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We begin this hour with Breaking News on the economy. There is new data sugg the american job market remains strong. This morning, the govnmt reported that employers added a whopping 336,000 jobs last month. Thats nearly double t 170,000 Jobs Economists had predicted. The Unemployment Rate held steady at3. 8 . And when you break it down,he hispanic Unemployment Rate fell 0. 3 . While the black Unemployment Rate rose 0. 4 . Were keeping a close eye on the white house where the president is set to...

guaranteed of this progress so we are moving carefully. >> thats tonights last. where the 11th hour stephanie ruhle begins now. r stephani >> tonight, republicans in the house vote for a formal impeachment inquiry into president joe biden in the final days of the year. but heres the question. do they have any evidence? then, federal election interference case put on pause as trumps legal team accuses jack smith of trying to steal their christmas. then, the showdown over the abortion ...

impeachment inquiry into president joe biden in the final days of the year. but heres the question. to they have any evidence? then, the federal election interference case put on pause, as trumps legal team accuses jack smith of trying to steal their christmas. then, the showdown over the abortion pill now headed to the supreme court, while reproductive rights hang in the balance, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. >> good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle at ...

im katy tur. it has been a dramatic day on capitol hill. emphasis on dramatic as house lawmakers loudly debated whether to formalize an investigation into president biden. as you would imagine, it got combative. we were waiting on the vote, but if all republicans tow the line, it will pass. that is not all. this morning, right outside of the capitol. hunter biden told reporters he was ready to testify in front of the house. but only if republicans agree to do it in public stating, quot...

Infected by bias and pervasive lack of due process. his arbitrary capricious, and characterized by abuse of discretion. >> over the same weekend, the state of california ruled to keep trump on the ballot, as a colorado judge had earlier, before she was overturned by the states supreme court. also over the holidays, special counsel jack smith urged an appeals court to reject trumps efforts to dismiss his federal election interference case on presidential immunity grounds, claiming it would, quote...

Maybe they dont know what a chief of staffs job is. do they see this as, okay, this was what the president was focused on, this is what the chief of staff does. so wasnt he doing that in his capacity? >> is that relevant? >> i think it is relevant in the way that shan described. its relevant to a jury, who might be thinking, hey, this guy was just following orders. he didnt know. but thats not what the standard is hes facing right now. hes trying to convince a judge that he was within the legal ...

Democratic area. where meadows is concerned, this looks like a gambit by his attorneys. theyre trying to get this into federal court, so as tim explained, they can ask the judge to dismiss the case entirely on immunity grounds. theyre making a very narrow argument, saying that meadows is unlike even trump, in that he never gets to take off his chief of staff hat, even when hes visiting his kids, the argument apparently goes hes out looking for information in response to trumps questions. so hell...