made an extraordinary contribution to move this country toward being a more perfect union. the film rustin is streaming now on netflix. please watch it. it s great. audra mcdonald and aml ameen, so honored to have both of you here today. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. hello on this monday. it is 10:00 eastern. happy caucus day. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. all eyes on iowa with the official start of the 2024 election season. republican candidates all making their final appeal to iowans ahead of tonight s gop caucuses. the caucuses will be called to order at 7:00 p.m. local time, 8:00 p.m. eastern. the vote will be held by secret ballot. our final nbc news des moines register poll shows donald trump maintaining his nearly 30-point lead over the rest of the field with a tight race for second place. one major and potentially dangerous obstacle stands in t
right-wingers in his own party. congressman james clyburn, assistant democratic leader, joins me live to discuss what s going on. fast truck. fulton county d.a. fani willis wants to set donald trump s georgia trial for august 5th, 2024. how that could shake up his bid for the white house, just three weeks after the republican convention. and exactly three months before election day. and, buyer you rustin. the march on washington finally gets his due, in the critically acclaimed movie, rustin. the star of the movie, colman domingo, joins me live to discuss his top score worthy performance. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. s is the saturday show. this morning, the federal government is open, for now. late thursday night, president biden signed a short term funding bill into law just one day before the deadline. but the please, hold the applause. the stopgap law, with the laddered ctiing resolution, kicks the cado the road until next year. funding some fed
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Made an extraordinary contribution to move this country toward being a more perfect union. The Film Rustin is streaming now on netflix. Please watch it. Its great. Audra mcdonald and aml ameen, so honored to have both of you here today. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you very much. That does it for us this morning. Ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. Hello on this monday. It is 10 00 eastern. Happy caucus day. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. All eyes On Iowa with the official start of the 2024 election season. Republican candidates all making their final appeal to iowans ahead of tonights gop caucuses. The caucuses will be called to order at 7 00 p. M. Local time, 8 00 p. M. Eastern. The vote will be held by secret
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