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a ziplock baggy filled with cocaine found just steps from the west wing where guests are often ushered through the white house. now the question who dropped it, setting off sunday s hazmat evacuation. then, the phenomenon unique to the united states, gun violence in america reaching a new level of horror. 356 mass shootings so far this year. a stunning 15 of them just this past holiday weekend. coming up, why these tragic shootings always seem to spike in the summer months and what can be done about it. plus, a federal judge slapping the biden administration with new restrictions on social media saying the biden administration cannot decide what is and is not misinformation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we begin with something of a mystery in our political lead. who left a baggy of coke at the white house? there was a brief evacuation sunday night after the powdery substance was found in an area of the west wing that is accessible to some tour groups. ....
today on inside politics, red, white, and blue political theater. republicans pound the pavement, put on their best every man polos, and look for votes between burgers, dogs, and fireworks. fourth of july provides a 2024 test, one donald trump bets he s fine just skipping. plus, a first amendment victory or a green light to conspiracy theorists? a judge calls a biden effort to stop disinformation from running wild orwellian while telling top biden officials to cut off contact with social media companies. and just in, cocaine at the white house. a positive lab test prompts an obvious question for the secret service, whose was it? i m dana bash, let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, a white house crime scene. a source just confirmed to cnn that cocaine was discovered inside the west wing. i want to go straight to the white house and cnn s priscilla alvarez. what are you hearing from your sources on this? reporter: dane, a source familiar ....
crimes and misdemeanors? well, it back, but it might not be the same thing. tonight on laura coates live. all right, you ve heard this before. members of the house present to mark up to new articles of impeachment tomorrow, but this time it s not for donald trump. it s also not for joe biden. instead, they are targeting president biden s homeland security secretary, the man you see right there, alejandro mayorkas. the house republicans that are accusing him is because he is not enforcing, they, say the border laws and he is losing the trust of the american people. you re probably wondering what is the high crime or misdemeanor, like elon order episode, you probably won t find it tonight. the misdemeanor, high crime, and you re not odd for asking the question because of course those are the actual constitutional standards for impeachment. frankly, it s been more nicholas over the years, but i wonder if you feel that would meet the criteria of the top democrat on ....
famed for its southern hospitality, you can t stay a stranger for long in alabama. the republican stronghold is also known for its conservative and christian values and has one of the country s highest per capita execution rates. come on, boss. this lawyer moved here to defend inmates on death row. i m alison mollman. i live and work in montgomery, alabama, with my partner steph and ourfarm of two dogs, three cats and two chickens. i think living in alabama as a woman is challenging. living in alabama is a queer woman is doubly challenging. for 50 years, pregnant women in the us had a right to an abortion during the first three months. alabama had been blocked from banning terminations until last summer. woman yells: abortion is violence! ..when the us supreme court reversed the roe v wade ruling and lawmakers in individual states were handed the power to decide. the procedure is now illegal here, unless there s a serious risk to the mother, with no exceptions for rap ....
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