they have to be presumed you can t presume that this was just something that happens with a bureaucratic snafu, this is outrageous. well, the explanation for the quote, lost data sounds more suspicious this morning based on a new time line from lawmakers, julia insley is standing by with more on this story. plus, new subpoenas for supporters of former president trump. good news out of fulton county, georgia. nearly a dozen fake elects from one state could face criminal charges for election interference. things are heating up. meanwhile, trump hasn t given up on overturning the election he lost, apparently. a wisconsin lawmaker says the former president called him just this month, following a court ruling on ballot drop boxes. also, vladimir putin takes his first significant foreign trip since the invasion of ukraine as the russian president looks for an ally in a nation also isolated from the west. and the bidens meet with ukraine s first lady at the white house ole
developments of even the last few months. mika, all roads lead to the protection of american democracy. the preservation of the right to vote. the protection of individual rights and liberties which are under assault. and you all have had a conversation this morning about january 6th. yeah. and the attack on democracy and the use of violence. our conferrees are steadfast in their energy and their desire to do everything possible to protect democracy. there are great concerns, and just outrage at the actions of the supreme court, now over a period of years from the shelby decision which stripped away the protections of the voting rights act, to the dobbs decision which has now eroded and eliminated a woman s right to choose, to the attack on gun safety laws being passed by states. so all roads lead to democracy.
we say by the way, manchin is not alone as politico notes this morning, other democratic senators, manchin, sinema, mark kelly in arizona, john tester have at least raised questions or expressed hesitation about this. that puts them well short of the votes they need. i say it is time to call a question, jim. put it on the floor. let s see where people stand. let s see how they vote. let s see if they choose between an antiquated, outmoded filibuster that is being used, or whether they re going to stand in light of january 6th, in light of this tsunami of voter suppression laws in favor of and in support of the protection of american democracy. it is time to call the question in the united states senate and i hope that the president is going to say that today. let s let the senate have a vote. let s see where people stand.
pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post and msnbc contributor mike barnicle and white house editor for politico sam sign. that was gene robinson, there s mike barnicle and sam sign with us as well. good morning to you all. we are following a couple of important threads this morning in america s fight against the pandemic. they both concern vaccinations. nbc s gabe gutierrez reports, but first miguel almaguer in the battle over boosters. reporter: divided over the science before the fda is set to vote on the future of boosters, members of the agency are boasting support and opposition over a third dose of the pfizer vaccine with the stage set for a controversial decision, pfizer says their data shows booster shots needed six months after the second dose as protection from infection begins to wane.
pathway. we ve met with many republicans, we ve met with many democrats, we re going to forge ahead and we think we can make progress on this. people have to realize the threat, 400 bills across the nation in state legislatures to suppress the vote. when have we seen that post a presidential election where you had record turnout, where you had a relatively flawless election and where techniques and methods were used because of the pandemic that are widely supported by the american people. this is a cynical effort to frustrate american democracy. and our call to action today is the people to ballot, to fight it, to educate themselves in protection of american democracy. marc, mike barnicle s got a question for you. marc, there s no doubt that restoring the guts of the voting the rights bill is critical to democracy but i m going to ask you a question that i don t