Is bob an end as a National Security threat . And where are the democrats on whether remaining in his position should even be tolerated . Two essential questions tonight, as menendez remains defiant in the face of a damning indictment. Good evening, everyone, im abby philip. And among the charges that the democrat is accused of using his power to get Sensitive Information about american diplomats oversee. Information that eventually made its way to a Foreign Government. And while he is temporarily stepping down from being the chairman of the Senate Foreign relations committee, he is still privy to classified information. Now, the governor of his state suggested those allegations alone make him compromised. And one of menendezs democratic colleagues went even farther. Does it sound like espionage from your perspective . As a former intel officer, we collected information and we paid people for that information. So in the simplest of terms, yes. From a legal standpoint, ill defer to the
now it is time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. stephen colbert is so lucky to have, you rachel. rachel, coming up in the show tonight i don t think you will be surprised to know senator sheldon whitehouse, who will be addressing that age old question in washington him, is something better than nothing? senator sheldon whitehouse, who certainly more than any other elected official, maybe more than anyone else in america pushed the court to be responsive in this totally unprecedented way, for all the shortcomings that they have done today, they had never before fognini through answer to their ethical failings before the american people and i think sheldon whitehouse indeed i state senate is the man who more than anyone, push them to. it will find out if he feels like he has a big win or a tie, or he s losing by fewer points that he was losing by last week. just hottest feel senator whitehouse. listen, if at a regular day, you
tomorrow night, to talk about a new book, pickle, and american faye against fascism. i ll see you there which stevens colbert tomorrow night, and i ll see you back here on monday. now it s time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell, good evening, lawrence. stephen colbert is so lucky to have you, rachel. i know he knows that. so, ritual, coming up in the show tonight, i don t think you ll be surprised to know is senator sheldon whitehouse. , who will be addressing the age old question in washington, is something better than nothing? senator sheldon whitehouse, who certainly more than any other elected official, maybe more than anyone else in america pushed the court to be responsive in this totally unprecedented way, for all the shortcomings that they have done today, they had never before fognini through answer to their ethical failings before the american people and i think sheldon whitehouse indeed i state senate is the man who more than anyone, push them
the country remains divided in terms of its willingness to stay the course on mask wearing and social distancing for the final month before the vaccine has been distributed. president biden is expected to preview what a return to normal will look like here. he ll also address the grief of a nation consumed for one whole year. the anniversary marks the day for many americans, the grim reality, from the washington post, quote for most people march 11th was when the crisis first became real. it was the day of a high-profile diagnosis, and official decidingation of pandemic. schools closed, streets emptied and commuters stayed home. we didn t know it then, but the virus had already infected thousands. over the next 12 months, leaders bungled opportunities to quell its spread. case levels rose, fell, rose again. hope endured and more than 525,000 people lost their lives. dr. anthony fauci, who has become a household name, first for his beleaguered attempts, acknowledged today
Its 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in britain. In those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won Landmark Victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. My guest today is american filmmaker dustin lance black. He won an oscar for the film milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. Has the time come to declare a famous victory . Dustin lance black, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for having the. To what extent thank you for having the. To what exte nt d o thank you for having the. To what extent do you think that your experiences from childhood to now has a gay person have come to define your creative output . 0h, has a gay person have come to define your creative output . Oh, boy. It is one of the many things about me that does define me creatively. Certainly when i am teaching my students because i teach classes in screenwriting sometimes and i s