Rolls. Remember florida in 2000 and georgia last year . Tonight republicans revealed those things were pretty much bs. Given the chance to debate those republican friendly ideas on voting, they punted. Not one republican voted to advance debate on the bill. Surprise. Because the bill didnt meet the 60vote Threshold to fill a filibuster, it wont get the chance to be debated. Vice president harris tasked with the voting Rights Portfolio spoke to reporters afterwards. And i think it is clear certainly for the american people that when were talking about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern. It is an american concern. This is about the american peoples right to vote unfettered. It is about their access to a right to vote in a meaningful way. Nobody is debating, i dont believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. The issue here is there actual access to the voting process, or is that being impeded. The Bottom Line is that the president and i ar
Usual 60 votes to break a filibuster and all 50 republicans publicly opposing the bill. It is not expected to have enough votes simply to begin debate. Where have we heard that before . A key senator to watch, west virginias democrat Joe Manchin, democrats are working to agree on a new proposal to win him over so at least all 50 democrats will vote in favor of advancing the bill. Though even with manchin on board, the voting on the voting Rights Bill will still be blocked. Some democrats, however, are hoping that that small step could help change the conversation around filibuster reform. Perhaps, poppy, be a step towards a voting Rights Bill down the line. Maybe, thats right. Also critical week for infrastructure talks. President bidens Negotiating Team will be on the hill. They are working with the White House, hits a roadblock on how to pay for all this, prompting growing questions over how long the White House will let talks continue or if theyre going to let democrats or he encour
Problems with legitimacy in our most recent election, theyre suddenly afraid to even talk about these issues and figure out a solution on the floor of the senate. President obama Talking About the filibuster. What will Joe Manchin do . Plus, new reporting on the January 6th attack on the capitol. The agency said they did not have Advance Warning of the violence. The question is do new documents tell a different story . And a new study on the benefits of coffee. The question is have researchers discovered a new benefit . Its way too early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show that has always believed coffee is good for you. Im Kasie Hunt on this tuesday, june 22nd. Well start with the news. A critical vote is set for today on whether to debate a sweeping voting Rights Bill being enacted in republicanled states. The motion, which, of course, needs 60 votes to pass is expected to fail in the face of republican opposition. But if democrats are united, it could give
Caldwell and Peter Alexander on Pennsylvania Avenue at its White House. Good morning to all of you. And Leigh Ann, setting up the day you talk about how theres three big questions ahead of us today. What is Joe Manchin going to do . Is he going to join with the rest of his party to get them to at least 50 votes for the voting Reforms Bill . What do democrats do next on Voting Rights and will progressives turn up the heat on changing some of these Senate Rules . Were laying out the questions here, do you have answers or when might we get answers on these, Leigh Ann . Reporter i dont have answers just yet, hallie, but i can explain to you why those questions are so important. The first is where does Joe Manchin stand. As recently as last night, he told our team hes undecided how Hell Vote on the voting Rights Legislation. Why is that important . Its going to fail anyway because it wont get the ten republicans but its going to be important party unity. Its better for democrats who can say
years has made landfall on coastal areas in bangladesh and myanmar bringing record levels of flooding. now on bbc news. proud boys: the battle forjanuary the 6th. we all know what happened onjanuary the 6th in washington a violent mob intent on overturning the 2020 election result stormed the capitol. be advised, there s probably about 300 proud boys marching eastbound towards the united states capitol. i was there and filmed 200 300 members of a group called the proud boys as they marched towards their target. they are right wing nationalists who believe the united states is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. on the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. but we ve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. this is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with us army veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zack riel on the left in the cap, they ve been convicted for leading the capitol