9%. it is so bad that six former treasury secretaries wrote a letter imploring congress to extend the limit saying allowing an unprecedented default could cause serious economic harm. confronted with the reality republicans say of course the u.s. can t default on the loans. they refuse to help democrats in any way. just two years ago mitch mcconnell made it clear the consequences of default would be dire but now he s saying republicans actually have no role to play in seeing the country stay afloat. so you are expecting to raise the debt ceiling one again? of course. we ll never have america default. america can t default. that would be a disaster. the facts are indisputable. this is a totally democratic government. they have an obligation to raise the debt ceiling and they will do it. don t play russian roulette with our economy. step up and raise the debt ceiling. it s clear it s a straight up dereliction of duty. the thing is mitch mcconnell doesn t care what happens
remain holed up in plant refusing to surrender to the russian invaders for fear of being tortured or imprisoned. steel factory remains the last bastion of resistance in the city that putin desperately wants to vanquish. the autocrot wants and basically need to claim victory over you a crane or at least part of it ahead of russia s biggest patriotic holiday on monday, may 9th or victory day is an annual celebration marking the defeat of nazi germany that showcases the country s military might with thousands of soldiers, tanks and vehicles marching through moscow s red square. it s also bomb an annual display of bellicose anti-war nationalistic brand arkt. we re getting a glimpse of that on state television where a pro-putin filmmaker warned that every barbaric tool was on the table, including concentration camps, re-education camps and sterilization. today amnesty international confirmed that russian forces have committed a series of war crimes outside of kyiv, and the agency
political story that also affects your life, maybe your safety. it s the republican slide into extremism which ranges from the cartoonish to the very serious. this is the beat, so we ll begin on the cartoonish side. republican senators are pushing what they call warning labels that they want to go up on tv in case you might see, run into or meet, say, a gay character or an lgbtq character. normally you might remember what these warnings were used for: violence, swearing, nudity that wouldn t be appropriate to show on tv below a certain age. but now they re saying if someone has a certain identity, that requires a warning for kids. and they point to shows like netflix, she-ra and the princesses of power, or danger force on nickelodeon, and i ll just mention they do have some lgbtq characters or themes. the sword has chosen you. the time has come for your destiny. hey, sam. hi, muna. hi! let s try that that s right. my cool face. now, you decide whether th
as the public defense. john got eat never even had for indictments at once. they re worried they can t beat him in the ballot box. tonight sweeping rico charges for the ex president and his foot soldiers. no laws were written for any organization that turns itself into a criminal ongoing organization. involving legal strategies for the maga inner circle. great a get a great criminal defense lead lawyer. you re gonna. get late filing for mark meadows to move the fulton county charges to federal court and which of the four criminal trials of donald trump s most important. which will go to trial first? i did everything right and they indicted me. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. tonight we are processing the aftermath of the latest sweeping indictment of donald trump, delivered by a georgia grand jury less than 24 hours ago, announced last evening. fulton county district attorney fani willis accuses the ex president of b
kicked off the ballot, or at least kicked off the ball pending appeal. more proof that donald j trump is having a hard time shaking the i word, insurrection. and that the republican front runner is heading into the new year with section three of the 14th amendment nipping at his seals. first, there was colorado. now, its main saying that trump is disqualified from being on the ballot. let s not forget that more than a dozen other states, with the 14th amendment have cases pending. 14 amid cases. the new ruling by the secretary of state s as inspiring as it is somber. quote, i conclude, as did the colorado supreme court that the record establishes that mr. trump, over the course of several months and culminating on january 6th, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to blame his supporters and direct them to the capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election, and the peaceful transfer of power. i likewise conclude that mr. trump was aware of the likelihood for v