facing a tough re-election fight. biden ommics is working. most americans say they are not feeling the benefits. is it time for a new approach, fresh off a critical trip to china, gina raimondo joins me in moments. and storm warning, 2024 politics intrude on hurricane efforts as congress braces toer a potential disaster of their own making. i can t imagine congress saying we re not going to help. could lawmakers stave off a shutdown when they return to d.c. all while dealing with new questions over leadership, gop senator mike rounds will be here. plus, breaking ranks with abortion rights at a 2024 flash point and red states piling on restrictions i sit down with a republican who was a warning for her party. i think they re walking the pl plank. gop congresswoman nancy mace and that and much more ahead. hello, i m dana bash there washington where the state of the union is like a burger on a labor day gill, the 2024 campaign is heating up. happy labor day weeke
house republicans about a bribery scheme that s already been debunked. a mix-up too wild to make up. hunter biden s lawyers accusing the special counsel of confusing sawdust for cocaine. what might that mean for his case? plus, the american ballerina accused of treason by russia. did a simple donation to ukraine get her locked up? and are mitch mcconnell s days in leadership numbered? what donald trump is saying about that. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin on capitol hill with republicans questioning the president s brother. julie tsirkin is there. what s going on? reporter: exactly. they have been questioning him behind closed doors for the last few hours, only breaking for lunch, and little breaks here and there. for james biden, the brother of the president, he did read as part of his statement to the panel, again, behind closed doors, but we were able to get our hands on it. he pointed out four points, i know they re ki
mike: good evening, welcome to washington i m mike emanuel in for bet baier. president biden promises to forgive more than a billion dollars in student debt. chinese nationals crossing into the u.s. in droves at one southern california location. bret baier with a preview of exclusive interview with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy from the frontline. mike: first, breaking tonight the investigation into the family bills of the president turned its focus to his brother james biden spent much of the day before house lawmakers taking questions about his role and where the president fits in. correspondent david spunt live on capitol hill. good evening, david. mike, good evening to you. james biden is still behind closed doors for his transcribed interview. it began a little after 10:30 this morning. and we pressed mr. biden as he walked his way into the building today on a few questions. did you use your brother s name to help sell influence, sir? what will you
facing blowback for defending putin and touting his government as maga favorite tucker carlson, of course, faces his own outrage over that controversial interview, tonight there s now damning new evidence on how putin s spies are trying to infiltrate american politics again and he s specifically using spies and lies to align with some republican efforts to damage president biden. this plot sounds familiar it s because russia operates ongoing plots like this. many countries do, but one difference which i ll get into the top story is how warm a reception putin keeps getting from some american politicians on the news. here s the news, from the fbi and doj investigation, the indicted operative who was feeding lies about the bidens to the fbi who was cited by the republican party s ongoing biden s investigations, well, that indicted individual says himself he got his materials from russian intelligence. now this is the operative and former fbi informant alexander smirnov recently
responsibility for everything that s happening at the border now. policies are underway, we are not helping at all, i make no apologies for ending programs that did not exist before trump became president. that have an incredibly negative impact on the law. you said the border is secure. give me the money. have you done everything you can do with executive authority? all i ve been doing. give me the power. i asked you the very day i got into office. john: president biden previously slamming trump and the policies claiming he has done all he can, but he is now considering executive action to restrict asylum for illegal migrants. welcome to you. jacqui: jacqui heinrich in for sandra smith. the president s potential change of heart as we see record levels of migrant encounters. new data obtained by fox reveals thousands are coming from countries with potential national security concerns. john: and more disturbing numbers to report, according to cbp, over 6400 m