Mission. They were going to washington to hold press conferences. The new york times, the departure added a cinematic element. They got a tremendous welcome on msnbc and on cnn. Please pass the john lewis voting rights act and pass the for the people act. That was a generous way of saying you re leading by example. Howie: this is not about the merits of the texas law. That s worth debating. It s about the portrayal of the lone star state democrats who are blocking a quorum by high tailing it out of austin, in other words, foiling their own democratic process while telling the world they re trying to save democracy. It s so revealing how the press is hailing them as heroes. I m howard kurtz and this is media buzz. Howie: ahead, former trump campaign a manager corey lewandowski on why accusations and denials involving the ex president are making so much news. As president biden s vaccination program has stalled and with covid cases rising, a war of of words is breaking out about the whit
The report finds an insufficient focus on war fighting. What other purpose is there for the united states military? a leadership that is distracted to bureaucratic excess. It was commissioned by these four lawmakers and includes stunning admissions with one senior leader saying i guarantee you every unit in the navy is up to speed on diversity training. I can t say the same about ship handling, this is from an active duty lieutenant. Sometimes we care if we will have more diversity officers than a fight with the chinese navy. You can cut our ship open with a missile and we ll all bleed the same color. Very serious moment here for the united states navy. General jack keane is standing by with his thoughts on this today. First, lucas tomlinson who breaks down this report from the pentagon. Hi, martha. I will confirm to look at all the administrative burdens that our surface navy has to contend with and make sure that my primary focus is based on war fighting, training and skills. It s im
Introduced at least 389 bills that would restrict voting access. 22 of those bills have already been signed into law in 14 states. And at least 61 others are quickly moving through republican dominated legislatures in 18 states including one in texas likely on its way to becoming enacted. Vice president harris made remarks today about protecting voting rights at howard university a few hours ago where she announced she and the president have directed the dnc to expand its i will vote initiative with an investment of $25 million. Yes, it is early and we have never really started this early before, but, folks, it is never too early to defend your rights. So with these new laws that have been passed or they re trying to pass we have to start now to finish strong. The people must be able without hinderance, without obstacle, certainly without insurmountable obstacle, to decide our country s future. With this $25 million, the democrats are investing in the tools and technology to register v
Rescue teams and surfside racing the clock as tropical storm moves toward florida. That s adding to growing fears with the left of the craft conduct fall at any moment. Governor rhonda santos earlier today. We have a building here surfside is structurally unsound and although the eye of the storm not likely to pass over this direction, you could feel just in this area. We have talked team coverage tracking for storm but we begin met live in surfside. The latest right now is remaining portions of the champlain tower standing, it could be demolished as early as tomorrow but initially officials but it might take weeks to get it down. You can see remaining tower standing from the brownish tower in the distance from a 13 story building basically hovering over the search and rescue crews right now so if tropical storm hit, there could be another catastrophe and residents who evacuated are not being allowed to go back in to collect belongings before the demolition, too dangerous. Officials te
Major damage to the building and flaws in the construction. We ll have reports from the scene and i ll talk with the miamidade county mayor. Also a case of bipartisanship appears to break out on infrastructure. We all came to get some. What we did first was put the needs of our country. Soon things break down as president biden say as larger plan must also be part of the deal. Where does this deal stand now? my guest this morning, republican senator bill cassidy of louisiana and democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez of new york, and the justice department sues georgia over its new voting law. The eligibility of our ability to vote is the center. Joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news washington correspondent andrea mitchell. Msnbc host joshua johnson and danielle pletka ott the american prize it substitution. Welcome to sunday. It s meet the press. Welcome to meet the press, the longest running show in television history. This is meet the press with chuck todd. It