Vivek murphy back. He was confirmed by the senate last night. He should be sworn in soon. Tonight the senate also confirmed the official who will be vivek murphys bos, dr. Rachel levine was confirmed tonight to be assistant secretary of health. That is a history making appointment. Dr. Levine is now the first transgender official to be confirmed by the senate, the highest ranking u. S. Government official in history. She will be the number two official at hhs. All republicans but two voted against her. Susan collins and murkowski voted for her. Dr. Levines boss will be the new secretary of health and human resources. No republican 1234er9s voted for him at all but democrats were nevertheless able to confirm him on a party line vote. In order to become Health Secretary he had to leave his previous job, which was Attorney General of the state of california. There had been a bunch of discussion that congressman adam schiff of california, frequent guest on this show. He had such a high pro
Died. Plus, my exclusive interview with the new Secretary Of Education on todays big announcement about the push to reopen schools and what we learned when nbc news gained exclusive access to a border detention facility housing unaccompanied minors. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. Theres a lot going on in the news, a lot going on in the country. Many challenges we face, and amongst all that, the only thing that really unites the Republican Party right now is not any kind of particular policy. The defining project of the Republican Party right now is just holding on to power, even at the expense of democracy. I mean, we all saw, right, the ugliest manifestation of this on january 6th when a trump mob tried to stop the certification of a democratic election. But of course it didnt stop there. As weve been following on this show, people like mo brooks in alabama, josh mandell in ohio, and joe dee highs in georgia are running campaigns for office fundam