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TX Dems hold the line against redistricting retaliation: "This is for the heart and soul of America"
MSNBC· 2025-08-10 13:52
Joining us now, Texas State Representatives James Telerico and Jalanda Jones. Thank you both so much for for coming on. Um, Representative Telerico, I want to start with you because you know, you guys are gone.The the state troopers can't pop up to Chicago or wherever you are to grab you, but James Cornin, your senator, says that the FBI has approved some kind of plan um to go around the country and get in you guys. How worried are you that federal officials are on their way this week to arrest you all and ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-08-08 10:15
Warrantless detentions have screeched to a halt in parts of California after a judge rules, “You can’t just walk up to people with brown skin and say, ‘Give me your papers’” https://t.co/nz2OwazzSd ...
Fmr. AG Holder: 'It takes away from the people their ability to decide the direction of the country'
MSNBC· 2025-08-05 00:53
Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark legislation securing democratic rights for non-white Americans after nearly two centuries of discrimination. In recent decades, the Voting Rights Act has become a shadow of its former self, gutted by the John Roberts Supreme Court with the Shelby County versus Holder decision in 2013 and further chipped away at ever since by Republicans at every level of government. Joining me now is the holder in the Shelby County versu ...
Trump seeks to take away birthright citizenship 'from everyone': Juan Proaño
MSNBC· 2025-07-27 17:45
One of the largest and oldest Latino rights countries in the US has filed a formal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security over its mass deportation policies. The complaint was filed Thursday by the League of United Latin American Citizens on behalf of 27year-old Adrien Ringle, a legal US resident they say was wrongfully removed from the country without due process and sent to the Seat Prison in El Salvador. He has now been sent to his native Venezuela in a prisoner swap.Joining me now is the CEO ...
Former cop convicted of excessive force in Breonna Taylor case gets 33 months
NBC News· 2025-07-21 23:06
Want to get to some breaking news now because in just the last couple of minutes, we're learning a former Louisville police officer will receive 33 months in prison after his conviction related to the shooting death of Briana Taylor. Want to show you that courthouse uh in Louisville. You see people gathering here as this has just come in.Here's why this matters. We're talking about Brett Hankesen, that former police officer. Um it was recommended by the Department of Justice that he face one day behind bars ...
Trump DOJ seeking one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case is 'insulting': Ben Crump
MSNBC· 2025-07-20 16:38
Turning back to the case of Bana Taylor as Trump's Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it will seek just one day in prison, time already served, against a Louisville, Kentucky police officer charged in connection with the raid that led to her death in 2020. Joining me now is civil rights attorney. I call him the and many do have joined me uh calling him the attorney general of black America, Attorney Benjamin Crump.Attorney Crump, thank you for being with us. You and I have worked closely with fa ...
DOJ recommends one day in prison for ex-cop in Breonna Taylor shooting
NBC News· 2025-07-18 02:30
[Music] A federal judge will now consider an unusual recommendation from the Justice Department in one of the most closely watched cases of the last 5 years. We're learning today prosecutors want a 1day sentence for this former Louisville Police Department officer Brett Hankesen after his conviction connected to the death of Briana Taylor. Her killing one of many connected to nationwide protests in 2020.and bigger picture. This move by the DOJ may give us new insight into just how the Trump administration s ...
BREAKING: Jeffries breaks record for longest House floor speech
MSNBC· 2025-07-03 18:01
You're seeing Jeff there. Take a sip of his water as he has now crossed the record for the longest House floor speech in history. Let's listen as he begins. We think to wrap this up as we prepare to take your time to vote on this one big ugly bill. That's right. Tough time for people in the United States of America. It's extraordinary. extraordinary extremism unleashed on the American people. Mr.. Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle promised to address the high cost of living. Nothing in t ...