it through enforcement, professor american history at yale university, and steven levitskiy is a professor of history at harvard university. two days before judge michael luttig got a phone call that may have changed the course of history for this nation. then, a capitol police officer who risked his life on january six is hoping to serve his country to different way, this time as an elected official. plus i will talk to california colorado secretary of state janet griswold on the heels of the decision to see whether trump is eligible to be on the stage primary ballot. another hour of velshi starts right now. good morning, it s saturday december the six. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since that mob attacked the united states capitol as part of donald trump s desperate attempt to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of the violent insurrection continues to loom large over american dem
by the way, little justin, thanks a lot. now, congresswoman, aoc is now blaming climate change and now demanding that the green new deal be passed without any further delay, even though that deal has little to nothing to do with environmental issues. it is about socialism. we ll have more on that in a moment. also, one of our favorite senators we love john kennedy of louisiana. he will be here tonight with reaction to his latest attempt to ban yet another anothe o fav e love johana. r popular kitchen appliance. they want my stove, my air y st conditioner, i m telling you right now, over my dead body, i m going to hold on to like anyway. also tonight, new evidence that democratic voters are ready to move on from joey and aren nofromw seriously weighing other options. but we begin tonight we from ell new report just the news.com editor in chief john solomon. now, confirmed by fox news, quote, that federal prosecutors have notified donald trump thate he is a criminal target and
blocked from the ballot, we re waiting for a move from a trump campaign. now that maine is joining colorado and keeping former presidents name off of its primary ballot. as we engage in this process, what is important is the meaning of the constitution, the facts before us, and that interpretation. there can be no other consideration. however, california decided it would allow trump to stay on the ballot there. with an election year fast approaching, what does this all mean for his campaign. plus, a showdown growing in texas. the justice department threatening to sue texas if it enforces a new state law that allows police there to arrest migrants who crossed the border without authorization. we will tell you how governor greg abbott is responding to that. counting down, new york city around the world are putting the final touches on the new year s eve celebrations. security remains a big concern. live report on how the city is preparing. and, it was a banner year for wo
underway right now. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. tonight, in his first oval office address, president biden made the case for the bipartisan debt ceiling bill. he spoke of an economic crisis averted, and reminded the nation that, without the bill, the u.s. was in fact headed for a disastrous u.s. default. passing this budget agreement was critical. the stakes could not have been higher. they were extreme voices threatening to take america, for the first time in our 247 year history, to default on our national debt. nothing nothing would have been more irresponsible. nothing would have been more catastrophic. no one got everything they wanted. but the american people got what they needed. we have heard of an economic crisis, an economic collapse. i want to commend speaker mccarthy. you know, he and i, we and our teams, we were able to get along and get things done. the final vote in both chambers was overwhelming. far more of our bipartisan than thou
really sad. that is absolutely heartbreaking. oh, brandi. you need to keep on keeping on. thank you for the work you do, and thanks for coming to talk to us about it. in the meantime, there are a slew of new headlines in the trump classified documents case, along with reports of that new audiotape. the implications of all of this with the author of these stories, our new hour starts right now. a very good day from all of you to msnbc world headquarters in new york, thank you to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with new reaction to the big debt ceiling deal, with president biden having signed it today. his historic first oval office address dominating the front pages of newspapers across the country, highlighting his pronouncement of crisis averted, and his message of unity and bipartisanship i know bipartisanship is hard. and unity is hard. but we can never stop trying, no matter how tough our politics gets, we need to see each other not as adversaries, but as fe