politicsnation. tonight s lead, the heat is on. jim only where six select committee has wrapped up its summer session, leaving us with a picture of a former president who pushed our democracy to the brink. only blinking when it was clear his desperate power play would not work. even the trump friendly new york post now admits his silence that day was but now we must shift focus from trump to the toxic legacy he has left behind. the political climate where tensions are at a boiling point. washington post reports many trump endorsed candidates are framing the midterms in civil war like terms, telling supporters democrats hate them personally, and will use riots and a police state to silence them. the ideas fueling the ultra maga movement on the far fringe, but the candidates, they are seeking major running for governor in pennsylvania and maryland, arizona, ohio among others. all over the map. the republican party is falling into line behind them. if elected, many make no
taylor swift, as she receives an honorary doctorate from new york university learn to live alongside cringe . welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in ukraine since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21 year old admitted shooting dead a ukrainian man as he pushed a bicycle on the road. our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. this was a major moment for ukraine, the first russian soldier accused of a war crime, already up in court. vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he s on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered. asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told thejudge, yes, completely. it was the very start of this war, as russian tan
American author and comedian David Sedaris has penned his latest book, Happy-Go-Lucky, with a heavy focus on his exceedingly irritable relationship with his father, Lou, who passed away during the pandemic.
David Sedaris’ work has always had a macabre edge. He’s mined the humor in taxidermy, museums of medical oddities and tales of unusual deaths throughout his 10 previous books and