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of the witnesses in the house investigation into the january 6th attack. plus, republican congresswoman liz cheney of the committee defending her work there during last nights republican primary debate in wyoming, as she fights to keep her seat in congress. and the latest in the debate over abortion rights. president biden says the senate should make an exception and suspend the filibuster and its rules to allow new protections to make it through congress. but does he have the vote...

former aide to then trump chief of staff mark meadows. a surprise witness at a surprise hearing that was only announce 2 wood 2 hours ago. so why is she such a big deal? as politico said, she knows a lot. what she heard and who she personally saw coming and going, all add to her value. as she told the committee in march, she had "insight into essentially all of trumps meetings." in multiple depositions, she leveled explosive allegations against trump, mark meadows, and republican lawma...

right now, two weeks of seismic supreme court decision starting with a reversal a federal abortion rights have left americas political fault lines even deeper. on one side of the divide are blue states racing to codify abortion rights and offer safe haven to women who may now have to cross state lines for the procedure on the other side. on the other side are mostly red states that have already seized upon this moment to ban abortion with some conservative lawmakers in those states con...

back better agenda to efforts to fight climate change, to attempt that filibuster reform, to taxing billionaires. joe manchin is made himself the man standing -- the democratic agenda yelling, stop. tonight -- may have just had a major breakthrough. the top democrat in the senate, chuck schumer released a joint statement with senator manchin saying the west virginia democrat will now support, not oppose, but yes, support the democrats big new budget deal. despite objecting to it just t...

democrats big new budget deal. despite objecting to it just two weeks ago. now, we dont have all the details yet. but he 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 unnamed provisions to make the ultra wealthy pay their fair share of tax. lowering affordable care act premiums for millions of americans, allowing medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, something democrats hav...

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...

overturn a decision thats been a place for over 50 years, saying roe v wade is no longer law. >> it is a slap in the face to women. >> we are here to help you if you are pregnant and if you are in need of support. >> the court affirmed today tha every life is worth living. reaction across the country swift and divided, causing jubilation for some and devastation for others appeared were keeping an eye on the protest in major cities tonight. president biden calling for peace in saying v...

how a mega-drought is transforming the grand canyon and the groom stranded on his wedding day and the police boat that saved the day. >> announcer: this is “nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening a disturbing warning tonight apparently tied to the fbis search of former president donald trumps home last week fbi and homeland security advising agents in a joint intelligence bulletin of an increase in threats to federal law enforcement, identifying threats coming online, so...

this is highland park, an affluent chicago suburb known for its safety. we certainly have great cops there. four hours yesterday those police hunted down the person of interest. arresting 21-year-old aspiring rapper with a very long history, what you can see online, violent postings, had been there a while. they caught him about 5 miles north of the mass shooting. identified him as 21-year-old, again, violence online is what marks his history. those who managed to escape the bullets ra...

sanders said the bill does not go far enough, what does that mean? >> he represents the further left of the democratic party and wrangling all 50 of the democratic senators has been no small fete, getting senator manchin and kyrsten sinema on board. ultimately we believe this bill will move forward, the question is when. this is a very, very lengthy, complex, tedious process theyre using, a specific budget process theyre using to get it through. let me tell you about whats in the bill,...