Day the fed makes a long awaited move, slashing Interest Rates for the first time since 2020. Plus, the woman who may be the democrats best weapon in the fight for abortion rights. As the 11th Hour gets underway on this wednesday night. Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhle and we are now just 48 days away from election day. Are you ready for this . That is less than seven weeks. You might have a Doctors Appointment scheduled after the election at this Point And Today americans got really good news about the economy. The fed decided to vote big with its first cut to Interest Rates since 2020. That means in the middle of an election where many americans say the economy is the top issue, mortgages and Credit Card bills are about to get more affordable. It is another top issue for americans, emigration. She talked about that when she spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus today. We must also reform our broken immigration system. And protect our dreamers. And understand we can do
And, protect our dreamers and understand, we can do both, create Unearned Pathway to citizenship, and ensure our border is secure. We can do both and we must do both. Donald trump and his extremist allies will keep trying to pull us backward. We all remember what they did to tear families apart, and now they have pledged to carry out the largest deportation, a mass deportation, in american history. Imagine what that would look like and what that would be. New polls out today so that the race is still very tight in the swing states. The ones that count, with harris holding small leads that fall within the margin of error. Meanwhile today, more than 100 former national security officials who served in republican administrations as former congressional republicans signed a letter endorsing Vice President Harrison calling Donald Trump quote, unfit to serve. Her opponent spent the Day Campaigning in an unusual state for republican president ial nominee at this point in the campaign, New Yor
Joining us tonight on 360 new polls from battleground states have some good news for kamala harris, but the bad news is the teamsters declined to endorse her or any candidate for president also, another jibe by a trump surrogate at harris for not having biological children. What trump is saying about sarah huckabee sanders remarks at a town hall and a day after hundreds of hezbollah pagers exploded with devastating consequences across lebanon now, it s walkie talkies being targeted as well. And the death toll is rising evening, thanks very much for joining us. Take a look at the live feed from uniondale on new york s long island, where the former president is holding his first rally since sunday s apparent attempt on his life. Now, new york is not expected to be in play this election despite trump s recent claims that it could be the former president moments ago, blasted the harris campaign for saying he s a threat to democracy the and then immediately said that she is a threat to demo
Coverage right now. Good morning, 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. And we begin on the Breaking News on the legal drama surrounding former president Donald Trump. A judge is holding an election in trumps federal election hearing case. The first hearing in nearly a year. Trump is not at or attending Todays Hearing. His lawyers entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to a revised version of the indictment filed last week. Now Todays Hearing comes just over two months after the supreme Courts Landmark ruling that former president s have broad immunity for prosecution for official acts. Judge chutkan is expected to lay out a schedule for how the proceedings will take shape over the next couple of months. With us now, nbc News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent ken dilanian, Katie Fein, the Katie Fein show. And maya wiley, former assistant district attorney. Ken, what has been happening in that courtroom over to . Reporter well, jose, first, ill tell you abou
Its about being seen and been heard live. From london. This is Cnn Newsroom with Max Foster and christina macfarlane. Hello, a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u. S. And around the world. Im Max Foster and im christina macfarlane. Its wednesday, august 28, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. In washington, where the u. S. Justice department is keeping the Election Subversion Case five, against Donald Trump, special Counsel Jack Smith filed a Slimmer Indictment against the former president for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection that hes betting will hold up to the supreme courts divisive ruling on president ial immunity last month, which granted trump sweeping protections. Trump is by no means off the hook for allegedly attempting to so overturn the 2020 election. The shorter documents still charges him with the same four Felony Counts that he faced before, which include conspiracy to defraud the united states and obstruction. But removes key parts of the origi