ruhle with starts now. ow tonight, our government shutdown avoided, for now. congress kicking the can down the road on long term funding until march. donald trump takes his immunity claims to social media. then, the scathing report from the doj on the response for the school shooting in uvalde, texas. and president biden on the road, celebrating his economic winds, plus a remarkable story of perseverance, and the most special way to end our thursday night. you do not want to miss this. the 11th hour just getting underway, right now. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we a lot of big news tonight, including the scathing federal report about the massacre in uvalde, texas. we will have more on that in a few minutes. but first, this evening, let us head to capitol hill, where congress passed another short term funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown. this is a third stopgap bill to kick the can down the road since we have had in meanwhile, presi
mother nature to make the closing arguments. i have an all-star panel to break down which candidates could be moving forward, who could be going home, and whether the frigid weather will make or break their candidacy. crisis delayed. congressional leaders reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, at least until march. but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald
simone sanders-townsend, joined by my coherence, alicia menendez and michael steele. the clock just struck midnight a couple of hours ago. three republican candidates made their case why they should be the republican party s nominee in the 2024 presidential election. former south carolina governor nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis sparred in a debate hedrick university in des moines. meanwhile, the front runner of the republican party, former president donald trump, took a break from court appearances to take questions in a fox news town hall. in this town hall, he said absolutely nothing new. it was the same lies, same talking points and essentially a rally with questions. let me be clear, folks, the only normal aspect of tonight s debate was the presence of podiums. the candidates took the stage just after vocal trump critic, former new jersey governor chris christie, suspended his campaign, refusing to endorse any of his former opponents. in a normal world, a r
but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald trump addressed his maga supporters at an in-person earlier today. at this hour, holding a tele-rally after canceling his in-person events due to extreme weather conditions. three other candidates are also raising to the finish with campaign events later this evening. iowa republicans will be participating and one of th
but the debt deal just pass a crucial test. not one republican should vote for this deal. it s a bad deal. how much confidence do you have in the speaker right now? none. zero. speaker lying about the way he s characterizing this bill? yes, he s lying. but members of the house freedom caucus like congressman roy and bishop are struggling to come up with a strategy that block the deal tonight. and there s also a divide over whether to try to oust mccarthy as speaker. now, as for the republican leader, he says he s not concerned about losing his post and can t seem to understand what all the fuss is about. i m not sure what in the bill people are concerned about. it is the largest savings of 2.1 trillion we have ever had. now, a quick refresher of what is in this deal struck by president biden and the speaker over this memorial day weekend. it would replenish our near empty treasury with borrowed cash by suspending the debt ceiling for two years. it also include