budget requests resources to add inspection positions in every field division. the effectiveness of the enforcement program depends on the ability to identify and focus on those dealers that pose the greatest risk to public safety. starting today, atf will make clear to investigators in every field division that as they prioritize inspections, they must consider the extent to which firearms sold by a dealer are later used in criminal activity. third, we will improve information sharing with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to help bring more intelligence and law enforcement resources to bear, as well as with the public to increase our own accountability. today, atf has a point of contact in every field division to receive information from mayors, police chiefs, and other local leaders about firearms dealers they believe are acting unlawfully. and starting next month, atf will begin sharing inspection data with the 16 states that license or regulate firearms deal
a gop talking point and a frequent topic of conversation on conservative media. the right-wing scare tactic flies in face of president biden s actual record, though. in fact his supportive 90s era tough on violence, his ability to even win the nomination for president. that, in fact, that joe biden may be the democrats best hope against the incoming attacks preying on voters fears, especially those of suburban men and women who remain a vote. democrats in private and public are warning that rising crime represent the single biggest threat to their electoral chances in 2022. the ap adds this reporting, quote, white house aides believe that biden with his long legislative record on crime as a former senator is not easy to paint as soft on the issue and the president has been clear that he is opposed to the defund the police movement which has been effectively used against other democrats to paint them as anti-law enforcement. biden is also trying to boost progressive efforts
quote, the anecdote to the poise of political correctness. smerconish takes on entertaining outlandish anecdotes about pc gone wild. stories that are hilarious, horrifying and unbelievably true. each chapter was a story. some of them stand the test of time and others do not. the guy who tried to stop ladies night at bars because he said they discriminated against men. i say ridiculous then and still believe it. the honorary guard who said stop saying god bless you as he presented graveside. maybe i was wrong. maybe it was a church state issue. when conservatives began rallying to the pc cause i kind of backed off. it made all of the stories sound partisan. which was never my motivation. what was then pc has more into cancel culture. and conservatives, they own this ground. these sort of stories get lots play on fox. why? because they make for good tv and they fire people up. but i think it s important that all audiences pay attention to them because i think they have politica
create humanitarian corridors, it could not get out due to the threat of russian shelling. in just the last hour, president biden also announced a new $800 million military package for ukraine, calling this a critical window for their forces. putin has failed to achieve his grand ambitions on the battlefield. our unity at home and our unity with allies and partners are sending unmistakable message to putin. he will never succeed in dominating and occupying all ukraine. that will not happen. adding even more urgency, he says he met with ukraine s prime minister at the white house right before he gave that speech. any second speaker pelosi will meet with the prime minister on capitol hill. we ll be monitoring that and drill into all of these developments as they happen. live right here on msnbc. and the travel mask mandate, the saga is not over yet. the new action that could mean mask rules come back on flights and more. plus, sounding the alarm on climate change. a new rep
of a major american city, as san francisco pays the price for its struggle over the city s identity. miguel almaguer, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, treacherous storms are raging across the south. heavy winds, hail and tornadoes knocking out power for tens of thousands of people as the state of alabama warns residents they could see severe weather through the weekend. new economic numbers, u.s. retail sales rising in may. a sign consumers are still fueling the country s economy despite pressures of inflation. new details on the cyber attack, what the u.s. government knows after several federal agencies were hit in the u.s. and the powerful message from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in an exclusive interview with nbc news. his new details on the fierce counter offensive from his country s military, and the stakes for russia in the latest battle. our nbc news reporters are fo