The new propaganda push to save scott pru night scott pru sit standing strong in his job. Plus, new evidence of a russian attempt to hack state voter systems. And Rebecca Traister on the glaring difference between samantha bee and Roseanne Barr. Americans are finally paying attention. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes was two big Foreign Policy moves just today, the president is turning away from the western democracies that have for decades been americas closest allies, aligning the u. S. Instead with autocrats and strongmen who practice the type of leadership ha this president admires. In the process he is reshaping our relationship to the rest of the world. The president announced today his june 12th summit is back on fulfilling a long time goal. A meeting with the u. S. President without securing concessions in return. The announcement came after the president welcomed a top aide of kim jongun to the white house later brag together press corps
Blake berman at the white house with the latest. Hi. Let me walk you through the time line as best as we have it with the news breaking here within the last 15 minutes or so. There had been more aelss within just the last couple of days against scott prou it. The head of the epa as it relatses to the allegations that he had a staffer try to secure a lucrative job for his life and the revelations that he may have been keeping secret calendars, that raised red flags within corners here wra, d. C. That did not here in washington, d. C. That didnt stop, yesterday scott pruitt came to the white house. He was here for the fourth of july celebrations with his wife. What we know after that, at some point, pruitt had sent a Resignation Letter to the president in which pruitt said that he was subject to, as he put it, attacks, simply put they were just too much. Heres part of the letter that pruitt sent to President Trump. Quote, it is extremely difficult for me to see serving you in this role b
Athletes were he molested during examinations, that there were showers that were inappropriate. And one former athlete has spoken with cnn and says that jim jordan had direct knowledge of the molestation going on and he did nothing about it. Jim jordan has responded, he says, quote, congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported to him during the time as a coach at ohio state. He has not been contacted by investigators about the matter. But will assist them in any way they ask because if what is alleged is true, the victims deserve a full investigation and justice. And brooke, the doctor involved in all of this, dr. Vaus ostrau died in 2005, but there has been a referral to the local criminal investigation prosecutors unit to see if there should be an investigation at all. And it is interesting to note, ive covered so many of these cases and the investigation itself is on serious. From Jerry Sandusky to larry nassar to now ohio stat
Trace Trace Gallagher for shepherd smith. U. K. Blaming russia for a poisoning in evening land. The same powerful tox that i know nearly killed an exrussian spy and his daughter months ago. And just miles away. The kremlin denying involvement and accusing the British Government of playing dirty political games. This all comes about a week and a half before President Trump is set to meet with russian president vladimir putin. The poison couple is alive but in Critical Condition after friend said she showed up at their apartment as paramedics were bringing the woman out on a stretcher. Charlie came out, and he said that she was complaining about a headache. So she went to have a bath and then she heard something there, she was on the floor having a fit and foaming at the mouth. Trace imagine foaming at the mouth. Paramedics said it would be a while before they could see her in the hospital so they went out for food. We went back to his flat where he was packing stuff to get ready to go u
Are there any real actual plans to be presented by this white house in terms of gun control measures . At the moment there seems to be a few of them. White house officials have prepared a range of options for President Trump to consider. Hes been briefed on those options, but theres no clear timetable for rolling out those gun control proposals, although white house officials do say that they aim to have something ready to go by the Time Congress comes back from their august recess. That of course is fast approaching. President trump as you mentioned, hes been all over the map when it comes to gun control measures in the wake of thebacktoback mass shootings. Behind closed doors, hes been cooling to the idea of tougher background checks, because lawmakers and the nra and allies have been telling him he could actively hurt himself with his base and score few political points where he were to back the expansive background checks. The white house issued a veto threat for a House Democratic