returned them the next day. although, not comparable at all to donald trump ignoring subpoenas and keeping hundreds of classified documents for more than a year at mar-a-lago, the justice department is investigating. trump and republicans are pouncing. this hour, house republicans set up an oversight committee with broad powers to see the nation s top secrets. the justice department s investigations into their own alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. new questions about the health of brazil s defeated ex-president as calls mount to extradite him from the u.s. who is the talented congressman george santos? new york democratic lawmakers file an official ethics complaint this morning. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. president biden is under attack from donald trump and from house republicans for the admission that he had classified documents, although very different in quantity and duration, from what donald trump refused to return from hi
you ll find out the things you disagree upon are not insurmountable and we can finally get to resolutions and get to yes. the first test is well, first test was electing a speaker and that proved to be quite difficult. but i m glad you can laugh about it now. the next one is rules package for anyone out there wonder what that means. it s a package that dictates how the congress, the house in particular is going to run for the next couple of years. and it s not clear whether or not even that will pass. what do you think? you know, a lot of people are coming into this and grumbling, well, the people who are negotiating got everything and kevin was giving away the store. but i think part of the process with a lot of other members in working with my group, the republican governance group and explaining along the way of what was taking place, and there s nothing in this package that really hurts us because, unfortunately and i ve seen it since my time here too much power
and good evening, along with jake tapper in washington, d.c. we are watching the house of representatives longest running drama since the civil war era. republicans failing time and time again, 11 times so far to elect kevin mccarthy speaker. 11 times. the latest vote, not only on that, merely on whether to adjourn and end kevin mccarthy s rolling humiliation for this evening. manu raju has new reporting on the state of play tonight. he joins us from the capitol. m manu, if they adjourn for the evening, what happens then? then the negotiations will continue. actually, the motion to adjourn is a good sign for kevin mccarthy, who has had one bad result after another. 11 straight times being rejected, not being able to get a majority of the house to elect a speaker, paralyzing this institution, the start of the 118th congress. that is the first order of business. if they can t elect a speaker, then they can adjourn. that s really the only two options. but the majority of
good morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. is there movement on capitol hill? we are watching closely this morning as standoff over who will be the next house speaker has now entered its third day. california republican kevin mccarthy failed to secure the votes needed after a total now of six rounds of voting, but, after furious negotiations last night, lots of coffee, new major concessions to his hard line opponents, mccarthy s speaker bid could be showing new signs of life. hard line members who is held out against his speakership are still meeting behind closed doors. these new concessions include what was once a red line for mccarthy. once a red line. agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a sitting speaker. but even with that concession, it is not clear at this hour if mccarthy will ultimately be able to lock down the votes he needs. do you have a deal with those guys right now? a lot of progress. he s
difficult. it can be short term uncomfortable. but when you move to the correct path, all of a sudden, things ease up and you can start having success. the direction here in my opinion is to someone like a byron donalds, a man who is living the american dream, and is the example and the mentor for millions who need hope. here is a man who that has worked his way, has worked his way up. he is not a novice. he has the experience, he has the chops to be the speaker. he is a man, he has a lovely family, and they are politically engaged, they know what s going on. he has worked in florida politics, he s worked in the legislature, he has respect, he has the quiet confidence that a leader needs. i look around this body today, and i know it s hard for you to believe, i know it s hard for me to believe sometimes, when i m here, and i have the great honor and privilege of serving with you, but you represent the cross-section of america, the great american experiment. the experience tha