Starts right now. Out front with chris hay toni. Not one republican should vote for this deal do not vote. For this bill. The best deal is no deal. Republicans floundering on the Debt Ceiling Deal, as biden plays it cool. Why doesnt biden say what a good deal it is . Why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think thats going to help me get it passed . No. Tonight, how calling the bluff of the Hostage Takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. Democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, will join me live tonight. Then, have all members voted . The radical Republican Attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. Plus, as the Special Counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. And hes out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. The qanon shaman returns home as a hero. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. At this hour, w
starts right now. out front with chris hay toni. not one republican should vote for this deal do not vote. for this bill. the best deal is no deal. republicans floundering on the debt ceiling deal, as biden plays it cool. why doesn t biden say what a good deal it is? why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think that s going to help me get it passed? no. tonight, how calling the bluff of the hostage takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. democratic leader, hakeem jeffries, will join me live tonight. then, have all members voted? the radical republican attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. plus, as the special counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. and he s out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. the qanon shaman returns home as a hero. all in starts right now. good evening from new yo
republicans floundering on the debt ceiling deal, as biden plays it cool. why doesn t biden say what a good deal it is? why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think that s going to help me get it passed? no. tonight, how calling the bluff of the hostage takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. democratic leader, hakeem jeffries, will join me live tonight. then, have all members voted? the radical republican attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. plus, as the special counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. and he s out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. the qanon shaman returns home as a hero. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. at this hour, we are watching the first big test for the first big deal between the house maga caucus, led by kevin mccarthy and a dem
there will be many lawsuits about that. i think there s lots of reasons to think it s essentially unconstitutional, what they are trying to do. we will see. in terms of the trial now in the senate, i mean, it was interesting to me. paxton sort of did this big, i guess you could call it charm defensive, but mostly it was like a lot of threats. he was calling your colleagues in the well, right? like, basically threatening them politically. donald trump tweeting ted cruz, it didn t seem to make much of a difference either way. do you think he s cooked in the senate? i certainly hope so, you know? i think we should all pause to recognize what an extraordinary thing this is. the fact that republicans in this age of extreme partisanship, this extreme polarization, were able to hold one of their own accountable is remarkable, and someone asked me when i walked off the house floor after that impeachment vote how i felt, and i said i felt hopeful, which is kind of
and so, they will do everything they can to rig those elections in harris county and prevent folks from accessing their god given rights to the ballot box. i think that s going to be, there will be many lawsuits about that. i think there s lots of reasons to think it s essentially unconstitutional, what they are trying to do. we will see. in terms of the trial now in the senate, i mean, it was interesting to me. paxton sort of did this big, i guess you could call it charm defensive, but mostly it was like a lot of threats. he was calling your colleagues in the well, right? like, basically threatening them politically. donald trump tweeting ted cruz, it didn t seem to make much of a difference either way. do you think he s cooked in the senate? i certainly hope so, you know? i think we should all pause to recognize what an extraordinary thing this is. the fact that republicans in this age of extreme partisanship, this extreme polarization, were able to hold one of their own accounta