Now. Good day, im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city, and we start with that Breaking News, a Major Political stunner. Mitch mcconnell choking up on the senate floor as he announces he is leaving the job that hes done for longer than any other senator in american history. That experience he has and his masterful gift as a political tactician gone from the gop when he steps down as Senate Leader in november. So what does that mean for the party and for congresss ability to get anything done . Also breaking, white powder found in an envelope sent to judge Arthur Engoron. Hes the one who hit donald trump with nearly a half A Billion Dollars judgment, and it comes on the same day were learning about the former president s newest attempt to get out of having to pay. And hes the witness that republicans had been trying to land for months in their Impeachment Inquiry, but hunter biden came to capitol hill armed with a blistering Opening Statement saying hes been hunted
administration. bump stocks are accessories that essentially allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly. but in a 6-3 decision, the court said a law aimed at banning machine guns cannot be interpreted to include bump stocks. majority opinion reads in part, quote, we conclude a semi-automatic rifle is not a machine gun because it does not fire more than one shot by a single function of the trigger. joining us now, nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor, laura jarrett, and katie phang, msnbc legal contributor and host of the katie phang show on msnbc, also barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney and professor at the university of michigan law school and an msnbc legal analyst. so, yamiche, you were there, just as this decision came out. what are we learning about this decision? well, this decision is the supreme court saying the atf was wrong when it banned bump stocks as part of a regulation that was passed under former president donald trump and in particu
i mean, the nra doesn t exactly have a sterling reputation here, they are the ones trying to clear the way to stop states from banning machine guns, to bring back the dillinger, so they re not actually a friend you want to have right now. we have reports that john boehner told behind closed doors told the republicans they re going to have to have a discussion about guns. this coming in the same week where john boehner says there will be a compromise on tax rates. do you think it is possible here the political momentum on weapons, weapons and ammunition control will sustain itself to the point that it has to for the next several weeks to get into january or february where there could actually be some legislative action that john boehner would be a part of? we know it is very difficult to sustain this. i do think we re living through a very important social and political moment. i mean, just watching the lead into the last word tonight,
have a sterling reputation here, they are the ones trying to clear the way to stop states from banning machine guns, to bring back the dillinger, so they re not actually a friend you want to have right now. we have reports that john boehner told behind closed doors told the republicans they re going to have to have a discussion about guns. this coming in the same week where john boehner says there will be a compromise on tax rates. do you think it is possible here the political momentum on weapons, weapons and ammunition control will sustain itself to the point that it has to for the next several weeks to get into january or february where there could actually be some legislative action that john boehner would be a part of? we know it is very difficult to sustain this. i do think we re living through a very important social and political moment. i mean, just watching the lead into the last word tonight, you had a lot of footage, including not the usual