congress, and democracy itself. this is another member of the ex presidents inner circle. he was indicted, and republicans are caught on tape planning to dispatch an army of activists to polling sites to target and potentially overturn votes in democratic precincts. the reporter who understood those tapes joins me later in the show. plus, the lawyer who scored an unprecedented victory for sandy hook families against the gunmaker in that case has turned his attentions to the gun maker in the uvalde texas massacre. i will talk to him about that legal strategy that could be the turning point in the war over guns in america, and what you might not know about how the gun industry markets directly to young men. then, day 101 of the war that vladimir putin plans to wrap up in three days. i will talk to lieutenant colonel vindman about how russia s war of choice in ukraine has changed. what is likely to come next, and likely, today, by the way, is the first day of the general electio
martha: the president s new plan to forgive students loans could cost $475 billion over the next ten years. roughly three times what the administration claimed it would cost. that analysis has come from the penn wharton budget model. on friday, the department of education announced a new income driven repayment plan for student loans and that of course is sort of attempt number 2 after the supreme court shot down their original plan to wipe out hundreds of billions in money that students took out in order to pay their education and have not repaid. they determined that that plan by the administration was unconstitutional. so democrats keeping a close eye on west virginia senator joe manchin who is headline as no labels town hall event. that s the group considering a 2024 unity ticket. some democrats expressing fears
security. he condemned recent acts of terror against israeli citizens. the two consulted on our close coordination to counter iran. they noted that u.s. israel partnership is the cornerstone and preventing iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. the president stressed the need to take measures to maintain the vialty of a two-state solution and to improve the security session in the west bank. to that end, he welcomed israel s willingness to support palestinian livelihoods and recognized promising steps be i the palestinian authority for their part to reassert security supreme court in janine and other areas of the west bank. he expressed concern about continued settlement growth and called on all parties to refrain from further unilateral measures. the two leader as greed to consult with regional partners with the aim of convening a meeting season. they consulted on progress of
convention. they also note that quote, four times between 1876 and 1939, the u.s. security supreme court denied gun ownership outside of the context of a militia. some might be surprised that it was not until 2008, only 14 years, ago that the supreme court guaranteed an individual right to own a gun in the landmark district of columbia, the hillard case. it struck down a law effectively banning handguns in the home, delivering gun rights advocates a major legal victory. by 2000, eight the conversation around guns and gun rights had already been saturated by the nra and the wider gun lobby. 18 years before that, the very conservative chief justice of the supreme court, lauren berke, or who was appointed by richard nixon, famously, said quote, the gun lobbyist interpretation of the second amendment was one of the greatest pieces of