suspenseful. more than 24 hour was aa primary race closed, key to which party holds the senate next year, the biggest primary of the year has stretched into night two, with the two gop senate kcandidates deadlocked. david mccormick and trump endorsed mehmet oz. thousands of mail-in ballots are still being counted. and even after they re counted, this dead heat race is likely headed to an automatic recount under pennsylvania law because of the slim margin. so, both oz and mccormick have already acknowledged that still isn t over. in fact, there s a process. we have ten of thousands of mail-in ballots that have not been counted. we re not going to have a result tonight. when all the votes are tallied, i am confident we will win. the process remains. but here comes donald trump today on his social media site, ripping a page right out of his own playbook that his endorsed candidate, oz, just go ahead and declare victory. why? he said so it s, quote, harder for them to cheat.
right now, america is fighting on two fronts. at home, it s inflation and rising prices. with costs going up, outpacing wage growth. going to the grocery store and spent $50 and what did i purchase? our brand-new nbc news poll shows flashing warning signs for democrats but republican leaders worry some of their candidates are too out of the mainstream. two men sleeping together. two men holding hands. two men caressing. that is not normal. my guest this morning, the independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. also, abortion politics. thousands march nationwide in favor of abortion rights. i can t believe we re going back to this. a tragedy. as many states move to restrict those rights in anticipation of a supreme court decision that overturns roe. joining me for insight and analysis are, washington post white house bureau chief, ashley parker, reverend al sharpton, republican strat jit al, washington bureau chief for usa today, susan page and washingto
woman s lacrosse team from a historically black college said it was racially profiled during a traffic stop in georgia. the case now capturing the attention of capitol hill. welcome to the lead i m jake taper. we start with politics lead as what is soon to be a bipartisan rejection of the bill aimed at preserving abortion rights nationwide. the senate is voting on the women s health protection act. but the bill was widely con condemned by republicans, even who support abortion rights and democratic senator joe manchin, because the three say it went further than codifying roe v. wade. it would eliminate any states preexisting restrictions on abortion. senator manchin explained his no vote to cnn earlier today. the bill we have today to vote on, i respect people who support, but make no mistake, it is roe v. wade codification. it s an expansion. it wipes 500 state laws off the books. it expands abortion. and with that, that s not what we are to do. democratic leaders admi
Im Chris Jansing in for stephanie ruhle. Right now, more news with hallie jacks jackson. Love that one. Chris jansing, thank you, my friend. Hallie jackson in washington, where this morning, it is all about the power of the presidency. Just how much control does donald trump really have, or really thinks he has, over our democracy . His new interview sending a shiver through the Justice Department. The president saying he could run the Special Counsel investigation if he wanted to. Yes, the investigation into his campaigns interactions with moscow. We have new reporting on What Don Mcgahn told the Special Counsel and the journalist who was facetoface with the president about all of this is here with us live. Yes, the investigation, by the way, is still happening, while attacks keep coming. One of the biggest names in tech, the kremlins latest target. Well break down what this microsoft hack attempt means for the midterms. The target for democrats right now, Brett Kavanaugh. You have de
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the importance of anti-gun violence legislation. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Life can change in a moment. At 8:56 on September 6, 2011, a deeply disturbed man with an automatic weapon stepped out of his car outside a Carson City, Nevada restaurant.