the special counsel investigation on trump s attempt to overturn the election, tonight a look at how jack smith s prosecution of that plot could play out. plus, breaking news in that investigation with reporting tonight that trump s son-in-law jared kushner has testified to the january 6th grand jury. also, the radical normalcy of joe biden on the world stage. he s leading a united nato after his predecessor publicly sided with putin. hollywood showdown, the actors have joined the writers on strike. what they re fighting for and how it will affect what you see on tv and at the movies. we begin tonight with breaking news in the special counsel s investigation into donald trump s efforts to try to remain in power after his 020 election loss. late this afternoon the new york times reported that federal prosecutors questioned multiple witnesses in recent weeks including trump s son-in-law jared kushner on whether trump had privately acknowledged in the days after the 20
ukrainian offensive through this area. where they don t. i think they needed them. donald trump, the campaign trail, amidst new reporting today on classified documents and potential pressure campaign involving the irs to let his freedom caucus fracture is, the latest on an inept effort to oust marjorie taylor greene from the gop organization. plus, you are following some extreme heat that continues to stifle parts of the country as well as a threat of severe storms and others. an alarming health development, cases of malaria, cropping up in the u.s. from the first time in decades. all of that and a troubling new trend in the wake of anti-trans legislation around the country. people forced to go to the black market to get medication they desperately need. that story is ahead this hour as well. you don t miss that conversation. we begin though with ukraine. now, 500 days into its fight for survival after the russian invasion. the president just signed off on what may be his
ministry of truth. as a result judge doty issued an injunction against all federal government employees from having contact with social media companies and discouraging and removing free speech. that means the cdc, the fbi, the doj, the white house. the judge specifically name checked white house spokeswoman karine jean-pierre, hhs secretary and surgeon general lévesque murphy. on your screen, is a list of prohibited activities for the feds which include meeting, e-mailing, flagging, calling, collaborating, urging, following up or issuing be on the lookout for censored content with social media. it is an absolutely stunning rebuke of the censorship deep state in the biden administration. it is a win for us free speech. as of this are the biden administration has appealed this judge s injunction. now judges don t usually talk like this. they don t issue such scathing opinions or broad injunctions. why here? well, judge doty wrote if the allegations made by the plaintiffs are
is an offense to women, this is an offense to everybody. and it is offensive that you have to go celebrate the oppression of women at a church. felicia helton of des moines calling out iowa republicans as the legislature returns for a special session to implement extreme new restrictions on abortion. meanwhile in terms of former football coach will understand, sanity, turberville on military promotions is weakening the defensive lines own team. the united states of america. to score points with his extremist fans on abortion. oversight chair james, talks a lot about getting laughed at on msnbc. after the latest whistleblower embarrassment. the laughs are going to keep on coming. you may know hill harper from csi new york or other performances. now he wants to play a role in america s future as a united states senator. and he joins me tonight. we begin with the republican party forcing a drew carney and and possibly deadly vision on america. more restrictions on abortion
since the periods of time when we saw the attacks on u.s. forces, in iraq and syria, you either stop or slow down when the u.s. and iran were engaged in either directly or through some other country. that is how we keep a personal abroad. it is not by escalating these words. it is by talking to our enemies. that is what diplomacy is. thank you very much. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. we will start this hour with breaking news. the new york times is reporting that trump former finance chief, allen weisselberg, is in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying on the stand during trump s civil fraud trial. and while we don t know for certain wished alleged line he might be owning up to, the testimony of the new york times points to the thing that they heavily suggest maybe the lie in this case. it s maybe the most trumpy thing ever. just a few months ago, back in october, allen weisselberg