Other president. And the people he appointed are very conservative. And it will change the courts for decades to come, longer than we will remember him as president. Amy we will speak with retired judge Shira Scheindlin about how trumps new team of judges will radically change american society. Then we look at what some have called one of the most Progressive City Council in new york citys history and the woman who helped lead the agenda, speaker Melissa Markviverito. She holds the secondmost powerful post in new york city. 12 years ago when i was first sworn in as the first latina to represent my district of east harlem and the bronx, i try to process what that all men. I was a labor organizer, community activist. Not a politician. Amy her term winds down at the end of this year due to term limits. We will look at how under Melissa Markviveritos sickrship, expanded paid leave, and municipal identification card for undocumented immigrants, and got mayor bill de blasio to agree to close
We head to. Kenyas rerun election goes ahead but protests continue as the opposition repeats its call for a boycott. Of there and delivered on the system to syria live from london also coming up an anti terror operation against supporters of iceland other groups seized qatar impose sanctions on some yemeni nationals the kurdish government suggests freezing the results of its essential referendum so it can start talks with the iraqi government. And chinas president xi jinping reveals his new dish but theres no potential successor. A very warm welcome to the program can you also a president ial election will take place on thursday a last ditch attempt to delay failed because five judges failed to turn up to the Supreme Court to hear a petition off additional activists wanted the vote was saying it will be free or fair and protests have since bokeh night in western kenya the stronghold of opposition candidate rylan well hes already ruled himself out of the race and is calling for a resist
We will get the latest. Trump openly warns special Counsel Robert Mueller about investigating his familys finances. Looking at your finances and your familys finances. A breach i would say yes. Amy we will look at a new expose in the new republic titled married to the mob what trump owes the russia mafia. Plus, we will look at the republican budget, which aims to rewrite the tax code to favor the wealthy and slash from medicare and medicaid. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said wednesday the is senate will vote next week on whether to repeal the Affordable Care act without a replacement, even though the bill currently lacks enough republican support to pass. Mcconnells announcement came after President Trump invited all 52 republican senators to the white house for lunchtime talks aimed at reviving stalled efforts on healthcare. There is large majority in
Integrity holds its first meeting, why do so many rights advocates fear the commission will lay the groundwork for a nationwide Voter Suppression effort. We will get the latest. Trump openly warns special Counsel Robert Mueller about investigating his familys finances. Looking at your finances and your familys finances. A breach i would say yes. Amy we will look at a new expose in the new republic titled married to the mob what trump owes the russia mafia. Plus, we will look at the republican budget, which aims to rewrite the tax code to favor the wealthy and slash from medicare and medicaid. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said wednesday the is senate will vote next week on whether to repeal the Affordable Care act without a replacement, even though the bill currently lacks enough republican support to pass. Mcconnells announcement came after President Tr