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something to talk about. plus, more of my exclusive interview today with congressman benny thompson whos the chair of the january six committee. well give you more the hunter before we talk about everything from where the country goes now to the direct line he sees from january 6 to 4 for president trump. and, southwest airlines is finally getting their travel troubles under control. after leaving thousands of passengers stranded for days. we are talking to the vice president of the so...

russian aggression. >> every day yothere is no alternative to this decision. >> we are live in ukraine with why this aid is so critical for ukrainians. a stunning set of new arrests related to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. three active duty marines under arrest for their part in the insurrection, one allegedly wanted to wage a second civil war. silence from actor alec baldwin as he is facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the "rust" set shooting. what w...

but at what price? speaker mccarthy in the republican caucus begins a glimpse at the chaos that we can perfect over the next two years. we are talking the democratic congresswoman joyce -- and sarah jacobs. also democratic congresswoman about the drama that unfolded on the hill and what means of our democracy. plus, president biden he has always been committed to bipartisanship but he is going to have to work around the house of representatives that is essentially held hostage by extre...

russia right now, bracing for what they call the heaviest battles ahead in the fight for kherson. cnn is reporting from the front lines as vladimir putin is lobbing new verbal attacks at the west. also tonight, president biden touts unexpected economic growth as he he tries to rev up democratic voters in the blue state of new york. well break down his message and his challenges as recession fears persist 12 days before the midterm elections. and former president trumps lawyers take p...

midterms. punching ballots yesterday giving insight how voters are feeling ahead of november. pat ryan projected to win the states 19th district special election. his campaign pushed hard on the issue of abortion offering insight into the potential impact of overturning roe versus wade heading into the midterms. in florida ron desantis will face-off against a former member of his party, charlie crist as they look to slow desantis ahead of 2024. >> ill going to beat this guy and as long...

intelligence committee, congressman mike turner, ahead. and across the finish line. democrats pass their climate and tax bill on a party line vote. >> this is historic and it is cause for celebration. >> as it heads to president bidens desk, will americans struggling with inflation feel any relief? ill speak to cabinet secretary jennifer granholm next. plus, making the case. the spotlight again on former president trump, as his party looks ahead to the midterms and democrats make i...

>> this is historic and it is cause for celebration. >> as it heads to president bidens desk, will americans struggling with inflation feel any relief? ill speak to cabinet secretary jennifer granholm next. plus, making the case. the spotlight again on former president trump, as his party looks ahead to the midterms and democrats make inroads on their agenda. how will voters respond? arkansas republican governor asa hutchinson is coming up. hello, im brianna keilar in new york wher...

Little more detail in terms of what is the reason on the biden side of things s it because of the, you know, the criminal investigation? congress has an oversight ability and responsibility. and i think its important to notice that. however, when it comes to things like what were seeing -- look, weve seen the republicans and congress at the moment make it clear they want the department of justice to stop investigating january 6th. they want them to stop investigating donald trump, for instance. ...

With the supreme court, weve proved our point, we proved we have this oversight ability, thank you very much, were all going home. but the chairman, ive been trying to talk to him every chance i get in the hallway, he has been very cautious about this, because there are specific secrecy rules around these documents but there are also are mechanisms by which the committee can make them public. they are not going to hold a hearing and theyre not going to project these things on a big screen in one...

Now it will be easier. so are the nominees. its been amazing how the republicans have used the 50-50 senate to procedurally hold up so many appointments. it will mean our committee chairs have more flexibility on legislation. the number of times chairs said i would like to move this bill forward, but in a 10-10 committee, i cant do it. it will be tied. thats all going to change. well have the advantage on every committee. its going to mean that our committees will have greater oversight ability,...