he does seem to be taking pages right out of the arizona playbook. in arizona, the republican state senate leader used her subpoena power to force the board of elections to turn over ballots. this pennsylvania state senator also runs a committee that theoretically has subpoena power. in arizona, the state senate fronted $150,000 to pay for their so-called audit. the rest of the funding for it is coming from sources that nobody involved will disclose. this pennsylvania state senator is also trying to secure funding for an audit and has sought advice from a law firm about how to go about using money from a private non-profit organization to pay for vendors, consultants and anyone else. in arizona, all the republicans involved in the so-called audit have been claiming that it's not about overturning the 2020 election. it's about restoring integrity to the state's elections. right on cue in pennsylvania, a law firm tapped by the republican state senator said in a letter that the purpose of such an audit would be to -- hope you are sitting down -- develop

joining me now for a reaction to all this, arizona attorney general, mark byrne of h. attorney general, thanks for joining us. this is an outright disaster, can, congrats on the big win. we have a place we can turn in our ballots, are you ready for? it's called a voting location. i know it's crazy, and it's worked for a long time. this is a huge win. explain what it means for the rest of the country where this is happening in other places. >> think you for having me on. it's quite frankly as simple as this, the democratic national committee and other left-wing groups have systematically tried to file lawsuits against the state and simply shortly before elections so they can use their organizations to manipulate the boat. they challenge arizona's limitations on out of precinct voting and about harvesting, they essentially said they were racist, unconstitutional and violated the voting rights act. we had a ten day trial, we defended those statutes, and we won. the ninth circuit overturned that -- i know, i'm going to get a complaint. the lefties are filing bar complaints

it is in full swing in arizona. we are expecting them to announce their supposedly scandalous results sometime soon. republicans even now are movinga to also do it in wisconsin, also in pennsylvania, also in georgia. even also in oklahoma where trump won by more than 30 points, but still there must have been democratic fraud. in his remarks today, president biden then turned to what voting rights advocates are desperate u to hear from him.fr a full-throated unreserved call to act, to protect voting rights nationally in washington, which is the only way to stop the state-by-state devastating attacks on voting rights that republicans are now pursuing across the country. watch. >> last month republicans opposed even debating, even considering for the people's act. senate democrats stood united to protect our democracy and the sanctity of the vote. we must pass the for the people act. it's a national imperative. we must also fight for the john lewis voting rights advancement act to restore and expand -- [ cheers and app

of delaware and others aren't so easy in cities like arizona. so there are going to be differences. the supreme court will uphold, i predict, will uphold voter registration, voter identification and maybe even signature verification. they may not uphold some other issues that have had a disparate impact. we are seeing arguments on the extremes. one side is saying the argument was wrong and the other side is saying evidence was stolen. but we could do better. the goal is to maximize the number of eligible voters to actually come out and vote and minimize and maybe make zero the number of ineligible voters on the number of fraudulent and votes.n we can do that and we can do that without racial disparity and illegal actions. let's get back to that goal. the one in the ap, both in 2008 and 2012, the rate of african-american voter participation exceeded that of white americans in those two elections. big jared, your thoughts overall? >> garlands lawsuit against georgia is ludicrous. in fulton county come the double counting of ballots as you outlined

let's find out what this means not just for arizona, but also for the rest of the country. fox news chief legal correspond, anchor of "fox news @ night," shannon bream joins us this evening. good evening, shannon. >> good evening, bret. the court wrapped up its term today with two contentious 6-3 decisions along ideological lines as the public pressure on justice breyer to retire heats up. >> at the national debate over state election laws rages, the supreme court upheld two key provisions of arizona's election framework. opponents say it's aimed at suppressing minority voters. arizona discards ballots when voters cast them in the wrong precinct and bands ballot harvesting or allowing a third-party to collect and deliver someone else's vote. the majority found that neither violated section two of the voting rights act and that the ballot harvesting ban "was not enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose." in her dissent, justice kagan took aim at the majority, accusing them of rewriting the law "in order to weaken a statute that stands as a minute to america's greatness

we begin this hotly contested issue of voting rights to three truffles for publican backlogs in arizona that invalidate outcast in the wrong precinct and criminalize collection of mail-in ballots by third-party. ballot harvesting, rejecting claims that these restrictions make it harder for minorities to vote. let's bring in our panel. deputy editorial page editor, dan henninger. bill mcgurn had editorial board number, kyle peterson. bill, i thought this was a big decision and it being maligned as a guiding of the voting rights act, is that how you read what they did? >> not at all. i think you put your finger on it, paul. all the reporting i further weakening voting rights act. if you read the opinion, it doesn't stand out. a better description would be it came out for its reasonable state laws designed to ensure the integrity of these elections this is part of scare tactics. i think it was a huge decision and also what i did was provide a hedge against what i believe progressives want which is federal court to take over election. this is the judicial parallel to hr one, they want the f

plus, the former ceo of a company donating millions to arizona's audit. facing leaks takes strength. so here's to the strong, who trust in our performance and comfortable long-lasting protection. because your strength is supported by ours. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. millions of vulnerable americans struggle to get reliable transportation to their medical appointments. that's why i started medhaul. citi launched the impact fund to invest in both women and entrepreneurs of color like me, so i can realize my vision and give everything i've got to my company, and my community. i got you. for the love of people. for the love of community. for the love of progress. citi. ♪all by yourself.♪ you look a little lost. i can't find my hotel. oh. oh! ♪ this is not normal. no. ♪ so? ♪ right? go with us and find millions of flexible options, all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with. not everybody wants the same thing. that's why i go with liberty mutual — they customize my car insurance so i only pay for what i need. 'cau

a similar criminal investigation might be underway tonight in arizona. if only lifelong republican had decided to answer his phone. the arizona republican reports then president donald trump try to speak directly with the chair of the maricopa county board of supervisors in the weeks after the november 2020 election as his allies sought to change the election results in a state he narrowly lost to democrat joe biden. donald trump called lifelong republican clinic man twice, they're a white house operator. it's reported his phone rang 8:30 pm on new year's eve, while he was on a date with his wife and friends in north central phoenix. he didn't recognize the number of carrying washington d.c.'s area code and let me go to voice mail. hickman quickly listen to the message. white house switchboard wanted him to call back so he could talk to the president, he recalled in an interview with the arizona republic. hickman did not return the call and later deleted that voice mail, he said. three days later, news broke of trump's january 2nd phone call with georgia

. ♪ ♪ >>> topping our political lead, former president trump heads to arizona this weekend to boost the big lie that the election was stolen from him, which we know is not true. this as the so-called audit of the 2020 votes in maricopa county launched by arizona republicans continues. let's launch right into it with our panel of ladies wearing red. you've got on red shoes. [ laughter ] so let's talk about this. really it's stunning what "the washington post" is reporting, that former president trump's political pac stockpiled $75 million, and most of that money is staying in its war chest. why not put your money where your mouth is? >> well, billionaire presidential candidate is someone who's also known for never wanting to really risk his own money when it comes down to it. there's a lot of talk and very little action. and i think it really demonstrates that at the end of the day what this is all about that war chest is all about is his own political future, what happens to him, his ability to run again in 2024, and not so much financing this sham audit in arizona, which i think even h

if there is action from the arizona state senate from this issue has it not not happened yet. 47,000 mail in ballots received never mailed that appears to be based on data that does not show the total mail-in vote and does not reflect the total early vote either. something acknowledged by the third party audit itself. audited to the roll after the election and still voted. again maricopa county officials say provisional votes go through a rigorous are verification process to ensure validity. they say only eligible voters added to the rolls, again, they are in charge of that election. also the trump claim that all access logs to the voting machines were wiped was debunked back in may by the republican chairman of the county board of supervisors. former president trump claims the election server was hacked during the election. maricopa county says its election server is not connected to the internet and independent auditors found no evidence of a breach there. as we reported last week, there have been a total of 182 potential fraud cases referred to investigators in arizona. only four

an election audit in maricopa county in arizona is happening. it's also turning up the shocking results. according to the arizona senate president, "companies hired by the legislature to review the election results came up with a different number of ballots then maricopa county officials." tonight we don't know the exact discrepancy, as the audit is now ongoing. but this has to be concerning ag development for everybody that wants integrity and elections. integrity of our elections, confidence in election results, it is paramount to the survival of our great republic. i often cite several measures that all states should adopt. voter identification, signature verification, chain of custody integrity, voter rolls being updated for every election, and most states have statutory language that partisan observers be allowed to watch of the vote count, all political sides, they should watch the count from start to finish. audits and investigations also play an important role, while audits can be painful and they can be expensive and time-consuming, and

republican congressman paul gosar of arizona, a member of congress who should be far more famous than he is. he writes, it is unjust to sweep ashli's death under the rug. her life mattered. we do not allow the execution of citizens by street justice in our country. babbitt is the 35-year-old woman who attempted to charge into the speaker's lobby where members of congress were present at that moment on january 6th with a violent mob breaking down windows, braying for blood at her back. when rioters broke the windows of these doors right there leading to the lobby, which is right outside the house chamber, ashli babbitt and her alone vaulted through, the first one to go through, though there was a gun drawn and a warning, and she was shot and killed by a capitol officer that you see there on the other side. her death is obviously a horrible tragedy. it never should have happened. she never should have been there. she never should have been in that position. the key question is not who killed her but who is truly culpable for her death and the deaths of three other trump supporters that

today, arizona republicans who are doing their so-called audit in arizona, they gave a briefing on their progress. only two republican senators were there, but they tried to call it a hearing. this was -- this audit that they're doing in arizona, they launched it in april. they said it would take three weeks. it's, of course, now mid-july, and they're still going strong. they made clear today that they're definitely finding all of the fraud they have been fantasizing about, but it's definitely going to take lots more investigation, lots more materials, probably lots more donations from trump supporters nationwide. it looks like they will subpoena more stuff from the county, maricopa county, where they got all these ballots from. the way they were talking about it today, it sounds like they think they have weeks to go, maybe months still to go. it's such a big complex investigation. there's no sign actually that there was anything wrong with the presidential vote in arizona. nothing. there's no sign that there was anything wrong with it. at all. and i'm saying that not just like, because

in phoenix, arizona. this is thursday last week, it was 112 degrees in phoenix that day. ♪ can't take it no more ♪ ♪ we're fired up ♪ ♪ we're fired up ♪ ♪ can't take it no more ♪ >> fired up, can't take it no more. 112 degrees that day in phoenix. not counting the radiant heat off the tarmac there. that was outside the office of arizona's republican attorney general, mark burn avich. those folks were protesting outside his office because of his role in promoting and defending new voting rights restrictions in arizona, including all the way up to the united states supreme court. also, arizona's new rules about how the state's elections will be conducted in the future, new rules explicitly designed to make sure officials from the democratic party can't play a top role in election administration in arizona anymore, only republicans will be allowed to do that from here on out. of those folks protesting outside attorney general's office in arizona, nine were arrested. it wasn't -- they weren't

here with more, arizona attorney general mark brenda veg who is now running for senate mark kelly. a fox news contributor y newt gingrich. i will start with you attorney general, the supreme court recently upheld arizona rules of, with professional ballots and this was a big win. for the court to finally take it up, it was too little, too late but a big win and it took that to you. >> thank you, sean for having me on. i argued this, the supreme court recognizes that election integrity measures, they are consistent with the constitution butti as the constitution recognizes, time, place and manner, and statutes are. the reality is as you pointed out in the beginning that the left is so hypocritical, we literally just argued another case last week by the democrats challenged our laws on volunteering. there are states like new york, connecticut the northeast's rhetoric is basically about dividing this country, and we all agree the common sense election and integrity measures are good not only for arizona but for america. >> sean: mr. speaker, we are calling this the largest democracies

what is happening in arizona, the fake audit is mad, it's ridiculous, local election officials in arizona have slammed it. are republicans in pennsylvania really going to copy arizona and do the same? >> they're trying to do that here in pennsylvania. and my colleagues in the senate democratic caucus are taking every step that we can to prevent them from continuing to put on this charade. we're fighting hard to make certain that our colleague, senator mastriano, doesn't get the opportunity to do audits. we're working closely with the attorney general and the governor's administration to prevent him from being able to conduct one of these audits. he doesn't have the authority because of a chairmanship of a seldom-used committee, certainly not used for this purpose, to conduct audits along these lines. we think it's the wrong thing to do, obviously, and we're going to continue to fight it. >> is joe biden, is the democratic president of the united states, your party leader, is the federal government, doing enough to help democrats like yourself in swing states like pennsylvania where republ

it is dangerous for texas arizona, and every other state. it is tragic. >> sean: all right, we will take a break. when we come back, we will be joined by the governor in the great state of texas, and also sara carter will bring us an exclusive report from the southern border where migrants literally have been and continue to die taking this perilous journey. governor abbott will be here and much more, more president trump as we continue to south texas. we are glad you were with us. ♪ ♪ take a break. when we come back we will be joined by the governor and the great state of texas and also sara carter will bring us an exclusive report from the southern border with migrants literally have been and continued to die taking this perilous journey. governor abbott will be here and much more, much more president trump as we continue south texas. we are glad you were with us. we are glad you were with us. [swords clashing] - had enough? - no... arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the g

aywhat's happening in arizona were the fixed audit is taking place? officials and arizona slammed. it are republicans in pennsylvania going to copy arizona and do the same? >> they're trying to do that in pennsylvania and my colleagues in the caucus are taking every step we can to prevent them from continuing to put on this charade. we are fighting hard, to make certain our colleagues, senator mastery on who's the leader of this group doesn't get the opportunity to do audits and we are working closely with our department and state as well as our attorney general, the governor's administration to prevent it from being able to conduct one of these audits. it doesn't have the authority. they sell the news committee, was not used for this purpose. to conduct audits along those lines. we simply think it's the wrong thing to do and we will continue to fight it. >> is joe biden, is a democratic president of the united states, your party leader, the federal government doing enough to help democrats like yourself in swing states like pennsylvania where republicans are in the majority in the

the supreme court has already reviewed the arizona case. and the arizona case they upheld arizona. the constitution says states make these decisions. not federal government. the case is pretty well settled. >> bret: all right, panel, when we come back, we will tap you for tomorrow's headlines. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ summer is a state of mind, you can visit anytime. savor your summer with lincoln. like you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. thought surgery was my only option. turns out i was wrong. so when a hand specialist told me about nonsurgical treatments, it was a total game changer. like you, my hands have a lot more to do. learn more at factsonhand.com today. what's on the horizon? like you, my hands have a lot more to do. the answers lie beyond the roads we know. we recognize that energy demand is growing, and the world needs lower carbon solutions to keep up. at chevron, we're working to find new ways forward, like through our venture c

mark kelly out in arizona, an important race for the country. more on the democratic party's thirst for power. they once demanded -- and the mantra was that we the american people follow the science. i believe in science, i believe in vaccine science and especially when it comes to covid-19. now democrats have thrown science to the wind despite their own cdc guidelines and numerous studies showing that children face extremely wrote to low risk of getting sick or having convocations or god forbid dying from covid-19. in spite of cdc protocols and recommendations, dr. fauci is now demanding that children as young as 3 -- 3 -- wear masks indefinitely. good luck to your parents that, well, don't have kids as old as mine. take a look. >> the children were not able to get vaccinated because of their age should follow their -- their parents should follow with them -- the guidelines of the cdc that unvaccinated children of a certain age, greater than two years old, should be wearing masks. no doubt about that, that's the way to protect them from getting

and in philadelphia and pennsylvania, you end one the same situation you in arizona. one drew president trump's ire when he said things like this. >> there have been all these allegations of massive or widespread voter fraud. and if that's the case, they should at least be able to site a single case of it in any of the state and federal lawsuits filed in pennsylvania. and as of yet, there have been none. >> none. not a single case of it. the pennsylvania circus that we're seeing right now is coming on the heels of that audit in arizona. the audit run by a company that calls itself cyber ninjas. the board of supervisors has condemned the audit, and i want to note four of the five members of that board are republican. the board writing, it's time to end this, for the good of the senate, for the good of the country, and for the good of the democratic institutions that define us as americans. these lies about the election integrity, these audits are dangerous. because some people believe them. trump supporters believe they will lead to trump being reinstated. >> are you d

arizona congressional candidate crane and dana lash have a lot to say straight ahead. introducing aleve x. it's fast, powerful long-lasting relief with a revolutionary, rollerball design. because with the right pain reliever... life opens up. aleve it, and see what's possible. [relaxed summer themed music playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ summer is a state of mind, you can visit anytime. savor your summer with lincoln. >> sean: after several americans kneeled to protest racism. the u.s. women's soccer team lost and they were mocked. if you are not proud of the country maybe the olympics are not for you. eli cane launched a campaign in arizona's first district against an incumbent democrat. >> the problem with washington politicians they have no skin in the game. it's about them and not us. i am not a self-serving politician. my life is about family, service and community. standing upon for law enforcement and our military, strengthening small businesses and cutting middle-class taxes and protecting the integrity of our election. it's time for we the people to ta

what are these new revelations from arizona contributed i think about that? >> thank you be with you. happy anniversary, i guess we would say. this is just a crazy moment in american history. we've gone through a storming of the capital. we've gone through an attempt to overturn the results of an election led by the president, and yet we have one political party that is not only in denial but there's also in a position that in order to show fidelity to the parties leader, donald trump, you have to mimic the lie that the election was stolen and you have to push legislation and other rules that are going to make it easier to mess with votes next time. i'm really concerned. and it's really hard to explain. this is different from the concerns about gerrymandering that we talk about all the time. this is worse than voter suppression. where states pass laws that they can't give voters water. this is really about something so basic to a democracy that the vote is going to be fairly counted. you put together what happened in arizona with what happened in georgia, wit

moved out of the coliseum, brought across the arizona state fair grounds on these trucks and delivered to a storage facility. and now look at this next video clip. and this is from about a week ago. this facility looks like you'd expect, storage, ballots are all boxed up. there's nothing happening. it looks like a ring camera. well, suddenly, there was activity. this morning, if you look at this next video clip, suddenly, there were two counters, they're paper counters that were delivered. and we are now told it's not a hand count, it's a machine count. these machines are going to count each ballot. they're not going to look at what's on the ballot. they're just going to count the ballot. the arizona audit spokesman tells me is the reason they're doing this is to double and triple check what the contractor has done, cyber ninjas. he's calling it basically cleaning up. what does that mean? i don't know. i've talked to a number of people. maricopa election officials and national officials, and they're scratching their heads saying they just don't know what's happening, anderson. >> just

in arizona -- this mess in arizona has been one county. this inquisition in arizona and the cyber ninjas, it was supposed to be done in may. now it's june. now it's july. in arizona that was one county and it's been going on since april. in pennsylvania they are starting with these demands to three counties, including philadelphia. and then say after that initial response they'll make the same demands of more counties. maybe they'll be able to keep theirs going on for years. there is no split screen. there are two different worlds. there is a party that is trying to use electoral politics and the democratic process to make policy about problems that the country faces. there is another party that is trying to end the use of electoral politics as an objective way of deciding who has power and how questions get resolved in our country. the two parties are engaged right now in fundamentally different projects. one of them is engaged in the political cogitation around solving problems. the other one is engaged in cogitation about ending democra

"an audit of nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in arizona in the 2020 election. we are concerned about your company's role in this highly unusual effort given cyberninjas' lack of experience. reports the company engaged in sloppy and insecure practices that compromised the integrity of ballots and voting equipment and were questioned by the u.s. justice department. and evidence that you and aol individuals funding the audit have sought to advance the big lie of debunked voter fraud allegations about the 2020 presidential election. americans' right to vote is protected by the constitution. it is the cornerstone of our democratic system of government. the committee seeks to determine whether the privately funded audit conducted by your company in arizona protects the right to vote or is instead an effort to promote baseless conspiracy theories, undermine confidence in america's elections and reverse the results of a free and fair election for partisan gain." what do you really mean? the so-called audit in arizona in which the republicans in the state legislature hi

now there are no good options for this audit here in arizona. it was -- first of all, it was unnecessary. our republican county board of supervisors, which is 4-1 republican conducted two audits using election assistance commission approved companies, bipartisan commission, non-partisan professional companies two audits confirmed we had a fair election here in maricopa county. it was no purpose to begin with but since it's been a conclusion in search of evidence and now that no evidence of fraud or error has been detected, they've taken to inventing statistics and facts made up out of thin air about more ballots received than requested, which of course is thoroughly debunked. there is no good resolution for this. when i started, there is no good that can come out of this. >> here is the thing, when this audit and, you know, i put the quotes around it, when this is done, whatever it's done, it been going on and on and still goes on and on and there is an outcome and what chris said is powerful. you can go off the cliff or jump off the train going

arizona is turning into a politically-purple state. and they are concerned. >>> strong values and strong opinions. >> there is not one bit of proof of any of this. >> reporter: he is the go to for conservative talk on arizona radio. but on these so-called audit? >> i understand that i'm an outlier with my own people when i question what people are going to think about this audit. >> reporter: mike, lifelong republican. trump? >> yeah. >> you voted for him? >> twice. twice, i voted for him. >> reporter: but trump lost and broomhead thinks a so-called audit is a waste of time. instead, he thinks the focus should be on winning republican seats in 2022. >> if they win enough seats in the house, they take over the majority in the house. >> reporter: but some of his listeners, his base, now call him everything from a turncoat to a rino to a liberal. >> when you throw people out that disagree with you, it's hard to get them back when you need them to vote. and that scares me. >> reporter: politically, what is at stake here for republicans? >>

in arizona we have been using the drug laws and there is one county prosecutor that have a 100% success rate. by expanding it to trespass and vandalism. that's important. that expands the crimes you can charge people for instead of just drug crimes. what stopped them before is resources. >> that won't end. charlie, as a newspaperman, this is unique. we always had a border issue. unlike this now because of the numbers, where do you think this is headed? it doesn't seem as though the biden administration has any interest in stopping it? they seem to that want to happen. >> well, of course. you can blame this on no one but the biden administration. you are right it has been a problem for decades. trump made strides to curtail the immediate crisis and joe biden in his first day in office, after 6 months we talk about it but most of the media doesn't talk about it. it's easier to forget the fact that joe biden made active decisions on day 1 to undo all of the sensible solution that donald trump put in place to prevent this crisis. stopping 200 people at the border and over half are children.

. >>> also new developments in arizona's so-called vote audit. there was a briefing today with the leaders of the effort that surprised went off the rails. our kyung lah was there. >>> row anyone far row looking at the court-imposed limits on britney spears' life and the bid she just made to be free of it. you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. oh um, doug can we talk about something other than work, it's the weekend. yeah, yeah. [ squawk ] hot dog or... chicken? [ squawk ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ my name is monique, i'm 41, and i'm a federal contract investigator. as a single parent, i would run from football games to work and trying to balance it all. so, what do you see when you look at yourself? i see a person that's caring. sometimes i care too much, and that's when i had to learn to put myself first, because i would care about everyone all the time but i'm just as they are. botox® cosmetic is fda approved to temporarily make frown lines

in arizona and florida they'll be kicking people off the absentee voting list, in arizona, iowa, florida kentucky utah they'll be expanding voter purges, kicking people off the voter rolls entirely. in florida, arkansas, new hampshire in wyoming there is harsher, stricter narrow voter i.d. requirements. and yes, in florida and georgia they're banning water or any food or snacks for anyone in line no matter how long the line gets, no matter how hot it is that the, no matter how old the waiting voter is. 18 different states, 30 different voter restrictions law and counting, those are past, those are laws. and the effort to find a way to stop it, to try to put a floor under voting rights nationwide so no state can restrict voting rights below that nationwide floor to hold them up, that fight still hinges on the for the people act, which has passed the house and it's stuck in the senate, is still stuck in the senate because of uniform republican opposition to it and the hope the republicans are getting in that effort from democratic senator joe manchin. as we've been reporting for the past c

most notably, the preposterous brought it going on in arizona. all of that propaganda has had the intended effect on his target populous. 86% of republicans see by mail increases voter fraud. 79% are not confident in the national vote count. perhaps most alarming is the number at the bottom. 46% of republicans that think state legislatures should override their states popular vote. today, we have an actual example in the news of a colossal election administration screw up in the bluest of blue areas. in the democratic primary in the very democratic city of new york city, involving the mayoral race. you should know, the board of elections in new york city which oversees elections, is one of the most notoriously incompetent election administration units in the country. in 2013, the city's department of investigation released a 72-page report on the board of elections detailing incompetence and misconduct. in 2016, in the midst of the democratic presidential primary between hillary clinton and bernie sanders, a member of the board mistakenly removed

and if you read the voting rights opinion about the arizona case which was after the fact under section 2, maybe there are some small changes that are not driven by animus. but the entire point of having that bureaucracy in place to check it was so that we don't have to have these fights. now that's gone, we do have to have these fights and i don't think republicans want us to stop having them. >> one important thing to remember about the arizona voting restriction laws that were upheld by the supreme court is that arizona admitted that the reason why they were doing this was to influence the election. they admitted that these restrictions disproportionately affected people of color. the supreme court admitted that these restrictions disproportionately affected people of color, and they all said that's fine. and why did they say, that's fine? because they can't win if they let everybody vote. this is the -- the thing that people have to get about voting rights is that this is actually an existential crisis for the republican party because if everybody votes, the republicans can't win. t

arizona ag will update us. jesse watters, he saved the world?mi apparently. and a video that will make you proud to be an american. how rare that is today. straight ahead. ♪ ♪ do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. our friends sold their policy to help pay for their medical bills and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. i'm skeptical, so i did some research and called coventry direct. they explained life insurance is a valuable asset that can be sold. we learned that we can sell all of our policy or keep part of it with no future payments, who knew? we sold our policy. now we can relax and enjoy our retirement as we had planned. if you have one hundred thousand dollars or more of life insurance you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your po

then our conservative supreme court ruled this week that arizona's voter restriction laws do not violate section two of the voting rights act, a nasty precedent at a crucial time. it is why i as president of national action network will be marching in washington next month with martin luther king iii and others, but it is also why the justice department is now suing georgia and vice president harris is leading the white house response on voting rights, because if neither congress or our supreme court can help, it seems the executive response is all that's left, at least for now. your response to what cards that the democrats have left to play on this issue, congressman? >> well, reverend, you and i have both walked across the edmond pettis bridge with john lewis, commemorating bloody sunday, march 7th, 1965, and the subsequent signing just months later of the voting rights act. as kagan said in her dissent in the california case, i believe, or the arizona case, she said the voting rights act is the best of america, but in some respects the need for the voting rights act is the worst in a

arizona ag will update us. jesse watters, he saved the world? apparently. and a video that will make you proud to be an american. how rare that is today. straight ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sean: we are also learning tonight that covid cases, they are surging in migrant detention centers, the ones that you're building and paying for. look at this, "new york times," ice reported over 7,500 new coronavirus cases in the crowded border camps since april, in other words, joe's cages. but rather than address the growing border crisis of jen psaki circled back says that biden won't get in the way if states try to do another lockdown. another one? i thought -- i thought the vaccine prevented that. here with an update, arizona attorney general, now a senate candidate -- by the way, congratulations, mr. attorney general on running, and congratulations on your lawsuit, now we're talking about more shutdowns in america but i thought the vaccine was supposed to take that fear away. and they're letting him in in the southern border and they're putting in in overcrowded ca

as said in the california or the arizona case, she said the voting rights act is the best of america, but in some respects, the need for the voting rights act is the worst in america. and we have no option but to keep fighting. that's what john lewis said. keep your eye on the prize. the prize is an america that lives out the promise of equality, which of course is most important in terms of access to the ballot. the access to having a voice in our democracy. and we're going to keep fighting. and you know, i have said publicly over and over again, we need to get rid of the filibuster. the filibuster is undemocratic. it thwarts the will of the majority of the people in the united states of america. it is a rule that the founders did not contemplate. not as if the founders didn't contemplate in some instances having a necessity for an overwhelming vote, a extraordinary majority. they did so with a veto override. they did so with treaties. they did so with a conviction of the president on impeachment, and they did so for many of the constitution. they knew there were certain times when t

one of the important things to remember about the arizona restriction voting laws that were upheld by the supreme court is arizona admitted the reason why they were doing this was to influence the election. they admitted that these restrictions disproportion at ly affected people of color. they can't win if they let everybody vote. this is actually an existential crisis for the republican party because if everybody votes, the republicans can't win. the republicans have abandoned building any kind of coalition beyond their white supremacist base. so if that white supreme sis base is diluted in any way, they have no plans to expand their race or policies to appeal, so this is their way. this is their only way to win elections. it's by keeping people away from the voting. >> well, but let me just respond to that and come to you. i think the republicans think that about themselves. it kind of hilariously is a poor judgment on themselves that they think that. look at 2020. historically high turnout, right? the republicans didn't get blown out. in fact, there were four congressional seats i

in arizona, they opened their doors with no mask regulations in place decision up to parents. jennifer lewis' sixth grader kellan is too young to be vaccinated and lives in a multi-generational household. she decided he will wear a mask in school. so you wish there was a mask mandate in place? >> i do. yeah, i wish there was. >> i don't want to get sick and bring it home to my mom and my grandma. >> reporter: arizona seeing a rise in daily infections. in maricopa county alone, daily cases have increased nearly 75% in the last week. the state among eight where lawmakers have banned districts from enforcing mandatory mask wearing, despite urging from the american academy of pediatrics. still, families like the o'briens say they welcome being able to make their own decisions about their first grader addison. >> if we're asked to wear masks, great. if we don't have to wear masks, great. and as long as everybody's okay with that, we're okay with that. >> reporter: and, david, arizona's governor also banning school districts from mandating quarantine for potentially exposed students

audits, recounts are conducted in arizona, wisconsin. in georgia it was recounted three times. it's clear. for those who challenge the results and question the integrity of the election, no other election has ever been held under such scrutiny and such high standards. the big lie is just that, a big lie. [ applause ] >> the president repeatedly focused on what he called election subversion. the most dangerous threat to the integrity of our elections in our history. >> it's no longer just about who gets to vote or making it easier for eligible voters to vote. it's about who gets to count the vote. who gets to count whether or not your vote counted at all. it's about moving from independent election administrators who work for the people to polarized state legislatures and partisan actors who work for political parties. to me this is simple. this is election subversion. it's the most dangerous threat to voting in the integrity of free and fair elections in our history. >> leading off our discussion tonight are texas state representatives alex domingez and julie johnson, both atte

this was a week ago today in phoenix, arizona. this is thursday last week, it was 112 degrees in phoenix that day. ♪ can't take it no more ♪ ♪ we're fired up ♪ ♪ can't take it no more ♪ ♪ we're fired up ♪

the so-called, audit, and arizona in which republicans in the state legislature labeled the script cyber ninjas, which appears to be this guy dug, -- we it's lived for months now at this intersection of clown show ridiculousness, and actual consequential threat to american democracy. because the whole thing is aimed at, essentially, undoing the presidential u.s. result in the state. they are, thereby, undermining americans faith and the credibility in the finality of our election results. but now, based on this letter released by the oversight committee tonight sent to that ups store in florida, we know this fake audit is the subject of a new congressional investigation. the oversight committee wants to know about all the weird stuff that doug logan has been doing to the arizona ballots, like shining ultraviolet light on them, or searching for a bamboo content in the ballots, because there's a conspiracy theory that the ballots were mailed in from asia. and they were overseen by joe gun and his own social media posts about it being rigged against donald trump and trump must have gotten 2