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is just par for the course. but when reagan ran for president in 1980, that record came back around and bit him a little bit. all through the 1960s and 70s, believe it or not, the republican party platform, nationally, had explicitly and implicitly supported the equal rights amendment, the era, the constitutional amendment that would guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens regardless of sex. the equal rights amendment had been kicking around for decades by that point, even for generations by that point. and the republican party, nationally, had said for years on its platform that it was explicitly in favor of it. until they picked ronald reagan as their presidential nominee in 1980. reagan was really right wing. and he was a culture war kind of conservative. and sticking it to the feminists was exactly the kind of thing that he built his campaign around. and so in 1980, the republican party dropped its decades-long support for the era, which bothered some women in ....
moment that he would appoint a black woman to the supreme court. and we just got confirmation from simone sanders that, indeed, she and other biden advisers told him that day, during debate prep, no, don t do it. there is congressman clyburn and other members of the black caucus debate prep day, simone sanders and others were telling biden, no, don t do it. and then, at the debate, congressman clyburn goes to him at the commercial break and says, you have to do it. and now we are living the history of that. both in the fact of his presidency and in anticipation of this nomination. yes. and so, the story of that movie, the costar, clyburn, will be joining us to get his version of it. in composing my thoughts about this, leading into talking to clyburn tonight, i decided in the interest of time, to leave out the names of the people in the biden campaign staff who advised against this. so, you know, who wants to have that on them? and then i turn on the rachel maddow ....
quarter are fantastic, shows that the u.s. gross domestic product grew at a 6.9% annual rate at the end of 2021. that is significantly better than analysts expected. remember, omicron did not really hit until the end of the quarter, in december, meaning the report doesn t show the full scope of the economic picture right now. at the very same time, fed chairman jay powell says he s expecting to start raising interest rates in march, stressing the fact that the fed will need to be, quote, humble and nimble as it tries to bring down inflation. for everyday americans out there, here s the immediate problem raising interest rates will eventually bring down prices but not right away. and in the meantime, it s going to make things like credit cards and mortgages more expensive. it s probable going to take a chunk out of the market, meaning your 401(k) will be worth less, at least in the short term. but for savers out there, you may finally be making some money on your savin ....
good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. a very busy morning. supreme court justice stephen breyer expected to announce his retirement today paving the way for president biden to make his first supreme court nomination. we ll look at who may be on the short list to succeed him in what could be an intense political battle over the nation. the kremlin says there are few reasons for optimism after the u.s. and nato delivered written responses to russian demands to end the threat against ukraine as russia continues to build up its forces along the border. we ll go inside afghanistan for a look at the desperate and disturbing measures people are taking just to survive. meanwhile, here in the u.s., covid cases are rising in some areas and falling in many others. a new trend is emerging, people becoming infected with the virus for a second time or more. around the world ceremonies and remembrances today honoring the 6 million jews killed i ....
candidates backgrounds and writings, i ve made no decision except one the person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience, and integrity, and that will be if first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it s long overdue in my view. i made that commitment during the campaign for president, and i will keep that commitment. i will fully do what i said i d do. as we mentioned yesterday when the news was first breaking, breyer s retirement is supremely good timing for the president and his party, a chance for democrats to refocus their midterm messaging, reenergizing the base, and reengage on issues ranging from abortion rights and voting and more that might play in their favor in a midterm election cycle. senate democrats could move quickly on this once biden chooses a nominee next month. democrats are aiming to confirm the pick as soon as possible, maybe with the same warp speed that republicans ....