it was dismissed in less than six months. practically actually laughed out of court. now the ruling by u.s. district judge donald middlebrooks ordering trump and his attorney to cover the legal costs of the defendants in that suit is one for the ages. it is a stinging rebuke of donald trump the man and of donald trump s lies and his tried and true now legal strategy of jamming and gumming up the courts with lawsuits. it starts off like this, quote, this case never should have been brought. its inadequacy there is that word again as a legal claim was evident from the start. no reasonable lawyer would have filed it. the judge then makes it crystal clear that the ex-president himself bears responsibility for the suit. he goes on, quote, trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries. he is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following
is anyone actually prepared for what a republican congress represents? what the republican party of mitch republican and mitt romney. we want the trump republican party. we want the american first part republican party. tonight robert draper on his new book and new reporting. why he says the republican party lost its mind in pursuit of power. then, another desantis political stunt cottontail. i know you re caught off guard, i understand. it s voter fraud okay? and dystopian footage of florida s election security force. plus, care about the right to choose then you ve got to vote. the new white house promised to legalize abortion if dense grunting control. and steve kornacki on exactly what the election landscape looks like weeks out. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes, we are three week away from the midterm elections. frankly, have no idea which party will control the house or the senate. but what we do know is that there
represents? you don t want the republican party of mitch republican and mitt romney. we want the trump republican party. we want the american first part republican party. tonight robert draper on his new book and new reporting. why he says the republican party lost its mind in pursuit of power. then, another desantis political stunt cottontail. i know you re caught off guard, i understand. it s voter fraud okay? and dystopian footage of florida s election security force. plus if care about the right to choose then you ve got to vote. the new white house promised to legalize abortion if dense grunting control. and steve kornacki on exactly what the election landscape looks like weeks out. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes, we are three week away from the midterm elections. frankly, we have no idea which party will control the house or the senate. but what we do know is that there will be enormous consequences for the
i m ann marie walker. i m alex march quart in for boris sanchez. the house of representatives finally elects a speaker. how kevin mccarthy gets the votes. remarkable progress for damar hamlin and the moment he face timed his teammates from his hospital bed. and new details on the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what we re learning from a recently released affidavit and the father of one of the victims tells cnn why he believes the group was targeted. plus, the fda grants approval for a new alzheimer s drug. the reported benefits and the concern coming up on cnn this morning. it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us. thank you so much for having me back. alex, it s great to be with you. we re matching. we re in lock step together. good to be with you, alex. happy new year. and to you. thank you so much. who needs reality tv when you have cspan. cnn after days of deadlock, 15 ballots and a lot of deal making, republi
one the supreme court is about to hear a case you might not have heard of, that concerns a benign sounding theory about state legislatures. this case could quite literally and democracy as we know it. there is not been nearly enough conversation about this case, and we are gonna change that this morning. then every politico in the bell when trying to figure out how the republican overreach that landed us in this dystopian row post row reality is going to effect next month s elections. one louisiana candidate is literally embodying the shifting landscape. we re gonna tell you her remarkable story and we will meet her in the next hour. velshi begins right now. good morning, feel it is an effort in the ninth. i am a label. she just must election. they were officially in of the 2020 midterms. is the first major election since the 2020 presidential election, and the insurrection of the. capital as well into these last weeks of the election cycle, the former president s grip on t