officially voting to impeach state attorney general, ken paxton. under state law, he s now temporarily suspended from his duties as he now awaits a senate trial. some of the counts included bribery, obstruction of justice, dereliction of duty, and fitness for office, abuse of public trust. this follows years of legal and ethical struggles and most controversial a.g.. texans called the most of the top texas republicans have been now mont the tub lick. with us now, nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. priscilla, this is historic. what more can you tell us? alicia, it is historic. there have been supporters of ken paxton who flooded to the gallery today to listen as this hearing took place, and as they were letting out we were able to grab mr. here. you re a supporter of ken paxton, your reaction here is that the house is willing to impeach him. i was surprised about having to i think this proceeding is illegal. we ll get a statute in 1993 that is essential
good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, breathing room. right now, it looks like there is some deadline and our debt ceiling debate. janet yellen giving congress and the white house and extension, but only of a few more days, to hash out a day will and avoid an economic catastrophe. and the biden white house aides and republican house speaker kevin mccarthy are reportedly closer to doing that, as the clock runs out. with gop hard-liners in the house already throwing cold water on the deal, the american public hasn t even had a chance to see. we are bringing you the very latest from capitol hill in just a moment. and ron desantis made his 2024 presidential run official this week. enlisting another in secure right winger to make help help him make america his 50 state version of florida. i m puzzled why the sunshine state governor would choose a black form that elevates darkness along with hate speech and disinformation to launch his bid for the
u.s. capitol. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf woblitzer. you re in the situation room. former president trump and one of his top aides, cassidy hutchinson, dropped bombshell after bombshell on live television today. we re told even some trump allies were left speechless. ryan nobles reports on today s hearing and stunning new accounts of trump s actions before and during the insurrection. the moment she was sworn in, cassidy hutchinson, former aide to mark meadows, made it clear she had much to share. that evening was the first moment that i remember feeling scared. and nervous for what could happen. on january 6th. providing unique insight into a chaotic white house in the days leading up to january 6th and apres president who cheered the rioters and she was told desperately wanted to be with him. he said something to the effect of i m the f-ing president. take me up to the capitol now. the president reached u
Personnel. Were taking steps to make sure we can defend our people and respond decisively if we need to. This is not what we want, not what were looking for. We dont want an escalation. We dont want to see a second or third front develop. We dont want to see our personnel come under fire, but if that happens, were ready for it. Thats Secretary Of State Antony Blinken on the expected provocation from iran connected to the israel hamas war. It comes as Israel Defense forces are expanding significantly. Air strikes in gaza. Well get the live report from israel straight ahead. Plus an update on the hostages still being held by hamas after the Terrorist Group did release two americans on friday. And also coming up, well go through the nine republicans now running to be House Speaker following jim jordans failed bid to lead the lower chamber. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, october 23rd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And well beg
We need to. This is not what we want, not what were looking for. We dont want escalation. Is we dont want a second or third front develop. We dont want to see our forces or our personnel come under fire, but if that happens, were ready for it. Secretary of state Antony Blinken making it clear, the United States will respond to any provocation from iran connected to the israelhamas war. It comes as Israels Defense Forces are expanding air strikes in gaza. Well get the latest with a live report from israel straight ahead. Plus, new reporting on how President Biden and other u. S. Officials helped delay the Ground Invasion of the territory. Also ahead, well dig into the republicanled dysfunction on capitol hill. There are now several candidates hoping to become House Speaker after jim jordans failed bid. And well get you expert legal analysis on Donald Trumps violation of the gag order in his Civil Fraud Trial, as well as another new guilty plea deal from one of his codefendants in the ge