my heart is with this 8-year-old little boy. i don t care if he was here legally. i don t care if he was here illegally. he was in my county. five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is. yet another gun rampage. this time in texas. governor greg abbott, who has done much to boost the nra culture of guns before kids in that state, wasted no time reducing the murder victims, including a 9-year-old child, to, quote, illegal immigrants. also tonight, e. jean carroll was back on the witness stand today, facing cross-examination about her allegation that donald trump raped her. where was trump? well, he was 3,000 miles away in scotland, digesting the news the judge had rejected his motion for a mistrial. and roy wood jr. is here to talk about his best zingers against clarence thomas, tucker carlson, and the president himself at this weekend s white house correspondents dinner. we begin tonight with america s gun crisis on full display once again with unim
In check, cant pass legislation, cant keep a speaker, theres got to be a better way. Except it isnt an infomercial and there doesnt seem to be a better way because House Republicans have a Governing Majority so narrow, it is doubtful theres anyone in the gop who can get away with disregarding the most extreme elements of the party. In other words, someone who can pass legislation without being held hostage by the likes of matt gaetz. A budget, which is coming due in a quick 31 working days. There is, of course, one option. A coalition government, led by someone dedicated to working with the middle. Someone who can get votes from both parties, thereby neutering people like matt gaetz. Former speaker Kevin Mccarthy sort of did that with the debt ceiling. Then again over the weekend to pass the 45day Stopgap Budget Measure is coming to the reality of a divided government, which is that there is literally no passable legislation that is not bipartisan. Why does that sound so crazy . Even i
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Revolt on fisa as the House Speakers future hangs in the balance, just a few votes. But we begin at the white house where President Biden is still predicting an Interest Rate cut and defending his administrations role fighting inflation. At the same time, the president is trying to circle the wagons in the pacific against china. White house correspondent Jacqui Heinrich starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. Good evening, jacqui. Good evening, bret. Once enemies now allies closer than ever. The United States and japan announced more than 70 Defense Cooperation Agreements among other collaborations in a not so subtle message to china, increasingly aggressive in the South Pacific and the taiwan strait. President Biden Preemptively Cooling Blowback from beijing. And our alliance we have with japan is a purely defense in nature. Its not aimed at any one nation or a threat to the region. The japanese state visit comes one day before a trilateral meeting with the philippines under i
as an artist, i needed to do something different and challenge myself. reporter: braugher s costars remembering him. terry cruz writing you showed me what a life well lived looks like. braugher with 61 years old and leaves behind his wife of over 30 years, actress amy rapson and three sons. in a 2020 variety interview, he said that fatherhood was his most important role. i wanted to be there through the course of their life because i know how important fathers are. chloe melas, nbc news, new york. thank you for the laughs, andre. you will be missed. and on that very sad note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc, thanks for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. , donald trump, the one that was most likely to be completed before the 2024 election, the special counsel jack smith s federal election interference case today, it effectively came to a standstill. it was frozen, or in legal terminology, its d