all right, good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we are watching right now debate wrap up at this hour, as the house gets ready to vote on the crucial debt ceiling deal. that s the speaker of the house speaking right there. earlier today, the republican proposal passed a key procedural vote, but it only passed with the help from democrats. it did not have the votes to pass it on their own, after 29 republicans defected. as of now, the bill is being discussed on the floor. it s expected to pass within the hour, despite that fairly significant republican opposition. this debt ceiling vote has been a crucial task for house republicans. for the moment, they took control in january, the big question was how the maga caucus, the majority of whom, let s remember, voted for trump s coup on january 6th, after the sacking of the capital, how are those folks going to actually govern? empowered with one of the two houses of congress. one half of one third of the federal governme
and harlan crow and harlan crow refusing to as he is politely requested, everything, all of the money that harlan crow has spent on clarence thomas will get the senator s latest attempt to get that information. he has been leading to charge on that, it way that was so critical given the utter silence honors so i m eager there s a tweet i want to redo, this is from feisty granny, which is a handle that i think will probably be available to you 40 years from now when you might want to use it. she says i never have doubts that this was not his first time dealing with negotiations. he knows what he s doing, i ignored all of the breathless reporting, knowing that it would be okay. she is, of course, talking about president biden s handling of the debt ceiling negotiations. feisty granny is just much cooler than i am about this, i was worried for months and weeks but it turns out the guesswork thing that i offered to the audience last week turned out to be pretty much what
one-man professional firing squad targeting lifelong republican chris krebs. krebs, of course, declared the election, quote, the most secure in american history that will cost him his job. the firing of the top expert has reportedly come under scrutiny by special counsel jack smith as he investigating every piece of the trump coup plot. and the new york times reports, the team led is asking witnesses about the events surrounding the firing of chris krebs. he was the top official in the 2020 election. mr. krebs selection that the election was secure with the assertion that it was, quote, a fraud on the american people. the special counsel reportedly issud subpoenas two weeks ago to staff members in the trump white house. a key focus for jack smith according to the times. the investigators appear focused on trump s state of mind around the firing of mr. krebs. as well as on establishing a time line of events leading up to the attack on the capitol by a pro-trump mob on janu
requested, everything, all of the money that harlan crow spent on clarence thomas. we ll get the senator s latest attempt to get that information, when he joins us tonight. lawrence, he has been leading the charge on that in a way that i think is so critical, given the other silence from his colleagues on the other side of the aisle. i am eager to hear what he says. he has really stepped up. alex, there is a tweet that i want to read to you. this is from feisty granny, which is a handout that i think will probably available to you for years from now, she says, i never had doubts. this was not his first time dealing with the negotiations. he knows what he is doing. i ignored all the breathless reporting knowing that it would be okay. she is of course talking about president biden s handling at the debt ceiling negotiations. feisty granny is just much cooler than i am about this. i was worried for months and weeks. but it turns out that the guesswork thing that i offered
multiple crimes, neither dropped by the republican party. have the gop no shame? plus, the texas father who lost a son in the uvalde massacre kicked out of the state capital this week for demanding some action on gun reform. he will join me to share his story and his message. and elon musk, lisa styled free speech absolutist caves to an authoritarian government demand that he censor his tweets. actions speak louder than words, elon. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. on wednesday, the house was debating an unemployment benefit fraud bill, legislation to help incentivize states to recover funds stolen during the coronavirus pandemic. the stunning case of cosmic irony, that bill being debated on the same daisy that one of its co-sponsors found him self indicted for that very same crime. yes, that s right. justice finally caught up with now infamous serial liar and fabricator george santos. on wednesday, federal prosecutors in new york announced a 13 count indictment against the rep