that is the reality that we have here. the reality is also that the senate, as you well know, reverend sharp, we don t have the votes to move forward for true expansion and improvement of voting rights in this country. that s why again why elections matter. i have to tell you i m very critical of the work happening here in my home state of minnesota where our governor and democratic legislature advanced voting rights by moving forward with provisions to move for automatic voting registration when you turn 18, and also to return voting rights to formerly incarcerated people. while we are working hard on this at the national level, it s encouraging to see that some states like my state are taking positive action to expand voting rights, not just to stay even. the expanding abortion rights protection, in last month s state budget for months after they signed the state law protecting abortion.
that does it for me, thanks for watching, i ll see you bac here next weekend at 5 p eastern. american voices with alici menendez starts right now on msnbc. thank you reverend sharp and, hello, i m ali salmon and. as we begin this hour with breaking news from manhattan investigation into forme president trump. and more fall off from his claims of an impending arrest. trump s former fixer michael cohen tells msnbc that he been asked to return to th
you are at the funeral today. it was so emotional, the idea of it happening in memphis in particular, the idea of this sacrifice that reverend sharpton spoke about, with respect to dr. king. tell us what went through your mind today. i was there, i spent a lot of time with reverend sharp, and the brutal paradox that he underscored, which martin luther king junior, at 39 years old, standing in front of room 306 on lorraine motel balcony, where a report rang out against the parking lot, fouling the greatest leader of civil rights we have ever seen in this nation. exploding the report inside of his jaw, cutting his necktie off at the not, he fell backwards on the ground, his legs were bicycling through the banister, his best friend went into the room, extracted a board from the laundered shirt, and scooped his blood into a jar, saying that this is the blood of of the prophet. that moment in black america, and indeed, american history,
facing down another evenly split senate if democrats pick up additional seats in states like wisconsin. in addition to states like nevada senate democrats racked up winds over the summer. those winds were hot fought and won. is the caucus ready for that if the chamber ends up evenly split again? well i first have not given up nor do i think we should give up on adding senate democrats. instead of arizona and nevada, catherine cortez has a tight race. i just want everyone who is having a help. and the opportunities reverend sharp for senators i think
have new episodes on the msnbc hub every monday and tuesday. also, hit me up on social media, y all. you can find highlights and news about exciting things in the works for the show on instagram, twitter and tiktok. right now, i would like to hand things over to my good friend reverend sharp. reverend, i m very much so looking forward to senior story today. so looking forward to senior stor today. thank you as always come out, happy father s day to sean, from reverend. all good evening, welcome to politics nation. on this father s day and this juneteenth weekend, tonight s lead freedoms struggle.