greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re
that historically thinking would mean democrats is should lose the house in november. there have been only three exception since the 1930s. 1934 after fdr passed the new deal, 1998 after republicans overdid the lewinsky scandal and 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11, which makes this moment so, so, so interesting because we could be in for another exception to that rule, at least partially. while holding the house is still going to be tough for the democrats, the senate suddenly looks a lot better and it is not just democratic spin. here was republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday. i think there s probably a greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. senate races are just different. they re statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. quote, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. he did not mention names but our friend at punch bowl news say it is an implied dig at former president donald trump who played a key role i
30 minutes ago, flanked by his attorney from new york, bob costello, and as he exited the vehicle, i was able to ask him a couple of questions, including if he lied to georgia lawmakers when he appeared before them three times in the wake of the 2020 election. listen to his answers. mr. giuliani, when you met with georgia lawmakers, did you lie to them? we will not talk about this until it is over. it is a grand jury and grand juries as i recall are secret. do you believe president trump is the ultimate target of this investigation? i m not going to comment on the grand jury investigation. what do you think their ultimate goal is here? what are you expecting to talk about here today? they ask the questions and we ll see. will you be cooperative? your attorney in new york says he can t promise how responsive you ll be? good-bye. reporter: a bit of an awkward moment for giuliani, he got here just before those doors opened in the fulton county courthouse, so he
education. reporter: despite losing 16% of its teachers last year, the carroll district said it has only three open positions currently, which it expects to fill shortly and is implementing raises and instructional coaches to help those still there. adam hopes his colleagues and his young son understand why he chose to speak out. does it upset you to think this might be the end of the road for you for teaching? it was a big leap for myself and my family for me to do this and realizing that i don t feel like there s really a place for me. yeah, it s really tough. parents, how do they feel about all this? parents in this community are really frustrated. in terms of impact for them, that your seeing reduced class offerings, some larger class sizes and teachers taking on really high workloads and are be open with the parents about how exhausted and strained they are right now. what about the kids? are they frustrated by this?
it expects to fill shortly. and it is implementing raises. adam hopes his colleagues and young son understand why he chose to speak out. does it upset you to think this might be the end of the road for you with teaching? it was a big leap for myself and my family for me to do this and realizing that i don t feel like there s a place for me. it s really tough. reporter: antonia hylton, nbc news, south lake, texas. what we often find in our south lake reporting is that community is a couple months ahead of where other parts of the country will be in a few months time. we re hearing there s reduced class offerings, some increased class sizes and teachers that remain that are taking on higher workloads. so they feel like they re dealing with a crisis and there s not a solution or a relief coming in sight any time