Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories she covers during the segment:
1A. AXIOS: "McCarthy comes out against bipartisan deal on Jan. 6 commission"
1B. AUDIO: Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries on House Minority Leader McCarthy opposing bipartisan commission to investigate January 6th insurrection
2A. AXIOS: "GOP-led Arizona board calls for end to election audit"
2B. AUDIO: GOP Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates says it's clear that Joe Biden won Maricopa County in 2020
3. AXIOS: "Child tax credits from COVID relief plan to begin arriving July 15"
4. AXIOS: "IEA analysis charts "narrow" pathway to Paris climate goal"
5. AXIOS: "Death toll in Myanmar military's crackdown surpasses 800"
6. AXIOS: "Rep. Val Demings to challenge Marco Rubio for Senate seat"
Leslie is then joined by Ian Millhiser, a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States.
Ian is the author of "The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court is Reshaping America," and "Injustices: The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted."
The two discuss Ian's two latest pieces for Vox.com, which are:
1. "The Supreme Court just took a case that poses a major threat to Roe v. Wade." (https://www.vox.com/2021/5/17/22233440/supreme-court-abortion-roe-wade-dobbs-jackson-womens-health-amy-coney-barrett)
2. "Joe Manchin says he needs Republicans to support voting rights. He found one."(https://www.vox.com/22440928/joe-manchin-lisa-murkowski-voting-rights-act-senate-republicans-bipartisan-filibuster)
Ian previously clerked for Judge Eric L. Clay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and served as a 'Teach For America' corps member in the Mississippi Delta.
His Twitter handle is @imillhiser.
Parole Reform and Nipsey Hussle
USW President Leo Gerard on Fighting for Workers' Voices
U.S. Foreign Policy with Iran, North Korea & U.K.; Will SCOTUS End Roe v. Wade?
Oakland's 50% Gun Violence Reduction; Mueller's Obstruction/Impeachment Statement
GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Blocks Bipartisan Bid to Limit China’s Role in U.S. Transit
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM)
Dissecting the Mueller Report with 'The Moscow Project'
Real World Effects of U.S.-China Trade Battle; U.S. Steel Resurgence?
New Groundbreaking Report: 'Hijacked by Hate: American Philanthropy and the Islamophobia Network '
Rebuilding America's Infrastructure; Child Care Costs Half a Millennial's Salary
New Report: One Million Species Threatened with Extinction
Trump's Vulnerability, 2020 Challengers, Bernie Voters, Iowa & New Hampshire
Congressman David Cicilline on Work to Get Full Mueller Report from AG Barr
Breakthrough on Infrastructure Plan?; Trump's 'Buy American' Pledge a Sham
Trump vs. The Free Press, Democratic Primary Race, Impeachment
Worker's Memorial Day; Trump Rolling Back Obama-Era Worker Protections
Florida and New York Heading In Different Directions Regarding Undocumented Immigrants
Earth Day 2019: Clean Energy; Green New Deal
America's Juvenile Justice System
New Poll Shows Rebuilding America's Infrastructure a Top Priority for Voters
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