politicsnation. tonight s leads, not a moment to lose. right now it s five pm in washington. and house republicans have just released their spending plan to avert a government shutdown. moments ago. now, have less than a week to pass it and ultimately prevent a potential economic catastrophe for america. meantime it appears the table is nearly set for 2020 for democrats. out before, i m out exportation s, in tuesday s elections scoring a big win on abortion rights in ohio, taken control of the virginia legislature, winning a key governors race in the red state of kentucky. fresh off the victories for the soon to be first black house speaker and rhode island s first black congress person joins me shortly with their takes on where democrats stand ahead of 2024. as for republicans, they help their three primary debate with a significantly narrowed field. and they re a front runner donald trump remains embroiled and other matters, including a continuous fraud trial here in
Question of the legal team and the defense side hoping this would be gone long ago. And it isnt. And the Office Of Special Counsel expected monday or tuesday with their latest request or conditions that theyd like to see for a potential interview with the president. One of the things theyre saying is he could be asked about matters that happened prior to taking office that would kind of cover the area of collusion, alleged collusion. Was there any interference from russian operatives with actual individuals in the trump orbit . Weve seen some of that playing out in recent months. But not things that took place while the president was in office, which would cover all of the things that relate to the comey firing or alleged Obstruction Of Justice. Thats where they stand at the moment. Will any of this amount to an interview with the president. Many legal experts say that would be perilous for the president to voluntarily do it. At the same time, we dont know if the Special Counsel will a
RICHMOND — The votes are counted, the committees are set and even the first bills are filed as Virginia’s General Assembly prepares to gavel in early next year.
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In January, Michigan House Representative Joe Tate became the first Black leader of the House. Now, he's returning to the city of Detroit to talk up his accomplishments.