probe into january 6th is tying the various strings of evidence about what happened that day into a narrative about a coordinated assault on our democracy. after dual hearings this week, by the house select committee investigating the insurrection, we continue to learn more about the shocking efforts of private minute trump supporters to undermine the 2020 election results. under increasing scrutiny is conservative activist ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, who has signaled that she will testify before the house select committee investigating january 6th. after the committee revealed, it had obtained text messages from that day, between mrs. thomas and former trump lawyer john eastman. who himself is now at the center of the investigation. as further details emerged this week of just how hard he leaned on vice president mike pence to resist certifying the 2020 election, exhausting every option to keep trump in power while requesting a presidential p
played to the attempts to overturn the 2020 election. today the january 6th committee released new surveillance video it says it shows congressman barry loudermilk giving a tour to tunnel entrances at a time when it was still closed to the public because of covid. the hours-long tour was given on january 5th, the day before the insurrection. in a letter to loudermilk, the committee points out these so-called guests seemed very interesting in photographing unusual aspects, like stairways, hallways and security checkpoints, not your average tourist pho ops. the capitol police chief says he s reviewed and saw none of the actions are suspicious. pennsylvania congressman brendan boyle tweeted. this is the stairwell i take to my office. in my eight years here, i have never seen a tourist take a picture of it. he told nbc news the committee is pushing a false narrative that has already been put to bed. but according to committee, that same guy you saw on the tour taking photos in th
the queen s 70 years of service. elizabeth is now become queen elizabeth ii. elizabeth ii marks 70 years as queen. this is history in the making. it is called the platinum jubilee celebration. she s now the longest reigning british monarch and longest serving female of state in history. she entertained 14 british prime ministers, 14 american presidents. i raise my glass to you and to mrs. reagan. it is extraordinary, after all these years she s continued to uphold finest traditions of the monarchy. that s my home whether long or short, shall be committed to service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. the platinum jubilee celebration of queen elizabeth, we all beautiful. don t you feel it, this british pomp and pageantry. are you feeling it? i m feeling it, everywhere i go. london, nothing like it, this is biggest royal event of my lifetime. this queen has been on the throne 13 years longer than i ve been alive. i know you are thi
to rush in immediately and take down the gunman. he was set to take his place on the city council tonight. we ll tell you what the town s mayor is saying about that. and the latest in the debate over gun reform. more on what the key players are thinking and saying ahead of a senate meeting that is scheduled for today. along with joe and me today, we have former aide to the george w. bush state departments and white house, elise jordan. and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. the white house bureau chief at politico. the senators led by chris murphy and john cornyn of texas will hold a meeting tonight. many issues should be held at the state level, but they said mental health, background checks, and red flag laws are something congress can address. after spending four hours with families on sunday in uvalde, the president returned to the white house and expressed hope that republicans will go for reform. he also discussed the limitations of his power on this issu
we re also tracking the final day of president biden s trip to asia, including the key moments from his meeting with india s prime minister after urging him to do more to help ukraine. p ukraine. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 24th. i m jonathan lemire. polls open in just a few hours, for one of the most consequential primaries in the midterms, georgia. there are several state and congressional races on the ballot but the ones everyone will be watching are the republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and senate. and the new york times describes the background of today s races like this. georgia s got everything. disputed elections. rapid demographic change. celebrity democrats. a restrictive new voting law. and open criminal investigation into donald trump s meddling into the 2020 election. a deep urban divide. and it is a fun one. former senator david perdue whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats contr