but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald trump addressed his maga supporters at an in-person earlier today. at this hour, holding a tele-rally after canceling his in-person events due to extreme weather conditions. three other candidates are also raising to the finish with campaign events later this evening. iowa republicans will be participating and one of th
republican caucuses. the remaining contenders are brave and the snow and cold to make their final pitches this weekend. ironically the voted will take place of martin luther king day. so many of the gop candidates have to split a questionable commitment to the ideals of democracy and equality that the great late civil rights leader fought and died for. reverend kings spirit fills tonight s show and we are joined by his eldest son and namesake, his daughter-in-law arndrea and his granddaughter yolanda. they ll have plenty to say about the state of dr. king s dream. and a moment when racial tensions and the threat of political violence seem more real than perhaps any time since the height of the civil rights movement of the 60s. all of this tonight on this kicked a weekend edition of politicsnation. the king family will join us in a moment. but we start with congresswoman robin kelly, democrat of illinois. congresswoman kelly, thank you for joining us and let s start in your ne
officially opens in 24 hours in iowa, where it s cold outside, but the race for the republican presidential nomination is catching fire. right now, the leading gop contenders are making their final pitches to voters, ahead of tomorrow s caucuses in the state. and despite facing a mounting of legal issues, donald trump appears to be the overwhelming favorites, pulling nearly 30 points ahead of his closest rivals, nikki haley and ron desantis. according to the latest nbc news des moines iowa, des moines register iowa poll, out of iowa, in just a few minutes, i ll talk to the chair of the democratic national committee about that. and, about iowa, and about the caucuses colliding with martin luther king holiday tomorrow. and about what his party needs to do, to not just unify against the eventual republican nominee, but to bring disaffected democrats, black voters specifically, back into the fold, ahead of november. let s check on the latest from iowa, however, with nbc s priscil
bret: let s all have town hall. vivek is going to be on this show little bit later. beers and town hall. thanks, jesse. bret: good evening, welcome to des moines iowa, i m bret baier. five days away from the first in the nation iowa caucuses. tonight at 9:00 p.m., we will hold the third of this week s candidate town hall meetings right here and our guest tonight on this stage former president donald trump. we ll have more on that in just a moment. but, we are following two major stories at this hour. hunter biden makes a surprise appearance at the congressional hearing today up on capitol hill on whether he should be charged with contempt of congress. but we begin with a late afternoon surprise. this one in the 2024 campaign. republican presidential candidate chris christie is suspending his campaign and is dropping out of this race. christie making that announcement just minutes ago. you saw it live on the five. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is here in de
heard when the former president united states, and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas mers it was, to say the least, unpresidential. special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. and charles coleman, in for joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president d