Plus, breaking news, america under attack. Russian hackers target email used by the state department, a brazen almost cheeky assault. And this morning u. S. Apparently with a Treasure Trove of unexamined evidence over origins of the mystery over the coronavirus. A very good morning to viewers here in the United States and around the world. It is friday, may 28th, and the Senate Burning the midnight oil and then some overnight, setting up a showdown this morning on the bill that would form a commission to investigate the january 6th insurrection. So heres what is delaying the senate. They went until almost 3 00 this morning to debate a bill that counters chinas influence after republicans derailed it. Senators looking to skedaddle this holiday weekend, they can take it up with wisconsin Senator Johnson whos staaling the bill. Debate will pick up where it left off, meaning a vote on the Insurrection Commission not expected until later today, and even when it happens, republicans almost c
sat by while donald trump used the rally to go farther than he has before in this cultish alliance with this dangerous sometimes amorphous group called qanon by pushing lies that may sound bizarre and absurdist you can underestimate how serious they are and how they re building a following. i m not going to repeat or amplify all of them, but among them is the claim that certain hollywood actors and democrats are part of some secret pedophile group aligned with satan or who eat children. it goes on like that. i m not going to do much more of it for you tonight. i ll tell you why that is the top story. what does that have to do with midterm campaigns other than villainizing a few democrats? one of the theories is that trump will lead a battle against the forces and by the way, there are many versions and it rations of these conspiracy theories. it matters in many ways. you may recall right after donald trump was elected, a gunman opened fire in a washington, d.c. restaurant und
argued that is pretext to get their hands on the former president s financial documents but lower courts have said that the committee could obtain these documents until the supreme court intervened here and put a temporary pause on this. now, erica, if the supreme court affirms this lower court ruling, if this is allowed to stand, it is significant because if the house ways and means committee is allowed to obtain these tax returns from the former president, that really would represent a significant chipping away at some of the protections that are afforded to sitting presidents and signal a real boost to congress s over site powers. so we ll see what the supreme court does here. this is just temporary. paula, appreciate it. also with us elie honig and when we look at this, i think it might be helpful to just remind us all the reason that they said as paula layed out, they want to look into how the irs is going through the tax returns. if and when they actually do get the
wyoming has drawn a line in the sand. if we put you in power you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interests. if you don t, we will fire. you wyoming has put the politicians on notice, not just here but all across this great country that our representatives work for us and not the other way around. and in alaska, some polls are closing right now. always in a different time zone. incumbent republican, the summit cow ski, who also voted to impeach trump is facing kelly chiba who trump has endorsed. also saint former republican nominee sarah palin mount a political comeback. she s running for the house seat and we will keep you posted. those races as well. back in wyoming liz cheney reminded everyone that she is a proud conservative republican with that loves our party loves our country. more cnn s jeff zeleny is there and has this report from jackson. congresswoman those cheney in wyoming concedes defeat and her congres
her concession speech. we must be very clear dye about the fed threats we face and what is required to defeat it. i have said, since january 6th, that i will do whatever it takes to ensure that donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office. i mean it. and alaska right now, polls are either closed or are closing. incumbent republican senator, lisa murkowski, who also voted to impeach trump is facing kelechi bakr who was been endorsed by the former president. in an attempted political comeback from former republican vice as soon as they become available. back in wyoming, chinese concession speech was more like a call to action. warning freedom must not die, and cannot die. and a warning that we must take action to ensure that freedom will live on. cnn s jeff zeleny has the story from jackson. congresswoman liz cheney in wyoming concedes defeat in her congressional primary race. but is looking ahead. now the real work begins. and a sweeping speech outside of