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and then you get donald trump. recently he has been floating we should have a 15 week ban or 20 week ban. he is for allowing a law that has some 90% of the abortions that would go forward and he is allegedly pro-life. now he has backed off that position. he won't tell people how they should vote. he says follow your heart. this is the most pro-choice position of republican has taken since ronald reagan, going back to jerry ford maybe. you are seeing the party bend to the political winds. it is an astonishing turnaround. pro-life groups, they should be raising holy hell, but they are going along with it. it shows the power of trump over the party. let's protect donald trump even above some of the core convictions. will it shift the presidential election? i'm not so sure. i think it helped democrats in house races and every ballot initiative since dobbs. you look at arizona, what issues do they care about? immigration and inflation. they vastly prefer donald trump. abortion is down below. it will drive democratic tur
and then you get donald trump. recently he has been floating we should have a 15 week ban or 20 week ban. he is for allowing a law that has some 90% of the abortions that would go forward and he is allegedly pro-life. now he has backed off that position. he won't tell people how they should vote. he says follow your heart. this is the most pro-choice position of republican has taken since ronald reagan, going back to jerry ford maybe. you are seeing the party bend to the political winds. it is...
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it shows the power of trump, let's protect donald trump even above the core convictions. will it shift the presidential election? i'm not so sure. it has definitely helped democrats and every ballot initiative since jobs. if you look at people in arizona, the issues they care about our inflation and immigration and they vastly prefer donald trump. it will drive democratic turnout, but will it shift towards donald trump? i'm not sure about that. >> two words, suburban women. this is going to be a game of inches in the presidential election. when you have young people who might not be that enthusiastic about getting out to vote, this could gift them -- get them off their couches. i want to say about the concept of the 15 or 16 week ban, this is a crock. you couldn't have abortion after that, but it would still leave arizona to arizona and south dakota to south dakota and have complete bands. so that sounds a lot better than it is in practice it from my point of view. geoff: house speaker mike johnson who is trying to save his job which is under threat from trump aligned mem
it shows the power of trump, let's protect donald trump even above the core convictions. will it shift the presidential election? i'm not so sure. it has definitely helped democrats and every ballot initiative since jobs. if you look at people in arizona, the issues they care about our inflation and immigration and they vastly prefer donald trump. it will drive democratic turnout, but will it shift towards donald trump? i'm not sure about that. >> two words, suburban women. this is going...
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have you ever been to a trump rally? have you ever belonged to an organization that was anti-trump? are you a member of qanon or antifa? things that might get at whether they have a clear political bias in all of this. one of the tricky parts that jurors, that the prosecution and the defense have to be on guard for is anyone that might, in the process, not be totally honest and who might want to be on th jury, but because they have made up their minds, they want to either prosecute or exonerate donald trump. that is something that they will be watching for. jury selection, they didn't pick any jurors today. could be another couple weeks before the jury is seated. geoff: william brangham in new york city tonight. thank you, william. ♪ geoff: as we have said, it is tax day, and millions of people are filing last minute. what many people may not know is that the clock is ticking on some potentially big changes due in a year that will be decided by the outcome of the 2024 election. lisa desjardins has a closer look at what's at stake. lisa: back in 2017, then-president donald trump an
have you ever been to a trump rally? have you ever belonged to an organization that was anti-trump? are you a member of qanon or antifa? things that might get at whether they have a clear political bias in all of this. one of the tricky parts that jurors, that the prosecution and the defense have to be on guard for is anyone that might, in the process, not be totally honest and who might want to be on th jury, but because they have made up their minds, they want to either prosecute or exonerate...
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the photos and sketches of trump sitting in court, and use the opportunity with trump in court to press our advantage as the incumbent president. the president is going to pennsylvania for the next couple days. we will hear a lot about not trump's trials but about the economy. it seems to me the bidens cap -- the biden campaign's challenge is not highlighting what they already know to be we mrs. of trump, but really trying to make smaller trump's advantage of the issue of inflation and the economy. and whether that works are not is a big question. i talked to at least one democrat who thinks that yes, it is fine to have a split screen but at some point, democrats and the biden campaign need to tell voters why these matter. just allow pictures to go outcome of the way the media describes it, isn't enough. democrats need to control some part of the narrative. geoff: the point of the perceived split screen, president biden was talking about trump's tax plan and how it would benefit the wealthiest americans. does that campaign, does the white house feel they need to lean in more? >> when yo
the photos and sketches of trump sitting in court, and use the opportunity with trump in court to press our advantage as the incumbent president. the president is going to pennsylvania for the next couple days. we will hear a lot about not trump's trials but about the economy. it seems to me the bidens cap -- the biden campaign's challenge is not highlighting what they already know to be we mrs. of trump, but really trying to make smaller trump's advantage of the issue of inflation and the...
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trump was in office. these weaknesses were well known going back a long time and congress has done very little to address these problems. the electoral count reform act you mentioned to improve the process in the period in december and january in which the president is selected in the electoral college, that was an important reform. beyond that, congress has not done much and there is a whole array of things it should be doing. but the insurrection act should be at the top of the list. geoff: that is jack goldsmith of harvard law school, former assistant attorney general in the george w. bush administration. thanks for your time and insights. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. ♪ amna: the latest front line in the battle over fair pay for rideshare drivers is in minneapolis. uber and lyft have threatened to leave the city over a new ordinance that sets minimum wages for drivers. our special correspondent reports it is leading to bigger questions about the state of the gig economy. reporter: lifelo
trump was in office. these weaknesses were well known going back a long time and congress has done very little to address these problems. the electoral count reform act you mentioned to improve the process in the period in december and january in which the president is selected in the electoral college, that was an important reform. beyond that, congress has not done much and there is a whole array of things it should be doing. but the insurrection act should be at the top of the list. geoff:...
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trump to the arizona ruling with a spokeswoman same result is " because donald trump overturned roe v. wade." separately a new york appeals judge has denied mr. trump's t hird attempt to delay the start of his hush money trial due to begin on monday. the bid was based on request to have a judge removed. trump has plead not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. the trump organization's former chief financial of is heading back to jail for a second time. allen weisselberg was sentenced in court today for five months relying- for lying under oath during the civil fraud trial. he has admitted to helping mr. trump exaggerate his net worth for better loan terms. he already served 100 days in jail for tax fraud. on wall street today, those inflation numbers renewed concern that the fed will not start slashing interest rates anytime soon. the dow jones lost 422 points, to close at 38,462. the nasdaq fell 136 points and the s&p 500 gave back 49. olympic track and field champions will soon be taking home cash to go along with their gold. starting with this summer's games in paris,
trump to the arizona ruling with a spokeswoman same result is " because donald trump overturned roe v. wade." separately a new york appeals judge has denied mr. trump's t hird attempt to delay the start of his hush money trial due to begin on monday. the bid was based on request to have a judge removed. trump has plead not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. the trump organization's former chief financial of is heading back to jail for a second time. allen weisselberg...
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i would hope the trump administration would do as they did in the first term and maintain these if trump is elected. nick: zack cooper, thank you very much. zack: thanks. ♪ geoff: republican infighting continues on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a consequential intelligence bilby for the weekend. a faction of house republicans have blocked the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act known as fisa. that is a federal law that allows intelligence officials to spy on communications of foreign nationals. let's bring in our congressional correspondent e-cig de chardin. -- lisa desjardins. lisa: this is a major program. intelligence agencies say this is what keeps americans most safe and it expires one week from tonight. 19 republicans blocked a version of this and there have been talks back and forth all day. i can report there is a sort of gentlemen's agreement to move forward to have a do over. that process would need to start tonight. but it is tonight and they have not begun yet. we will have to keep close tabs o
i would hope the trump administration would do as they did in the first term and maintain these if trump is elected. nick: zack cooper, thank you very much. zack: thanks. ♪ geoff: republican infighting continues on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a consequential intelligence bilby for the weekend. a faction of house republicans have blocked the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act known as fisa. that is a federal...
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i would hope that the trump administration come as a did the first time, would maintain if trump is elected in november. nick: thanks very much. ♪ geoff: republican infighting continues on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a consequential intelligence bill before the weekend. a faction of house republicans have blocked the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as fisa, a federal law that allows intelligence officials to spy on communications of foreign nationals. let's bring in our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins. always great to see you. where do things stand in this major intelligence program? lisa: our intelligence agency say this is one of the things that keep america posted. 19 republicans blocked a version of this and there have been talks back-and-forth of day trying to figure out what is going on. there is a sort of gentlemen's agreement to have a do over. the process we need to start tonight, but they haven't actually begun yet. there could be a vote on a new bill tomorrow. i want to rem
i would hope that the trump administration come as a did the first time, would maintain if trump is elected in november. nick: thanks very much. ♪ geoff: republican infighting continues on capitol hill as house speaker mike johnson tries to rally his conference into passing a consequential intelligence bill before the weekend. a faction of house republicans have blocked the reauthorization of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as fisa, a federal law that allows intelligence...
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, kyle -- donald trump. kyle cheney, politico's senior legal affairs reporter, has been following the january 6 legal fallout, and joins us now. this case was brought by joseph fisher, who was charged with multiple crimes for pushing his way into the u.s. capitol on january 6, 2021. walk us through the arguments the justices her today. kyle: it is a complicated law but his argument is simple. this law was passed after the enron scandal in 2000. it was meant to stop people from tampering with evidence in a court like proceeding or congressional proceeding, not envisioned to cover the sort of riotous conduct we saw on january 6. he may be culpable for a lot of stuff but this obstruction charge, which has a 20 year maximum sentence, he says that should not apply to him or his fellow rioters. amna: the supreme court's -- kyle: the supreme court's conservative -- >> help us understand why they seemed dubious of the broad reading of this obstruction law. >> the doj that this law was passed by congress as a catchal
, kyle -- donald trump. kyle cheney, politico's senior legal affairs reporter, has been following the january 6 legal fallout, and joins us now. this case was brought by joseph fisher, who was charged with multiple crimes for pushing his way into the u.s. capitol on january 6, 2021. walk us through the arguments the justices her today. kyle: it is a complicated law but his argument is simple. this law was passed after the enron scandal in 2000. it was meant to stop people from tampering with...
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many of us remember covering that trump impeachment trial, both of them. how will this be different from the trump trials? lisa: it will be faster. this is what we expect tomorrow. the senate will convene shortly after lunchtime. they are required to do that. after that, the rules of impeachment are not really spelled out. there are just nine pages of impeachment rules. we think this could be a matter of hours tomorrow but we will watch that closely. geoff: lisa desjardins, thanks to you as always. lisa: you are welcome. ♪ geoff: this week is the one-year anniversary of the war in sudan. what started as an internal power struggle has now forced more than 8 million people to flee their homes. 16 million are facing hunger and even famine, and tens of thousands have been killed. sudan shares borders with 7 countries and the red sea. and the u.s. warns the conflict could destabilize the region. nick schifrin, in collaboration with the north african media company, ayen, starts our coverage, as seen from a refugee camp in chad. nick: in the windblown sahara de
many of us remember covering that trump impeachment trial, both of them. how will this be different from the trump trials? lisa: it will be faster. this is what we expect tomorrow. the senate will convene shortly after lunchtime. they are required to do that. after that, the rules of impeachment are not really spelled out. there are just nine pages of impeachment rules. we think this could be a matter of hours tomorrow but we will watch that closely. geoff: lisa desjardins, thanks to you as...
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back in this country, former president donald trump has suffered a second defeat in as many days over his bid to delay his hush-money trial. a new york appeals court judge rejected his request to stall the proceedings as he fights a gag order. trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to an adult film star. jury selection is set to begin next week. on wall street today. stocks were little changed for a second day this week. the dow jones industrial average lost 9 points to close at 38,883. the nasdaq gained 52 points. the s&p 500 added 7.5 points. and the college basketball season ended last night with the university of connecticut claiming the men's championship for a second year running. tristen newton scored 20 points for the huskies, who cruised to victory over purdue, 75 to 60. some 14.8 million people tuned in to the game last night. that actually lagged behind the viewership for sunday's women's final, which drew nearly 19 million viewers. u.s. ambassador to japan rahm emanuel on this week's state visit by the japanese pr
back in this country, former president donald trump has suffered a second defeat in as many days over his bid to delay his hush-money trial. a new york appeals court judge rejected his request to stall the proceedings as he fights a gag order. trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to an adult film star. jury selection is set to begin next week. on wall street today. stocks were little changed for a second day this week. the dow jones...
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back in this country, former president donald trump has suffered a second defeat in as many days over his bid to delay his hush-money trial. a new york appeals court judge rejected his request to stall the proceedings as he fights a gag order. trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to a foreign actress. -- porn actress. jury selection is set to begin next week. the money spent to fight homelessness has not been tracked, according to a state audit released today. despite the influx of funding, homelessness in california increased 6% in 2023. the college basketball season ended last night with the university of connecticut claiming the men's championship for the second year running. kristin stored 20 points for the huskies who cruised to victory over purdue 75-60. 14.8 million people tuned into the name last night. sunday's women's final drew nearly 19 million viewers, that is a first. passing of note, nobel prize-winning physicist peter higgs has died at the age of 94. he proposed the existence of a so-called god particle that
back in this country, former president donald trump has suffered a second defeat in as many days over his bid to delay his hush-money trial. a new york appeals court judge rejected his request to stall the proceedings as he fights a gag order. trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to a foreign actress. -- porn actress. jury selection is set to begin next week. the money spent to fight homelessness has not been tracked, according to a...