Has the details from Los Angeles. Evan, what do we now . Well, this was a bit of a Surprise Gambit that we had in court here, just about 20 minutes ago here in Los Angeles Dana Hunter bidens attorneys asked for him to enter an unusual plea. Its called an Alford Plea where Hunter Biden would accept whatever punishment that judge doles out, but he maintains his innocence and instead of Pleading Guilty, hes maintaining his or is attempting to maintain his innocence. Of course, as expected the Justice Department does not does not agree with this and they objected in court to this request from Hunter Bidens attorneys and now the judge has called for break for a couple of hours while he considers what steps to take next. Now this is unusual as you pointed out as i pointed out, today, obviously was the first day of Jury Selection and this trial this is a Hunter Bidens second time going on trial earlier this year, he was found guilty on gun charges in delaware. And these charges have to do wit
for its brutal aggression. the white house is being briefed on the debt ceiling negotiations back home. i will speak to a senate democrat leading the push for the president to bypass congress and raise the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment. this hour, desantis versus trump. dueling positions on abortion, as the florida governor prepares to jump into the race as early as next week and signs four more bills positioning himself to the right in the culture wars. rising tensions over immigration boiling over far from the border. cities like new york run out of space to house migrants being sent north. it has overwhelmed our system. 65,000 people are coming to the city. a week and a half ago, we had 4,200. in one day, we had 900. the numbers are unbelievable when you think about it. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is balancing major domestic and foreign policy challenges while on the other side of the world. in japan today,
tonight on all in, we are going to be leading a revolution in congress. joe biden and his family will be a top target. two weeks from election day, the very real concerns of economic disaster if the radical right gains control of government. then, every day, i m dedicating to settle my resources, just to give people confidence that they can cast a vote safely. that is absurd. a share of a maricopa county is pushing back on voter intimidation in arizona, and he joins me live. plus, john rolston on the anti-democratic forces taking over elections in nevada, and why a new nepotism scandal has a certain fox news host lashing out at reporters. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. midterms usually favor the out of power party. big reason is that whatever problems there are at the time in the country, in the country that you re in, people go to the polls and it s easy to blame the party with control of government for it. it s almost a l
a certain fox news host lashing out at reporters. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. midterms usually favor the out of power party. big reason is that whatever problems there are at the time in the country, in the country that you re in, people go to the polls and it s easy to blame the party with control of government for it. it s almost a law of nature, a form of political gravity. right now, republicans are running against unified democratic government at the national level, house, senate, and the presidency. and inflation is up 8%. the highest it s been in 40 years. so, two weeks out from midterm elections, republicans should have the wind at their backs. and knowing all that, in normal world, republicans would be just staying on message. posting pictures like this one, which is kind of funny, but it makes sense. tweeted out by republican senator, todd young this morning, appearing to pump gas in the middle of the night, while his car
your position i understand your position. you are basically opposed to some of the cuts, especially in welfare benefits, entitlement benefits, the work requirements that are coming from the republican side. is that what you are referring to as the blackmail? yes. the chart you put up, it notes everything from head start to the loss of 780,000 jobs, millions of families that benefit from wic, meals for seniors, children cut from it s just v.a. positions and benefits, pel grants. we have a sweet deal for the richest americans. they play less than a secretary is charged in taxes. we have a sweet deal for corporations that use our infrastructure, training that comes through our colleges. a massive amount of our public justice system, our court system, our transportation