prosecution for some acts, but not all. greatly expanding the power of the president, ordering a lower court to determine the future of the federal election interference case against former president trump, but making it all but certain trump will not face trial before election day. special counsel jack smith not commenting. his office and the department of justice now said to be reviewing their options. trump claiming victory, calling the ruling a big win for our constitution and democracy. the court s three liberal justices saying the decision was deeply wrong, and effectively makes the president into a king above the law. terry moran from the supreme court, and pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, president biden under pressure, days after his widely criticized debate performance. what we re learning about discussions behind the scenes. hurricane beryl tears through the caribbean. the earliest ever category 4 storm on record. now heading for landfall in already har
thanks for thanks for joining us this hour. i m going to show you something that i m going to tell you what you re going to see in advance. i m going to tell you in advance but even so, i m going to venture a guess that you knowing in advance what is coming, you having me tell you in advance what you are about to see is not going to make it make more sense. let me just describe it ahead of time so you can get your head around it, okay? it s going to start with, i think it is like a bracelet, a decorated bracelet hitting the floor. it is possible that is like a mouthguard or something but that s so gross i don t even want to think about it. were just going to call it bracelet. a decorated bracelet hits the floor then there is a guy with fake fire■ç and that guy then shows us that he has teeth like this, like the james bond villain, the giant guy that had the metal teeth. has teeth like that and after we see the teeth like that, the next there is a guy who breaks a window
tonight, donald trump visits capitol hill for the first time since january 6. while president biden signs a 10 year defense agreement with ukraine. then the supreme court rejects a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone. plus, what happened today when donald trump made his election pitch to america s top ceos? as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle and we are now 145 days away from the election. this weekend will mark exactly 9 years since donald trump came down the escalator and announced he was running for president and today it became clearer than ever that in those nine years he has been able to take complete control of what was known as the republican party. trump was on capitol hill today to meet with his allies in congress. it was the first time he s been on the hill since his supporters attacked the capital to try to overturn the 2020 election. as the new york times puts it, trumps visit today was
good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. just moments ago, you saw it here on msnbc, president biden delivering an address defending democracy and freedom at the pointe du hoc ranger monument in normandy, france. 80 years ago there at pointe du hoc, u.s. army rangers scaled the 100 foot cliffs overlooking omaha and utah beaches on d-day. it is about seven miles west of the normandy american cemetery, also where in 1984 then president ronald reagan delivered one of his moment memorable speeches. before the speech today, president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy, announcing a new $225 million military assistance package for ukraine. joining us now, richard haass, president emeritus of the council on foreign relations and elise labbott. wondering your thoughts on this speech the day it was delivered, what it means for the history of the world, what we witnessed there 80 years ago. well, jose, what happened 80 years ago, in no sm
argument for maybe some more time for joe biden in the white house. yes, i think probably. thank you, my friend. president biden was in normandy today, commemorating the 80th anniversary of d-day. and while he was there, he was asked about something totally unrelated. whether he would issue a pardon for his son, hunter, if a federal jury in delaware convicts the younger biden of felony gun possession. here his out president biden responded. as we sit here in normandy, your son, hunter, is on trial. i know that you cannot speak about an ongoing federal prosecution. but let me ask you, will you accept the jury s outcome, the verdict, no matter what it is? yes. have you ruled out a pardon for your son? yes. pretty clear answer there. but again, this is a yes or no russian. to be honest, shouldn t be that hard to answer. joe biden, as president, with the power to pardon anyone he wants at the federal level will let his son go to prison if he is found guilty by a j