greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re
we re almost at 10 million jobs, almost at 10 million jobs since i took office. that s the fastest job growth in history. today there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there are more people working in america than at any point in american history. cnn business correspondent rahel solomon joins me now. put this into context. what do these numbers actually mean? not only did these numbers surprise to the upside, but it was broad based across the economy. when you look at the report line after line, industry after industry saw positive job growth. leisure and hospitality the strongest with 96,000 added for the month of july. professional services, health care, government, all adding jobs. we know wages increased about 5.2% over the last year and wage gains are something the fed is going to be watching closely as it tries to fight inflation. more on that in just a moment. as you pointed out, the unemployment rate now ticking lower to
On this, the most endangered democrat in america. Congressman joe baum, bowman on the lobby group is spending millions to oust him and other democrats across the country. He will join me on said in a few minutes. Gop senator mitt romney makes a Surprise Argument for why pardoning donald trump is actually good for all of us. Really . We will tell you about raga, one of the scariest Republican Groups youve never heard of. Im Ayman Mohyeldin, lets do it. Why has a primary race in one of the countrys safest congressional districts garnered National Attention All Of A Sudden . For decades, oregons Third District, which includes much of portland has been represented by this man, democratic congressman earl blumenauer. Last year, he announced his plans to retire, setting up a race for his replacement. Oregons Third District is in solidly democratic territory, meaning whoever wins next weeks primary will certainly cruise to victory in november. For much of the race, the former Multnomah County
As is relapse war with, stretches into its 15th day, it is 10 00 p. M. In israel where hours ago, members of Benjamin Netanyahus war cabinet towards southern israelites preparations for an expected Ground Invasion are finalized, this as the first aid trucks enter gaza and the us elevates the release of two american hostages held by hamas. We begin our coverage in tel aviv where Lucas Tomlinson is standing by. Reporter is Relapse Top General says his forces are ready to enter the gaza strip and he ordered them to prepare for Ground Combat soon. Translator gaza is complicated. Gaza is densely populated. The enemy is preparing a lot of things but we are preparing for them. All capabilities are for the maneuver. Be brave with that thought. Reporter as you mentioned earlier today, the first 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered gaza through egypt. President biden pledged 100 million to gaza, we spoke in tel aviv this week in Israels Defense Forces say hamas launched 550 rockets that m
wave after wave of biden border disaster. from the campaign he doesn t talk about shutting down the border. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. biden s campaign manager recently told the washington post the president doesn t talk about shutting down the border and is not advocating for shutting down the border, that s a quote. there is a problem with that, though, the president has already said this about the democrat-led senate border bill. his quote here. it would give me, meaning that bill, as president, a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. and if given that authority, i would use it the day i sign the bill into law. then he said it again. president biden: if that bill were the law today i would shut down the border now and fix it quickly. this bill would save lives and bring order to the border. also give me and any new president new emergency authority to temporary shut down the border when the number of