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you say it as if it s a bad thing, hallie jack sson. msnbc headquarters here in new york. a day after the midterms, still a number of races to decide, enough results for both parties to take a victory lap. president trump will take his this hour, the president scheduled to appear in the eastern room of the white house for a news conference roughly 30 minutes from now. today he s already touted himself as the magic man for last night s senate wins. never mind losing the house, though. president trump also had a message for the incoming democratic majority in the house. investigate me? we investigate you. we also heard from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell just a few moments ago. the democrats in the house will have to decide just how much presidential harassment they think is good strategy. today is more than about democrats and republicans, it s about restoring the constitution s checks and balances to the trump administration. one of the first orders of business ....
Black district. and that case, as you all know better than i, is in front of the us supreme court. and my us department ofjustice hasjoined many of you in arguing that the map violates the voting rights act. earlier i spoke tojoe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush. i asked him why president biden claimed fundamental voting rights are under attack. he knows he doesn t yet have the support legislatively to pass strong voting rights legislation. it s something thatjohn lewis tried to get passed before he died. it s been a heavy lift, so president biden wanted to underscore that by going to selma to help people realise what took place 58 years ago in selma and say there is still need for strong voting rights legislation. there are two pieces of ....
Demanding civil and voting rights for african americans. standing at the bridge in selma, alabama where the assault, which has come to be known as bloody sunday took place, mr biden called for congress to pass legislation to strengthen voting in the us. footage of the violence in 1965 shocked the country and led to congress passing the voting rights act. analysts say black voters remain a key constituency in mr biden s expected bid for re election next year. i m joined now byjoe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush. he joins us live from new york. thank you very much for being with us. welcome back to the programme. mr bidons is again fundamental rights are under attack. why is he saying this? he saying this because he knows he doesn t yet have the support legislatively to pass strong voting rights legislation. it is something thatjohn lewis tried to get past before he ....
What should have been a new predominantly black district. in that case, as you all know better than i, is in front of the supreme court. and the us department ofjustice has joined many of you in arguing that the map violates the voting rights act. earier i spoke tojoe watkins, a civil rights advocate and former aide to president george w bush. i asked him why president biden claimed fundamental voting rights are under attack. he knows he doesn t yet have the support legislatively to pass strong voting rights legislation. it s something thatjohn lewis tried to get pasedd before he died. it has been a heavy lift, so president biden wanted to underscore that by going to selma to help peopel realise what took place 58 years ago in selma and say there is still need for strong voting rights legislation. there are two pieces of legislation that the democrats are struggling with. ....
Line at all of his rallies, and you ve got jerry nadler, adam smith, subpoenas, investigations. this means that the mueller report will not be deep 6 d. with the house in republican hands and them in charge of intelligence and judiciary committees, that mueller report might never have seen the light of day with the exit of jeff sessions and rod rosenstein, potentially as well. a big shake-up coming at justice department, and now you have an attorney general that will be appointed who could very well try to kill that probe. they never legislated the support legislatively for bob mueller, so if that report is ever going to reach the american public, this is going to be up to the democrats now in the house. i think the democrats have to be very careful about one thing. adler who s an upper west side new york liberal is going to be a very powerful new person in this new congress. he s already been saying we can reopen kavanaugh. if they start down that road, ....