with making change? also, the debate over kink at pride. some say these events need to be more family-friendly, others say pride has to welcome absolutely everyone. the chairman of san francisco s leathermen s discussion group joins us live. and lgbtq history goes back a lot further than you might think. our producer brings us the latest research on people like alexander the great and william shakespeare. from nbc news in washington, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. . this week brought some big developments in the fight over voting rights. yesterday, the doj announced that it is suing the state of georgia over restrictive new voting laws passed there. this as the biden administration s first major move against numerous republican-supported laws. critics say they re designed to make it harder to vote. the lawsuit comes just days after democrats in congress failed to advance the for the people act. attorney general merrick garland called on congress to do more.
President Biden Finally has a deal for an Infrastructure Package, but tonight, it could already be in trouble. Months of negotiations culminated on thursday, with a an agreement between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House. But mr. Biden upset some republicans when he said this during the announcement of the deal. And i expect, i expect that in the coming months this summer, before the Fiscal Year is over, that we will have voted on this bill, the infrastructure bill, as well as voted on the budget resolution. And thats when theyll but if only one comes to me, im not if this is the only one that comes to me, im not signing it. Its in tandem. Today, hes walking that back swla. A white House Statement reads, quote, our bipartisan agreement does not preclude republicans from attempting to defeat my familys plan. The Bottom Line is this, i gave my word to support the Infrastructure Plan and thats what i intend to do, unquote. Mr. Biden plans to travel to wisconsin on tuesday
The chairman of San Franciscos leathermens Discussion Group joins us live. And Lgbtq History goes back a lot further than you might think. Our producer brings us the latest research on people like Alexander The Great and william shakespeare. From Nbc News in washington, im Joshua Johnson, welcome to The Week. This week brought some big developments in the fight over Voting Rights. Yesterday, the doj announced that it is suing the State Of Georgia over restrictive new Voting Laws passed there. This as the biden administrations first major move against numerous republicansupported laws. Critics say theyre designed to make it harder to vote. The lawsuit comes just days after democrats in congress failed to advance the for the people act. Attorney general Merrick Garland called on congress to do more. Our complaint alleges that recent changes to Georgias Election laws were enacted with the purpose of denying or abridging black georgians to vote on account of their race or color. We are usi
From Nbc News in washington, im joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. President Biden Finally has a deal for an Infrastructure Package, but tonight, it could already be in trouble. Months of negotiations culminated on thursday with a an agreement between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House. But mr. Biden upset some republicans when he said this during the announcement of the deal. And i expect, i expect that in the coming months this summer, before the Fiscal Year is over, that we will have voted on this bill, the infrastructure bill, as well as voted on the budget resolution. And thats when theyll but if only one comes to me, im not if this is the only one that comes to me, im not signing it. Its in tandem. Today hes walking that back somewhat. Swla. A white House Statement reads, quote, our bipartisan agreement does not preclude republicans from attempting to defeat my familys plan. The Bottom Line is this, i gave my word to support the Infrastructure Plan and thats wha
That cost her Leadership Position and addressing trumpisms impact on her party. Also ahead, new reporting showing a trend we rarely hear about. Brutality by police against latinos. And with cyberattacks on the rise against american companies, President Obamas former advisor Ben Rhodes joins us with how Team Biden should fight back. This this is American Voices. Thanks for joining us this here. Breaking news from North Carolina where Donald Trump is late to his own party. A speech before the states Republican Party bound to fuel fire to the states using his Big Lie to roll back your Voting Rights. Trump was set to be speaking now, but the venue says he is late. We will keep an eye on whatever comes of his speech in greenville to a crowd of 1,500 people. A smaller venue for a president obsessed with crowd size. Not his outrage over losing a legitimate election, but if he may give it another go in 2024 as republicans use his Big Lie to pass Voter Restrictions across this country. Republic