draconian voting restrictions. texas just advanced a bill that among other things would make it a felony, you heard that right, a felony for an official to give a voter an absentee ballot application if they didn t request one. as of march 24th they ve introduced 360 voter restriction bills in 47 states. in many states these restrictions will specifically be hard on black voters. look, i want to make this clear. this is not just in response to the 2020 election and the big lie. the voting rights of black americans have been under attack since the 15th amendment was passed, even if lawmakers don t explicitly spell it out, we see you. jamel boulie of the new york times wrote this about the jim crow era. there was no statute that said black people cannot vote. instead, southern lawmakers spun a web of restrictions and regulations meant to catch most blacks as well as many whites and keep them out of the electorate. and in a throwback to that time a writer for the conservative
criminal charges in this case? plus, a republican limits on tape he tried to interfere with elections and texas. ken paxton, yes, the same can paxton who just got impeached is now under renewed scrutiny for that admission. and the latest on breaking news out of virginia. fighter jets from kadri s ignace on it boom that reverberated across the area. welcome to the show. nbc news is reporting the federal grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the department of justice s investigation into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents is, wait for it, expected to meet again this coming week in washington, d. c.. now we don t know yet if an indictment is coming, which would be major. the first ever federal indictment of a former president, he would be indicted in new york over the hush money case, but not federally. but what we do know is prosecutors were speaking for jack smith have been presenting the grand jury with evidence and witness testimony for
tonight, on the mehdi hassan show. the grand reinvesting in donald trump s mishandling of classified documents will meet again this week, are we close to seeing criminal charges in this case? plus, a republican admits on tape that he tried to interfere with elections in texas. can paxton, yes the same can pack them just got impeached, is now under renewed scrutiny for that admission. and the latest on breaking news out of virginia, a fighter jet from scramble to intercept of private plane causing a sonic boom that reverberated across the area. welcome to the show. nbc news is reporting the federal grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the department of justice s investigation into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents is, wait for it, expected to meet again this coming week in washington, d.c.. now we don t know yet if an indictment is coming, which would be major. the first ever federal indictment of a former president, he would be indicte
newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, the head first lady tested positive for covid-19, all speak to a doctor about the new variant. russia looks to north korea for arms, kim jong-un may meet with vladimir putin to seal a weapon steel. and, another race to avoid a government shutdown. lawmakers have just days to reach a deal about the federal budget. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we do begin here in the united states where first lady jill biden has tested positive for covid-19. now, the white house says she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms and will remain at biden s home in delaware. however, president joe biden has tested negative for the virus, both were in delaware for the labor day weekend and an official tells cnn that there are no changes to the presidents schedule at this time. the president is scheduled to depart for the g20 summit in india later this week. meantime, this covid cases increase right across the united states,
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. whatever your geo coordinates, worry happy you are with us. geo coordinates. yeah. just ahead on cnn newsroom the republican primary entering a new post labor day phase, several campaigning throughout the weekend in new hampshire. people spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror instead of focusing on what the american people are focusing on. and expected to discuss potential arms deals, the u.s. urging north korea to cease negotiations with russia. ken paxton s impeachment trial begins tuesday and it features some of the most unique legal characters in the state. nonsense. it is definitionally political. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, september 5, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in delaware where first lady jill biden will remain after testing positive for covid-19. the white house says s