6 million jobs, wipe out $15 trillion in household wealth. nearly doubling the unemployment rate to 9%, and increase borrowing costs for all americans. it would be a catastrophe, and that s don t take it from me. let me quote mitch mcconnell when this came up during the donald trump years. mitch mcconnell said the following. he said much mcconnell stated that not supporting a debt limit suspension this is what he said. assures that congress will not throw this kind of unnecessary wrench into the gear of our job growth and thriving economy. when trump was president, they didn t want to throw a wrench, a wrench, unnecessary wrench into the gear of our job growth. today he s threatening to do just that. we are to stop holding the debt and the economy hostage. we ll do ndaa on the floor today. strengthening our security, honoring our service members, upholding our values and today we will have legislation on the security interests that we have in the middle east by putting ad
billionaire space race, and, of course, free britney. as you ll see this hour, if you were looking for things to settle down a bit after 2020, it was 2021 that said hold my beer. five, four, three, two, one! in the closing moments of 2020 as the ball dropped above a sparsely populated times square, a weary nation cautiously hoped for better times. dreams that were quickly dampened. [ cheers ] 2021 was just six days old when a mob of trump supporters stormed the u.s. capitol hoping to overturn the presidential election. the images from that day, captured in the capitol rotunda. reports of a deadly uprise that go stunned the world yet failed to stop lawmakers from certifying the election results. joseph r. biden jr. of the state of delaware has received 306 votes. reporter: in the days that followed, the streets of washington looked more like a war zone as the nation s focus shifted from insurrection to inauguration. at the scaled-down ceremony, president biden was
billionaires space race, and, of course, free britney. and if you were looking to see things settle down a bit in 2020, it was 2021 that said, hold my beer. five, four, three, two, one. in the closing moments of 2020 as the ball dropped above a sparsely populated times square, a weary nation cautiously hoped for better times, dreams that were quickly damping. 2021 was just six days old when a mob of trump supporters stormed the u.s. capitol, hoping to overturn the presidential election. the images from that day captured in the capitol rotunda and speaker pelosi s office, in the senate table, their indelible portraits of a deadly uprising that stunned the world, yet failed to stop lawmakers from certifying the election result. joseph r. biden jr. of the state of delaware has received 306 votes. in the days that followed, the streets of washington looked more like a war zone as things focused from afternoon insurrection to an inauguration. at a scaled down cerem
half-staff in colin powell s honor not just for a day, but for every day this week until sunset on friday night. general powell s legacy is an important, powerful, complex thing that operates on a lot of different levels. we re going to have much more on his passing coming up over the course of this hour. he s just about the only american i can think of who was not a u.s. president but for whom you nevertheless need to consult a presidential historian to talk about his role in our country and his role in modern history, how he changed this country as a singular figure. we re going to do that later on this hour. that coming up. we are also following a number of developing stories tonight. the committee investigating the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol tonight has released a formal report recommending something that hasn t been done in nearly 40 years. former president trump s campaign manager and one-time white house advisor steve bannon has lately settled into a sort o
and msnbc contributor who has extensively covered the hunter biden case and barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney who is now a professor at the university of michigan law school, also an msnbc legal analyst. so, mike memoli, bring us up to speed on what is happening as of right now. reporter: well, jose, this proceeding is now been under way just shy of an hour. the judge proceeding over this courtroom at 10:03 p.m. and where it appears to be on the latest information handed to me a moment ago, they re now going through the particulars, the prosecutors are detailing some of the aspects of hunter biden s personal finances that led to two of the charges that he s agreeing to plead guilty to today involving the failure to pay federal taxes. the two biggest headlines, the two potential wild cards that could have made what would be a routine hearing more complicated. the judge appears to agree with the prosecutors in terms of the plea agreement itself, that the charges are appro