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in just two days, 118 congress will be sworn in with republicans in the majority in the house and kevin mccarthy is vowing to fight to become house speaker until the very end. but the question remains. could a group of heart rate lawmakers keep them from reaching the magical number of 219 votes. also one of the most controversial members of the new congress, new york republican george santos said take his seat lying about everything for his family history to his finances. we ll talk to another new yorker, democratic congressman richie torres, with reprising which insulation to make in a crime for candidates to lie. in the new year brings new concerns about a new variant. new covid variant. according to the cdc. it now presents over 40% new cases. well astronauts prior to what we should do to protect our family and ourselves. we bring with you begin with you with some for some breaking news out of new york city. where three police officers were injured in a machete attack
with a new majority, and who will lead them and congressman kevin mccarthy can t secure enough votes to become speaker? adding to the chaos, there are growing calls for congressman elect george santos to step aside before he s even sworn in. the freshman from new york shows no signs of doing that. will there be consequences for the lies he calls resume embellishments? we are going to ask a fellow new yorker congressman pat ryan in just a moment. case closed, folks, tory lanez was found guilty of shooting megan thee stallion. and now audio has surfaced of a phone call between tory and megan s former best friend. we are getting into all of it in the regroup. first, 2023. i m simone sanders, and i have something to say. new year, new congress in just two days. 118 congress will officially begin. and the new republican house majority will bark upon a legislative agenda divorced from the reality of what americans across our country actually care about. in a recent dear colle
has died at the age of 95. we will have a live report from the vatican in just a moment. plus, new year and even more legal troubles for the former president of the united states after decades of flying under the radar was 2022 the year that accountability finally caught up to donald trump? plus, the halls of congress will be crawling with election deniers in 2023. with a divided republican party set to take over the house, you can put democracy at the bottom of the gop agenda. good morning. it is saturday, december 31st, new years eve. i am mehdi hasan, sitting in for my friend ali velshi this morning. not only is today the last day of the year, it also marks the official end of the january 6th committee. it s a series of blockbuster public hearings dominated the news this year with its many revelations about donald trump s desperate and anti-democratic attempts to cling on to power. the committee repeatedly made the case that trump was culpable and liable for the insurrec
and healthy new years eve. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict the 16th has died at the age of 95. the vatican says the retired pope passed away early this morning. his funeral will be held on january 5th in st. peters square. presided over by pope francis. that is the man who became leader of the catholic church after benedict resigned from the role in 2013. msnbc looks back on his life and legacy. it was a resignation that shocked the catholic church. pope benedict, less than eight years after his election, he became the first pope and seven centuries to voluntarily retire. he said that he lacked the strength of mind and body to do the job. he felt like he was being prevented from being the pope in a way that he felt the pope should be present for the people of god. he was born joseph rat singer in wartime germany. in the deeply catholic weijia bavaria. he and his brother george people became priests. both eventually landed