with house money. the debt ceiling has been hit and the treasury department is starting to take extraordinary steps to avoid default. the devastating results that could have on our economy. does kevin mccarthy even have a plan? and then, rupert murdoch under oath. the lies told on his network promoting the big lie. his testimony is significant in the case where truth matters. and the george santos saga continues, he is now accused of swindling a disabled veteran and his dying dog as the 11th hour gets underway on this busy thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. buckle up kids, the u.s. just hit it debt limit and the stage is now set for a major partisan battle in washington. today treasury secretary janet yellen told kevin mccarthy extraordinary steps are now underway so that the u.s. can keep paying its debts until early june, but she urged congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the united states. that means an increase in
the debt ceiling has been hit and the treasury department is starting to take extraordinary steps to avoid default. the devastating results that could have on our economy. does kevin mccarthy even have a plan? and then, rupert murdoch under oath. the lies told on his network promoting the big lie. his testimony is significant in the case where truth matters. and the george santos saga continues, he is now accused of swindling a disabled veteran and his dying dog as the 11th hour gets underway on this busy thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. buckle up kids, the u.s. just hit it debt limit and the stage is now set for a major partisan battle in washington. today treasury secretary janet yellen told kevin mccarthy extraordinary steps are now underway so that the u.s. can keep paying its debts until early june, but she urged congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the united states. that means an increase in the debt ceiling,
steve, there is nothing better than seeing you on election night. give us an update. yes. a lot still going on. and let s start in mississippi. and the governor s race in mississippi. 2 now two-thirds of the vote in. republican incumbent tate reeves leading brandon presley by 11 points. two key points i think as you look at these numbers. number one is we ve been waiting all night for the largest county in the state that s hines county where the state capitol of jackson is, it s a core overwhelming democratic county. they just started reporting the polls. we re open later there because there were issues of ballot viability. it s 86 to basically 13 for presley. this is a big vote producing county. that s certainly an opportunity for presley to gain and for reeves to fall. in the rest of the state we ve been looking to see if there s a pattern because reeves won this race in 2019 by 5 points. we ve kind of been using that as a bench mark as results come in. is presley running
let a dog die is shocking and insane. i work in animal advocacy. a labor of love and hard work over the past 24 hours, i ve received pictures of dogs that i helped rescue through the years. along with the support of messages. these distractions will not stop me. and if that was not enough, i keep saying let us move on from george, let s move on from george. these things keep happening. the latest, a brazilian drag performer. recently hosted a photo of herself and another person enjoy who she claims is george santos. and it looks a whole lot lake george. he tweeted that the accusation was categorically false. santos has apologized for lying about his background. and has said that he has done nothing unethical. let us discuss with simone sanders. former chief spokesperson for vice president harris and host of the show simone on peacock, msnbc and mark mckinnon, former adviser post george w. bush and john mccain. he is one of the co-hosts of the circus on showtime. simone, i get it, two w
of the show simone on peacock, msnbc and mark mckinnon, former adviser post george w. bush and john mccain. he is one of the co-hosts of the circus on showtime. simone, i get it, two weeks ago kevin mccarthy needed santos s vote, needed santos s vote. mccarthy has the gavel. now at what point does he move george santos from the asset column to the liability column and sent him packing? well, i think that the thing that republicans in the house are weighing staff is in fact that the majority is very slim. and so that every seat matters. and fortunately or unfortunately for republicans, george santos is the seat that matters. can i just say that as a former communications professional, the thing for me that was really the rub, was the