Feb 5, 2023 - On Saturday afternoon a single missile fired by a jet fighter ended the brief, spectacular life of the Chinese spy balloon that had become a social media star with its own hashtag by the time it had finished passing through United States air space. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on questions that investigators will seek to answer by recovering the balloon’s wreckage.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
House Republican Priorities Take Shape
Feb 5, 2023 - This week, the House GOP moved to remove Ilhan Omar from her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee. The controversial spectacle distracted from several other wild Republican moves, however. Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett joined MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin to discuss the GOP quashing a ban on firearms in a committee hearing room, their meaningless vote condemning the “horrors of socialism” and hijacking hearings on pandemic aid with discussions of Critical Race Theory (CRT).
Ron DeSantis ramps up war on education
Feb 5, 2023 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing a new plan to eliminate diversity and inclusion programs at state colleges. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined American Voices with guest host Julián Castro to discuss DeSantis’ attacks on higher education and how it undermines American democracy.
Sen. Whitehouse: ‘Pressure is mounting’ for SCOTUS ethics code
Feb 2, 2023 - A former colleague of Chief Justice Roberts’s wife is calling for Congress and Justice Dept. to investigate potential conflicts of interest her work poses to the chief justice. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the lack of process for holding justices accountable and why John Roberts refuses to investigate allegations against conservative justices.