borrowied on this property on the banks of the potomac river just south of washington, d.c. this is said to be the most visited historic estate in the country. i m here to speak about my new book to rescue the constitution george washington and the fragile american experiment out october 10th. it s really the story of how washington was the human embodiment of the document that guarantees our liberty. the u.s. constitution. i will also moderate an annual event called the founding debates. more on that a little later. but, first, we begin back in washington, about 20 miles from here with a constitutional showdown. lawmakers on capitol hill are rapidly approaching the deadline to fund the federal government to try to avoid a partial shutdown. the biden administration and congressional democrats are ready to put 100 percent of the blame for any shutdown on republicans. particularly house republicans. correspondent mark meredith starts us off tonight live from the north lawn with
us in the studio in just moments. in this saturation coverage of donald trump s first criminal trial, it s clear that the manhattan prosecutors are trying to cram in every last salacious details. now, that s breaking news. portraying trump as a playboy? nobody on the planet if had any idea, right? young juan merchan gave the trump side a couple of minor victories, he barred prosecutors from playing the infamous access hollywood tape, but they can talk about it. and the judge won t allow accusations by women that he calls rumors while it focuses on stormy daniel, another woman who got catch and kill money through the national inquirer, karen mc mcdougal, will be able to testify. trump denies both encounters. with mainly sketches from the courthouse and reports by journalists, the former president has a shaped the narrative by frequently addressing the media mob. i should be right now in pennsylvania, in florida, in many other states, north carolina, georgia campaigning. this
fear and loathing on capitol hill. this is not conservative republicanism. this is stupidity. it is the fault of a failed speaker. i think it is indefensible. congress is paralyzed as house republicans turn on each other. is a shutdown now inevitable. the game is not over. i ll stay with it and solve the problem. but a damning indictment. bob end bob menendez. he s not weaseling out of this one. and the republicans prepared for a second face-off but the man they are chasing will be nowhere to be found. if he had any guts he would get it on the debate stage. he owes it to people to be there. inside politics sunday from inside the corridors of power starts now. good morning, and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m manu raju. congress is hurling towards a shutdown. house republicans are engaged in open warfare. keb mccarthy so face a vote seeking his ouster and congress only have days to fund the government but republicans are blocking that path
how you doing? howard: i m doing well. governor, do you support house republicans launching an impeachment inquiry into president biden based on the level of evidence uncovered so far? yeah. the corruption is really, really troubling. when you have that many millions of dollars flowing into his family s coffers, they are totally within their right to do it. i mean, look, we can sit here and talk about the proper role of the impeachment, but they opened this on trump based on a phone call to ukraine. there s way more evidence for this one, and they ve got a lot of in the story work to do, but investigatory work to do, but i think they should pursue it. howard: do you think the indictment of hunter biden on gun charges the other day shows there isn t a two-tiered justice system because it s the same biden justice department bringing the charges? the problem with that is there s really been no serious inquiry into his business dealings where he s making millions of dolla
from hardliners in his caucus to formally launch the investigation. also tonight, authorities in pennsylvania are warning the manhunt for a fugitive killer is growing even more dangerous right now after he stole a rifle from a garage. the search now in its 13th day with around 500 officers involved in the operation. kim jong-un is now in russia amid fears the north korean dictator could strike an arms deal during a face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. the kremlin says that summit could happen within a matter of days. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story, speaker kevin mccarthy directing republican committee chairs to open a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden without holding a vote on the house floor. cnn s melanie zanona standing by on capitol hill with details. our senior white house correspondent kayla tauschi is gathering reaction from the biden team.