Sen. Tina Smith tells Lawrence O’Donnell that protesters in Minnesota are feeling “exhaustion, grief, anger and frustration” over another killing of an unarmed Black man […]
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Racist Scandal Lurks In Background Of Cornyn Obstruction Of Gupta Nomination To DOJ | Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow revisits a racist scandal from 1999 in Tulia, Texas in which dozens of people were arrested and convicted on bogus drug charges. While […]
Continue readingSens. Duckworth, Hirono Drop Objections To Biden Nominees After Urging AAPI Representation
Two Asian American Democratic senators, Sen. Duckworth and Sen. Hirono are backing off their threat not to confirm President Biden’s future nominees after they said […]
Continue readingHow Manchin & A Broken Senate Squandered U.S. Will For Gun Reform After Sandy Hook | Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow looks back on how Joe Manchin, with Pat Toomey, in the wake of the Sandy Hook gun massacre, supplanted President Obama's call for […]
Continue readingPennsylvania AG Calls For ‘Doing Away With The Filibuster’ To Pass Gun Control | The ReidOut | MSNBC
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he’s for getting rid of the filibuster to pass gun control: "If you're telling me that the inaction that […]
Continue readingHirono Is ‘Prepared To Join’ Sen. Duckworth In Opposing Biden Nominees Until There’s More Diversity
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) voices support for her colleague Sen. Tammy Duckworth who said today that she will vote against all White House nominees until […]
Continue readingThe Time Marco Rubio Almost Took A Stand | All In | MSNBC
Marco Rubio says he supports workers’ right to unionize. But his reasoning has to be seen to be believed. Aired on 03/17/2021. » Subscribe to […]
Continue readingElizabeth Warren: ‘The Wealth Tax Is Popular Across America’ | The ReidOut | MSNBC
Senator Elizabeth Warren makes the case for the wealth tax: "This would affect the top 1/10th of 1% in America. And it would be a […]
Continue readingNewsom Commits To Nominating An African American Woman To Senate If Feinstein Retires | The ReidOut
Asked if he would consider nominating an African American woman to restore the seat left by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Senate if Dianne […]
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