in ukraine, another new round of missile strikes as russian officials celebrate what they say is a new phase of the war, one that apparently focuses on killing civilians instead of soldiers. so what is this new phase? what does it mean for what s ahead? i ll ask barry mccaffrey in just a minute. and we have now learned that among the women accusing disgraced producer harvey weinstein at his trial in california is the governor s wife. we ll have the latest from the courtroom. but we start with the midterm races and growing alarm that decision makers may be letting winnable races slip away. that includes races in wisconsin, north carolina, pennsylvania, across the board, democratic candidates have spent way more on their own ads than the party ha has. while on the republican side, the bulk of the spending has come from the national party and outside groups. case in point, ohio, where jd vance has come up with just 10% of the cost of his ads compared to more than 80% for d
midterms. exactly one month away. early voting under way with issues like abortion and inflation driing people to the polls. many say democracy itself is on the ballot. we have special stuff planned. want to get right to it with michael steele. you know the music, sir. en why the beat. i know it well. when you hear that early voting is under way and look at what s going on out here, i m coming right to you, regular beat viewers know we have a set up. coming right to you. what do you see right now in this homestretch? what i see right now are voter deciding to hunker down around a vote. the early voting, as you noted, has started. there s some anticipation and trepidation. the anticipation is voters are going to take seriously not just their concerns about the economy that s being stressed by some, but also the democracy. that it will matter the kind of men and women they select, choose to be an extension of them to be the best representative for them in the statehouse
there is no one quite like republican candidate for governor of pennsylvania mr. doug mastriano. he insists the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump, which, of course, it was not. he supports a draconian ban on abortion. peddles vaccine disinformation. we could go on and on and on. but right now, the contest between mastriano and democratic candidate josh shapiro is being defined by hate and anti-semitism in its final days and weeks. new york times is out with a piece of reporting that says this, quote, mr. mastriano, who promotes christian power and disdains the separation of church and state, has repeatedly lashed mr. shapiro for attending and sending his children to what mastriano calls a privileged, exclusive, elite school, suggesting to one audience that it e vinced mr. shapiro s distan for people like us. it is a jewish day school where students are given both secular and religious instruction, but mastriano s language in portraying it as an elitist reserve seem
from the time you started working, republicans want to put it on the chopping block. i m gonna ask ron klain, who s gonna join us in this hour if that is the closing argument in these congressional elections. is is that what. it is wow! mitch mcconnell is a loving that, not! right. and republicans have absolutely made this argument possible, and highly credible for the democrats. thank you kevin mccarthy for explaining that you are gonna use the debt ceiling to slash the social safety net. you re welcome! i think what klain is going to be ready for this question. i think you will be, lawrence! but i m excited, and i will be tuning in. thank you alex! thank you! have a good show! today, a federal judge found compelling evidence that donald trump committed federal, and state crimes. and that he did that with the advice and counsel of attorney john eastman, whose emails the judge ordered, handed over to the january six committee, saying the emails are not prote
working, republicans want to put it on the chopping block. i m gonna ask ron klain, who s gonna join us in this hour if that is the closing argument in these congressional elections. is is that what. it is wow! mitch mcconnell is loving that. not! right. and republicans have absolutely made this argument possible, and highly credible for the democrats. thank you kevin mccarthy for explaining that you are gonna use the debt ceiling to slash the social safety net. you re welcome! i think ron klain is going to be ready for this question. i think he will be, lawrence! but i m excited, and i will be tuning in. thank you alex! thank you! have a good show! today, a federal judge found compelling evidence that donald trump committed federal, and state crimes. and that he did that with the advice and counsel of attorney john eastman, whose emails the judge ordered, handed over to the january six committee, saying the emails are not protected by attorney client privil