We are now just 21 days, three weeks from midterm elections that will reveal whether the much discussed blue wave is real and whether it is big enough to deliver one or even both houses of congress the democrats. Tonight new evidence that should give democrats some reason to worry, and crucially light a fire under those who believe congress should be a check on donald trump, and not a rubber stamp. That evidence and analysis from nbc news in the New York Times polling gurus in just a moment. But first, the latest on the National Landscape this three weeks before election day. 538 estimating democrats have an 84 chance to win control of the house and a 19 chance to beat the odds and take the senate. For their part trump and the republicans have been using a combination of fear mongering and, well, outright lying as they try to keep their grip on power. Nowhere was the misrepresentation more rampant than when it comes to health care. And debate last night, for example, in arizona, Republ
Conditions. It was republicans trying to get rid of that Health Care Coverage in the first place. Plus saudi arabia admits columnist Jamal Khashoggi is dead but for many the statement amounts to a coverup instead of an explanation. First, though, early voting is under way in much of the country and starts and states like florida and texas coming up tomorrow. And that means the midterms are here. You can basically ignore the number at the bottom of your screen. The president s popularity is surging, up 47 among registered voters in the nbc news wall street journal poll. Thats higher than president obamas approval ahead of the 2010 midterms. Peoples preference for who controls congress appears to be shifting back in favor of democrats. Opening up a ninepoint advantage among likely voters. Thats in large part because of the increase in enthuse ymp weve seen. The percentage of black women, southern voters, women under 50 and Republican Base voters who say this election is more important th
To keep america safe. But minutes later the crisis on the border right now is the sole result of democrat laws and activists. Are these violent incidents separate or linked as a product of our angry political environment . Joining me this morning, the mayor of pittsburgh and jonathan greenblatt. A campaign filled with rhetoric from missouri this whole campaign has been a big scare tactic. To florida im not calling this racist. Im simply saying the racists believe hes a racist. To a former president. That is not spin. That is not exaggeration. That is lying. Nine days before the election, House Campaign chairman steve stylers and his democratic counterpart ben ray louhan. Our analysts are Kristen Welker, erick erickson, amy walter, and joshua johnson, host of oneonone npr. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Good sunday morning. As our colleague journalists wrote on twitter yesterday, the worst antisemitic attack in u. S. History took place today, day as of the largest attempted assa
This is from the New York Times. The headline of this piece, rosenstein suggesting he would secretly record trump and discuss 25th amendment. Were hearing different interpretations of what rosenstein meant with that suggestion. Senior justice officials are pushing back strongly. What theyre saying is thats was made sarcastically. Michael smith says this. As we point out in the story, rosen stein in the meeting was asked whether he was serious or not and he said that he was. Rod rosenstein firing back calling that New York Times story inaccurate and factually incorrect. Some cognitive dissonance on fox news with laura ingram advising the president to do the following. The president tonight should seriously consider whether Rod Rosenstein should remain on the job. Whine sean hannity dishes out different advice. I have a message for the president tonight. Under zero circumstances should the president fire anybody. The president needs to know it is all a setup. Nick, im going to start with
Underway on a tuesday night. Good evening once again from the headquarters here in new york. Day 649 of the trump administration. Pittsburgh, pennsylvania remains just about the saddest place on earth and we will have the coverage of the president s uncomfortable and unusual visit to that city. But first we are following development on the Robert Mueller front. The Washington Post is reporting they are pressing witnesses on roger stone and whether stone had knowledge of the emails that were released by wikileaks minutes after the access Hollywood Report dropped. He appears to be focused on whether wikileaks coordinated with the campaign. They questioned steve bannon about alleged claims stone made privately about wikileaks according to the report investigators have questioned witnesses about october 7, 2016. Less than an hour after the post published its story about trumps crude comments during a taping of access hollywood wiki leaks released a trove of emails hacked from the account o