right now on andrea mitchell reports, former president trump back in court after storming out this morning, fuming in the middle of closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation and damages case with the jury watching it all. while nikki haley scheduled two south carolina rallies this weekend. donors pour millions into her campaign, defying trump s appeal to write her off. and the u.n. s highest court pressures israel to stem the loss of lives in gaza but does not come down hard on israel, as cia director bill burns crosses the atlantic, trying to pose a deal to free the hostages. and critical funding for border. israel and ukraine. it s all hanging in the balance as mr. trump tries to get senate republicans to scuttle a border compromise that was weeks in the making. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump back in a manhattan courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. earlier today, the former president le
then, the renewed bipartisan push to hold lawmakers will hire stand when it comes to stock trading. and from our hamlin s remarkable recovery. to diversity off the field at nfl. we will one-on-one with the one and only stephen smith. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. attorney general, merrick garland, has now appointed a special counsel to review president biden s handling of classified records after leaving the obama white house back in 2017. garland has asked former federal prosecutor. and one time trump doj official, robert her, to handle this investigation. nbc s kristen walker has more. classified documents from the obama administration were found by biden attorneys in two locations. mr. biden s private office he used after he left the vice presidency, and president biden s home in delaware. his garage, a location seen briefly in this campaign video. you had classified with certain exhibit. or ret
threatening nuclear war in ukraine. jacqui heinrich has all of those stories live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. the new numbers show the fed s work to bring down inflation has not had an impact yet. meaning that it s increased the likelihood the central bank will move forward with another hike of 75 basis points, which will put us further into historically aggressive territory. it s an uncomfortable spot for president biden trying to tout climate priorities amid a growing energy crisis and under the threat of nuclear war. we re investing billions of dollars to protect our preserve, and address the devastating influx of climate change. in colorado, president biden used executive powers to designate the camp hale national monument and proposing to withdraw 225,000 acres in the thompson divide from new mining or drilling. the president s climate priorities clash against the backdrop of a growing energy crisis amid russia s war in ukraine an
on the u.s. capitol. instead, for 187 minutes, between leaving the ellipse and telling the mob to go home, the 45th president of the united states first argued with secret service agents who refused to take him to the capitol. then after returning to the white house, sat in a small, private dining room off the oval office, transfixed by the violence he saw playing out on fox news. which showed the capitol under siege. trump learned just 11 minutes after returning that the protest had turned violent, but he did not make any calls to intervene. failing to reach out to the secretary of defense, the attorney general, or the department of homeland security. instead, he demanded a list of senators phone numbers, calling and encouraging them to delay or object to the certification of the electoral college count. while the president s official call log from the white house that afternoon is empty, trump placed at least two other calls that day. not to the military or the police but
president donald trump. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 25th. i m willie geist. with us, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. the president of the national action network and host of politics nation, reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. let s dive into the story that has everybody talking right now. 43 million people in line to have at least a chunk of their student loan debt erased. as many as 20 million people could clear all of their student debt. those are the figures from the white house following an executive action yesterday by president biden. the president pushed back at criticism that debt cancellation will make inflation worse. by resuming student loan payments at the same time as we provide targeted relief, we re taking an economically responsible course. as a consequence, about $50 billion a year will start coming