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you learned the house rules in elementary school, right? the senate rules in high school. this is such an exciting night for me. because we are going to cover once again the single most exciting thing, you can never see in the house of representatives. unfortunately its almost inexplicable and it is of course the procedure that the democrats are using right now to try to force a vote on a clean debt ceiling bill. the discharge position. the man who filed the discharge petition is joini...

tonight. can you believe it? i get to talk to someone, im, you know through a whole lifetime and never meet someone who files a discharge position, because its so rare. >> and the circumstances of the filing district petition were, like, the plot of a mission implausible. it is a cape, or if you will, lawrence, one that has yet to be resolved because we dont know how the drama is going to and, in the end. but it is certainly, he is the person of the hour as it concerns the financial st...

this is "americas newsroom." a years long investigation. a grand jury brought an indictment to president trump. the charges are under seal for now. the counts number in the dozens. >> bill: thats sparking a firestorm of criticism for the manhattan d.a. alvin bragg. known as a soft on crime prosecutor. since he took office in january, he has downgraded more than 50% of felonies in new york to misdemeanors. he appears to be taking the opposite take against the former president. republica...

alvin bragg facing intense questioning after yesterdays intense spectacle of bragg going after trump in new york city. critics called it a bank shot, because it relies on a stiff backboard of evidence yet to be seen. americans watched the soft on violent crime stretch to link trump to campaign law violations. bragg was on the defense. >> today we uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. >> your predecessor took a hard look at this case and d...

maddow and joy and myself. the whole gang will be back at 8:00 for special coverage, our whole primetime lineup of colleagues much more tonight starting at 8:00, but right now its time to sit down with another bucket of popcorn or whatever youre having because its time for "the beat. >> hi, nicolle will see you at 8:00 p.m right now were reporting on arraignment of former president donald trump stepped into court, took his seat to make his first appearance as a defendant in a criminal ...

Proceedings. We will see if he stops to speak to reporters as he makes his way back into the courtroom. Usually is not the case, its usually on his way out at this time of day but we will be watching for that hello and welcome everyone i am sandra smith the new york as we head into our number to. John a lot ahead in the next 60 minutes on john roberts in washington this America Reports perry when court resumes they will meet with the prosecution and defense on what should be included in the Jury...

annoying. i just strongly believe you have to follow the law. >> alex, the mayor has continued to express his support, but we have says nothing wrong, again, at this point, he has not been accused of any wrongdoing. no charges have been filed. alex? >> okay, thanks for both of those points as well. george police, appreciate that. theres a lot of ground to cover in this next hour for you. first, up donald trumps testimony in court. did he help the prosecution instead of himself? youre g...

as the nation hurdles towards yet another government shutdown. i want to know if new republican house speaker, mike johnson and his lack of experience have what it takes to get a deal done. we are live on capitol hill where today we could learn part of the plan to keep the government open. overnight, strikes israel -- war on hamas intensifies after another wave of bombings. benjamin netanyahu makes a trip to the gaza border. live in israel with the latest on the 35-day war and the huma...

in some ways. >> well, thank you. thats what i was aiming for. >> well done, my friend, thank you. >> and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. so anything much going on in the news? enjoying these sleepy summer days without much happening? aghh. all right. we have a bunch of stuff to coffer tonight. first, the former president of the united states is going to be sentenced for 34 felony convictions next week on thursday. the prosecutors who brought that case and who prosecute...

its going to be a big crisis for a lot of us. >> im going in sweat pants. i dont know about you, rachel. >> i always am. people cant tell. thats the magic of television. of cropping on television. lets say. thank you. much appreciated. good to have you here. >> thank you. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. its really good for you to be here. im going show you something, but im going to tell you what youre going see in advance. im going tell you in advance, but you kn...