one of the few remaining swing congressional districts new york s 19th went democratic. at least far moment in time, he was a snapshot of america s political mood. a swing district won by obama and then trump and then biden voted to send democrat pat ryan to washington. ryan ran on abortion right. his republican opponent focussed on the economy and crime. and now a midterm election that is just 73 days away and once seemed a fore gone conclusion, a republican takeover of the house and the senate, is much more uncertain. as jonathan weissman pointed out the new york times this week, republicans need just five seats to win the house. and their candidates are in strong positions to win the bulk of nine districts that mr. trump would have won easily two years ago if the new maps had been in place. seven of those nine seats do not have a democratic incumbent to defend them. here is another way to look at it. the nonpartisan cook political report rates 10 democratic seats as lean
roe versus wade decision. before anti-abortion activists, it s a victory that s been decades in the making, but for supporters of abortion rights, it is a devastating setback. at the white house, president joe biden lashed out at the court s decision. it s a sad day for the court and for the country. now with roe gone, let s be very clear, the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk. it was three justices named by one president, donald trump, who are the core of today s decision to upend the scales of justice and eliminate a fundamental right for women in this country. so top democrats also blasted the bill, including senator elizabeth warren and vice president kamala harris. for nearly 50 years we have talked about what roe v. wade protects. today, as of right now, as of this minute, we can only talk about what roe v. wade protected. past tense. roe is dead, but the supreme court extremists do not get the last word. we are here because we will make
simultaneous joy and despair. it will be hard to bridge the gap, but we must try. we re about to be tested. soon we ll learn can our democracy recently strained in the aftermath of our most recent presidential election with stand the new pressures to come? can controversial laws be enforced in a country as diverse as our s? not without reconciliation. those who are grieving need to recognize the sincerity of neighbors with deeply held beliefs who dreamed of seeing this day. and the many who are celebratory would be well served to recognize the heart break and devastation of citizens who feel they ve had their personal freedom violated. opinions on both sides probably have little to do with justice alito s argument in 213 page opinion. i doubt many have actually read it. i m not being critical. it s a slog even for lawyers. but it s not the work of mullahs. the supreme court is obligated to follow the constitution and precedent. the court of public opinion is guided by an indi
deliberately targeted women in asian spas because, police say, he was having a bad day. he was pretty much fed up and at the end of the rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. why reactions like that aren t happening as incidents against violence of asian-americans surge across the country. nurn of us should be silent in the form of any hate. then senator amy klobuchar and the new push for the violence against women act. congresswoman escobar on what s happening at the so you shall border. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. there are eight people dead in the atlanta area after a horrifying spree shooting last night at three different locations, three different spas. the suspect is in police custody and we know some of the victims names. delaina ashley yaun, xiaojie tan, daoyou feng, paul andre michels. seven out eight victims were women. six of the eight were of asian descent. south korean cons
i ve always believed that a prosecutor needs to make a determination as to whether there s sufficient evidence of a crime having been committed and a belief that they can successfully prosecute someone for that crime. i don t know where to go. wherein lies the citation for this third consideration of for lack of a better descripter the impact on society. well, i was a prosecutor, as you said, for eight years. i had to make decisions who to prosecute. i prosecuted democrats, republicans, people in high office. i had to do it, but i was never faced with a question like this. i would say incidentally, earlier, you talked about the fraud and the covid money. i would prosecute those people to the fullest extent.