health care bill becomes law. then, team trump sets its sights on confidential sources. i understand the witness protection issue but at the same time, it s not going to be concealed for very long. i ll talk to george conway over the fight of unsealing the fbi affidavit. plus we are facing very difficult and challenging times. we are facing a moment where our democracy really is under attack and under threat. robert draper on the anti-democratic forces advancing state by state. steve kornacki at the big board for election night in america. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. it is a big day here at msnbc. we have the debut of alex wagner in an hour. it is also a huge day for the country, the planet, for joe biden and the white house, for everyone. because today president joe biden signed well, the first as insane as it is to say, the first true climate bill in this country s history. it is the largest ever piece of american legisl
[ cheers and applause ]. congresswoman cheney made a point of calling out election denying republicans across the country and hinted this is not the last we will hear from liz cheney. today, as we meet here, there are republican candidates for governor who deny the outcome of the 2020 election and who may refuse to certify future elections if they oppose the results. we have candidates for secretary of state who may refuse to report the actual results of the popular vote in future elections. no american should support election deniers for any position of genuine responsibility where their refusal to follow the rule of law will corrupt our future. i have said since january 6th that i will do whatever it takes to ensure donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office. and i mean it. [ cheers and applause ]. tonight we are also keeping a close eye on the special election for alaska s at-large house district where former ak ank governor and 2008 vice presidential
just as we came on the air, polls closed across most of alaska, where primary elections are being held. as well as a special election for the states loan seat in the house, were none other than sarah palin is looking to stage a come back. but we start with the big news tonight out of the great state of wyoming where earlier tonight, congresswoman liz cheney was defeated by a trump-backed challenger. she concede herd race, because that is what you are supposed to do when you lose an election, concede. our republic relies upon the goodwill of all candidates for office. to accept honorably the outcome of elections. tonight, harriette received the most votes in this primary. she won. i called her to concede the race. this primary election is over. but now the real work begins.