Unprecedented war in democracy. Now going to be aided and abetted by at least two democratic senators, joe manchin of West Virginia announced he will be voting against a democrats sweeping reform bill known as for the people act. In an oped in the charleston mail the Conservative Democrat writes, quote, the right to vote is fundamental against our democracy and it should not be against policy or politics least of all. It should never be done in a partisan manner. The problem, its already been done in a partisan manner. Its been done. At least 14 states have enacted new republican laws this year, placing restrictions on the casting of ballocht ts. Out of 389 bills as of midmay in 48 states, which basically means joe manchin thinks voting is fundamental. He says voting is fundamental but doesnt want to do what needs to be done to save it. He writes further, quote, whether it is state laws that seek to needlessly restrict voting or politicians who need to restrict our elections, policy ma
ron desantis slimming punished for something that hasn t even happened. yet can desantis take that page straight out of the authoritarian playbook? all of that and more is coming up, so let s get started. good morning to you on this very busy sunday. i am katie fang. senate democrats are on the brink of a spending bill intended to lower health care costs, tackle climate change and bring down the deficit. here s a live, look right now, at the chamber. floor lawmakers going on more than seven hours now, applauding through a pile of amendments in what is known as vote-a-rama. the measure advance on a party line vote of 51 to 50, with vice president kamala harris casting the tie breaking vote, and overcoming unanimous republican opposition. the azar 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative with the motion to proceed being a great. too. while democrats are trying to push ahead with democrat domestic priorities, for pr
michigan about it, all in a few minutes. but i want to start here in alabama, and the most restrictive and punitive abortion bans in the united country. anyone, whether or not they are a medical professional might be sentenced to prison for up to 99 years if they are found to have caused an abortion in this state. people here are also prohibited from helping someone access abortion care, or even giving out information about it. well, doing those things could be considered conspiracy under the states law, which is been in effect since june 24th. that is the day the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. later on in our show, we will explore this further in another installment of the last across america, featuring my conversation with former abortion care providers, clinics have, advocates and a lawmaker who are navigating through the new realities of living in post row alabama. but here is the thing. alabama is not an outlier. it is punitive measures, they are a feature, not a
my thanks to you for watching thank you for watching the katie the katie phang show this morning. you can catch regional episodes on the things show msnbc this, morning you ve never gop got every searched a must-see on peacock thursday and friday, don t forget to follow on twitter, instagram, facebook and tiktok. all of us see is next with the latest installment of velshi across america. good morning to you. it is sunday, august the 7th. i am ali velshi, welcome to a special edition of the velshi live from tuscaloosa, alabama, we have been giving you the latest edition of velshi across america, post-roe alabama. we are keeping a close watch this morning as well on capitol hill, where senators have been up all night voting on amendments to the democrats landmark inflation reduction act, which is eventually expected to pass. that will be a major win for president biden. we will talk to the staff in
As prime minister is likely to come to an end this week. naftali bennett, who has bragged is he even more right-winged than netanyahu. as i pointed out on peacock on thursday, bennett has a long history of saying awful things, like palestinians used to swing in trees or he has no problem killing arabs. still, to be fair to him, he has agreed to form a coalition with an arab politician. he has also agreed to hand over the prime ministership to lapir in two years time. george burbaum who, like bennett, served as benjamin netanyahu s chief of staff at one point in time. thank you so much for coming on the show tonight. your boss, naftali bennett, the guy you re advising, has agreed