80s theme. i like that a lot. thank you, dashing jake. thank you very much. thanks, guys. see you. hello, everyone. this is cnn not to, i m alisyn camerota. i m laura coates. we re 20 days away from the all-important midterm elections. with key races around the nation tightening up, especially those that will decide who controls the senate. now, there s this question. look, while he s not on the ballot, how much of a factor is the former president donald trump in how americans will actually vote? listen, there are significant developments in donald trump s legal troubles today. a lot is percolating right now. here are just some of the headlines in the course of just a few hours. this is from cnn politics exclusive. trump considers allowing federal investigators to search mar-a-lago again, and then also a federal judge says that trump signed legal documents that he knew he included false voter fraud numbers. also, you got trump appearing for a deposition in the
i like that a lot for everyone as a santa night i m alison camera am laura coates. we re 20 days away from the all-important midterm elections with key races around the nation tightening up, especially those who decide who controls the senate. though he s not on the ballot, how much of a factor is the former president donald trump in how americans will vote? there are significant developments and, a lot is percolating right now. here are just some of the headlines in the course of just a few hours. this is from cnn politics exclusive. trump considers allowing federal investigators to search mar-a-lago. again a federal john which says trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers. also you ve got trump appearing for a deposition in the e. jean carroll lawsuit, and in 2021 there is a video where trump is asking is this a good jewish character right here? alison, you think about all the different things they are focusing on, it s almost i
house, only one seat to flip the senate and all eyes are on key battleground states. brooke singman has the latest, brooke: good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. and election day has officially begun, 34 million ballots have been cast by mail or in person at early voting centers according to the associated press. republicans are looking to flip both chambers of congress, 35 seats up for grabs and 435 house seats are up for election and all eyes on the battleground as republicans hope today is reverend up on failing democratic policies and could come down to pennsylvania, georgia, nevada and arizona, just four states. senate candidates speaking at rallies yesterday in one final effort to garner support. too many extreme positions in washington, too much out there pulling us away from where the real answers lie. i will bring balance to washington, but john fetterman will bring more extreme. dr. oz will still be a fraud, i need every one of you to get out to vote. so i can get to
investigation into ron desantis s stunt. somebody saw fit to come from another state, let them down, prey upon them and then take advantage of their desperate situation just for the sake of political theater. plus lindsey graham doubles down on a losing political issue, and the state of play with a bit terms with my guest bernie sanders, when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. donald trump s lawyers were in court today for the first hearing before the newly appointed special master, who is tasked with reviewing the classified documents. the fbi seized from trump s home in florida. in the courtroom, his lawyers were essentially tasked with defending the indefensible. the ex president claimed that he had a right to keep the roughly 11,000 documents from mar-a-lago, and that he has privilege that confers ownership on him with respect to the 300 documents found with classified markings. that position that is lawyers argue today does not mak
hiss rival office holders killed. the lead starts right now. one city, four homes, each one shot at. police say who the man was who orchestrated the attacks, they say he wanted to cause injury or death and the apparent targets were his democratic rivals. plus, trading in on the biden family name, house republicans ready to investigate presidential son hunter and presidential brothers jimmy and frank biden for trying to use their access to the now president to try to make money. where does the investigatory trail begin? well, cnn is investigating. and, how did two passenger planes end up on a collision course? could this very serious question impact your next flight? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and the white house counsel s office desperately trying to explain why the biden white house has repeatedly given the american people incomplete, late information about president biden and his staff s handling of classified documents. both