Connection to what is happening largely to black and brown bodies, to lowincome bodies, to folks who are living in the south and the midwest, like to be able to tell the story of what the impact will be over this next year in particular, i think is really important for us to draw the connection. We want britney to be able to decide her future, and we also want every other person who is worried about whether or not they can make the fundamental decisions about how to control their own bodies is also respected. And how we do that is to make sure that we are educating everyone and making sure they understand whats at stake when these State Legislators are making those decisions for them instead of themselves. Alexis, joyce, as always, thank you both so much. As we begin a new hour, Deal Or No deal . It appears the president has gotten a also ahead, new battle lines. The dojs new pushback against new Election Laws that not only make it harder to vote, but allow lawmakers to overturn the will of the american people. Plus on a weekend that trump returns to rally his faithful, his lawyers are reportedly being given until monday to make their case for not being criminally charged. Crews in surfside, florida, are in their fourth day of searching for life in the rubble of that collapsed Condo Building as new reporting suggests building owners were warned about 9 Million in repairs were needed. This is American Voices. Progressive lawmakers on Capitol Hill Signaling they are wary of blessing a bipartisan Infrastructure Deal unless they can get a firm commitment to pass a separate bill that includes promises made by the president that he had to cut into in order to get moderate republicans onboard. President biden and aides successfully struck an agreement with a group of centrist senators that would address americas crumbling physical infrastructure, the things like roads, bridges, tunnels. What about Human Infrastructure . Biden has signaled his support for a separate bill to provide funding for Child Care, climate, education and more. But progressives like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasiocortez says biden should not be limited by what republicans will and will not support. While we can welcome this work and welcome collaboration with republicans and in those areas where there is agreement, republicans are more than welcome to join so that we can get this work on infrastructure done. But that doesnt mean that the president should be limited by republicans, particularly when we have a house majority. We have 50 democratic senators, and we have the White House, and i believe that we can make sure that hes successful in executing a strong agenda for working families. A short time ago, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal signaled progressives will not vote for the bipartisan bill without the Reconciliation Bill. No, we would not. And in fact, over a week ago, we did a poll of our Congressional Progressive Caucus members, and i will tell you that overwhelmingly, our caucus said they would not vote for a bipartisan bill unless we had a full Reconciliation Bill that was passed as well. With me now, California Congresswoman sarah jacobs. Congresswoman, heres what Republican Senators Rob Portman and Bill Cassidy said today about bidens comments walking back his declaration last week that he would refuse to sign the bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation unless it came with the Reconciliation Bill. Take a listen. We were all blindsided by the comments the previous day, which were that somehow these two bills were connected. We were assured that the two would not be linked. Yes, the Human Infrastructure, if you will, as they call it, would be pursued, but the two wrote not be linked. So i wonder, congresswoman, of what you make of how republicans have responded to this and their focus on whether the bills are linked or not, and your sense of some reporting that weve been following about this idea that republicans want to see the first bill go because they think it would actually make it harder for the human Infrastructure Piece of this to follow. I think what republicans are saying right now is frankly a bad faith argument. The president has been very clear that he wants to move a bill on hard infrastructure and ensure that were making investments in the care economy, in climate change. And if you look at Republican Senators twitter, if you look at statements they made prior to this deal, everyone was very clear there would be both a bipartisan deal if they could get to one and another process through reconciliation to get other priorities of the president s and of democrats who control both chambers of congress. So do you think theres the appetite for the second bill if this bill goes first . You know, the Speaker Of The House has been very clear that we in the house will be voting on both bills at the same time and that its not enough to just do one without the other. And, you know, i, myself, believe that theres a lot of good things in the bipartisan deal but that alone, its not enough. And if we only do hard infrastructure, well actually perpetuate more inequality in our economy as we look at this recovery. Im a millennial. I know you are too. We graduated college and started our careers in the recovery of the great recession, and we know what an unequal recovery can look like. And my fear is that if we dont make the investments in the care economy, in the Human Infrastructure, were going to get a recovery that really only caters to the kinds of people who work in hard infrastructure, which historically and traditionally is men and typically white men. To say nothing of the fact that were in such a moment of crisis around Child Care that is hard for me to understand, congresswoman, how if we do not contend with it now, where we will ever have the political will to contend with it again. I do want to ask you, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasiocortez said that priebt President Biden shouldnt be limited by this bill specifically In The Name Of achieving bipartisanship . Well, i think bipartisanship is good and important, and if we can get a bipartisan deal that has what we need, thats great. But it cant be bipartisanship for bipartisanships sake. To be honest, i dont think that 200 members of congress who are republicans get to decide what is bipartisan because when im talking to my constituents, regardless of their political party, if they have kids, they cant afford or find Child Care right now. In San Diego where i represent, regardless of your political party, you know we need to address climate change. And so i think that theres wide bipartisan support among the american people to make sure were addressing Child Care, to make sure were addressing climate change, and we need to make sure were doing all of that in this infrastructure package. Thank you for joining us. Next, how community organizers, state representatives, and the department of justice are working to fight the gops attacks on Voting Rights. Plus were going to take you to the birthplace of pride. New Yorks Stonewall Inn as thousands gather to celebrate their authentic selves. But first richard lui. Officials at the site of the Condo Collapse in surfside, florida, just updated us. They said despite progress, 152 remain unaccounted for. The Death Toll remains at nine. They say crews removed more debris and identified four of the nine victims. Matthew Vander Pole took the win during stage two of the tour de france. Officials are still searching for a spectator who caused a crash during yesterdays opening day. The fan was standing too close to the road holding a massive cardboard sign, causing one of the riders to fall, leading to a ripple effect. Wow. And in minnesota, legislative leaders say they have reached an agreement on a public Safety Bill that includes Policing Regulations on noknock warrants and creates a police misconduct database. This news coming just days after former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for the murder of george floyd. More American Voices right after this break. 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Why defend a 60vote Filibuster when the senate already amplifies Minority Power so that the 50 democratic senators already represent millions and millions and millions more americans than 50 Republican Senators. And it is not just pushback from fellow lawmakers. Activists across the country are ramping up pressure, demanding action from senate democrats to protect Ballot Access. And its not just Ballot Access at risk. Some states are making it legal for State Legislatures to overturn an Election Outcome if the Majority Party wants to. Joining us now to discuss the push to stop the Gop Assault on the right to vote, reverend william barber. He is the president of repairs of the Breach And Cochair of the poor peoples campaign. Also joining us, Pennsylvania State Representative malcolm and kimberly atkins. Shes also cohost of the hashtag sisters in law podcast. A lot to get to. Reverend barber, when it comes to grassroots organizing, youve led on this for years. Over the next few weeks, how are you planning to ramp up the pressure on the senate to act on federal Voting Rights protections . You know, when i was in North Carolina on monday, it took over two years and over 1,200 arrests and a legal battle, a legal strategy and a Voting Registration Strategy to beat back Voter Suppression. We are seeing a nonviolent, a nonconstitutional filibuster being used to block constitutional Voting Rights, and we cant stand for that. And people all over the country are saying we must do more than just rally now. We must nonviolently put our bodies on the line. People from all over the country are calling. When we went to d. C. Last week, it was people from West Virginia and kentucky who Say Manchin is lying on them. They want Living Wages, and theyre tired and theyre ready to put their bodies on the line. So were organizing and planning for a season of nonviolent Civil Disobedience because our democracy is being threatened. The u. S. Chamber of commerce and the republicans dont want people to vote who will join together and change the economic structures and opportunities of this country. And people are coming together. They recognize this is not jim crow. This is james crow, esquire. Its targeting black people and poor people and white people and brown people, indigenous, latinos, asian, disabled, women, and young people. The question is which side are you on . And its time for us to put together a season of nonviolent Civil Disobedience to deal with this and to change this nation. Thats how we won Voting Rights. Thats how were going to keep Voting Rights. We cant separate this stuff. Voting rights, Living Wages, infrastructure. The same people are trying to block all of it together, and we must stand up together. Its undemocratic what theyre doing. Its unconstitutional what theyre doing. And the truth is as a preacher, its sinful what theyre doing, and we cant stand for it anymore. Reverend barber, youre talking about putting bodies on the line. Actually, when we marched, i want to say it was the West Virginians that led us. Reverend jackson and i were there, but it was Pam Garrison and Jean Everimore and people from West Virginia and kentucky who came to challenge mcconnell and manchin. They asked for a meeting. They were denied a meeting. We werent allowed to get in the building, so they decided we would put our bodies on the Line And Step in the street. Since that time, weve gotten more and more calls of people that want to join. You see, what people understand of all different races, creeds, colors and sexualities is if this nation doesnt provide the infrastructure and Living Wages to lift people from the bottom, to address poverty and low wages, if we dont address the issue of Voter Suppression and Voting Rights, we are keeping the door open for the lies of trump. And we will allow the kind of Voter Suppressionists to retake the Senate And State houses and it will be at the feet of manchin, mcconnell and sinema. This is a serious moment. This is not a small moment that were in. And people are believing that if we got to sit in senate Offices F were not going to do an insurrection. Were going to do an act of mobilization, putting our bodies on the line all across the country. That is the grassroots piece of this. What do you want to see progressive lawmakers do when it comes to holding their own Party Accountable . Representative kenyatta, do i have you . Here we go. There you are. Hi. Good. You know, Reverend Barber, as he always is, is exactly spoton. There is nothing written on a Tablet Somewhere that guarantees americas success. And the onslaught of attacks against the right for peoples voices to be heard, the right for folks to participate in the most important, the most sacred, but also the most basic responsibility that they have as citizens to be able to go to the Ballot Box and have their voices be heard, that is really at threat right now. And when i hear Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin say, oh, well, we have to get the permission of the arsonist to put out the fire that these folks have stoked in our democracy, that doesnt make much sense. We cant ask the very people who want to block folks from voting, is it okay if we expand access . Is it okay if we ensure that people can vote as easily, as accessibly as possible . And so what it is going to take and its why im running for the united states senate. Weve all found out that 5050 is not much of a majority. What we need is a big, bold majority of people who understand in their bones what is at stake for working people. Working people, it turns out we can speak for ourselves, and we need this to pass, the for the people act, the John Lewis Voting Rights act. And as i do every day in the pennsylvania general assembly, Stand Up Unabashedly against the lies. Obviously there are multiple tracks here. Theres the pressure from the grassroots. Organizing is going to happen among lawmakers themselves. Then theres the part of this we all have our eye on, which is what is going to happen on the legal front. You have the Justice Department now suing georgia under section 2 of the Voting Rights act, arguing the states new law intentionally targets black voters. The Supreme Court could rule on an Arizona Case any day now. What are some of the Uphill Legal Battles Doj faces in these kinds of lawsuits . Well, youre absolutely right. The Supreme Court next week will decide a case that decides what could make the standard even harder to prove a case of racial discrimination in voting under section 2. We know that the Supreme Court has already gutted section 5, which allowed the department of justice to preventively stop discriminatory laws before they went into place. Thats no longer there. Now all the doj can do is sue after the fact, which is what theyre doing in georgia. And what Attorney General Merrick Garland seemed to focus on is that this is intentional, s in georgia are intentionally targeting black and brown people. And what we see with the Supreme Court case, while its looking at intentional claims of intentional discrimination, even if its neutral on its face, it has the effect of discriminating against black and brown people. Thats the brunt of what the supreme Court Decision seemed to focus on during oral argument. So it seems the Attorney General is trying to sort of hedge a little bit to give him a way around this case should the supreme Court Issue a very a ruling that makes it difficult. It will keep that case alive, but it still could make it much more difficult to prove after the fact. It only underscores why these laws are so crucial right now because the for the people act and the John Lewis Act would both address the parts of the vra that allow these cases to go forward. If lawmakers act, then these cases would go away. It would take away the need for the Supreme Court to be ruling on this. So its a really crucial junction this coming week. As Reverend Barber said, a critical moment. Thank you all so much. We have breaking news from the pentagon. Nbc news confirming moments ago the united states has conducted Air Strikes against iranback the Militia Groups, one in iraq and two in syria. Lets bring in Nbc News Pentagon Correspondent Courtney kube. She joins us on the phone. Why were these Air Strikes carried out . Reporter so the u. S. Military has been facing this threat from unmanned aerial vehicles, uavs, what a lot of us Call Drones in Iraq And Syria. There have been several more recent attacks where these drones have come in, and they have either not injured American Personnel, but they have threatened American Personnel and they have damaged u. S. Facilities in that region. So the strikes were carried out. As you mentioned, there was one in iraq, two in syria. They were carried out, striking facilities that are involved in the movement, the planning, the processing, the operations of some of these uajs. Uavs. So the groups that are behind this are this is a group that has been carrying out attacks particularly in iraq against u. S. Facilities for several years now. Its one of the main, major iranbacked Militia Groups there. I spoke with a u. S. Defense official this evening after the strikes were carried out, who said that President Biden gave the authorization for these strikes. They do not expect more to be carried out. They think that these three are all that we should expect for right now. But the official pointed out that, look, you know, President Biden has made it clear if u. S. Forces are threatened in that region, the u. S. Military will carry out strikes like these, like weve seen here tonight. Courtney, as you were talking to those officials, any sense of how these Air Strikes could impact plans for u. S. Troop withdrawal in the region . Reporter so right now, theres you know, in the wake of the decision to take troops out of afghanistan from several months ago, ive been asking that question a lot. You know, there is this ongoing Policy Review about syria right now, and ive been asking questions, if they think that this is going to result in u. S. Forces leaving syria or in leaving iraq. Right now, that is not expected. Right now the Defense Officials ive spoken with think the numbers will stay about the same. This has been a persistent threat. Last time i was in Iraq And Syria, which was over a year ago now, there were problems with these uavs. In fact, at one point i was there, all Air Traffic was grounded in baghdad for several days because of them. So this has been a consistent and persistent threat. The reason that we saw these strikes tonight, though, is because they have had several successful Uav Attacks or, you know, efforts recently. So the u. S. Was responding to those specifically. Again, its another effort they do these in part not just to stop the uav, the carrying out of these attacks, but they also do it to try to deter future attacks. They want these Militia Groups to know, look, if you carry out these strikes again u. S. Personnel and facilities in Iraq And Syria, were going to go after you as well. As you well know, the u. S. Isnt really carrying out as many strikes in Iraq And Syria as they were just several years ago. So its notable when they do this, but they do them in large part to deter the Militia Groups from carrying out these actions with uavs. Courtney kube, thank you so much for joining us and adding context to that breaking news. Next, is this week the week charges drop against the Trump Organization . What does that mean for Donald Trumps own legal liability . Im going to talk to jill winebanks about it. Also tonight, were keeping an eye out for more developments in surfside, florida, where it is day four of Search And Rescue efforts at the site of that Condo Collapse. The Death Toll rising to nine this sunday. More than 150 remain missing. If news breaks, youre going to see it here. Meanwhile, later tonight, the mother and the partner of fallen Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick speak out. Theyre going to join the Mehdi Hasan show. You do not want to miss it. Nobody builds 5g like verizon builds 5g. Thousands of engineers taking business to a whole new level. Employees are empowered. 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Heres how former federal prosecutor Glen Kushner put it earlier today on msnbc. If the former president s organization is indicted, i have a feeling that could impact the thinking of other Prosecutorial Offices that are considering indicting Donald Trump himself. This could break the floodgates open if the Manhattan District Attorneys Office and the Grand Jury now sitting and hearing evidence in this case decides to take that first leap and indict the Trump Organization. I have to believe that will impact the considerations that are District Attorneys and other federal prosecutors are making every day. Joining me now, ryan reilly, senior Justice Reporter for huffpost, and former Watergate Prosecutor Jill winebanks. Her book is watergate girl my fight for Truth And Justice against a criminal president. The Court Documents show that vance is probing, quote, possibly intensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization. What does your experience tell you prosecutors are likely honing in on . Well, i would take it broader than that and say that based on everything that i have read over the last year about possible crimes, you have bank fraud, insurance fraud. You have possible Tax Fraud both at the state and federal law. You have some violations in chicago of environmental laws. So there are a number of things that the corporation could be responsible for. And in New York, there is a little rico statute, which is something that is used to prosecute a corporation that continually does business in a corrupt way. Its normally at the federal level used against organized crime, but thats something that has been applied in New York against ordinary corporations. So there are a lot of opportunities here, and the reporting does seem to be that this week could be the week. Ryan, reporting from the New York times also indicates that longtime Cfo Allen Weisselberg could be facing charges. Would charges against the Trump Org signify anything about his Cooperation Or Lack thereof. I think the interesting question is go ahead. I think the interesting question is what happens with the federal case if this goes forward. In some ways, i think the biden administration actually benefits if this is brought forward by a State Prosecutor because honestly its something that is going to be really critical because of how much the former president has made these broad, sweeping allegations against the fbi and the Justice Department. I mean inherently thats all built into this in analyzing whether or not federal authorities would go forward with charges. With the manhattan d. A. , obviously its going to be the same sort of claim, that theres a political nature to this. But in that case, you have someone who is an elected d. A. , so there might be, you know, more something you can grab on to there. I think the problem is that theres a significant portion of the population that No Matter What Donald Trump did, No Matter What his company did, it isnt going to matter. They just think all this is political. They believe the president even after all weve seen over the past four, five years, and theyre just going to stick with their man No Matter What. So i think that really is going to be the ult we can sign of see how this is going to process. Weve seen what happened with the mueller investigation. Weve seen what happened with these broad, sweeping allegations against the fbi. Unfortunately it brings these institutions into this sort of bigger swamp and we have broader questions about the fbi, about the Justice Department because trump supporters now believe that theres this inherent bias by federal bureaucrats against Donald Trump. Jill, i do want to ask you the probe was recently expanded to include bodyguard matthew calamari. New York Prosecutors are investigating calamari, who is now a Top Executive at Trump Org. Jill, your sense of what investigators would be looking for in a former bodyguard. He certainly is a good source of information because he was so close to Donald Trump and followed him everywhere. He was very physically close, so he may have knowledge that No One Else has about individual x by Donald Trump. And i just want to correct one thing, which is i dont believe that any prosecution is political in any way. Prosecutors go on facts. They go on evidence. And, yes, it is certainly true that the loyal cult behind Donald Trump will not believe the facts. They dont believe that there was even anything other than tourists visiting the capitol on January 6th. So while they may not believe it, the truth is that there will be facts behind this. And any pressure that is brought on potential witnesses is a result of their being liable for criminal conduct because they know that there are facts that would get them into trouble criminally. And it also goes to west chester county, where the d. A. Is mimi rocah, who has property that has also been brought into question as to whether it was legitimately given a tax benefit. Ryan, speaking of facts and lies, i want to turn to these comments reported today from former a. G. Bill barr. The atlantic published excerpts from a forthcoming book by Jonathan Karl in which he asks about trumps false claim. Barr saying, quote, if there was evidence of fraud, i have no motive to suppress it. But my suspicion all along was that there is nothing there. Talk to us, ryan, about this dynamic. Yeah. I mean of course hes going to say that now, right . Look what happened on January 6th, and look what we werent prepared for. He came out in early december and said from what weve seen, theres been nothing there. The problem is that everybody knew there was nothing there immediately from the very beginning. If anyone took an honest look at this. And that month, that critical month is when all of this popular support in the Donald Trump movement for these allegations of Voter Fraud came up. You know, i had emailed the people at doj in that intervening period and said, are you going to say nothing about this . Whats going on here . That was really a Put Up Or Shut up moment. That should have been a moral test for you if you are hearing those allegations come from the president of the united states. Thats when you really like you put your legacy on the line there. I think clearly Bill Barr failed that test by waiting for so long to come out and say what everybody knew, that they were nonsense charges about Voter Fraud. This was a legitimate election. Theres no facts to support this. I think that is what allowed the ugly lies to really ferment during that key month, was like really, really what led to January 6th. If he had come out a lot sooner, we might have seen some republicans on Capitol Hill get some more guts and step up and say this is nonsense. But wed been seeing this for months leading up to the actual election. It was very clear what trump was going to do. We could all see this coming, and this has been something thats been built up in the republican party for decades, this idea of mass Voter Fraud without any support and used in support of Voter Suppression laws. So the idea that, you know, Bill Barr is going to come out and say, i did what i could, its kind of like, you know, you had your moment and you kind of missed it. Ryan, thank you so much. Jill, we do not have time to talk about the this is why you can second screen on twitter. Next we take you to the birthplace of pride, New York citys famed Stonewall Inn. Stay with us. 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Does this Years Pride feel different . Reporter it feels a lot like years past in some ways, depending on what your perspective is, if covid had never happened, this is pretty much what it would feel like. Over my right shoulder that is the Stonewall Inn. It happened not just because of that raid but because of an event the year after in 1970. Before there was gay pride day, it was gay liberation day. And the events of that raid at the Stonewall Inn are the reason that this happened. Thankfully the pandemic eased enough for organizers not to hold the regular parade they normally hold. Thats still postponed again until next year. But there were other festivities both in person and virtual around manhattan. There was also another march, a clear liberation march, which was politically focused and distanced from some of the corporate underwriting that has become synonymous with pride celebrations in the last few years. I do want to ask you about another way this Years Pride was different. This year, New York City Pride organizers have banned lgbtq Police Officers from marching in uniform. What does that say about the relationship between members of the Lgbtq Community and Police Officers over 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising . Well, it may be more complex than that. Policing and Law Enforcement has been a big issue in the New York mayoral race. So some of that sentiment has spilled over a little bit into the conversation about nypd. Remember, just because they were not in the official festivities, they still held an event today. Mayor Bill De Blasio attended that event. We also heard from somebody here at stonewall who has been attending these events for 40 years, and he wasnt quite sure that keeping the police away from pride was the right way to go. Heres what he said. I always loved seeing them in the parade. They always got the biggest cheers and everything else. I found it very supportive, and it was good to know there are people like that on the force. They just had to fight so long to get the permission to march in their uniforms. It means so much to them. To have it taken away from the people that fought for it. Reporter but in terms of just the mood here, it seems like everythings been pretty cool. Ive talked to a few people walking by. No one has mentioned any violent incidents. There was a shooting near Times Square a few hours ago, but theres no indication thats directly related to any of the pride festivities. I did hear from one person that there was some kind of an altercation between some transgender attendees and the police. So there are still uniformed officers here. Theyre just a little further away and theyre not part of the festivities. Alicia. Thank you so much. Be sure to catch joshuas special hour the week in pride. That is starting at 9 00 p. M. Herein, only on msnbc. Still to come for us, we speak with the first openly gay state Attorney General about the importance of representation among our elected officials. 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Bearing on the question of whether this really can be a country of Liberty And Justice for all, and i am proud to work for a president and an administration that believes in that more decent and equal america. Pride is back at the White House. Friday Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighted the importance of Lgbtq Representation in public office. While weve seen progress over the years, the Lgbtq Community remains underrepresented at all levels of government. Joining us now, massachusetts Attorney General maura healey. Shes the first out person to serve as a States A. G. Attorney general healey, you are one of just eight openly lgbtq people in the u. S. To hold statewide office. New data shows just a small fraction of a percent of elected officials identify as lgbtq. What do you make of that lack of representation in 2021 . It is the time to celebrate. It is also a time to acknowledge that weve still got a lot of work to do in electing more members of our community into office. Weve got a lot more work to do in protecting the rights of members of the Lgbtq Community. Thats, i guess, how i see it. I got elected back in 2014. Would i have liked to have seen a lot more people elected since then from the community . Absolutely. But we just have to continue to fight to get the representation there. When you talk about fighting for rights, congress is still working on a path forward for the Equality Act. It would add sexual Orientation And Gender identity as protected classes at the federal level. Can you give me some examples or talk me through how this would protect the rights of more lgbtq people . Well, you know, alicia, im lucky. I got to argue our states challenge to the defense of marriage act, a case that we won. It went up to the Supreme Court when i was a lawyer in the office, before i got elected. We have many of these protections in place in massachusetts. It is so important we do this nationally, alicia, because it means that if youre an lgbtq person, you cant just get fired at work without any reason. It means you wont be discriminated against in schools. It means that youll be allowed to participate. It means youll be allowed to have access to the kind of Health Care that you need. And so the Equality Act is absolutely imperative. Weve seen how well it has worked in states across this country that have extended those rights. Again, this isnt about benefits for a community. This is about simple protections, ensuring the equal treatment of people. Since the supreme Court Ruling on samesex marriage, many religious conservatives have switched focus to antitrans legislation. What does that tell new. Its more from the same playbook. You see in this the marginalization, the demonization of peoples lives. In particular right now were seeing that with our transgender and nonbinary kids, who simply want to be able to go to school safely, learn safely, get a job, be assured that theyre not going to be discriminated against in housing, and that theyll have the opportunity to be all that they can be. Unfortunately the religious right has used this playbook before. Weve defeated it before in the courts, and im going to work hard along with my colleagues to make sure that we do that again. Attorney general healey, thank you so much for your time. Well be right back. Tonight. Ill be eating roasted Cauliflower Tacos with spicy chipotle sauce. [doorbell chimes] thank you. [puck scores] oooow yeah i wasnt ready you want cheese to go with that whine . . This is the gap, that opened up when everything shut down. But entrepreneurs never stopped. And found solutions that kept them going. At u. S. Bank, we can help you adapt and evolve your business, No Matter What youre facing. 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Tonight on the Mehdi Hasan show, the Trump Organization could face criminal charges in New York any day now. Former Trump Organization executive Vice President Barbara rez joins me. Plus Capitol Police officers brian Sicknicks Mother and partner are here to discuss the January 6th right iot. The u. S. Conducted Air Strikes, one in iraq and two in syria. More on this Breaking Story coming up. Good evening. Im Mehdi Hasan. For years now whatever their views on taxation or Social Security or immigration, one thing the republican party has been crystal clear about, has shouted from the rooftops in fact, has been supposedly consistent on, is that they are the Law And Order party, the national defense party, the patriotic party of the military and the police. Even though the democrat who won the White House doesnt even support the mantra or the policy, nor do the vast majority of democrats in congress