guaranteed of this progress so we are moving carefully. that s tonight s last. where the 11th hour stephanie ruhle begins now. r stephani tonight, republicans in the house vote for a formal impeachment inquiry into president joe biden in the final days of the year. but here s the question. do they have any evidence? then, federal election interference case put on pause as trump s legal team accuses jack smith of trying to steal their christmas. then, the showdown over the abortion pill, now headed to the supreme court while reproductive rights hang in the balance, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today president joe biden officially became the subject of a formal impeachment inquiry. late today, in a party line vote, or the gop-controlled house voted to 21 to 2:12, officially approving an investigation that has been underway for months. house republicans ha
today on inside politics, a baseless political stunt. that s how president biden is describing house republicans impeachment inquiry. republicans say they are just following the evidence, though so far, they haven t produced it. donald trump is celebrating after a judge hit pause on the election subversion case against him while appeals play out. it means his scheduled march trial could be delayed potentially for months. and more signs of an economy that s actually in pretty good shape. stocks are at record highs. inflation is down. economists think the worst might be behind us. the big question is how voters see it. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start today with the biden impeachment fugt. we have not yet seen evidence of wrong doing by president biden, but yesterday the gop-led house voted to officially begin an impeachment investigation into matters related to his son hunter biden s business dealings. it means the early mon
impeachment inquiry into president joe biden in the final days of the year. but here s the question. to they have any evidence? then, the federal election interference case put on pause, as trump s legal team accuses jack smith of trying to steal their christmas. then, the showdown over the abortion pill now headed to the supreme court, while reproductive rights hang in the balance, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today president joe biden officially became the subject of a formal impeachment inquiry. late today, in a party line vote, or the gop-controlled house voted 221 to 212 officially approving an investigation that has been underway for months. house republicans have been focusing on the business dealings conducted by president biden s son hunter. they have accused joe biden of profiting from those deals when he was vice president, which he has repeatedly
150,000 florida republicans, i believe, have signed onto that ballot. i mean it s just an epically appalling move to try and do this to pregnant people across the u.s. repugnant to the vast majority of voters. they will pay and pay and pay as long as they keep trying to do thiske to the american publi. thank you, chris, and thank you jessica vulenty as always. today the criminal case against donald trump, the one that was mostru likely to be completed before the 2024 election, special counsel jack smith s federal election interference case, todayec it effectively ca to a standstill. it was frozen or in legal terminology its deadlines were stayed. two weeks ago the judge in that case, judge tanya chutkan denied trump s claim that the entire case be null and void because of, quote, presidential immunity. trump sty lawyers immediately appealed that decision and asked judge chutkan to stay the case until the appeals court can rule on a question of immunity. well, today judge
i think that an election of donald trump, as tragic as that would be, it would mean worsening for the united states than the global climate challenge. david wallace-wells, always a what of information, optimism on an important topic. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, in for lawrence. good evening, ali. you know, alex, sometimes we talk about serious things, once in a while, what do you talk to your colleagues about when you re not on camera? you and i had a remarkable conversation before the show, topic being, hair, which i don t think most people would think that you and i would be talking about. yeah, i mean, listen, just because you are not and enthusiastic of the hair salon, necessarily, does not mean that you don t have valid opinions. we managed to fill a few minutes a conversation. and if filled a few more minutes a conversation in front of an american audience. we ll see you soon. have a. go by. i don t kno