as the nation observes and extended independence day weekend, i find myself reflecting on how our country has been radically transformed by decisions handed down last week by the ultraconservative supreme court super majority. in their new america, higher education is further out of reach for people of color and those struggling financially to keep pace with skyrocketing tuitions and the skills of justice are tipped in favor of business owners who wish to discriminate on the basis of sexual preference and gender. against the rights of americans who simply want the freedom to if their lives openly, as they please. the biden administration has already mobilized the response to the sweeping rules and sweeping rulings, looking for work around s to restore and protect policies popular with the american people. i am hopeful some of these fixes will work, but i know it will take a larger movement to push back against a deeply ideological minority that has plotted for decades to take
watching symone. a bad week for freedom, that s what democrats described the latest controversial decisions from the supreme court, one ruling opens the door for businesses to discriminate against the lgbtq+ community with the three or three we talk to colorado attorney general phil wiser about the case that originated in his state. when it comes to 2024 elections, most acute into the presidential race. what about the dozens of senate seats up for grabs and the governor mentions and lieutenants and a lot of states? we re launching a new series today talking to tenants explain the issues on the ballots, and first up is josh fine horse to beat the next governor of north carolina. plus our culture critics are going to weigh in on this bad incident. it s getting out of control. i am symone towns in, and i have something to say. on the last day of pride month, the supreme court delivered a decision with devastating consequences for the lgbtq+ community and the laws designe
nbc msnbc hub every monday. for more of the show, including behind the scene videos, you ll not see anywhere else, find us on instagram, twitter and the tick and talk. politics nation with the great reverend al sharpton is next. rev, rev is still down in new orleans for the fast, and i was with reverend sharpton yesterday. first of all, you preached a sermon and brunch after his show, i had to thank greg publicly for introducing me to the one and only oprah, honey. we have got my shots, he got the angles. oprah said who are doing a good job, and rev sharpton is the go, y all. i keep trying to tell you, the go. well, thank you, symone, thank you so much. and good evening and welcome to politicsnation. today, from new orleans. tonight, the aftermath.
news just in on the house vote to block the national emergency situation by the president. the vote is going to happen on tuesday. it s all but certain to pass the house. then everybody is looking to the senate. they ll have to vote on it. also in new orleans, a live look at this year s power rising summit. in the next maybe five minutes or so, stacey abrams is expected to take the stage followed by kamala harris. she s making her pitch to a core constituency that helped propel former president obama in 2008. that s after she sat down with reverend sharpton yesterday. that s the same place he took senator obama in 2007.
that you represented? from your report, it appears the police have said something different or changed the communications and there actually will not be a report on friday, that they are just going to hand over, you know, the contents of their investigation to the state s attorney s office. i think that, you know, what folks what the catalyst behind a lot of the protests and the issue was that, you know the basic level of information, why was he a suspect, why was he pursued, why was he detained ultimately, whufs he arrested this is what folks want. when you get arrested you re supposed to know what you re charged with. unfortunately, the baltimore city police department did not come out with that information right away and i think that s the catalyst that started all of this. the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was on with reverend sharpton yesterday and talked about essentially balancing the need for transparency and also essentially a public safety concern. do you think it se