, and, while officials, acknowledge the situation could still escalate reports from the border are of relative calm. that said, the tension facilities are overcapacity as policy decisions continue to play out in washington there is one thing that has not changed the drive and desperation of those making the journey to and across the border. under united states and international law, anyone who fears persecution in their home country can t come to the united states and seek refugee status. this image of a father carrying a baby in a suitcase as he wades across a river is emblematic of the border story. desperate people going to extremes for just a chance at a better life for their family. if you are in their place, wouldn t you do the same? on the base of the statue of liberty are the immortal words by ahmaud lazarus, give me your tired, your four, your huddled masses, your doesn t attaching to the promise of america s what has made this nation oblique into the world. these
a very good day to all of you at msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports, and a happy mother s day to all of you moms out there celebrating. developing this, our new reaction to the ending of title 42, as predictions of chaos and an unprecedented influx of migrants have not materialized this weekend. homeland security secretary explains why earlier today. because we have communicated fairly clearly, a vitally important message. the individuals who are thinking of arriving at our southern border, there is a lawful, safe, an orderly way to arrive in the united states. it is through the pathways that president biden has expanded in an unprecedented way. then, there is a consequence if one does not use those lawful pathways. also new, the clock tick union washington journal a deal to raise the debt ceiling before a june 1st deadline for default. staff meetings are taking place today ahead of an unexpected meeting this week between the
twice impeached once indictment ex-president and his loyal attorney general s pledge to investigate the investigators. it was a flashing red warning sign, though, of the politization of the trump era justice department. now, after an investigation that lasted four years, twice as long as the russia probe, it was initially set up to investigate, special counsel john durham has released a final report. it s more than 400 pages long. our team of experts and reporters are combing through it. but the probe s many failures and contradictions and chaos that surrounded it have been reported on and they are out there for everyone to see including high-level resignations. john durham is not today bringing any new charges. he s lost both of the cases that he decided to bring to trial. that s why some of the people at the highest levels of that probe left. the probe s stunning clashes and ethical lapses and internal chaos have been documented and detailed in an extraordinary body of repo
the most dangerous terrorist in the homeland is white supremacy. the president makes the case again and the backlash from the rioters ferocious. it s absurd. it s really disgusting, it s divisive. tonight, new reporting on a potential connection between white supremacists and the office of a sitting republican congressman. then, what we know after two were hospitalized during a violent attack at the office of democratic congressman gerry connolly. plus, the desantis campaign overhaul that includes shaking hands and looking people in the ice. i m not a candidate, so we will see if and when that changes. senator on ed markey his renewed plan to fix a broken supreme court by adding four new justices. when all in starts right now. good evening. from washington, d.c., i m mehdi hassan in for chris hayes. over the weekend, president biden delivered the commencement address at one of the nation s leading historically black universities. he warned the graduates
undoubtedly sign the thing. now, if you are live in the real world, and the words diversity, equity, and inclusion sound like positive things to you, what happened today in florida feels like madness. but if you re a fox news viewer, this all might make perfect sense. it might even seem overdue. let me take a step back. this is christopher ruffo. he s now one of the people that governor desantis has appointed to the board of trustees that oversees new college in florida that s a school that we, on the show, have done quite a bit of reporting on. it is the school that governor desantis is essentially trying to make the test case for anti woke education. christopher ruffo is also likely the reason your conservative uncle wouldn t stop talking about critical race theory, or crt, at thanksgiving last year. ruffo is even the reason former president trump became obsessed with crt. and september of 2020, ruffo went on tucker carlson s show to not only make his case against crt, but