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>> good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. were learning more tonight about the justice departments criminal ingrained to january 6th. we found out earlier today that federal prosecutors obtained a warrant to search the cell phone of trump lawyer john eastman, back on july 12th. you remember, he was the guy behind the plan to get mike pence to overturn joe bidens victory, by rejecting electors from certain states. eastman, if you recall, took the fifth 100 times during his deposit...

trump alibi from trump tv. and the new project that gives me genuine hope in these insane times, when all in starts right now. w.>> good evening from new york, im chris hayes. all of the sudden there is a lot happening in the department of justice investigation into the january 6th insurrection. in just the last few days, there have been a bunch of developments, some of which we are going to get to in a moment. but before we do, its worth stepping back and looking at the bigger picture...

chuckat schumer, released a joi statement, with senator manchin saying that theem west virginia democrat will now support, not oppose, but yes, support the democratsrt big new budget dea. despite objecting to it, just two weeks ago. now, we dont have all the details yet, but a one-page summary says that the deal will make progress in some pretty big areas. including a 15% minimum tax on corporations, along with other provisions to make the ultra wealthy pay their fair share of tax. low...

critical issues like taiwan and uk. a surprise among democrats to lower drug prices and address climate change. were going to discuss with democratic senator brian schatz from hawaii. also new this hour, a u.s. prisoner swap proposal to bring wnba brittney griner and businessman paul whelan home from russia. what moscow is saying, ahead. we begin this hour with the state of the american economy. a short time ago the government reported economic activity fell by 0.9% between april...

pbs, rick stengel, an msnbc political analyst and gordon chang, "newsweek" columnist. yammish, what do we know about this call between president biden and president xi jinping? >> we know the president for a long time has called china the u.s.s main competitor and said there is this really tug of war between democracy and autocracy this is really a high-stakes call and also a call president biden is welcoming because he has said diplomacy is the thing america should be known for. hes s...

reproductive rights were very much on the ballot. a strong indication that as some of us were trying to tell yall, the supreme court nuking abortion rights has shifted the mid-term election to democrats. val demming is taking on senator marco rubio in florida. also tonight, new reporting from the washington post on trumps delay tactics as the government tried to retrieve classified documents that were improperly in his grasp. president biden makes good on a campaign promise and as ...

president and his fellow democrats first laid out nearly 16 months ago. >> look, this bill is far from perfect. its a compromise. but its often how progress is made, by compromises. and the fact is that my message to congress is this -- this is the strongest bill you can pass to lower inflation, cut the deficit, reduce health care cost, tackle the climate crisis and promote energy security, all the time reducing the burdens facing working class and middle-class families. so pass it. pa...

>> the bill includes $369 billion to combat climate change, largest in u.s. history. it gives medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices. it caps medicare out-of-pocket expenses at $2,000 and extended affordable care act subsidies for three years. >> white house reporter kevin livtak looks at what it means. jess, i want to start with you because we have news breaking in the last five to ten minutes, which i think is a good harbinger for your next few days at the capitol, where do...

just in the nomination process, essentially theyre to get all 50 senate democrats here. were looking for them to start this whole process in a matter of hours. the big question mark is when exactly will they do that. we dont quite know. theyre waiting on a couple of things. you mentioned the senate parliamentarian. theyre using a specialized budget process to move forward. they only need democratic senate support to get it through the senate but in order to use that process they have t...

reduction act, would be the largest investment in energy and climate programs in u.s. history. for the first time it would give medicare the power to negotiate prescription drug prices, cap medicare out-of-pocket costs at $2,000, and extend expiring health care subsidies for three years. but before any of that happens, it must get approval from the senate parliamentarian to proceed with a filibuster-proof reconciliation process, allowing democrats to pass the bill with just 50 votes...