not simply a democracy at. we re but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen kevin mccarthy s new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthy s bid this year was only the 15th time that has happened, it was 15 ballots but it was only the 15th time that it is happened. there were only four other instances when the volker shut went on for longer, all of which were in the 1800s, which was an era in which political parties were influx and factions were ideologically split over the issue of slavery. take the 16th congress as an example. henry clay was initially elected as the speaker at the start of the term and 1819 but, he opted to step down in the midd
lawyer is trying to block the january six committee to block a key piece of information that would tie the ex president directly to the efforts to overthrow the 2020 election. you may remember that john eastman was the attorney that orchestrated the failed former presidents last-ditch effort to overturn the legitimate election lost. he drafted memos that laid out a xiaojie for vice president mike pence to unlawfully strew swing the election results and donald trump s favor. with a late court filing, eastman urged a judge to maintain the confidentiality of his work for the ex president. he may have given us the clearest insight yet into the flurry of miscommunication, or the flurry of communication, between the former president, the top aides, and the campaign lawyers. political reports quote that the filing also describes the direct role of trump himself in developing strategy, detailing two-handed written notes from the former president about information that he thought migh
report on the abuse of new american native american children in u.s. schools. we will talk about congress looking into possible extraterrestrial. that s, right there have been credible sightings. we are opening up the x-files. we have to begin this morning right here on earth was some unprecedented developments here in the january six investigations. five sitting members of congress now facing subpoena testify and what they knew about the planning behind the insurrection. trump s five stages are already the already crying the subpoenas that an illegitimate west witch hunt. they are threatening investigations of their own if they retake the house in november. none of these five are willing to comply. it s the privilege for me. what do you think would happen to us if we defied a subpoena? joining me now is at the nation, he s also the author of the new york times black a black ice guy to the constitution. something we stiffening we need. i can t overstate how unpreced
who we are as a country. that is our show for this evening, now it s time for the last word with ali velshi in for lauren, good evening. caitlin is the reporter for the 80s on this particular story, which goes in and out of fashion for the right sometimes. it s the biggest story, and then sometimes, we forget for months. what your story tonight told us was that you might forget about this. this might not be the biggest thing on your agenda. you might be thinking about israel or ukraine or inflation or whatever it is. these people don t have places to sleep tonight. it s cold outside in your city. in new york city, around the roosevelt hotel down the street from where we work. we need to see them again. we have effectively it is a dehumanization of sorts. there are things that we talk about. they are pawns, as you describe. you re store humanize it and remind people, whatever you are doing, whatever your real passions are, whatever is important to you, there are many d
ruling on a protective order for donald trump, how it could impact the former president and jackson its federal election case? and more good news on the economy what it means for the president and his 2024 strategy. then, the clock is ticking for congress to pass aid for ukraine and israel. what s the holdup in the senate, as some in the house secretly blow expelling another congressman. as the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. readings, everyone. i am symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, a major ruling in donald trump s federal election interference case means the protective order is back on. a three judge appeals court panel mostly upheld the original order from the trial judge but they narrowed it down. it bans trump from attacking potential witnesses, court staff, and most prosecutors on the case. however, trump is allowed to criticize the charges. the justice department, and special counsel jack smith himself. the judges expl