menendez, as we begin a new hour of the next gop presidential contest is taking shape. new unfamiliar republican faces jump into the 20 tour contest. selling themselves with the next and best alternative to donald. trump speaking of, incriminating new evidence this weekend in the classified documents case, not just one of trump s also tonight, legislating inaction. president biden racks up another big win in washington by delivering on a key campaign promise. it is pride month, the love story that triggered a movement for equality in chicago, and beyond. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa. a crucial stop for gop presidential candidates, as they work to find footing in a republican party defined by trumpism. this afternoon, eight republican 2024 hopefuls stumped in des moines, at a fund-raiser hosted by joni ernst, noticeably absent, front runner donald trump. his chief rival, for now, florida governor, ron desantis. he was there, desantis used the moment to
imminent? i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. after weeks of high stick negotiations, the united states is back from the brink. in just a few hours, president biden is expected to sign the bipartisan budget agreement into law. less than 48 hours after he cleared the senate with a final vote of 63 to 36. just last night, the president abused his first ever oval office address to take it well deserved victory lap, delivering a 12-minute speech flame throwing to champion the bipartisanship that got the deal done, including commanding republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for his role in negotiating the bill that averted financial disaster. still, the debt ceiling has global creditors on edge. see nbc reported yesterday, the nations aaa credit rating will remain on negative watch by providence agencies like fish, when they consider the full implications and overall outlook of the united states. 31 trillion dollar debt. but, to silver linings appeared yesterday
possible accountability for donald trump. nbc has exclusively learned the grand jury examining trump s handling of classified documents will reconvene this week. nbc writes the jury will be concerned considering, quote, to central legal questions. one, did trump wrongfully retain classified documents after he left the white house? and two, did he lay her obstruct the governments efforts to retrieve them? prosecutors have already played a tape of trump discussing highly sensitive military intelligence he took from office and it is not the only recording. the new york times reports the jury will also hear a voice memo from trump s lawyer, evan corcoran, describes trump s conversations about the mar-a-lago case in great detail. on the corner, timing matters. this off this hour, msnbc legal analyst, lisa reuben. lisa, we ve had some false alarms about the grand jury in previous reporting, predicting an indictment right after memorial day. how significant is it that they are rec
investigation. then, as his lawyers lineup to defend him. if you have the authority to declassify you are not there is new trouble on team trump. plus, how joe manchin s pet pipeline project just got expedited from the debt bill. the president s former chief of staff on that deal in the latest mcgovern from republicans trying to investigate joe biden. let s put it this way that there, there s accusations. it s not for me to make a judgment about one of these accusations if they are accurate or not. all in starts right now. good evening from new york i m chris hayes. the evidence is piling up in the special counsel s investigation into trump s mishandling of classified documents and the subsequent attempt to obstruct every inquiry. today, nbc news confirming that special counsel s office has acquired audio of trump essentially admitting that he had classified documents and that, crucially, he knew they were still classified. and that evidence, apparently nadia re
known, these to always say to me, i made you. so we have cities each other about that. like one, day i m going to be teasing fabulous son. i came behind, you girl. i came behind you. he paved the way, rev. thank, you i ll be watching, take it away. good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, grand juries and grand strategies. in the trump classified document case, they will meet this week. the pro-committee took a first-ever federal indictment of a former president. one who happens to be seeking to return to that office in 2024. trump was one of the few republican presidential hopefuls not to appear at a motorcycle themed campaign event in iowa this weekend. he will be jumping into the race officially this week, along with former new jersey governor chris christie. the number of republicans running continues to grow, even as the rnc adopts rules aimed at narrowing access to the primary debate stage. meantime on the democratic side, president biden this wee