saturday s assassination attempt. the fbi has failed to find t gu. scrutiny intensifies on the failure that allowed him to be so close. in milwaukee, 39-year-old j.d. vance of ohio, outlining his role in the campaign to come on fox news. donald trump can t be everywhere. you have to be a person he can trust, he can rely on to actually advance the agenda. that s the most important job. president biden back on the trail today in battleground nevada, after an exclusive interview with lester holt, pushing back on calls from members of his own party to exit the race. who do you listen to on deeply personal issues like the decision whether to stay in the race or not? me. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington with special coverage of the 2024 republican national convention. the party s presidential ticket is set with donald trump officially nominated as the party s candidate, and in the opening session ohio s first-term senator j.d. vance unveiled as his r
unprecedented events, i feel like they re piling up one on top of the other. just a few moments ago donald trump officially became the republican nominee for president for the third time in a row and just moments before that he announced on truth social that he has selected ohio senator j.d. vance to be his running mate. the start of the republican national convention taking place at an incredibly tense and volatile moment for the entire country. less than 48 hours after an assassination attempt on the ex-president, a shooting that left one person dead, two others critically injured. if we see donald trump today it will be his first public appearance since that horrific and tragic incident. it is violence that is deeply corrosive to our democracy. we all unequivocally condemn it in the strongest terms possible and as my colleague rachel maddow puts it, quote, there is no no no violent solution to any american political conflict. we would also like to extend our sympathies to
against democratic calls to step aside. as the white house physician releases a statement explaining why a parkinson s specialist made eight visits to the white house over eight months. joining me, one of the democratic lawmakers calling for the president to exit the race. he has to step down. he can t win. my colleagues need to recognize that. also, former president trump is back on the campaign trail tonight, as he teases delaying his vice presidential choice until next week s convention. keeping the focus on the democratic disarray. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is getting ready to host dozens of world leaders later today at the nato summit. a major test as he attempts to prove that he can still do his job amid calls from within his own party to pull out of the race for president. now the white house is attempting to answer new questions about the president s health and medical care. the white house doctor insisting in a ne
flooding causes chaos as roads are closed and thousands are left without power. a new afghan government, composed of senior taliban figures, could be announced as early as friday. a senior leader told the bbc the government would be inclusive. but against this backdrop the economy of afghanistan is close to collapse with little immediate prospect of the new islamist rulers gaining access to the country s foreign currency reserves held in the west. prices of essential goods are soaring, the value of the currency is falling, and many public services are barely able to function. here s our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani. the taliban are in firm control of the country. this, a huge military parade in the southern city of kandahar, along with a captured helicopter. but the group still hasn t established a new government, leaving many afghans in a state of limbo. now that the final foreign troops have left, an announcement is expected soon. the last time the gro
the latest republican led state trying to enact new voting restrictions in the shadow of president trump s big lie. democrats effectively killed the bill walking out of the state capitol in austin. republicans had votes to pass sb 7, but the democratic group left the gop short of quorum minutes before midnight when the state s legislative session ended. sara murray joins me live. what happens now? democrats know it could be a short-lived victory. texas governor abbott, a republican, came out swiftly, said this is a top priority for him. he is going to call a special session to make sure it gets done. texas democrats walking off the house floor late sunday. we won t let them disenfranchise voters. it was short of the lawmakers needed for a vote. killing the bill for the legislative session. it may be dropped only temporarily. greg abbott, a republican, saying it is deeply disappointing the bill didn t reach his desk, vowing to call a special session. after hours of heate