up, hundreds of thousands of votes ahead, and all of a sudden you saw that drop, what is it, 3:02 in the morning, the chart coming down, down, down. the votes are running out. bing, bing. and all of a sudden, we lose pennsylvania. the right continues to push fringe positions, personal grievances, and conspiracy theories, team normal lid by president biden is displaying stable leadership at home and abroad. also tonight, the right is turning the defense of the violent january 6th criminals into a movement. and as usual, kevin mccarthy is complicit. you might not know the name markwayne mullin. this week, the cage fighter turned republican senator said, quote, i don t want reality. and i have the thoughts about his reality-free rant about teaching children about race. but we begin tonight with the rise of team normal. thanks to president joe biden, well, bidening, after his theory of the case in politics that bipartisanship is best actually won out last night, when the
headquarters in new york city. senator bob menendez calls it the biggest fight of his political life. he had the knives out for everyone from prosecutors to democrats who say feel a political opportunity. binge watchers and channel surfers rejoice. hollywood appears to be back in business. after 146 days in the picket lines, the writers unions says it struck an exceptional deal with the heads of the studios. what s in it and what does it mean for your favorite shows. families of fbi agents increasingly under threat. prosecutors under 24-hour protection. all of it the result of a toxic mix of overheated rhetoric and an angry and polarized public that officials increasingly fear will explode into violence. how do we turn down that temperature? a lot to talk about today. we ll start in new jersey where senator bob menendez made it official. not only won t he step down after friday s detailed and devastating indictment on bribery charges, but he claims some yet-to-be revealed
broken priorities. instead of focusing on a looming government shutdown and erosion of our democracy republicans can t stop complaining about hoodies and shorts. two of the world s most influential men are both pushing the world s oldest hatred. . did evening, one of the main reasons americans are so fed up with washington d.c. so distrustful of our government and angry about the state of our public life is because so many of our politicians on both sides of the political divide seem to be bought and paid for. like big corporations went by dark money groups. robert menendez was accused of being bought and paid for by the egyptian government. he was indicted by the doj on friday on corruption and bribery charges that he denies. and let s be clear corruption is a huge issue for voters. it s a cancer in our system of government. but what happens when it s not elected politician that spawned paid. for a person you can go out of office would. happens if the supreme court justice
federal government carrying towards a shutdown, as donald trump continues to pull the strings. congressman eric swalwell has made a name for himself, calling out the crazy across the aisle, and he is coming up first. plus, trump implies that general mark milley should get the death penalty. concerning enough on its own, even more so when you consider milley could be a witness, in the former presidents trials. that also today rupert murdoch steps aside, i ve got a few thoughts with the legacy he leaves, behind in the future of fox news. and later my wide, ranging exclusive interview with hillary clinton, her thoughts on the trump indictment, republicans ridiculous impeachment inquiry, in the state of the 2024 race for president. yeah i so, remember back in january when it took 15 rounds of votes over five days for kevin mccarthy to be elected speaker of the house? which, by the way, required selling his soul on a secret deal that we still don t know lot about extreme right win
Suddenly they re dealing with him and compromising with him. i don t think that s really settled in yet. by the way, if he s a falling down 80-year-old that doesn t know where his pants are, he s still beating you. think about what you re saying about you. you re saying oh, look, he fell. he fell while beating you. jen psaki and charlie sykes, i mean, come on. make it make sense. be logical. thank you all very much. don t miss inside with jen psaki, a fabulous show, sundays at noon eastern right here on msnbc. you can also catch new original episodes every thursday, exclusively, on peacock. up next, from pardon to promises of to promises to unhinged conspiracy theories, how the right is trying to turn january 6th defendants into heroic patriots. the reidout continues after this. we switched to liberty mutual and saved $652. they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. with the money we saved, we thought we d try electric unicycles. whoa! careful, babe!