judges, and i m opposed to electing judges, but i have to. 12 of those judges i ve never heard of, so i look to the l. a. times website for their endorsement guidance, and all that. but it is a real hunk of homework, that we all have to do, all the way down that ballot, every single office, we see now more than ever how much a state legislatures matter, there are officers a lot of people have ignored in the past. everything matters, democracy is all over the spell of this year, you got, of potential debt realign. yes, i think there s a silver lining to all of this, conspiracy theory and fearmongering over election integrity. one of the good things we ve actually paid attention to are those down ballot races, and the importance of those. and also championing the men and women who decide to raise their hand and say hey, i can help run this part of american democracy. so in a way, it s great that it s a big pile of armor for all of us to complete our civic duties. yeah, and
fabulist might as well just are telling people he speaker of the house, because kevin sure ain t closing. and that is the reidout and all in with chris hayes starts right now. with chris hayes starts right no good evening from ne, i m chris hayes. it was a truly remarkable scene in washington state see this afternoon, as the house adjourned after what should have been the triumphant first day of the incoming republican majority. instead, it was an unmitigated disaster, with republican leader kevin mccarthy failing three times in succession to be elected speaker. the house will return at noon tomorrow and will continue voting until one candidate, mccarthy or someone else, reaches a majority. this has not happened for a century. the last time the vote for speaker went past a single around with all the way back 100 years ago in 1923. we arrived at this moment after a day full of insanity on capitol hill. it began with the republican house caucus meeting this morning which was
reelected senators. senator patty murray of washington also made history when she became the first female senate protons, it is the second highest ranking job in the chamber, not to mention it makes her third in line to the presidency. when marie was first elected to the senate in 1992, there are only two women in the chamber. but many had their eyes today on the incoming suit junior senator, john fetterman. would he wear his signature hoodie in shorts? he ended speculation earlier today, tweeting this. for those are you asking, yes there will be a fetterman in shorts today but it is not me. included a picture of his oldest son sporting some khaki shorts. what was on the menu for today s ceremony? fetterman s communications director tweeted this. yes there is crudités at the fetterman inauguration. one of the more pressing question is a crudités or a veggie tray? and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news,
tonight on the reidout leader mccarthy, do you have the votes for speaker tomorrow? do you have the votes for speaker locked in tomorrow? we ll have a good day tomorrow. kevin mccarthy plays let s make a deal with the most radical fringe members of the republican caucus. with his longtime quest to become speaker in serious peril. or comical peril, depending on your point of view. one vote he needs belongs to george santos, the biggest liar in washington since donald trump left town. we re getting a look at trump s taxes but where did santos get his money? also tonight, gen z finally arrives in congress. congressman-elect maxwell frost joins me. and republicans love to call themselves pro-life, but in recent weeks, many of those same people were voting against bare minimum protections for women and children. tonight, we re calling them out. we begin tonight with happy new year to all. we re in 20-michael jordan and hopefully 2023 won t decide to play baseball i
increasingly ugly face off that could shift the balance of power in the senate. blast, show people leaders are blurring the line between church and states more than ever. according to new police, nearly two thirds of republicans say the u.s. should be declared a christian nation. i ll talk to rick wilson, the founder of the lincoln project, about where this trend can take us. and for your sunday s finals, a tennis icon s final match makes headlines. it had nothing to do with the plays on the court. the emotional moment that scrap the world s attention. we are now just three days away from the next public hearing of the january six committee, investigating the attack on the united states capitol. this morning, we re learning new details about what the paddle house and store. committee vice chair congresswoman liz cheney can give us a hint of what we can expect on wednesday sane any, about criminal reform will be unanimous, cheney is also sal just in this hearing may not be the