the white house in full damage control mode after the controversial special counsel report saying the president s memory is failing and there s evidence he willfully retained and shared classified documents but not beyond reasonable doubt. reasonable enough to prove it. democrat : the report inaccurate and politically motivated. reports only fueling fears of the 81-year-old agent ability to carry out a second term for president biden insists he knows what he s doing. lucas tomlinson live at the white house with the latest there. over 70% of americans think the president is too old to be commander-in-chief and that includes concern from democrat to think the president is too old. here is hillary clinton. i talk to people in the white house all the time and they know it s an issue but as i like to say, it s a legitimate issue from a legitimate issue for trump was only three years younger so it is an issue. it appears frustration is growing at the white house over biden
gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. e 11th hour with stephanie ts fight to get back on colorado s ballot. asking the supreme court to weigh in on the states ban. as president biden sets the tone for his campaign as a fight for democracy. then, the legal and medical consequences in a post-roe world as a woman faces a felony charge after a miscarriage. then, republican lawmakers take a trip to the border, and the push for democrats to talk more about immigration as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle and msnbc headquarters here in new york city. this evening, a very clear contracting contrasting messages from the presidential candidates who could be headed for a rematch. for incumbent by joe biden, it s all about the future of american democracy after this election. donald trump is legs are being focused on his poll numbers and getting the nation s highest court
blocked from the ballot, we re waiting for a move from a trump campaign. now that maine is joining colorado and keeping former presidents name off of its primary ballot. as we engage in this process, what is important is the meaning of the constitution, the facts before us, and that interpretation. there can be no other consideration. however, california decided it would allow trump to stay on the ballot there. with an election year fast approaching, what does this all mean for his campaign. plus, a showdown growing in texas. the justice department threatening to sue texas if it enforces a new state law that allows police there to arrest migrants who crossed the border without authorization. we will tell you how governor greg abbott is responding to that. counting down, new york city around the world are putting the final touches on the new year s eve celebrations. security remains a big concern. live report on how the city is preparing. and, it was a banner year for wo
head south to mexico, a migrant caravan is making its way north. the lead starts right now. senior u.s. officials are urging the counterparts to do a lot more to drive down the number of border encounters. a record number of migrants is overwhelming both sides of them order, they are facing a barrage of complaints from elected officials who were usually on his side. we will explain. talking 2024, the latest development to keep trumps name off state primary ballot. they responded to a challenge of trump s eligibility, why is it the merit and their spending so confidently yet so many do not think the economy is doing well? we will investigate the finances and feeling heading into the new year. welcome to the lead, i am beyond got in for tapper. top officials are in mexico looking for help in slowing the surge of migrants at the u.s. border. the pictures show how urgent the crisis has become, we have 6000 migrants around the u.s./mexico border yesterday, that s a drop from wha
good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. president biden is now asking voters for another four years in the white house. in just a few moments, you are going to hear him tell me why he wants to continue relieving the nation, and why he is the best person for the job. this afternoon, i sat down with the president at the white house and we talked about where he wants to take the country next. since taking office, a major focus of biden s has been the economy, and rebuilding our infrastructure. the chips and science act, along with the inflation reduction act. with all of that, biden s economic plan includes his investing in americas agenda to help make all of that legislation an absolute reality. today s jobs report showed the economy is still going strong, but the question is, is all of this enough to send biden back to the white house? we talked about that and a whole lot more in this first interview since officially announcing that he is running for reelection. mist