welcome to the show. i m mehdi hassan. i want to show you a job posting right now on recruiting say like glass door. director of registration and elections fulton county, georgia. this is where you can apply to be the top elections official for atlanta and this suburb, for the biggest county in the state. you can apply right here on line. there s a fancy brochure attached to the posting. they can experience world-class art, shopping, sports, dining, entertainment, including the museums, the history center, presidential library and the world of coca-cola museum. the world of coca-cola museum. now, if you re recruiting for any job you have to make a hard sell. the job of running elections in the fulton county, georgia, is a hard sell. it s been vacant for ten months. why might people not want that job. in addition to all the responsibilities, they gave press conferences in late 2020. i also want to hear a statement about a video, that i m sure some of you have circulating abo
support the will of the american people and keep a delusional, egocentric megalomaniac in power. for some trump loyalists who continue to believe and spread the big lie, the 2020 elections have never ended. unfortunately for them, the justice department has a very active investigation ongoing. it regards donald trump s coup, and in recent weeks, the justice department has issued about 40 subpoenas to current and former trump associates, ranging from low level aides to high ranking senior members of the trump administration. they are seeking a vast trove of information, including communications among more than 100 people, suggesting that the doj is conducting a massive and intensifying criminal investigation. that investigation isn t just about one thing, either. rather, it s about a complex web of transgressions, including criminal activity involving the multitude of people. it involves the fake elector scheme to deny the joe biden won the election and half a dozen states. it
joining us. i m ana cabrera in new york. fighting for every last vote. more than two weeks from now americans will hit the polls and minutes from now president biden will hit his wins in office but is it enough to keep democrats in power? the president is about to speak to the democratic national committee headquarters. the plan, rev up staffers and talk about the economic agenda. gas prices dropping. here is what he s contending with, inflation still crushing americans out pacing wage growth and mortgage rates have more than doubled. today s speech comes as the latest polling shows voters trust republicans more on the economy right now. cnn phil mattingly is at the white house. why does the president need to rev up democrats at the dnc? reporter: ana, this is as hu much a tradition that should tell you we re close to election day as anything else. when the principle whether the president or the senator, wherever the candidate visiting staffers to rally them to get them goi
brand-new cnn polls in two of the tightest races in the country. the clues and data that could determine the balance of power. also, what prosecutors call a landmark case. a mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to killing his classmates. his parents accused of giving him easy access to the guns. and republican senator, lindsey graham, getting supreme court help for now in his fight against a subpoena in a case trying to get to the bottom of election interference. welcome to the lead. we are 15 days away from the midterm elections and u.s. voters are hitting the polling booths nice and early. almost 7.3 million ballots have been cast in 39 states so far. florida and georgia, critical battlegrounds, reporting huge numbers. not so great news, complaints of voter intimidation in arizona. two armed men were seen in tactical gear according to the election department. the men left when deputies sh showed up. this afternoon, merrick garland responded to that incident with a pledge t
but, listen, the classified has even more to worry about because the county six committee, they will have at least one more hearing planned before they submit their full report. according to committee chairman bennie thompson, they are debating inviting some pretty big names like former vice president mike pence and maybe even trump himself. we are going to dig into all of this. joining me now is elie, he is the justice correspondent for the nation. he is also the author of the best-selling new york times book, allow me to retort, a black eyes guide to the constitution. we have to give you all your flowers, elie. when all of this is going down the paschal of weeks, you were the only person that i wanted to talk to about this and get your take. i m a little confused by the multiple lenses here. an appeal, the doj is no longer appealing fighting a special master and they are only asking for a small state for part of the order. what do you think the doj s play is here? what is t