Clarence thomas and chaired those hearings. Our coverage of the State Of The Union will continue now with our colleagues. Dont go anywhere. Stay right here. Good evening and welcome to msnbcs State Of The Union coverage. Imtonight President Joe Biden gave a rousing speech just a few feet from where we are now. Noting the country is eyeing a reflection point with democracy under threat at home and abroad. Here is how he opened his speech, invoking fdr in 1941 telling congress that hitler was on the march. President roosevelts purpose is to wake up congress and alert the American People. That this was no ordinary time. Freedom in democracy were under assault in the world. And now its we who face some unprecedented moment in history of the union. Yes, our purpose tonight is to wake up congress and to alert the American People that this is no ordinary moment either. Not since president lincoln and The Civil War Had Freedom Of Democracy and as they are today. What makes our moment rare is t
Bickering and nonsense. Truer words never been said. The reidout with joy reid is up next. Tonight on the reidout its about trying to pull the wool over the eyes of america. Because the tyrants and dictators of the world are on the march today. So who wins with this ludicrous embarrassing spectacle . Orban wins, putin wins, xi wins, the tyrants of the world win. If one more reason to celebrate donald trump and his cult followers. Congressman jamie raskin speaking the truth as bidens special prosecutor robert hur testifies before a Congressional Committee with the latest republican attempt to smear the president comes up embarrassingly short. Also, Raphael Warnock joins me as polls close in his states president ial primary, and he has a warning about Voter Suppression ahead of the president ial election this fall. Plus, a new u. S. Intelligence report suggests israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be on thin ice due to the war in gaza. Today, i spoke with former prime Minstere
Attack against former President Trump over january 6th, abortion rights, and russia, and tonight, our interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on whether well see a biden trump debate, and given the concerns about mr. Bidens age, would she be ready to serve . And one of the major topics of the president s address, the border crisis. Our nbc news exclusive with republican Texas Governor greg abbott. How he grades the president s speech and why he calls the surge at the border an invasion. The terrifying moments a United Airlines plane sliding off the runway in houston just a day after the tire fell off another united plane on takeoff. The deadly aid drop in gaza. A Parachute Failing to open and at least five people on the ground were killed. Tracking the severe storms on the move tonight. Former President Trump posting a nearly 92 million bond as he appeals the e. Jean carroll vote. A tiktok ban. Would president sign it . What he said about that today. And the mythical mystery. Who i
Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
Hope you had a grand weekend. Im bill hemmer live in new york. Hello to you. Dana good morning to you. We want to hear more about your weekend and americas best kept secret. I didnt give it away. I gave it a tease. Im dana perino. This is americas newsroom. The u. S. Navy was forced to react in what is being called as a blatant act of aggression. Military activists say the combined flotilla is, perhaps, the largest to approach u. S. Soil. They point out the maneuver was no mistake with moscow and beijing taking advantage of the Biden Administrations setbacks overseas. This is a very dangerous situation, and ive said since the beginning of the war in Eastern Europe between ukraine and russia the real danger of what the Biden Administration is blundering us towards is a closer union between the two great powers of the Urasian Land Mass which are russia and china. Its really the one thing that we cant allow to happen in terms of larger geopolitics. Bill sets us up live in the northwest bu