you, you know what. i think that was the only time you got me. that was good. felt good. i bet it did. we needed a laugh, considering all tehat s going o, don t you think? i will take any laugh i can get. we had some big developments today. obviously, you have the hypocrisy down in texas of the governor saying we need a sanctuary for guns when really we need a sanctuary from guns. you have a shooting after he says it. you have in the chauvin trial, this is the critical phase. damning. substantial causal factor. the prosecutors have to show that what chauvin did caused the death of floyd, and caused has a specific meaning under law in every state, but specifically in minnesota. it doesn t have to be the only reason he died. see, that s the problem for the defense here. what about the drugs? what about the drugs? even if you want to argue they may have weakened floyd from a medical perspective, it doesn t matter. right. he could still have been the substantial c
white house domestic adviser and former u.n. ambassador, susan rice. you were with the president on capitol hill. congresswoman saying the house progressive caucus won t have the structure bill without the build back better act. i know you talked to members of congress all day. where are we right now on some of the key stake holders? i was up with the the president and the house members of the democratic caucus. what was notable is how broad the support has been for the frame work that the president laid out today. the most progressive wing of our party, including congresswoman and the progressive caucus as you heard them say to the moderate wing of our party. everybody understands that what is in the build back better frame work is good for the american people. p child care made afrtable for families that are struggling paying over a quarter of their income for child care. can t afford it. universal precare. home care made available and accessible for our parents and lov
booked on 13 felony charges, including alleged racketeering or what they call rico crimes.oh we all know thaat st is typir used in gang related cases where criminal acts are carriedf out on behalf of a mob or, of course, a gang leader. now, also to convict somebodyu t racketeering, you must prove criminal intent. in other words p , that meaning that somebody knowingly committed a criminal act and meant to commit such a criminal act knew they were committing a criminal act. and challenging election results has never beenl a crime before, at least not when democrats do it. no nott in georgia 2018. stacey abrams not in 2017.18 democrats challenging donald a ump s win on the house floor or hillary clinton making the challenge over and and over. and over again and democrats saying he s an illegitimat e president over and over again, not in 2000 with al gore selective recounts in florida, but it s not just the usual complaining and election denying that every time a republican wi
the supreme court says that it ll decide the biggest question of all about donald trump and the presidency that s tonight on newsnight good evening. i m abby philip in new york, april 22. that s a date that you should circle on your calendar. it may go down as a defining day in the history of the republic. it s the de, that the supreme court says that it will hear oral arguments on the question hanging over the 2024 election, like a guillotine is donald trump immune from prosecution on charges that he interfered with the 2020 election? is he immune from anything related to that violent january 6 insurrection that he encouraged? the high court revealed its plan and to dry paragraphs, the justices set out a clear timeline. there one that collides directly with his other trials and with the election that is very much underway. march 19, for example, is the due date for briefs. march 19 is also the day when voters in arizona in florida, in illinois, and kansas, and ohio all
this morning, we learned the federal judge overseeing the case having to do with classified documents at mar-a-lago, chose a date to start that trial. that is may 20th, 2024. giving the political calendar, the justice department sought an earlier date. they wanted to start in december. the judge rejected a request from donald trump s legal team, as well, one that would have had the trial commence after the 2024 election. our friend calls that a big win for jack smith, who consider for a moment, may 20th, 2024, a bulk of republican primaries will be over by then, with the obvious caveat that anything in politics can change at any time, much less your way. recent history does suggest it s very likely, quite possible that donald trump will be the republican nominee for president by then. on top of all of trump s other court dates across a number of different cases, there s also a chance that procedural developments could make this may 20th day slide to get closer to the november