intervening. a federal judge ruled yesterday that arkansas s ban on these horrific procedures l. thenstitutiona so now we have the state sanctioned mutilation of children because that s exactly what our founders intended. this truly unfathomable, unfathomable ruling comes as texas governor greg abbott, he signed a bill banningr abbott oriented performances and the presence of minors otherwise peo known as drag shows for kids. but the left, they are doubling downr . npr celebrated san francisco s appointment of a so-called drag laureate. when you win a nobel priz e, you become a nobel laureate. the country also has a poet laureate. many states have poet laureates, and now there is a le drag laureate. npr s chloe veltman recently joinedat the country s first drag laureate on her inaugural public appearance, unfurling a pride flag outside san francisco city hall, rancis getting d arcy drawings ready for hecor first officialpearance appearance as san francisco drag laureate is
for children but courts are intervening. a federal judge ruled yesterday arkansas ban on these horrific procedures is unconstitutional. so now we have the state sanctioned mutilation of children because that s what our founders intended. this truly unbelievable ruling comes as texas governor abbott signed a bill banning sexual oriented performances for minors, otherwise known as drag shows for kids. p.r. celebrated san francisco s appointment of a so-called drag laureate. when you win a nobel prize you become a laureate. chloe recently joined the first drag laureate on her inaugural public appearance unfurling a pride flag outside san francisco city hall. first official appearance at san francisco drag laureate is a production. i do need to get nails on. wedged into white pattern stilletos breed says one of the selling points as a candidate for the job was her track record as a spreader of sparkle. drag is activism. drag is joy. drag is instrumental to bringing peop
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meanwhile, the trump desantis rivalry is heating up. we ll show you how the florida governor responded to the covid criticism. we ll look at the rnc s 2024 playbook as party leaders want to double down on an issue that lost them the elections in the midterms. running straight into loserville. and today, president joe biden and speaker kevin mccarthy sit down at the white house in hopes of ending the standoff over the debt ceiling. plus reverend al sharpton joins us live from memphis ahead of his eulogy today for tyre nichols. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s wednesday, february 1st. along with joe, good to have you back. good to be back. willie and me. we have jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay is with us. and member of the new york times editorial board mara gay. so we start with today s high stakes meeting between president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. their focus, ending the standoff over the debt ce
us. we ll see you right back here next week. welcome to the program everyone. i m christiane amanpour in normandy, france. this week we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings, a turning point in history and a triumph of democracy over tyranny. i m sitting at the american cemetery at colleville-sur-mer, which overlooks the normandy beaches which the allies invaded on june 6, 6, 1944. this lead to the liberation of western europe from nazi control. it s a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that millions of people made to uphold democracy and to fight barbaric or authoritarianism today, with war raging again in europe, threatening democracy again. the legacy of d-day is more important than ever in his speech from the cliffs overlooking the normandy beaches, president biden touted the dangers of isolationism and the need to stand up to dictators every marine who stormed the beaches decided a feared dictator who had conquered a continent had finally met his mat