Moment. But we can expect as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. Wednesday night. Good evening once again, i am stephanie live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. We are now 244 days from the election. Now that Super Tuesday is history, biden and trump are set most officially for a rematch after nikki haley dropped out earlier this morning. Even though the Presumptive Republican nominee got rid of his rivals in two months, his victories reveal Warning Signs for november. Trump underperformed his pulling in every state. The new yorks times points out his victories masked problems with independence and republicans that voted for biden last time around. My colleague has more on that. It is now up to trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond who did not support him and i hope he does that. The battle is now on for her backers, urging supporters to join him in opposing trump, writing i know there is a lot we will not agree on but i hope we can find comm
Special counsel jack smiths team has now charged both with multiple crimes. Including conspiracy to obstruct justice. If convicted, they couldve face yearslong prison sentences. In the district courthouse in washington, d. C. , we will be awaiting for another possible indictment in the investigation into trumps attempt to overturn the 2020 election. And two new developments today. First, according to the Washington Post, trumps pack to save america spent about 40 million in the First Six Months of 2023 covering his legal fees in some others in his orbit. Also, an internet for one of the maralago employees named in a superseding indictments alongside former President Trump said he had not secured a floridabased lawyer ahead of the First Court Appearance and miami on monday. Later on the show, two stories i need you to stick around to hear. One, a major milestone celebrated by one of the biggest black sororities in the country while a black fraternity is moving its annual convention out
court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is still the clear front runner for the gop 2024, their presidential nomination is right around the corner. today he was no-show at a major event for candidates to win over a key group of voters in the state of iowa. nbc s natasha burns has more. six months from the first in the nation i wore caucuses, of republican presidential candidates today making their pitch to evangelical voters. candidate after candidate sitting down with former fox news anchor tucker carlson except for the front runner. usa. trump skipping the event amid a feud with i was popular governor, kim reynolds, who says that she is staying neutral in the race. i had to say it, without me she was not gonna win. you know that, right? trump s attack not landing well in the hawkeye state. how worried are you about trump in iowa? he
politicsnation. ten nights lead, the showdowns to come. culture or politics have consumed the republican party as we approach an election year. threatening the legislative agenda in congress in the house speaker kevin mccarthy s concessions to the hard right flank of his caucus have led to the passage of a military spending bill. bogged down with amendments targeting diversity programs and lgbtq protections. in the meantime, alabama senator tommy tuberville is holding up dozens of military appointments over the pentagon s abortion policies. some colleagues are warning the blockade could endanger national security. against that backdrop, a potential government shutdown. the showdown looms and the first presidential caucus of 2024 is just six months away. delaware congresswoman lisa rochester joins me shortly to talk about all of it. plus, the phony war on critical race theory is still raging in state houses. and on school boards across the country one of the intellectual archi
hollywood on strike and everything in between. the 11th hour gets underway right now. we the good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday, which means are incredible for but first i want to give you a caught up on what down today. if you thought donald trump s indictment unexpected trial and then the case is closed, will buckle up kids. jack smith is reportedly still making aggressive moves in that investigation. abc news is reporting that smith sent a target letter to the organization employee who s expected of line to the grand jury. also tonight the ap reports that smith s prosecutors have spoken to the new mexico to overturn the 2020 election. meanwhile, trump himself is trying to get a georgia prosecutors investigation into 2020 outright canceled. he asked that the state supreme court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is sti