That was all in this thursday night, alex wagner tonight starts right now. Good evening, alex. Night, a good evening, thank y friend as always. Thanks to you at home for joining me this evening. The Republican Party has two major problems on its hands right now. An ungovernable House Majority that has quickly descended into chaos, and a Party Standard bearer facing 91 Felony Counts who was doing everything he can to get the case against him thrown out of the courts. There are big developments in both those stories, and we are going to get all of them this hour. If there is one person who embodies the dual crises facing the gop right now, and the dual problem of house chaos and alleged republican criminality, it is this guy, congressman George Santos. He is a serious top list who remains in House Of Representatives despite being charged with 13 counts of fraud, money laundering, and theft. He is still there, and today, the former treasurer for santas campaign pleaded guilty to a federal
Into chaos, in a standard bearer doing everything he can to get the case against him thrown out of the courts. There are big developments in both of those stories, and were gonna get all of them, this hour. But if there is one person who in ball embodies the dual crises, the dual problem in the gop right, now hit house chaos and alleged republican criminality, it is this guy. Congressman George Santos, a Serial Fabulist who remains in the House Of Representatives despite being charged with 13 counts of fraud fraud, money laundering, incest he is still there, and today, the former treasurer for santas campaign pleaded guilty to a federal Conspiracy Charge. That staffer admitted to having a made up Fake Campaign donations for santoss campaign. That Conspiracy Charge is part of the broader case against her boss, George Santos, who has been accused of crimes that range from defrauding donors to falsifying official paperwork to lying to the government in order to get pandemic aid. So, the f
Election integrity and all of this is completely aboveboard because he was the president and that is what president s do. That is the argument he made today in a new filing filed in state court asking a judge to dismiss the Indictment Charging Trump with election interference. In the new filing, trumps lawyers quote they can argue to ensure the integrity and the election were outside of the scope of his duties. They even went on to say quote, the president s motivations are not for the prosecution or this court to decide. Fact check. Trumps motivations i exactly what this court should be looking into. The lawyers also claimed quote the president s actions are within the ambit of his office. Is absolutely immune from prosecution. They are essentially arguing that donald trump is above the law and if that sounds familiar to you, it should. It is what Richard Nixon asserted after watergate. That means it is not illegal, by definition, exactly. I have expert guests tonight to weigh in on t
For our right to be able to get married in a church. For us, faith is really important. Its really difficult to actually have a religious ceremony. I think within five years i or so, i think we will have Same Sex Marriage in the church. So, how did we get here . And is everyone in the country able to benefit from the changes in the law ten years on . I guess its how equal is equal marriage . Its ten years since the first Same Sex Marriages in the uk and, for many people, it is a bit of a milestone. Part of me struggled to come out and i wish id done it a bit sooner, and i wondered if we had more role models when i was growing up, if that might have been a bit easier. A six week stop to fighting in the middle east. I also speak to lots of people in this job and hear different opinions on issues in the news and, historically, the law hasnt always been on the side of gay people. It took decades of protests and campaigning to eventually see marriage laws change in march 2014. I am now very
My kids have seen mary poppins once, theyve seenjungle cruise once, and thats a one and done thing for them. Its the way it should be. Thing for them. Your kid just wants you in your sweat pants at home, held together with duct tape. Good morning. We are looking at some low cloud, mist and fog in eastern areas this morning with some showers which will burn back towards the east coast then it is a day with variable cloud, some sunshine, a few showers but still warm. Its wednesday 1st may. The Emergency Services have been praised for their incredible courage in the way they responded to a man armed with a sword, who attacked people in North East London. A 14 year old boy has died, and four other people, including two Police Officers, were injured before the suspect, who had been leaping over Peoples Garden fences, who had been leaping over garden fences, was cornered and tasered. The metropolitan Police Federation said the attack yesterday morning was a sad reminder of the dangers office