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.
Women's History Month
Big Tech and Online Privacy
Manafort Sentencing; Mueller Report
The #MeToo movement and Women’s History Month
How the Holocaust Teaches Us About 'Upstanding' in Today's Climate
Generation Progress Report: Pro-Voter Reforms Were Key to Young Americans Voting in the 2018 Elections
Deadline D.C. With Brad Bannon: Cohen Testimony; Divisions within the Democratic Party
Challenging Trump's National Emergency Declaration in the Courts
Black History Month, Parkland Anniversary, Virginia, Criminal Justice Reform
Combative Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Grilled During House Hearing on Mueller Investigation
Analyzing SOTU and the Democratic Response
Losses Due to Government Shutdown; 2020 Election Breakdown
Get the Facts Out (GTFO) on Climate Change Deniers
Explaining Venezuela Crisis; U.S. Intelligence Warns of More Aggressive Election Meddling in 2020
The For the People Act (HR1); Student Debt Hurting Home Ownership
U.S.-China Trade Talks; Ivanka Trump Granted 5 Chinese Trademarks
The Indignity of Work Without Pay
HR8 Gun Background Check Bill
The For the People Act
Progressive Priorities in 2019
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