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maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. backwards to an america where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love. not every republican, not even the majority of republicans are maga republicans, but theres no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans, and that is a threat to this country. history tells us that blind loyalty to ...

single text exchange is from the capitol police chief to the head of the secret service uniform division asking for help as the riot escalated. >> we got one text message. and i havent seen it yet. it will be sent over to me. it is obviously -- this doesnt look good. and so, you know, coincidences can happen, but, you know, we really need to get to the bottom of this. >> the january 6 committee and inspector general arent the only ones demanding answers from the secret service. more fr...

im john berman. brianna is off. chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is here. >> honored as always. >> a very busy morning. just one single text message, just one, a few minutes before midnight our jamie gangel broke the news that the secret service turned over just one text message in response to a request by the homeland security inspector general. this is about text messages sent before and around the attack on the capitol on january 6, 2021. according to a letter obtaine...

1981 when ronald reagan was president and battling a recession that seemed endless. a guy names paul volcker was hiking interest rates a full percentage point at a team to squash inflation that proved relentless. when indiana jones was the hottest movie in the country and charles and diana, the hottest wedding ticket in the world. back then bacon cost $1.75 a pound. try more like $7 now. coffee was $2.46 a pound. closer to $6 now. a half gallon of ice cream set you back about $2. nearl...

the hour. thank you for being here. the single text exchange and the time line, cnn was first to report the secrets service provided only one text exchange to the attorney general though the watchdog had requested a months worth of records from two dozen secret service employees. the agency is under more scrutiny now after it revealed that it has not been able to recover any data they say was lost during a phone migration. it is worth noting that congress sent the secret service a requ...

bipartisan effort under way in congress now to protect future elections. we are covering all this from all angles. we have a team of reporters and analysts standing by. lets begin with manu raju on capitol hill. manu, tell us about this new legislation. >> reporter: this is the first direct response and most significant legislative response to the events of january 6th. a bipartisan group of senators just moments ago announced they have a deal to change how the so-called electoral coun...

aide said after an abrupt end to his closed door testimony. >> and the united kingdom generally known to be prim and proper, but this time it seems like it could be a drag-out fight to be the uks next prime minister. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start in the politics lead on capitol hill. members of the january 6th committee are preparing for tomorrows primetime hearing. the hearing is expected to cover the actions or lack thereof of former president trump during the th...

if you think george is tough, wait until you see alan. >> how do you feel, sir? >> are you going to testify? >> how things have changed for alan weisel berg. from a guest spot on the apprentice to a five month sentence in prison. the judge who approved the fbi search of mar-a-lago says he is inclined to release some of the affidavit. the same judge receives anti- semitic threats from trumps followers. he cashes in on the red, making millions of dollars. reports from ukraine that ru...

with this reporting, quote, the former president has called witnesses throughout the investigation according to those who spoke anonymously to reveal conversations. they ruled out a number of former officials as the recipient of this latest call highlighted by cheney saying it was not former white house counsel pat cipollone whose deputy patrick philbin, former media officials, matthews or former pascale. the allegations of witness tampering by trump and his associates, though, do add ...

kids in one major city get off the school bus to find homeless folks and drug addicts everywhere. >> president biden heading to saudi arabia this week to beg for oil, and hes trying to defend the trip in an op-ed written by him or his team. the president is trying to paint saudi arabia as an important, quote, strategic partner, even though a couple of years ago he calls the kingdom a pariah after the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. >> we were going to in fact make them pay the pr...