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hi there, everyone. its 4:00 in new york. whatever the results of next tuesdays midterm elections, there is no denying that these midterm elections are taking place with the very real specter of political violence and the prevalence of disinformation as a political weapon, unmatched in modern political times. large swaths of the gop have been swallowed up completely by the disinformation about the integrity of our very election systems, and many on the right have normalized conversatio...

its also an issue in many races around the nation. we are 35 days out from these midterms, and right now the scandal engulfing republican herschel walker in one race, but tells a similar story. he follows a report that states he has backed abortion in his own personal life, specifically funding an abortion for a woman in 2009. that was before the supreme court recently allowed states to ban abortions outright. and it is that personal act that is exactly what walker also claims to be ru...

states, my friend donald j. trump. >> rupert murdoch is a direct line of the oval office in a way hes never enjoyed before. proximity to power. >> there probably would not have been a president trump without fox news. >> maybe we wont do it anymore with them. >> you give the viewers what they want. >> whatever his instinct is, thats what a great leader is. >> the channel became focused on telling him what he wanted to hear. >> james is watching this all in dismay. >> he is getting unco...

>> the commander-in-chief and the president of the united states, my friend donald j. trump. >> rupert murdoch is a direct line of the oval office in a way hes never enjoyed before. proximity to power. >> there probably would not have been a president trump without fox news. >> maybe we wont do it anymore with them. >> you give the viewers what they want. >> whatever his instinct is, thats what a great leader is. >> the channel became focused on telling him what he wanted to hear. >> j...

ukrainian troops have made advances against russian occupying forces on the frontline in eastern ukraine near the southern city of kherson. they the near the southern city of kherson. t of the near the southern city of kherson. t of four the near the southern city of kherson. t of four regions. 5 now on bbc news, time for dateline london. hello and welcome to our digest of the global week seen through the eyes of leading journalists from the uk and the foreign correspondents based here...

nothing new there, especially from trump. >> he should have listened to both of us when we were saying earlier this year. have a great rest of your night. nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> tonight on the mehdi hasan show -- prosecuting a former leader. why are some people acting as if it would be completely crazy to prosecute donald j trump? plus, a right-wing harassment campaign against childrens hospital staff, based on pure hate and disinformation. what is this country becomin...

>> she was scared. >> how much time did they come talk to you? >> 30. plus >> two tantalizing cruise. >> this object had blood on their hands. >> and the trail on twitter. >> it is very powerful, you can almost see this happening in realtime. >> could she help solve her own mystery? >> shes fighting him off. >> it was almost. >> i want to jump out of my seat. >> never in 1 million years would you expect something like that. on long island, about ten miles down the -- the pensacola and ...

part of the republican party. and he will continue to do that. >> reporter: and joining us now is washington post national political reporter isaac ards. thank you so much for being with us. i want to start with the piece that you co-authored entitled trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in gop as double-edged sword. so could you mean by the double edged swords. >> in the primary, what we heard was trumps first general election rally. in the primaries he was the envy of all. hi...

barr, who did much of donald trumps bidding during the russia investigation, defends the fbi decision to seize classified documents from the former presidents florida estate. this as we learn more about what was found in the search, including dozens of empty folders marked "classified." plus, the former president sharpens his attacks against federal law enforcement, calling the fbi and doj, quote, vicious monsters, while warning of unprecedented backlash. how will his supporters inte...

legal news. it is the first conviction of anyone for defying the house january 6 committee as well. we have experts about to join us who were inside the courtroom . this is a major deal. prosecutors basically made may have won their case that steve bannon hid insurrection evidence by refusing to show up or testify or provide documents requested under that lawful subpoena. mr. bannon faces up to two years in prison in a precedent- making a victory. for the justice department and the hou...