Good evening, im alicia menendez. We are just 34 days from Election Day 2024. And a short time ago, democratic governor Tim Walz of minnesota and republican senator Jj Vance faced off for the first and only Vice President ial debate this cycle. The debate might have seemed normal. But almost nothing was normal. Vance lied about issues like abortion, Health Care, immigration. And try today rewrite history. But arguably, the biggest moment of the night, Jd Vance is on that stage because Mike Pence had the audacity to certify the election results. Here is what Jd Vance said when he was pressed tonight about trumps long running election lies. Would you again seek to challenge this Years Election results even if every governor certified the results. We are focused on the future. It is really rich for democratic leader to say that Donald Trump is a unique threat to democracy when he peacefully gave over power on january 20th. This was a threat to our democracy in a way we had not seen and ma
Clearly, he is having a very difficult time processing that. World leaders are laughing at Donald Trump. I have talked with military leaders, some worked with you. They say you are a disgrace. What you will notice is that people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. In springfield, they are eating the dogs. People that came in, they are eating the cats. They are eating the pets of the people that live there. Just minutes later with a huge endorsement from the biggest crossover celebrity, Taylor Swift, Signing Off as a childless Cat Lady. The first and possibly only debate highlighted included harris on womens reproductive health. One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree the government and Donald Trump certainly should not be telling a woman what to do with her body. The former President Lashing out at the democrats. I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. They talk about democracy. Im a
arguments in about 80 of those casings touching on every aspect of american life, big or small. and at this very moment, they are waiting to hear if they will pick up one of those big cases, the kind of case that winds up in the had history books. the outcome could determine who is on the ballot for milons of voters as they head to the polls this year. we are talking about a challenge to donald trump s spot on the ballot based on the 14th amendment, which bars insurrectionists from running for office. as we reported on this program yesterday, the ex-president is now asked the supreme cou to keep him on the ballot appealing a ruling from the supreme court that found trump was ineligible because of his role on january 6th. the republican party has also asked the court to take the case. so of the voters who filed the challenge in the first place, everyone agrees the supreme cot has to take action. the washington post reports that attorneys for the colorado voters who challenge
show. i m jonathan capehart. this week, we have marked indelible reflection points in the state of our democracy in the 2024 election. we watched a disastrous debate that has the nation fearing like never before another trump presidency. not going to lie. biden s performance was as horrific as it was sad. now democrats are in full panic mode for the president to bow out of ■çthe race for someone younger but donald trump s performance was as horrifying as it was terrifying. he put on a campaign rally filled with his usual avalanche of lies and failed threats. then on friday, the supreme court, the one with the 6-3 conservative supermajority thanks to trump s one term presidency handed out decisions further exhibits about why elections matter. it threw out a 40-year-old ruling that gave federal agencies the power to use their expertise to determine policy when the law is ambiguous. that will now be in the hands of the courts. the conservative supermajority ruled that eighth
Three of the nine justices on Texas’ all-Republican Supreme Court are up for reelection and a new political action group is working to remind voters of their unanimous ruling to deny Kate Cox an emergency abortion. Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crocket and Gina Ortiz Jones, the founder of Find Out PAC, join MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss why voting is the only way to change the Draconian abortion laws in Texas.