from nbc news on how some republican senate candidates are looking to turn the page in a fall starting with a major ad blitz. that comes as for the first time ever voters seem lukewarm, the ones who are lukewarm on sitting president joe biden, still plan to vote for his party in november. and we ve been saying this for some time between the president s approval ratings and the generic ballot tests, joe biden is now in the mid-40s according to gallop and other polls. we ll talk about that. and longtime trump ally steve bannon expects to be charged in a state criminal case again? stemming into an investigation into his role in a charity that was supposed to have used private funds to build the wall of the u.s./mexico border. but didn t do it and isn t that really what donald trump did lying about the stop the steal money, where he got hundreds of millions of dollars and lied about the money being used for that again, here s another example, here s another parall
powell tries to force down inflation. let s get right to it. joining me now is full disclosure host, robin, have we gotten the number yet? lass it come out? or are we still waiting? still waiting for it to come out. we re waiting, all right. another 75. 75 basis points. what is that going to mean? i got it tell you, i got a song in my heart, special thanks to the bee gees. because we re dealing with the cpi that s still high and the fed will have to hike which we just won t like la la, la, la. and did i just destroy my career? i loved every moment of it. oh, the title is called how deep is this inflation? i really want to know. and that s the question on everybody s mind. are we going to go to 5%? 6, 7%? how deep is the buying power and consumer demand in this economy that we have to snuff out and i don t think mr. powell knows. we have it official. three quarters of a point. 75 basis points. i was talking to steve retner today about when the bottom is and whe
everybody. i m lindsey riser in for katy tur in new york city. the big news today, the potentially historic battle surrounding house republican leadership and the growing resistance to kevin mccarthy, as he scrambles to find and secure the 218 votes he needs to become the next speaker. despite that, we learned over the weekend that mccarthy has already moved into the speaker suite in the capitol, if he secures the votes, no problem, but if he doesn t, he ll have to move out and that is seeming like more of a possibility by the day. before sunday, the number of republicans openly opposing kevin mccarthy was five but that number has appeared to grow after nine more republicans released a letter saying that mccarthy s concessions up to this point have not been enough to win them over. one of the original five, congressman bob good says the plan is to deny kevin mccarthy the votes he needs and see what happens. what we ll do is we ll block kevin. i suspect there will be 10 or 1
also, a district judge has granted a request by former president trump for a special master to review all the documents seized from his mar-a-lago estate last month. what this means for the investigation into the former president. the united kingdom has a new prime minister. just hours ago, liz truss met with queen elizabeth who officially appointed her to lead the nation and new nbc news reporting about how republican senate hopefuls are planning to launch a vigorous push to try to win control of the senate as we re now just 80 days from the midterm election. we ll break down where things stand. and we begin this morning in uvalde. a community starting a new chapter despite unimaginable grief. fear and anxiety surround the beginning of the school year there. children will not be returning to robb elementary. the scene of the massacre. instead, relocating to other schools. the school district is adding new security measures, but many families say that s not enough. most a
the narrative. new reporting from the team showing they are kicking off a million dollar ad blitz today as they try to get their candidates some badly needed momentum. the stetd day drum beat on monday his team got one of the biggest wins to date. a judge granting their request for a special mast tore look through the thousands and thousands document seized. and who in the world is going to step forward and take the job of special master. and then finally, liz truss just hours into her new job as the british prime minister only the third woman ever to hold that position, she s going to take over at a time when british people are facing inflation and energy crisis that could literally force millions to choose between heating their houses and buying food. liz truss was always smiles as she was given the job by the the queen, but now the real work is beginning. we ll have a live report from london later on in the show. we want to start back at home with the midterm season. we