hashtag long form. hashtag, good to see you. have a good show. okay. hashtag, thank you. always good talking, nicole. i m ari melber and we re reporting live from somewhere, as the saying goes, specifically washington. congress under new management after the bruising fight to elect speaker mccarthy and for all the talk, among gop hard liners about how that clash, remember, they said that would really change things. it would upend the d.c. games, that s what they said. well, tonight for top republicans, i can tell you, it s business as usual. the same playbook the republican party used during the last time that the republicans were in the white house and they had the congress. it s the brinksmanship that can rattle the economy and some conservatives argue actually hurts them too. it drags down the gop in the long run miami talking about another threat to exploit the financial rules and govern by ransom. this story involves some beltway jargon that you ve probably heard b
the man who negotiated the deal to deliver mccarthy key votes, republican congressman chip roy of texas joins me for his first post-vote interview. a lawmaker critical of the rebels, republican congressman dan crenshaw is ahead. and standing together. as republicans floundered, democrats were unified. house democrats stand together with you. how are they preparing to are the next two years? the new house minority whip, congresswoman katherine clark joins me exclusively ahead. president biden is set to visit the southern border as he expands a trump-era rule he had promised to overturn. it s important to step back and see the bigger picture here. will a divided congress address the immigration crisis. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is reeling from a wild week this morning after historic struggle, kevin mccarthy is house speaker. he won ugly, but he won. it took 15 ballots, a divisive speaker struggle not seen since before the ci
roy of texas, who was a key negotiator of getting kevin mccarthy elected as house speaker. let s make a deal. 15th time is the charm. the honorable kevin mccarthy is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [ cheers and applause ] but after a bruising fight, can kevin mccarthy govern? the man who negotiated the deal to deliver mccarthy key votes, republican congressman chip roy of texas joins me for his first post-vote interview. a lawmaker critical of the rebels, republican congressman dan crenshaw is ahead. and standing together. as republicans floundered, democrats were unified. house democrats stand together with you. how are they prepares for the next two years? the new house minority whip, congresswoman katherine clark joins me exclusively ahead. guy plus, going south. president biden is set to visit the southern border as he expands a controversial trump-era rule that he had promised to overturn. it s important to step back and see the bigg
thank you so much for letting us into your homes all weeklong during these extraordinary times. we re grateful. the beat with ari melber. it s friday, have you heard? i hope you have a great week, nicolle. you, too. welcome to the beat. this republican chaos is continuing on this friday night in the house, which just rejected kevin mccarthy for speaker again, the 13th time. that s two more defeats for mccarthy today. kevin mccarthy is pretty much stuck at this point. he can t even stop these votes from taking place and losing over and over again. house republicans now are on the verge of becoming a total clown show if they re not careful. what s it going to take to get over the top? we ll get it done tonight. it looks like he will lose on the 13th ballot. i have a couple members flying back. that s what it s been looking like as the weekend now looms on this friday evening on the east coast. it s clear this is one of the worst weeks for any party leade
Coconspirators. Well, today, everyone can see every moment in this courtroom. You can see it with your own eyes. This is the very first Pretrial Hearing for the Georgia Rico Case against defendant trump and others. As a matter of history, what you see unfold here, what unfolds minute by minute is the first time trump is seeing inside a courtroom where trump and his defendants will stand inside a trial to overthrow an election, to abuse power to hold on to power, illegally say the prosecutors. Well put this back up here. When you look at this judge, when you look inside the courtroom, this is where these defendants will be judged. At times what you might see might remind you of any other courtroom in america. People standing and sitting for the judge, the Bailiff Keeping Order in the corner of the room. The judge going through papers. Sometimes what we might see will be at times repetitive or dry. Yet what you are looking at is where these individuals will be judged for their roles in t