very different timelines when it comes to the appointment of a special counsel when it comes to the handling of classified documents. merrick garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the handling of some classified documents. his appointment follows the development that a second set of classified documents were found, these in a storage space in the garage of president biden s home in wilmington, delaware. the president s lawyer said it was a small number of documents. watch. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me on the results of his initial investigation and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. based on mr. laush s initial investigation, i concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. as i have said before, i strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the extraord
piece of legislation, the vote 51-50 for the inflation reduction act and a sweeping 700 plus diamond bill on health care, prescription drugs and climate with all 50 republicans voting against and vice president kamala harris breaking the tie. if the house passed the bill later this week as expected, democrats would have passed a landmark piece of legislation as described by the washington post as quote one of the most consequential pieces of economic policy in u.s. history and it comes at the string of legislative victories for joe biden as the times put it, capped off an extraordinarily productive run for a congress better known for its paralysis and it included passage and the first bipartisan gun safety legislation in a generation and a huge microchip reduction to bolster american competitiveness with china and a major veterans health care measure. a series of successes was all of the more sweet for democrats because it came with the political benefit of republicans maki
now it is time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. stephen colbert is so lucky to have, you rachel. rachel, coming up in the show tonight i don t think you will be surprised to know senator sheldon whitehouse, who will be addressing that age old question in washington him, is something better than nothing? senator sheldon whitehouse, who certainly more than any other elected official, maybe more than anyone else in america pushed the court to be responsive in this totally unprecedented way, for all the shortcomings that they have done today, they had never before fognini through answer to their ethical failings before the american people and i think sheldon whitehouse indeed i state senate is the man who more than anyone, push them to. it will find out if he feels like he has a big win or a tie, or he s losing by fewer points that he was losing by last week. just hottest feel senator whitehouse. listen, if at a regular day, you
tomorrow night, to talk about a new book, pickle, and american faye against fascism. i ll see you there which stevens colbert tomorrow night, and i ll see you back here on monday. now it s time for the last word with the great lawrence o donnell, good evening, lawrence. stephen colbert is so lucky to have you, rachel. i know he knows that. so, ritual, coming up in the show tonight, i don t think you ll be surprised to know is senator sheldon whitehouse. , who will be addressing the age old question in washington, is something better than nothing? senator sheldon whitehouse, who certainly more than any other elected official, maybe more than anyone else in america pushed the court to be responsive in this totally unprecedented way, for all the shortcomings that they have done today, they had never before fognini through answer to their ethical failings before the american people and i think sheldon whitehouse indeed i state senate is the man who more than anyone, push them
right now on ana cabrera reports, lawyers for donald trump in a florida courtroom for a doubleheader, attempting again to get the classified documents case thrown out and trying to prevent trump from being hit with a new gag order. we re outside the courthouse. plus, countdown to the showdown. president biden and former president trump to face off on the debate stage this week. their preparations and the expectations. also ahead, the fall of roe two years ago today, up ending the nation s reproductive laws and political landscape. the white house s big plans to highlight the impact. later, another week of extreme temperatures. tens of millions of americans under heat advisories. where and when you can expect some relief. good morning. thank you for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we re monitoring the latest courtroom duel and delay in the latest classified documents case of donald trump. the judge is holding two of three of th