his party remains in denial. you are saying you are not sure, as a republican party chair, that he was a legitimate in the 2020 election. as tornadoes landed chicago, flash floods rage through vermont, and the ocean of florida reaches record temperatures, business as usual for the maga conference. i believe that you are representing a far-left radical agenda. why do you think 195 countries in the world, their prime ministers, they re presidents because they re grifting like you are, sir. when all in starts, right now. this good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. we ve got some big breaking news tonight of special counsel jack smith s investigation into donald trump s attempt to overturn the election. jack smith s office is zeroing in exactly on donald trump s state of mind in the run up to and on january 6th. today the obvious, that is really significant. as trump s state of mind is one of the key maybe even the key element of a possible prosecution
sanders-townsend. simone will be back tomorrow with a come for session with chested buttigieg on his new book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and the right-wing campaign to brand lgbtq books in schools and libraries. politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. tonight, crisis averted. earlier this afternoon, president biden signed a bill putting an end to a dramatic week. that saw the nation just days away from a preventable economic catastrophe. with the debt ceiling showdown settled, and made job numbers far stronger than expected, the president has strengthened his case for reelection going into a 2024 presidential race. that intensified this week on the republican side. with the two front runners for the gop nomination, donald trump and ron desantis, sharpening their attacks on biden, the debt deal, and each other this week. in key early primary states. but they re also contending with the growing pack seeking the nomination. former
jack smith to accelerate a decision on donald trump s claim of presidential immunity in his federal election criminal interference case. now, the one sentence reply the order from the supreme court reads, quote, the petition for writ of serzh yry is denied. in other words we re going not going to the appeals process could give donald trump ample time to further delay this case, which is of course supposed to go to trial just a few months from now, the first week of march. trump may now try to delay the start of the trial until the calender begins to encroach on next november s election. in which if he s the nominee the next court could ask to put the case on pause until the next presidential contest is decide. and should trump win that election the case will go away entirely which is to be clear and we all understand including the people on the supreme court exactly what he wants. although i have to say it is stel unknown if trump will be allowed to meaningfully delay thi
no problem coming out and lying the world. we just saw that with this chinese spy balloon. it s the nature of a communist dictatorship to lie to their own people, to lie to the world. that s republican senator dan sullivan of alaska responding to a new report from the energy department on the origins of covid. we ll take you through the latest developments in just a moment. plus, ukraine says it needs more fighter jets as the war entered its second year, but the pentagon and president biden do not appear ready yet to make that commitment. and meanwhile, the first lady seems to give away the president s plans for 2024. we ll show you what she said. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 27th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll start with the new report on the positives of co-vichltd according two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the federal energy department says it has, quote, low confidence th
a fox news alert, judges blocking supreme court votes to overturn roe v. wade last week. the legal battles play out as democrats face criticism as they threaten to bypass the high court s decision which sends abortion law back to the state. you re watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. joey: i m joey jones in for the proud papa, todd piro. with this issue being given back to the state, state courts are getting involved. in louisiana and utah, judges ruled abortion services can continue for now, the ban was overly vague and restricts right to due process and planned parenthood wrote 55 patients were scheduled for abortions in the next week. there are trigger laws. the state s ban stands strong. i m proud of the fact that my state stands for life, recognize every life is precious and this is something very clear the people will have debate with. she introduced a bill to ban abortion pills being provided by telemedicine. now washington post reporter