right now on this labor day weekend, it appears president biden and democrats may be riding a guy surprisingly high ahead of midterms. while the opposition is sinking to new lows, both to blunt the joe-mentum and to defend the former president at the center of what some call an espionage investigation. and as this busy summer turns to election autumn, democrats have seized on possibly the largest political opening presented by republicans. the ripple effects of mar-a-lago investigation, and steal january 6th on the midterms. the president has both commander, in chief ahead of november calling the maga stranglehold on the gop nothing less than an existential crisis for our nation. that is why civil rights leaders, including myself as the head of the national action network, traveled to washington yesterday to warn the president about the dangers white supremacy poses to the united states. so yes, i was happy that we had the meeting the day after the president made such a passi
republicans represent an extremism that threatens the foundations of our republic. there is no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven, and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. that is a threat to this country. maga republicans do not respect the constitution, believe in the rule of the law, or recognize the will of the people. they refused to accept the results of a free election and promote authoritarian leaders. they fanned the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed that united states capitol on january 6th, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists. who placed a dagger the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. they see their maga failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election, as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections. and
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when serena williams won her first u.s. open in 1999 tom brady was still at michigan, lebron james hadn t yet played a high school game, bill clinton was in the white house. harry styles was in preschool, napster debuted, tlc demanded no scrubs and the backstreet boys want it had that way. now she is one step closer to another title on her way out the door. good morning, i m brianna keilar with john berman. the almost 41-year-old defeating the number two player in the world bringing the crowd to its feet as she advance toss round three and another magical performance at the u.s. open. it wasn t easy she was facing anett kontaveit one of the world s top players, 14 years her junior but in the critical first set serena rose to the occasion by win ago rousing tiebreaker and went on to grueling three-set victory. the stands were packed with celebrities as they always are. tiger woods, he was right there, serena williams says she is still playing because of him. he helped her fi
department saying it is already parsed through those documents, which is what is known as a filter team to look for any privileged communications. trump s lawyers acknowledged that classified material was found at mar-a-lago, but argued that should not have been a cause for alarm and should never have led to the search of trump s home. trump s lawyers insisted the national archives should have expected to find classified material because they were presidential records. let s begin this morning with cnn correspondent kara scannell. you re there, you re waiting for this hearing to dbegin. what can you tell us about the filing that came in last night right before the deadline? their main arguments. and notefably what they didn t y what they didn t argue. reporter: that s right, poppy. last night the trump team submitted their filing, 19-page filing, asking the judge to appoint a special master. that s this third party person to review the materials that were seized at mar-