hunt yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for pbs "newshour," former democratic senator claire mccaskill and lanhee chin from the stanford's hoover institute. senator mccaskill, we're seeing more openness to where you don't have to pay for all of this. where is this realistically heading? are we going for half of what's been proposed on the tax increases at the end of the day and more deficit spending? >> probably. what chuck schumer has to do is work through many, many senators. it's not just joe manchin and kyrsten sinema. there are others concerned about competitiveness and making sure we target these tax increases for the people who aren't paying their fair share. will it be 28 in terms of a corporate rate? maybe 25, maybe 26, maybe 27. will everything on the wish list get through? no, probably not. but at the end of the day, chuck schumer is going to work through those senators and try to get them all to agree, and then once he gets close to 50, like 49.5, then he starts working on the republicans to get it across the finish line. >> it was interesting. it was notable that janet yel

professor eddie glaude, claire mccaskill, thank you for our discussions tonight.rence. >>> coming up more with what senator merkley calls, quote, a crime against the rights of americans in the republican state restricting the rights to vote in their states. we'll speak to former attorney colin allred who is now texas congressman colin allred. that's next. man colin allred that's next. they're 22 million prescriptions strong. meet the people who are managing type 2 diabetes and heart risk with jardiance. jardiance is a once-daily pill that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. so it could help save your life from a heart attack or stroke. and jardiance lowers a1c. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast or urinary tract infections, and sudden kidney problems. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. a rare, but life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms

claire mccaskill, you saw this a decade earlier in missouri. where do you think this is headed? budget. it's about the border. it's about playing to people's fears and making that the centerpiece of who they are as a party. i've got to tell you, local journalism and the demise of it has played a role in this, chuck. it's very difficult to get good information about some of the nut obama balls in state legislatures right now because there are so few local journalists left. that's another problem we'll have to tackle if we want to get back to normal see in the state capitols. >> even in the state of florida, the state's largest newspaper has to share a capitol bureau. it's ab surd. yamiche, do democrats say, you want a culture war in the gop? let's go. or do they focus on kitchen table issues? >> based on my conversations with white house officials and democratic lawmakers, they're trying to lean in on the idea that they can deliver things to the american people, services, policies that will impact their lives and better their lives rather than getting involved in the culture wars

so claire mccaskill, going to western europe, as you know, kasie, we have rahm headed to japan., garcetti, who's also getting headed off to india. so those are all political allies. two more bits of intrigue on the ambassador beat, casie, one is that chris dodd has turned down the ambassadorship, very close to president biden and will continue to do what he wants to. and jeff flake, senator from arizona, republican who endorsed biden, he's also being considered for an ambassadorship. >> very interesting. mike, before i let you go, i know you've covered richmond, virginia, politics, and also washington for so, so many years. you covered john warner, who's passed at 94 years old. when i first started covering congress, he was one of the old bull senators there along with ted kennedy and these other giants, i have to say, i really miss figures like that in the senate nowadays. your reflections? >> kasie, i covered senator warner over three decades, going back to when i was a young college newspaper editor, a washington university, he spoke at my graduation. and as i came up through

. >> joining our discussion now claire mccaskill, former democratic senator and political analysts andjr., professor of african study an msnbc contributor. senator, let me start with you and what must feel like to read his deep regrets at doing everything he could to defeat you in your reelection campaigned through the candidacy of josh hawley. >> he revered by the ole republican party, in my state, someone who refused to campaign against tom eagle gym because they work together on many issues that were important in missouri when they were in the senate. he and i had worked together on some campaign finance, he is a believer in eliminating dark money, he's not a fan of this decision. it is sad but i will say he said that january six was one of the darkest day in american history, tomorrow will be one of the darkest days for the republican party in this country because what they are going to do, lawrence, is there going to oust a leader for the grievous sin of telling the truth. any moral high ground the republican party thought they had, whether it was on issues of integrity or moralit

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what i was saying to you before the break was that, you know, your former colleague, claire mccaskillhat overturning roe, which this ruling could at least cripple roe in a lot of ways, would be like, you know, the dog catching the car because i wonder what then? if the right gets what they want and roe is crippled, then what happens? >>. [ inaudible ] >> uh-oh. >> unfortunately i am so sorry, guys. we really want to do this segment, but it is just not working out for us with this shot. we're going to take another break. we're going to try to fix the tech. this is the world of skype. this is the world that it is. we'll be right back. spray, lift, skip, step. swipe, lift, spin, dry. slam, pan, still...fresh move, move, move, move aaaaand still fresh. degree. ultimate freshness activated when you move. in the romo household we take things to the max oh yeah! honey, you still in bed? yep! bye! that's why we love skechers max cushioning footwear. they've maxed out the cushion for extreme comfort. it's like walking on clouds! big, comfy ones! oh yeah! i think the sketchy website i bought th

plus claire mccaskill is still with us. all three msnbc contributor.frank, i want to start with you and this "the washington post" reporting about the threat possibly following lawmakers back home to their districts. what do you think? >> it's quite clear that the protective element of what the capitol police do for a living is going to be pre-eminent. they have to worry not only about the campus around the capitol but more than ever before the accompaniment home and the bolstering of physical office and residential security for each and every member of congress. claire i'm sure will tell you way back in my memory in law enforcement it was when there's a threat, intelligence, when there's something specific we're going to maybe come home with you. we may travel to a degree. we're going to give you guidance on home and office security in the district but slowly but surely become almost a majority that have to engage with the plain clothes protective detail of the capitol police. it's protective executive dig that tear protection. >> claire, let me read

joining me is the former senator from missouri claire mccaskill. do you have this madness that's taking place in arizona, over in washington, you have got republicans just waiting for those kinds of arizona shenanigans to kick in so they can remain in power. brian sicknick's mom is saying, talk to me about what happened. they are brushing off people injure and kill and their family members. what's going on? what is going on with your former colleagues? >> first, let me just mention what they're doing in arizona is -- thank you for not saying "audit" because it isn't one. it isn't an audit. it's a brazen political exercise being done in the most partisan way possible. i have to believe the voters of arizona are paying attention. this latest move they're doing, joy, this is what's called special legislation. what that means is they are passing legislative language that only applies to one person. it takes away her powers as secretary of state. and then they magically reappear with the next secretary of state. that is on its face outrageous. she was el

johnsing is here as well, professor at morgan state university, and former senator and analyst claire mccaskill. claire, i have to start with you. i don't even know what to say anymore. at least, i guess, it's all out in the open, it's all out loud, but they're not likely to heed the warnings of the mitt rom any in the party. they seem to be on the verge of purging liz cheney for the crime of telling the truth. where do they go from here, in your view? >> obviously they have checked their integrity at the door. they all know they're participating in this big lie. they all know they're co-conspirators in the big lie. they're rejeblgting liz cheney because he shoos this old-fashioned idea that you need to tell the truth. the weird thing is, let him take half the party. it's pretty darn small. let them be the fringe, the remaining republicans could join with the independents and it willy contest elections. at the rate they're going, they'll be electing crazy town in their primaries and they're not going to have success in the general election. look how many popular elections the republican party h

let's bring in our leadoff guests, phillip rucker, claire mccaskill, and professor melissa murray. good evening, and welcome to you all. claire, i'd like to begin with you, given your background as a prosecutor. what stands out to you in this d.a. investigation into trump. i understand it's early yet. >> first, i would say it's probably not early. typically, a grand jury is not called until most of the investigation is completed. this is about presenting evidence to the grand jury, and taking some testimony, in all likelihood. they've hired forensic accountants, they have his tax returns. they know where the lies are. the problems the president has is, either his bag men or he will go down. when you lie about financial transactions, it's a felony. it's a felony. so we know he's lied about financial transactions. to one folk he says, i'm rich in order to get loans. to another, he says i'm poor in order to avoid taxes. it's not that complicated. and i'm willing to bet that the prosecutor has the evidence corralled. now it's a matter of presentation and the grand jury coming to a decis

and claire mccaskill is back, as well why what makes a human being say what he said?at hearing. we saw him sort of dodge reporters afterward. our own reporter. to call it a tourist visit and then barricading the door. what is that? >> one of the congressman clyde's republican colleagues told a colleague of mine at politico that he viewed it as comically stupid. i think maybe one of the better ways to characterize the comments. a mercenary perspective of republicans responding what we could surmise that clyde decided there's more political gain to be won from being a truther or a denialist about what happened on january 6 than by telling the truth. at least within the house republican conference at least over the last two weeks that mercenary perspective is correct. look at what happened to liz cheney booted out of house leadership. the reality is though clyde might be quote/unquote comically stupid he is not that far off from where the republican party is moved in the trump era. >> claire, it is some sick stuff to be so disingenuous where you're scared enough to help

senator now an msnbc news and nbc political analyst, claire mccaskill joins us.off this hour, today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of george floyd by former police officer derek chauvin. attorney for the floyd family, ben crump, tells nbc news the family will meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and congresswoman karen bass this morning, as well as several senators from both parties. and will then meet with president biden at the white house. crump told nbc news he views the white house visit as, quote, an opportunity to pay proper respect to george floyd with a president who has been in continuous communication with the family. crump said that he hopes the visit will keep momentum going toward package of the george floyd just in policing act. >> let me ask. gene robinson, i want to bring you in. i want us to try, and it may too soon to put perspective on this, historical perspective on this. but i look back over the past year, and i'm just wondering whether we are don't put that tragedy of one year ago today up with the birmingham bombing, the edmo

. >> philip rucker, claire mccaskill, melissa murray, can't thank you enough for starting us off on this wednesday night. coming up, the attack on the capital was just the beginning it turns out. new signs the fringe is moving directly into the mainstream of the gop. and later, after today's carnage insane jose, the california governor wonders to quote him, what the hell is wrong with us? will ask a former big city police chief if we have become one nation, under the gun. all of it as the 11th hour is just getting underway on this wednesday evening. dnesday evening. [ suspenseful music ] ♪♪ hey, you wanna get out of here? ah ha. we've got you. during expedia travel week, save 20% or more on thousands of hotels. just book between june 8th and 12th to plan your escape with expedia. expedia. it matters who you travel with. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. okay. mother and child in vehicle. mother is unable to exit the vehicle. injuries are unknown. thank you, onstar. ♪ my son, is he okay? your son's fine. thank you. there was something i

i want to go to claire mccaskill and develop on that. liz cheney brought up kenya, poland, russia.sation my father's fears about how this can happen here. and that americans don't seem to understand that, specially those the millions who voted for donald trump who aren't seeing what's happening but especially for those in the republican party that this can happen here and you are an accomplice to that right now. it sounded so extreme four years ago when we put on the table on this show our fears about this president wanting to be a dictator, believing in dictatorships, having obsessions with leaders like vladimir putin. having secret meetings, nobody seemed to really completely see the danger at stake within the heart of the republican party. and those empty chairs around liz cheney last night during her speech are a signal of the cowardice and the weakness among her own parties among republicans in the house, many of them men by the way, just pointing that out. and that's a place where evil flourishes. and this sounds so dramatic, but it's not. it's where we are right now. >> you

walensky, claire mccaskill is here with a question for you. claire?erybody wants to compete for a prize or a groupon coupon. have you seriously considered working for not for profit or other health organizations to maybe provide some kind of prize, drawing for people who come and get their vaccination at this point? maybe some cash. maybe a coupon for, you know, mika, shut your ears, maybe a coupon for a free big mac. have you guys thought about that? because it seems to me sometimes the carrot in the united states of america is more effective than the stick. >> good morning, claire. thank you for that. so, we have now cohort of over 5,000 community core organizations that are working with people -- not everybody will want a carrot. some people want a different carrot than others. some might want a big mac. some might want a coupon to a pharmacy. so we're working with individual communities to understand what might best speak to those communities and doing our best to make sure that we can -- we're working with nascar, we're working with professional

senator, now an msnbc news political analyst, claire mccaskill joins us. capitol hill correspondent and host of "way too early," kasie hunt is here. hi, kasie. and donny deutsch is with us, as well. he's the host of the new podcast, "on brand with donny deutsch." good to have you, donny. and kurt bardella, an adviser to the dccc. >> claire, i was talking last hour and of course doing it in a very quiet, nuanced, subtle way. because that's who i am. >> no. it was great. it's what we're all thinking. >> you know, i believe, light touch. sometimes i get angry. i really do. sometimes i get really angry. i love this country. i believe in american exceptionalism. i'm sorry if people don't. that's their problem, not mine. i've talked to so many immigrants through the years that have come to this country and absolutely love it. they believe in american exceptionalism. if you tell them america's streets aren't paved with gold, they will say, really, well, you should see where i came from. if it's not gold, it's pretty close. and i am just struck, because i know you