we had a great conversation. i ve known him since 1999. he was a seminary student here in new york. came to a demonstration i had. he ended up getting arrested for peaceful demonstration with me. we ve known each other since then. we had a great conversation, coming right up after the fabulous simone. we will be watching, rev, you have just mentored us all. take away. thank you very much. thank you verlet me say, welcoo politicsnation. right now, republicans in both chambers of congress are doing what they can to sabotage the people s business. in protest of the 37 federal counts, donald trump is facing over his handling of classified materials. and five days after his arraignment, that sabotage is ranging from a media campaign, to publicly exonerating trump before he even stand trial. to pledge from substantial republicans to intentionally obstruct the biden administration, by blocking vital appointments, even if it puts our nation in jeopardy. georgia senator, i rap
good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, breathing room. right now, it looks like there is some deadline and our debt ceiling debate. janet yellen giving congress and the white house and extension, but only of a few more days, to hash out a day will and avoid an economic catastrophe. and the biden white house aides and republican house speaker kevin mccarthy are reportedly closer to doing that, as the clock runs out. with gop hard-liners in the house already throwing cold water on the deal, the american public hasn t even had a chance to see. we are bringing you the very latest from capitol hill in just a moment. and ron desantis made his 2024 presidential run official this week. enlisting another in secure right winger to make help help him make america his 50 state version of florida. i m puzzled why the sunshine state governor would choose a black form that elevates darkness along with hate speech and disinformation to launch his bid for the
michigan state university, naming several others, most of whom remain in critical condition. today, funeral services were held for two of the slain msu students, and in just a minute, i will talk to a michigan congresswoman with her reaction to this tragedy, which was on my mind even as i was marching in florida on wednesday, joining a peoples protest against the state s governor, ron desantis, and his escalating war on black history. it was while i was on the ground in florida that i got word that the shooter who massacred nearly a dozen black shoppers at a buffalo supermarket two years ago had been sentenced to life in prison without parole. later, i learned that all five of the former memphis police officers charged with murder, murdering tyre nichols had pled not guilty. i thought about tyre s mother and her grief, and i also thought about so many grieving mothers in other parts of the world right now. as turkey and syria recover from the massive earthquake that has now k
holiday. ahead of the 40th anniversary. the president s powerful call for action, what he calls an inflection point for the nation. plus, dr. king s granddaughter will join me here in person. i will ask about carrying forward the legacy of dr. king, and the important work she s doing for her generation. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. history has thrust something upon me from which i cannot turn away. that is what the reverend dr. martin luther king junior told jet magazine as he left for atlanta georgia to become a co-pastor of ebenezer baptist church and lead a movement that would change the world. a day before the nation celebrates dr. king s legacy, history was made of ebenezer once again when president joe biden bemeand the 107 years of a ship. alongside the current pastor and georgia s first black senator raphael warnock, president biden had this to say. this is a time of choosing. for the choices we have. are we people who would choose democrac
counting down the three weeks left until midterm elections. early voting is currently underway in several states. candidates are squaring off in debates going this weekend, and as the clock runs out, democrats are calling on their biggest guns, president joe biden is in oregon today stumping for the democrats in that state gubernatorial race, which has become surprisingly close in a reliably blue state. vice president, kamala harris, is in michigan pushing early voting and raising money for democratic governor, gretchen whitmer s reelection campaign. and then there s the news this morning that former president, barack obama, will kick off his own midterm campaign travel with stops in at least three swing states later this month. michigan, wisconsin, and, of course, georgia. where democratic senator, raphael warnock, and his republican challenger, herschel walker, face off in their sole debate last night. walker, if nothing else, seemed to be working from the playbook populari