Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up.

As early voting in the midterms gets underway we look at the competing issues and visions and

the first bill that I will send to the Congress will be the codified Roe v. Wade.

As President Biden puts a woman's right to choose front and center after the reversal of Roe,

Democratic Senator Sheldon White House joins me with his new book The Scheme on how the right wing captured the Supreme Court.

Then prisoners of the castle, best-selling author Ben McIntyre joins me with a new

perspective on the survival and escapes from cold it's the infamous Nazi

prison also ahead. While they're trying to serve the country they were

discriminated against and that was deeply, deeply hurtful to them. The

essential contribution of African Americans fighting World War II at home and abroad.

Author Matthew Delmont joins Walter Isakson. And then. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London. Millions of

Americans have already turned out in early voting for this year's midterm elections

in a number of states where they're setting up a battle between two competing visions for America.

While Republicans hammer home messages on inflation and the economy

Democrats focus on defending democracy and the rights of women and families.

Here's President Biden throwing down the gauntlet.

Here's the promise I make to you and the American people.

The first bill that I will send to the Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade.

And when Congress passes it, I'll sign it in January, 50 years after Roe was first decided

to law the land. And together we'll restore the right to choose for every

woman in every state in America. So vote. You got to get out the vote. We can do this if we vote.

But with the president facing lower approval ratings on the economy,

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