruling two days ago. got a busy week ahead for the country, lots to cover, let s get started. joining me now is the oklahoma state representative richina good when, a democrat. representing tulsa oklahoma, thank you for your time tonight. we b
gearing up for an historic trip to europe meant to strengthen american leadership overseas. after a week spend touting the administration s command of the economic situation here at home. yesterday the labor department announced 209,000 jobs were added in july. the white house touted he number as a sign of bidenomics inaction. alongside consumer-focused efforts to reduce jump fees and health care costs. and democrats and their allies are mobilizing in the wake of last week s rulings from the conservative dominated supreme court. with race based affirmative action band, legislators and lawyers are taking aim at so-called legacy admissions. we talk to one group suing harvard university for what some call affirmative action for the rich. in the meantime, it was a bloody-long independence weekend, as mass shootings rocked cities from coast to coast. kansas city mayor quentin once better law enforcement, but also tighter gun restrictions. he will join us shortly. and later you a
imminent? i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. after weeks of high stick negotiations, the united states is back from the brink. in just a few hours, president biden is expected to sign the bipartisan budget agreement into law. less than 48 hours after he cleared the senate with a final vote of 63 to 36. just last night, the president abused his first ever oval office address to take it well deserved victory lap, delivering a 12-minute speech flame throwing to champion the bipartisanship that got the deal done, including commanding republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for his role in negotiating the bill that averted financial disaster. still, the debt ceiling has global creditors on edge. see nbc reported yesterday, the nations aaa credit rating will remain on negative watch by providence agencies like fish, when they consider the full implications and overall outlook of the united states. 31 trillion dollar debt. but, to silver linings appeared yesterday
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