america from defaulting on its debt. biden has accused republicans of taking extreme positions on the spending cuts. they insist republicans have a red line when it comes to spending. history is a threat to our nation. i have something to say. morehouse college was found in 1867. it s a private historically black means liberal arts college in atlanta georgia. where they say leadership is learned from legends of old. it s a place where union soldiers died for freedom in america, and today morehouse college is a place where governor westmore, the first black governor of maryland, in the this third black governor ever elected to mark s history came with a simple but powerful message for the man of morehouse. our history is our power. they re continuing the hbcu tradition, and forging a brighter future. some in it are hell-bent on evoking their power. how? we ll take florida. just days ago, they banned diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the state. and already limited th
doctor is a professor at ufc san francisco s collaborative research group. inventing new standards and reproductive, health a professor at advancing new standards of reproductive health. the author of no real choice, how culture and politics matter for reproductive autonomy. robbyn marty is the operations west alabama woman. center also the author of the new handbook for a post-roe america. i will discuss the latest on the debt ceiling standoff with democratic senator, chris coons of delaware. he says that defaulting would have a quote, catastrophic effect on the country and must be taken off the table. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning, it s saturday may 20th, as the old saying goes, if i don t succeed, stop following the republican playbook. you would think that after just one bat election cycle, the gop would have regrouped and reassess its shortcomings so it could rebound. but it s been nearly seven years since the republicans last truly significan
plus deepening legal roles with the former president, as amanda alvin bragg turns the screws on trump s former cfo. and later, our conversation with abortion providers here in new york as they prepare for the possible and of mifepristone, and another southern state passes a strict ban on most procedures. plus, the dreamers take on desantis in florida state capital, we will speak with two of them, they went to tallahassee to confront lawmakers face to face and more. this is american voices. we begin this hour with a fight over the nation s debt limit as the deadline to reach a deal is now less than two weeks away. it is a show down the world is closely watching. as house republicans threaten to use our economy as a pawn to force spending cuts. nbc news has learned a, quote, candid discussion on the desk limit house republicans stretched late into the night friday. however, house speaker kevin mccarthy nowsays that negotiations won t resume until president biden retur
2016 campaign and russia, special counsel john durham released his findings yesterday, a 300-page report. and in it, durham, who was first appointed by that attorney general william barr in 2019, accuses the bureau of acting negligently but did not reveal any bombshells, as many republicans had long claimed he would. durham found no evidence the justice department and the fbi conspired in a deep state plot to investigate trump s ties to russia in 2016. in addition, durham did not recommend any wholesale changes at the fbi. the special counsel also appears to relitigate two of the cases he lost that went to trial, in which he brought criminal charges. the durham report has been contradicted by two of the reports, including one released in 2020 by the republican-led senate intelligence committee. the committee s report as well as one from the justice department watchdog found the fbi s investigation with some laws but warranted. and said the trump campaign closed a counter inte
this week, the facts finally caught up to two republican-led smear campaigns. let s start with the mess that was thursday s hearing on the so-called weaponization of federal government. for months now, chairman james jordan has promised testimony from, quote, dozens of whistleblowers on how the fbi is unfairly persecuting conservatives. and yet, just hours before jordan s promised blockbuster hearing on that very issue was set to begin, the fbi made a shocking revelation. two of the three self proclaimed whistleblowers who are set to testify have had this security clearances revoked over a question about their allegiance to the united states, reported criminal conduct, personal misconduct, and their handling of sensitive information. so when the hearing began, it quickly descended into chaos. with democratic members on the subcommittee repeatedly calling out chairman jordan for violating house rules by withholding alleged evidence he had gathered. where is the whistleblower