i know what year it is. since a pro trump mob stormed the u.s. capital, an insurrection that instantly reshaped american politics. and the plot to overturn the 2020 election continues to underscore the stakes heading into our next presidential election. on friday, president biden laid out donald trump s assault on democracy in his first campaign speech of the new year. biden called trump s actions on january 6th, quote, i m not the worst derelictions of duty by a president in american history. today, we are here to answer the most important question. is democracy still americas sacred cause? it s not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. whether democracy is still america s secret calls is the most urgent question of our time and it s blocked the 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear. donald trump s campaign is about him, not america, not you. donald trump s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself i
particular smell on the money. the bank said they would take back taped together bills that had the full serial numbers of visible on the front. the couple sifted through his droppings with gloves and washed the money they found. in the end, they recovered an impressive $3,550. carrie said, i never thought i would be able to say i have laundered money, but there it is, apparently up first-time for everything. i don t know, maybe cecil should stick to dog biscuits next time. that is a ridiculous story that i hope you get to tell your kids in the morning, and on that note i wish you a very, very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me, i will see you again tomorrow. i m ali velshi in for alex wagner. ron desantis described it as a crisis at war. donald trump called it an invasion. with less than two weeks left until the iowa caucuses, today, trump and desantis published dueling op-eds in the des moines regi
wagner. ron desantis described it as a crisis at war. donald trump called it an invasion. with less than two weeks left until the iowa caucuses, today, trump and desantis published dueling op-eds in the des moines register. both cast immigration as the most pressing problem facing our country. both candidates promised that they, and they alone, can t fix it. now, what both trump and desantis are advancing in these offices, neither actually fixes to our country s border issues, nor are they actually immigration policies. but they are the sort of plans you can tell people that you have, and they are articulating them to the public. they want to let fewer brown people in. they want immigration to be the most painful process possible. they want to set new records in deportations. again, none of that really addresses any of the root causes of migration, for the actual problems with our immigration system, which are real. but it is a plan, and it s a plan around which republicans
asks a d.c. appeals court to federal interference case. this has made becomes the second state to remove the ex president from the 2024 ballot. plus, the do nothing congress. i look back on the chaotic year in the republican-controlled house. democratic congressman greg landsman joins me to discuss. and, running scared. far-right congresswoman lauren boebert switches districts after a are now former democratic opponent adam frisch is here. i am paola ramos, in for ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour with major developments in donald trump s 2024 ballot saga. on thursday, and historic move, made secretary of state removes the former president from the states presidential primary ballot under the constitution s insurrection cause. democratic secretary of state bellows now becomes the first election official to ta ts action unilaterally. in a 30 page decision, bellows explained that she did not come to this conclusion lightly, writing, quote, i am mind
in the republican-controlled house. democratic congressman greg landsman joins me to discuss. and, running scared. far-right congresswoman lauren boebert switches districts after a are now former scandal plagued here. her now democratic opponent adam frisch is here. i am paola ramos, in for ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour with major developments in donald trump s 2024 ballot saga. on thursday, and historic move, made secretary of state removes the former president from the states presidential primary ballot under the constitution s insurrection cause. democratic secretary of state bellows now becomes the first election official to take this action unilaterally. in a 30 page decision, bellows explained that she did not come to this conclusion lightly, writing, quote, i am mindful that no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on section three of the 14th amendment. i am also mindful, however, that no pr