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of staff mark meadows testified that he knew the mob he was about to incite and send marching to the capital was armed. >> i was in the vicinity where i heard a conversation and the president said something to the effect of, i dont care that they have weapons. >> cassidy hutchinson testifying under oath about that. she testified to the presidents eagerness to join the mob at the capitol. also, his counsels horror at the prospect and his fears being charged with, according to her, every...

Which i believe according to the laws of physics is impossible, and of course driven by ill motives. The story broke land wednesday. We are six days into this and the speed i guess we knew there was a whistleblower complaint coming out of the dni. One of the defining features of the trump era is the incredible speed, ferocity with which information happens. It was apt that we would end up here after all these months of waiting around, that the thing that turned out to be the trigger could turn i...

This is not an insignificant share of them that are cheering on this type of mechanisms or operations in washington for the very purpose of stalling what they believe is ineffective. >> a republican electorate with the primaries, continuing to see the candidates that push that sort of stuff. let me ask you about kyrsten sinema, since i have you, and since you know arizona so well, bucking both parties saying americans dont like them and shes right, americans dont like them. whats your take on wh...

To hang on, but theyre the sort of moves that would seriously hamper his control over the majority and thereby seriously hamper his ability to bring forward meaningful legislation that has any chance of making it through the senate, meaning if he wanted to find compromise, with the democrats, always an if in these times, he might not even have the power to do it. >> joining me now is nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake and nbc correspondent vaughn hillyard and washington bur...

Vacate, the vote is important to cobble together a majority to select a speaker but it is an example that americans think washington is so out of touch with the real concerns in their daily lives. >> you hear about that on the campaign trail. what do americans say to you, vaughn, about washington, and why there is so much frustration there? >> i think the general election here in 2022 showed us that a majority of americans are frustrated with how republicans have operated in washington, d.c., bu...

Times as good. the names being discussed right now are impeccable. >> leigh? >> yeah. no, i agree with that. i think anyone talking about this, any problems with the supreme court nominee thats coming up is a problem in search of an answer. whoever justice breyer is replaced by will be an extraordinary woman. i dont think we have any problem with who is going to come up. president biden ran on the idea that he was going to fill an empty seat with a woman of color. and were really looking forward...

So, the Russell Wilson thing didn’t really work out. I can’t say I’m crushed. Teams need great players, but they also need draft picks and cap space. I figure you can give up one or the other,...

The Civil War heroine who inspired Jessica Chastain's new action film risked life and limb for George Washington. But did she exist?

Swing women voters and theyre talking about how everything in washington seems to be a game. everyones playing a political game. when you listen to what senator kennedy was saying and you know he knows better, you understand hoo playi hes playing a game and thats what people dont like about washington. thats why our politics is broken. >> i think i said this to you before. i feel like democrats are caught in this trap they had to do this because they felt it was necessary. even as they know it m...

Colorado senator michael bennet. hes a member of the intelligence committee. hes also a presidential candidate. which means were going to see him here thursday -- washington thursday when the -- and possibly will be among the first people to question the whistle-blower. senator bennet, i know where you stand on this these days. how do you want to see this play out? how long should this inquiry take? >> well, nancy pelosi just mentioned something -- i dont know if you guys caught it or have had a...