a new exclusive report in the wall street journal suggested to people in the inner circle are talking to the fbi about moving government files in and out of mar-a-lago. msnbc news has reached out all parties for comment. we have not yet heard back from donald trump but we will talk to the lead writer on this exclusive report in just a few minutes. another big development, the justice department released yesterday that a federal appeals court to throw out trump s lawsuit. challenging the fbi s seizure of the documents. and to vacate the appointment of a special master in the case. in the january six investigation, new video obtained by msnbc news shows, the urgency behind the scenes. this from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as they were taking shelter at a secure location while pleading for security reinforcements. . we are. july don t clear this cannot be we were waiting for someone. so we need them there right now and with 24 days until the midterms georgia senat
brand-new cnn polls in two of the tightest races in the country. the clues and data that could determine the balance of power. also, what prosecutors call a landmark case. a mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to killing his classmates. his parents accused of giving him easy access to the guns. and republican senator, lindsey graham, getting supreme court help for now in his fight against a subpoena in a case trying to get to the bottom of election interference. welcome to the lead. we are 15 days away from the midterm elections and u.s. voters are hitting the polling booths nice and early. almost 7.3 million ballots have been cast in 39 states so far. florida and georgia, critical battlegrounds, reporting huge numbers. not so great news, complaints of voter intimidation in arizona. two armed men were seen in tactical gear according to the election department. the men left when deputies sh showed up. this afternoon, merrick garland responded to that incident with a pledge t
us. the january 6th committee versus donald trump. new never before seen footage from insurrection day shows congressional leaders and the vice president scrambling to protect democracy and trump, the president missing in action. plus, dr. oz gives a new interview and concedes his bedside manner would be more passionate than his campaign rhetoric. would you ever talk to your patients like this? no. senate rival john fetterman had a stroke six months ago and dr. oz and his campaign team regularly question fetterman s ability to serve. a 25 days out election forecast. can democrats hold the senate? will republicans reclaim the house? a read on the big shifts and big races. butters first for us this hour, donald trump s trademark nonanswer to damning new evidence from the january 6th committee and to the committee s subpoena demanding trump testify. and turn over documents. a lengthy trump statement this morning gives no answer or reaction to the subpoena vote. instead,
and welcome to politicsnation from atlanta, georgia. tonight s lead, a split down the center. the midterm elections are just 16 days away, 17 states have already started voting in advance of november 8th. 12 states will join that list this week. and a brand new national poll from nbc news suggests that americans have their minds made up about several things ahead of next month. president biden s approval rating is holding at 45%. the highest number he has enjoyed in over a year, yet still lower than democrats would like with their senate and house majorities hanging in the balance. voters remaining evenly split on congressional preference. 47% preferring democrats in control of congress, 46% preferring republicans. the passion driving voters this election cycle is unprecedented. with seven in ten americans expressing high interest in this midterm election, a likely indicator that we can expect record turnout next month, but with that, our country remains deeply polarized. eig
workers who worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and connecters, they were threatening the first rail strike in 30 years. the hang up was over a system that the union said penalizes workers for sick leave and doctors visits. amtrak had already cancelled routes in anticipation of the strike. with the midterms looming there was pressure to get a deal done here. the disruption would have been had catastrophic impacts on industries, travelers and families across the country. but the story is about what didn t happen. no disruption, at least one that won t last more than a few days now. let s go to jeremy diamond at the white house for the details of the deal. reporter: good morning. 20 hours of negotiations finally leading to an agreement between the unions and the railway companies involved here. this deal would avert a strike that would have started at midnight tonight. president biden announcing the deal in a statem