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also right here on msnbc. from all of our colleagues across the network of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. ill see you this weekend. ou this weekend. thanks to you at home for joining us this evening, we have some big breaking news, nbc news has now confirmed the former vice president, mike pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel, jack smith. the man who is overseeing the investigation into trumps effort to overturn the results of the 2020. election including the attack o...

>> would you like me to read the tweet? >> now that its my hour we can put it in. we can put in public record, thats awesome, and hilarious. im sorry the studio -- could hear me chortling. >> im glad, you know me. i love laughter. >> it was a plus television production my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. we have some big breaking news. nbc news has now confirmed that former vice president, mike pence, has been subpoenaed by special counsel jack smith. the man ...

night. >> what they dont know is were sitting like or maybe they dont or they sort of dont. were sitting like 10, 15 feet away from each other in the studio and i have to pretend -- >> would you like me to read the tweet? >> now that its my hour we can put it in public record. that is awesome and hilarious, and im sorry the studio and viewing public could hear me chortling. and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. we have some big breaking news. nbc news has now confirm...

headquarters in new york city and the political drama captivating washington and paralyzing the house of representatives now in a third day with no end in sight. were well into the seventh vote. still no speaker ask it does not appear the concessions kevin mccarthy agreed to last night made any difference in the vote count today. the biggest backlash against those conservative rebels coming from other members of their party. slamming them as egotistical opportunists. one of those membe...

We are at war. Those words from israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after hamas launched a Surprise Attack on southern israel, Terror Striking by land, air and sea, widespread coordinated attack, standing communities on a jewish holiday 50 years and one day after the infamous surprise Yom Kippur War. There are reports of 200 israelis killed in the attack, the deadliest against israel in years leaving 1000 others wounded. At daybreak, hamas militants fired rockets from the gaza strip into i...

Elected office in the legislator. my worry is that they dont believe that they should be bound by the code that every other justices bound by. because they think they arent judges, they believe their policy makers. >> i think theyre probably people magical peyton enjoy the fact that theyre making law. theyre effectively the functioning branch of the republican party in a lot of ways. the republicans in the legislator are busy having hearings about covid coming from mars or wherever. other republ...

Conservative justices on the court dont really think they are judges. they dont really think they should be bound by the same code of conduct as every other federal judge is. their policy makers, not judge. as theyre making -- not interpreting law -- the new justices, gorsuch, kavanaugh, coney barrett, they ran campaigns for the supreme court. thats just like we run campaigns for elected office in the legislature. my worry is that they dont believe that they should be bound by the code that ever...

Think they are not judges, they believe they are policy makers. >> well, and i think there are probably people in the gop that enjoy the fact theyre making law. right, theyre effectively the functioning branch of the republican party in a lot of ways. the republicans in the legislature are busy having hearings about covid coming from mars or whatever and the justices on the court are actually drafting law. and i would imagine that the republican caucus is probably loathe to do anything that woul...

You may know i silt on the house intelligence committee. im a former air force pilot and officer of national security is one of the main things that i work on here in congress. i can tell you theres ways for us to be aware of whether there are imminent dangers or things we have to have members of congress have knowledge of. so im not terribly concerned about that. i think a greater concern is the issue you raise about suppose we get another ten days into this and we dont have a speaker and then ...

Shores of a west wing that now closely resembles "home alone" than a functioning branch. inside the white house aides describe a chaotic, free wheeling atmosphere reminiscent of the early weeks of trumps presidency with counterweights like ousted chief of staff john kelly gone, some advisers say the west wing has the feel of the 26th floor of trump tower, where an unrestrained trump had absolute control over his family business and was free to follow his impulses. joining us on this big day, one...