visor to speakers of the house. a big pif shot, but trying to pivot to voting rights, but what is the work around? in theory they both do, but they both want rule changes. they changed it when they went to a 50 vote threshold. so he has a long history of o possing the rule changes. kristin sinema opposes the rule changes because she doesn t want to have the republicans change it back in a few years. build back better is a very challenging legislative package, and it is easy to see it there and joe manchin could wake up. i want to play something that senator john tester said, he is part of the group trying to come up with some way around this but still the same obstacle. i think there is things that we can do to adjust the filibuster to protect minority rights and not have the filibuster as snag is weaponized. i think it is important to have the conversation and bring people on board. it s not just senator sinema or senator manchin, it is about doing what is right for th
the biggest names. a mandate for boosters could be on the horizon somewhere near you. the metropolitan opera and colleges near you. more on that in a moment as president biden is set to meet with the nation s top doctors. plus we have our eyes on this minneapolis courtroom. former officer kim potter is charged with kill 20g-year-old daunte wright. in the last hour, the prosecution rested its case. the defense s first witness is up now, and potter is expected to be called to the stand to testify as well. and honoring our heros. today the first black servicemember to receive the medal of honor for service in iraq and afghanistan. the story of his bravery ahead. but we start with the latest on this pandemic. we have rehema ellis. also with us, dr. ashish za. first i want to go to msnbc s miguel almaguer who has more on the concern of the new rise in cases and what that could mean in the days and weeks ahead. chris, we re really looking at a convergence of several issues
Telling federal democrats that he wants a last minute push for troeting rights. they oppose changing the buster rule requires six votes to get anything past. can they find a work around like they did to approve the debt ceiling. christmas is just a week from saturday. on the coronavirus, cases and the number of deaths from the delta variant and grim predictions of an accelerated spread are making millions rethink their holiday plans. let s begin here in washington with nbc chief white house correspond der and garrett haake. also brandon buck, a former add
Delay hearings for two of trump s nominees, strauss and dunkin. some have mistakenly asserted that the blue slip affords a home state senator veto power over a nominee. that is not true. the use of blue slips in the smart goes back 100 years. this one from 1917 is from the judiciary committee to a georgia senator asking his opinion of a nominee from his state. he said i object to this appointment. it was rejected. it is a courtesy ever since. the republicans used it as a veto to block a nominee. it is a practice that has gotten worse ever since democrats got rid of the fill buster rule a few years ago. what grassley is doing is
Delay hearings for two of trump s nominees, strauss and dunkin. some have mistakenly asserted that the blue slip affords a home state senator veto power over a nominee. that is not true. the use of blue slips in the smart goes back 100 years. this one from 1917 is from the judiciary committee to a georgia senator asking his opinion of a nominee from his state. he said i object to this appointment. it was rejected. it is a courtesy ever since. the republicans used it as a veto to block a nominee. it is a practice that has gotten worse ever since democrats got rid of the fill buster rule a few years ago. what grassley is doing is