of presidential immunity. then the baseless inquiry. house republicans have moved and impeachment inquiry into president balking that isn t supported by evidence. and the most part, that no. as well as justice for two georgia election workers. ruby freeman and shaye when 100 and $48 million and their long awaited legal battle with ruby giuliani. let s get started. good evening. special counsel, jack smith, is calling on the disgraced ex presidents bluff. this week, the supreme court granted smith s request to fast-track consideration donald trump s claim of absolute immunity from criminal charges that were stemming from his alleged attempts set interference in the 2020 election. trump s lawyers have been given until wednesday. that s december 20th, to file a response in their own brief on this issue. following that move, the court of appeals in the d.c. circuit also grants this motion to expedite trump s appeal. it s important to understand, this request from smith, to the
of bribes, and an inside look at is evarts to turn over the election. and fighting, back at the free speech organization that is suing to block rhonda scent this after he banned books in florida schools. i m charles lowe, in for him in, let s get started. this week, the facts finally caught up to republican-led smear campaigns. let s start with the mess, the hearing on the so-called weaponization of the federal government. for months now, chairman jim jordan that promised to testimony from dozens of whistleblowers on how the fbi is unfairly persecuting conservatives. yet hours before the promised blockbuster hearing on that very issue was set to begin, the fbi made a shocking revelation. two of the three self proclaimed whistleblowers sent to testify had a security clearance was revoked over questions about their allegiance to the united states, reported criminal conduct, personal misconduct and their handling of sensitive information. so when the hearing began, it quickly
right now, the nation s crucial debt ceiling talks or on hold. and wall street appears to be on edge. as we barrel towards a possible economic catastrophe. house republicans in the biden white house have stalemate this weekend. with no future meetings slated to hammer out a debt ceiling deal with a projected deadline just 12 days out. meanwhile, the 2024 electoral picture is sharpening in focus. and growing in size. south carolina s senator, tim scott, making it official yesterday. that he is running for the presidency next year. and so far, the lone rank republican in an already crowded gop field that is about to get even more crowded. with florida governor, ron desantis, expected to make his announcement next week, that he will seek the republican nomination for the white house. as a high-profile democratic victory, in desantis backyard, snatches yet another big city office of the mayor from the gop. i ll talk to a florida democratic party chair, nikki freed, in just a mome
interview as a contender. todd: the governor will become the latest candidate to throw his hat in the ring on heels of south carolina senator tim scott. ashley: lucas tomlinson has everything you need to know ahead of tonight. good morning. lucas: good morning. this move has been months in the making, now official, florida governor ron desantis will declare he s a 2024 presidential candidate tonight on twitter. here is elon musk with a preview. we will be interviewing ron desantis and he has quite an announcement to make. and will be for first time something like this is happening on social media and with realtime questions and answers, not scripted. lucas: florida first lady has a video on twitter showing the governor in front of a large american flag backstage with loud applause heard in the distance. they call it fate, in the face of darkness, you see brighter future, faith our best days lay ahead of us. is it worth the fight? do i have the courage? is it worth
a very good day to all of you at msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports, and a happy mother s day to all of you moms out there celebrating. developing this, our new reaction to the ending of title 42, as predictions of chaos and an unprecedented influx of migrants have not materialized this weekend. homeland security secretary explains why earlier today. because we have communicated fairly clearly, a vitally important message. the individuals who are thinking of arriving at our southern border, there is a lawful, safe, an orderly way to arrive in the united states. it is through the pathways that president biden has expanded in an unprecedented way. then, there is a consequence if one does not use those lawful pathways. also new, the clock tick union washington journal a deal to raise the debt ceiling before a june 1st deadline for default. staff meetings are taking place today ahead of an unexpected meeting this week between the