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"Earth Shattering." The Reporters' Roundtable May 6th

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4.7601 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Leaked Roe Draft Decision Rocks DC and America. Trump Wins in Ohio with J.D. Vance. Biden Attacks MAGA. With Seung Min Kim, White House Reporter for The Washington Post, Amanda Becker, Politics & DC Reporter for 19thNews and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY. Plus a special interview with Elizabeth Wydra, President of  The Constitutional Accountability Center on the Roe draft opinion and what it means for other privacy rights issues such as contraception and gay marriage.

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0:00.0

Hello, friends, good to see you. Welcome back to the Bill Press pod and welcome to this week's

0:11.6

Reporter's Roundtable, your chance before you head into the weekend to look back and catch up

0:17.5

quickly on the big stories of the week from our nation's capital. And what a week it's

0:22.2

been? Today, Washington is still in shell shock over the leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel

0:28.6

Alito, revealing that five justices on the Supreme Court, as pro-choice Americans have long feared,

0:35.8

are ready to overturn Roe v. Wade.

0:38.8

That decision and that leak have shaken Washington to its core, with everybody trying to assess

0:45.9

their impact on women's rights, on the midterm elections, and on the court itself.

0:52.4

Yesterday, I had a chance to discuss the consequences of that leak with

0:56.2

Elizabeth Weider, head of the Constitutional Accountability Center, and we'll play that interview

1:01.9

for you after today's round at the end of today's roundtable.

1:07.5

Meanwhile, in other news, the first primary of the season was held in Ohio with looks like

1:13.2

Donald Trump coming out the big winner.

1:16.2

Joe Biden told the White House correspondent's dinner that he plans to run for a second term.

1:22.3

And freshman Congressman Madison Caulthorne continues to amaze us now showing up in yet another video, this time nude and in bed with another man.

1:35.5

Well, joining us today to try to make some sense of it all, Sungman Kim, a White House correspondent for the Washington Post.

1:42.8

Good morning, Sungman. Thanks for having me.

1:45.9

Glad to have you back. Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for 19th News. Hi, Amanda.

1:52.0

Hello.

1:53.0

And David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA Today. Hello, David.

1:58.7

Hey, Bill. How you doing?

2:00.2

All right. So let's start with the Supreme Court. It's only a draft opinion at this point,

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