committee sending investigators to denmark? what does it have to do with roger stone? we will ask congresswoman zoe lofgren. and measuring the impact on tens of millions of american lives after president biden s student debt cancellation. i made a commitment, i am honoring that commitment today. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. we have new election results last night, i ve gotta say, in the end of day, 24 hours later. one thing is clear than it is ever been. we are, right now, as i speak to you tonight, in a whole new world, politically. what s the future will bring, how the november midterm elections will unfold 76 days from now is obviously unknown, it is the future. but if you are trying to figure out what s the expectation is, it is basically a jump ball. it is a 50/50 proposition right now. and i am shocked to find myself saying that. i mean, truly! just a few months ago, it did not seem like that would be the case. and th
gravity. the democrats started off as underdogs. then they had to contend with a string of really bad luck, part of it just the end of the pandemic s worth phase. getting back to normal, they were lingering supply chain issues from the pandemic, led to concerns that very well-documented baby formula shortage. those supply chain issues were also one factor in a record high inflation, which again, was afflicting basically every country across the world. but, you know, you can t tell voters, well, everyone is in the same boat. it really did seem poised to be the single undoing of the biden administration. pardon of that inflation where the enormous high gas prices. another issue for incumbent democrats. republicans, again, this is a political layup. taking every opportunity to talk about the price at the pump and how it s democrats fault. of course, part of the reason gas prices were so high is the biden administration was trying to contend with the largest land war in europ
the capitol riot. this afternoon a jury in washington found the political advisor turned broadcaster guilty of two counts of contempt of congress. those charges are the result of his refusal to comply with a january 6th committee subpoena. the verdict came hours after the committee s primetime hearing that saw white house insiders paint a damning portrait of a president choosing to allow a deadly insurrection to rage unchecked. tonight, the panel called today s bannon verdict, quote, a victory for the rule of law and an important affirmation of the select committees work. despite the guilty verdict, bannon and his lawyer remain defiant after the jury s decision. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase, right? i stand with trump and the constitution. and i will never back off that. ever. this is round one. that s what happened. yeah. this is a bulletproof appeal. you will see this case reversed on appeal. as bannon awaits his sentencing on october 21st, the
instead of demanding action, all biden could monster was a measly closed press event b of the president putting out a three-point plan to address the crisis vowing to cut the red tape. joe was apparently too busy to talk directly to the american people. and as usual with his presidency, it becomes too little, too late. jen psaki spending like crazy appears to have contradicted herself on when biden learned about the crisis. president biden has directed the administration to work urgently to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country. this is work that has been underway for months. when was the first am the president was briefed? i m not to get into internal briefings. there have been steps. as american families scramble to keep their babies fed, a g.o.p. congresswoman making a bombshell claim. releasing photos she says she got from border patrol that apparently shows pallets of hard to find ready for illegal immigrants to use. t
the beat with ari melber starts right now. our top story is this democratic resurgence we re living through this week, brought to you by the voters of the united states of america. republicans are straight up reeling because voters, including in often more conservative leaning states, are rejecting this version, today s version of the republican party as measurably unpopular. as something that these voters oppose, and they oppose the policies, and i m not talking about opinion, i m not talking about speculation or polling. i m just reporting for you on what we re learning from the vote this week and the party that is now dealing with what has clearly a brand. that fed weeks of chaos in replacing a speaker, shows the candidates running for office right now against the very creator of maga, trump, while he skipped this debate they did last night, and they were clearly still split over how to challenge him and each other against the backdrop of these new losses. all of it