A very happy political saturday night, everyone. Welcome to our very special coverage of the South Carolina Republican Primary, im chris hayes. Im joined tonight by my colleague, rachel maddow, and my colleague, joy reid, here with me at this table here, lawrence odonnell, 70 role, alex wagner, and ari melber. Weve got a whole gang together. Across several different locations. Polls will close in South Carolina in just about half an hour. At seven eastern. Coming up, were going to hear from Steve Kornacki, out of course, the big board. We will also hear from South Carolina voters out in the field, we have a lot to get to over the next few hours, in what has been a crazy last 48 hours of news. This Republican Primary tonight, of course, brings us back to the home state of one, nikki haley, where she was twice elected governor, at high Approval Ratings as such. It also brings us the moment where donald trump hoped to basically end this thing. To close the race out and consolidate his con
iowa caucuses is donald trump as you see what could be most terribly described as a unique strategy and his closing arguments to voters, with a link with john mccain making more headlines with his plans for a second term. one of his supporters in congress is already safe shave may not certify the 2024 results before a single ballot is cast. what about 2024? what about 2024? we will see if this is illegal and valid election. what we re seeing so far is that s democrats are so desperate they re trying to remove president trump from the ballot. just to be very clear, i don t hear you say committed to certify the election results. will you only commit to certify the results of the president trump once? if former president trump wins? it means that they re constitutional. what we saw in 2020 was unconstitutional. meanwhile, his challengers are looking for any signs of hope that they could pull off the impossible, and upsets the former president is also facing a busy le
with house money. the debt ceiling has been hit and the treasury department is starting to take extraordinary steps to avoid default. the devastating results that could have on our economy. does kevin mccarthy even have a plan? and then, rupert murdoch under oath. the lies told on his network promoting the big lie. his testimony is significant in the case where truth matters. and the george santos saga continues, he is now accused of swindling a disabled veteran and his dying dog as the 11th hour gets underway on this busy thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. buckle up kids, the u.s. just hit it debt limit and the stage is now set for a major partisan battle in washington. today treasury secretary janet yellen told kevin mccarthy extraordinary steps are now underway so that the u.s. can keep paying its debts until early june, but she urged congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the united states. that means an increase in
the debt ceiling has been hit and the treasury department is starting to take extraordinary steps to avoid default. the devastating results that could have on our economy. does kevin mccarthy even have a plan? and then, rupert murdoch under oath. the lies told on his network promoting the big lie. his testimony is significant in the case where truth matters. and the george santos saga continues, he is now accused of swindling a disabled veteran and his dying dog as the 11th hour gets underway on this busy thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. buckle up kids, the u.s. just hit it debt limit and the stage is now set for a major partisan battle in washington. today treasury secretary janet yellen told kevin mccarthy extraordinary steps are now underway so that the u.s. can keep paying its debts until early june, but she urged congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the united states. that means an increase in the debt ceiling,
and before results are even in, republicans in key battleground states, already said to challenge the outcome, while the doj plans to monitor dozens of polling places, to make sure no one intimidate voters. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. in just a few hours, the polls were open, and the midterm elections will officially be underway. more than 42 million americans have already cast their ballots, millions more will do it tomorrow, in this pivotal election where the control of congress and much much more are at stake. republicans need to win just five state seems to take control of the house. in the senate, they need just one. and tonight, nine senate seats are considered competitive. many key races are knitted heat, and both parties are watching to see what swing voters do. tonight, the candidates are out making their closing arguments, watch this. are you ready to close this thing out? yes. do you real