Is, certainly who the modern gop is here in pennsylvania. Heck, one of the three people who went down there is the leading republican candidate for governor. These are folks who are dangerous. These are folks who are trying to undermine our democracy. If they were to go forward with this sham audit, they would have to go through me. They will not succeed, and they will be violating their oath of office and i believe also committing a very serious, unethical conduct. Well, according to emails released by a watchdog group late yesterday, the republican president of the arizona senate, karen phan, who ordered the ridiculous cyber ninja audit reportedly told constituents she was in cahoots with trump s personal attorney, rudy giuliani, and that then president trump personally called and thanked her for, quote, pushing to prove any fraud, which is an interesting way to phrase it. Speaking of rudy giuliani, in addition to making hourlong videos on ufos and schilling foam pillows, a federal j
Just for the record. I love jason, i know he s your nemesis, but that said i love having him, but you are irreplaceable, my friend. You go enjoy. We ll have a date two weeks from today. Safe travels. Thank you so much, my friend. And a very good day to all of you from right here at msnbc world headquarters in new york and it s just after noon in the east and 9:00 a. M. In the west. Infrastructure week is starting to feel more like groundhog day. Negotiations between the white house and republicans have hit yet another roadblock. President biden rejecting the latest counter proposal from gop senator shelly moore capito dragging talks into next week, but the clock is ticking. Some democrats are warning they might have to go it alone if an agreement is not reached soon. One key democrat says a partisan bill is not an option. Meantime donald trump is making a return to the political scene. In fact, in just a few hours the former president will be speaking at the north carolina gop conventi
Criminal systems in russia, china and elsewhere. And another good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. Welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports and we ll begin this hour with breaking news. The white house announcing just now a record $31 million americans covered by the affordable care act. President biden revealing a brand new video of a conversation he had with former president obama as they marked the achievement. Joe biden, we did this together. We always talked about how if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it, and i just want to say how proud i am of what you ve done now with the american rescue plan. When we opened up the enrollment period again, and reduced the cost, 1. 2 million people signed up on top of the 30 million and look how many times they decided to feat your legislation? how great to see those two together again. We ll have more on that in just a moment. Another talk on president biden s infr
I m going to show you the real face of the real life harm a wave of laws are causing. One family s struggle and what can actually be done about it. But we want to begin in the state of california where a federal judge has struck down the 32 year ban on assault weapons ruling it as unconstitutional writing that like the swiss army knife, the popular ar15 rifle is a perfect combination of weapon and homeland defense equipment. And this is as the gun epidemic is surging. Last week thine were kill at a rail yard. As of last week, there has been at least 232 mass shootings so far this year. California is not the only state loosening restrictions either. Texas state legislature says that texans can carry hand guns without a license or training. And so let s get into this more. Talk us through this, what are you hearing from california leaders about this decision? good afternoon. Governor newsom immediately speaking against this decision. We know that even before he was governor he was a stro
Capitol hill. Trump tried blogging but that crashed and burned this week after 29 days of measley readership and that s trump world online. Where he stands with the law a totally different ball game. Former white house counsel mcgahn testified yesterday to members of the house judiciary committee taking questions about trump s role and possible interference in the federal investigation into russia s role in the 2016 election. Meanwhile scrutiny of the trump organization intensifies in new york. The manhattan district attorney issuing a subpoena to jeffrey mcconney who was the trump organization patroller. Quoting people familiar with the matter he testified before a state grand jury in manhattan as prosecutors ramp up their investigation of mr. Trump and his company. In oklahoma, trump s 2020 reelection campaign is being sued by a teacher who claims campaign staffers directed police to arrest her at a rally for wearing a shirt reading i can t breathe. Yet despite the factors and that d