democrats wasted no time taking a bow. at last we have arrived and we are elated. every member of my caucus is elated about what happened because we really have changed the world in a way that you rarely get an opportunity to do that. it is going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today. harris: many economists paint a very different picture from he just said calling the inflation reduction act saying it will do exactly the opposite and republicans are warning the legislation will wind up raising taxes on the middle class. they call it the inflation reduction act. the most orwellian name in the senate since i ve been there. people paid 26 paychecks a year, biden policies have consumed four of those 26 paychecks out of every year. that is appalling. it is doubling appalling they would spend more and raise taxes in the middle of a recession while we re in inflation. harris: the spending plan
in the process, giving the parties some very real weapons to carry into midterm elections. now, just barely three months away. starting with senate democrats rallying around a major spending package aimed at reducing record consumer inflation. but also a massive investment in health care and climate interventions. central to the biden agenda. and now, on the cusp of receiving this weekend, after previous hold, arizona senator kristen sinema announced her support for the bill. giving senate democrats the votes they need to pass it by monday morning. and another shot in the arm heading into november, that is on the top of a surprising strong july jobs report that just more than doubled economists expectations. one of the main architects of the september 11th attacks, and a major vote in favor of abortion rights coming from the deep red state. all in the last week. but is it enough for the democrats in either chamber to keep the majorities in three months? i will ask the chair o
we re almost at 10 million jobs, almost at 10 million jobs since i took office. that s the fastest job growth in history. today there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there are more people working in america than at any point in american history. cnn business correspondent rahel solomon joins me now. put this into context. what do these numbers actually mean? not only did these numbers surprise to the upside, but it was broad based across the economy. when you look at the report line after line, industry after industry saw positive job growth. leisure and hospitality the strongest with 96,000 added for the month of july. professional services, health care, government, all adding jobs. we know wages increased about 5.2% over the last year and wage gains are something the fed is going to be watching closely as it tries to fight inflation. more on that in just a moment. as you pointed out, the unemployment rate now ticking lower to
he will respond to nothing most vile racist attacks against himb . guess what?al fromk the media mob at nbc latt ,we have a full report on china s petulant saber rattling during speaker pelosi s trip to our ally taiwan. siand back here at home, we are learning shocking details about speakerg pelosi s husband, paul pelosi. his recent arrest. j it wasn t just drinking. apparently drugs were involved. wewe the details coming up. but first, breaking right now is nine o clock on the east coast and six o clockck on the west coast. that means more polls are c closed in arizona, michigan, kansas and missouri. na,and voting still underway in the state of washington at the very latest at the biger board himself as our own prepare. but a lot of big primaries tonight. yeah, five of o you ve gotna arizona, kansas, michigan, missouri and washington. sean,nsas, a lot of action happg around the country. let s start in the governors races, michigan, that republican primary to take on . gretch
east coast. i m holly vulture. this is msnbc special coverage primer results in five states. arizona, kansas, missouri michigan, and washington state. voters of turned out to the determine their nominees for the elections to be held in 97 days. the biggest news of the night was in the state of kansas or voters voted to protect the right of abortion. this was the first electoral test for abortion rights since the supreme court overturn roe v. wade. around 60% of kansas voters voted no to removing the right for an abortion in the state constitution. in arizona, watching that closely right now, three races are too early to call for trump endorsed election deniers. mark finchem is leading 40 tutored dixon is the projected winner. she will run against the incumbent gretchen whitmer. in missouri, attorney general eric schmidt as when the republican nomination for senate to feeding former governor eric greitens. last night, donald trump endorsed a candidate named eric, and wasn t