president biden tonight is managing a high stakes military operation in the mid east, and a reelection fight here at home. national security adviser jake sullivan returning to the region while wanting additional strikes against iran-backed forces could come at anytime. on the political front, biden scored a resounding primary victory in south carolina, with 96% of the vote. we will speak with palm meadows, state congressman jim clyburn in just a moment about the first official democratic contest of the season. but as biden shifts his focus to the next primary state of a new nbc news poll out today showed biden s approval rating nationally is not a new law. and americans say they on issues like immigration and the economy. one silver lining in the numbers, he holds on to a slim lead and a hypothetical former president should be convicted of a crime. south carolina congressman jim clyburn. thank you for joining us. , before we get into politics, with the retaliatory strikes
politicsnation tonight s lead, and territory. right now, america is bracin for what could be historically unprecedented event. the possible crimina indictment of a former president. earlier today, former presiden donald trump put out a serie post on his truth social media platform, referencing report that he could soon fac criminal indictment in new yor as early as next week. trump claims that leak indicate he will be arrested o tuesday. but he did not say whether h has actually been informed o any charges or what thos charges would be a spokesman for the manhatta da s office has declined t comment. trump also called for protest, and d.c. news reported frida line forsman agencies includin the nypd, fbi and the secret service. they are already this costin security plans, should charges come down. we will be talking about all o it ahead with our guest, including former trump attorney, michael cohen who testifie before the grand jury this ver week and later, the attorney genera
mines. right, now i am grateful for a week of perspective. one that reminded me why i d what i do. tonight, my national actio network s annual conferenc closes out here in new york. as always, i had the pleasur of hosting some of the mos influential people in th world. most of them black from cabine members to venture capitalist. but i am proud to say th keynote speech yesterday cam from the most powerful black women in the world vice president, kamala harri who covered several topics but as casualties mount from recent mass shootings, she specifically address the impac of our gun culture has had o black immunities where gun violence is often commonplac but public sympathy is not often there. let s reject the fals choice that some are pushing t suggest that you are either in favor of upholding the secon amendment or you are in favo of passing reasonable gu safety laws. let us reject that false choice, we are not falling for the oke dokey. of course, the vice president sob
politicsnation. tonight s lead hanging in the balance. it has opened in 17 states. including barriers battleground states, where both parties have calls that call them they re heavyweights. to campaign two and a half weeks left to the midterm elections. top tier democrats have been on the campaign trail, courtesy of president biden that has been there. who was in pennsylvania, going into this weekend campaigning for john fetterman. as democrats try to hold on to their razor-thin majority in the senate. donald trump is stumping in for maga candidates in texas tonight. he faces a november 14th deadline. to be deposed before the january six committee. they congressional subpoena issue, coming yesterday. just hours after trump s former cub paid manager steve bannon was sentenced to four months in prison. for defying his congressional subpoena. this amid new revelations about what the fbi may have found, and it s august rate of trump s mar-a-lago estate. nbc news confirming that
weeks off a supreme court decision to point the nation down an onshore path. among them, millions of wisdom now subject to the courts decision, overturning roe v. wade. many having already watched trigger bans on abortion taking effect in their states, while conservative lawmakers dream up cartoonish methods to keep women from freeing to blue states where abortion is still legal. president biden must not only preside over the scales, but use it to drive voters to the polls, leading up to a midterm elections in november. of course, national abortion fight is far from his only domestic challenge, as this july 4th weekend has been curtailed by the same record inflation and rising gasoline prices that have tended the presidents approval numbers for months now. i would be lying if i said our democracy was not in peril this independence day, and i want patronizing with the easy prescription of vote harder. because, marginalized communities will tell you, it s not that simple. and s