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Changed with the delta variant. in august what you saw up until august of 2021 was desantis became more and more powerful with the base as he resisted more with the experts of the media and what democrats should do with mask mandates and so he sort of grew into that role. desantis has a real kind of take on all comers. he can get in a fight on an empty room. the base loves that. hes going to swing back hard and win. >> senior political reporter for nbc news, mark caputo. thank you for coming on....

Fortenberry is also convicted, like collins and hunter were, jeff fortenberry will have no such ace in the hole. there is no donald trump there now to pardon him. so if he is convicted, republican house leader kevin mccarthy gets to look forward to the awkward dance of this serving republican member of congress prepping for his prison term and having to make him resign and all of that. its become almost a regular part of kevin mccarthys job by now. three times in just the last five years this ha...

Republican house leader kevin mccarthy gets to look forward to the awkward dance of this serving republican member of congress prepping for his prison term and having to make him resign and all of that. its become almost a regular part of kevin mccarthys job by now. three times in just the last five years this has happened to him. and now, again, it looks like it might be happening to him again, which is -- i mean honestly, this is like getting hit by lightning while youre winning the lottery on...

Both progress and international archives to pass them off is the real deal. weve been trying to get in contact with the people who sign the names to these documents, -- particularly since we notice that all the forgeries from the five states is similar. so similar, it looks like that they were part of a coordinated effort. were still working on that, but tonight area -- caught up with one of the people who sign of with this document in arizona. his name is jake huffman hes the republican represe...

Girlfriend, declined comment about the case once the today when he was spotted by an nbc news reporter entering the federal courthouse in orlando with his client. the department of justice spokesman declined comment. gaetz did not respond to requests to the common. but legal sources were familiar with the case say that congressman gaetz is being investigated for three distinct crimes, sex trafficking a minor, violating the men act, which prohibits taking women across state lines for prostitution...

For president in 2024. or maybe it was last week when donald trump called politicians who do not disclose their vaccination status gutless after desantis refused to disclose his. or maybe a few days after that when desantis said on a podcast that he wished he stood up to trump over lockdowns at the start of the pandemic. either way, there is tension between the gop king maker and the man who he considered his protege, at least at one point. and in the "new york times," republicans are asking who...

Communities in florida, texas and beyond. he has struggled since he started running for president in 2019 and this is another manifestation we are seeing play out in puerto rico. >> senior political reporter for nbc news, mark caputo. it is good to have you here at msnbc. >> good to be here. >> all right. mika. still ahead, first she was censured by her party in arizona and now new this morning, a campaign to oust senator kyrsten sinema. we will get a live report from arizona. plus, cory boo...

Well see what happens but so far he seems like he sitting tight. mark caputo, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> that is all in on this thursday night. the rachel maddow chill starts right now. right now. desparting supreme court justice stephen breyer at the white house today. the event basically formalized the announcement of justice breyers retirement. president biden also invited justice breyer and his wife to have a sleepover in the lincoln bedroom sometime i president biden at the white hous...

Trafficking with a minor. gates insists the accusations were false and thus far he is not charged. the developments in the case of not stopped. two weeks ago nbc news reported that gatess ex girlfriend gave testimony to the federal grand jury investigating the congressman just a few days ago, another man involved with greenberg has pleaded guilty to unrelated charges and hes reportedly cooperating with authorities raising more questions about the investigation into gaetz himself. national news c...

Them, are potentially providing evidence that theyre giving in return for lenient sentences or leniency from the federal government. well give that to the judge and see what he on this. marc caputo good to have you onboard. thanks for the great report appreciate it. >> thank you. tonight president biden vaccine and testing requirement struck down by the trumpist supreme court. secretary of labor marty walsh is here to talk about what it means for you and the fight against the pandemic next. s ...