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our calendars. yes ought to use a pencil, not a pen. its monday, august 14th, its a little less than two months from right now, and that is the day that judge aileen cannon has set for the trial of donald j. trump in the case having to do with classified documents, the legally and dangerously -- illegally and dangerously kept by him at a mar-a-lago. relatively speaking, thats soon, perhaps surprising given judge cannons history of rulings considering to be favor to believe the disgrace...

school, the ideological war over the uncomfortable aspects of american history, and the book banning, all while the u.s. faces a massive teacher shortage. good evening everyone, as we begin the reidout tonight, one day after donald trump got on the stage and called federal law enforcement vicious monsters, and the president of the united states and enemy of the people. we had a prime lesson in just how effective it was when a corrupt president is allowed to put so many judges on the be...

d.c. conventional wisdom. the summer beginning with democrats almost fatalistic about losing the house. here are todays headlines. a shift in trends showing democrats daring to dream, the "times" reported on the rebound. the post reporting democrats showing momentum in these recent special elections, which is hard data. the d.c. website axios reports on the democrats now stunning turnaround. now, first, this is classic washington -- a narrative zigs and zags. everything gets exaggerate...

january 6th hearing begins. [laughs] so, histories moving fast on the subject. >> and the question remains in michigan politics as to whether being arrested for his purported role in the crimes of january 6th is going to boost him boost his chances in that republican primary, since apparently participating in that particular crime is a badge of honor. i dont know -- it helps you, somehow? >> we will await republican voters judgment on that. i have to agree with you, rachel, about a poi...

candidate brian kelly. his initial appearance is scheduled for thursday at 1:00 pm, exactly the same time that the january 6th hearing begins. [laughs] so, histories moving fast on the subject. >> and the question remains in michigan politics as to whether being arrested for his purported role in the crimes of january 6th is going to boost him boost his chances in that republican primary, since apparently participating in that particular crime is a badge of honor. i dont know -- it hel...

Up next. Tonight on the reidout. Admit it, we won the trial, and the judge should end this trial. That was donald trump moments after he stormed out of court today. The little dramatic flourishes are really all he has left as witnesses begin to flip on him. And judges start to penalize his thuggish behavior. Also tonight, meet your new house speaker, america. His name is mike johnson. Hes a leading Election Denier and extreme right wing religious id log, and most importantly, he loves him some t...

Speaker all the way back to boehner. Is that about him or the exhaustion . Thats something well learn about tonight, but the Nomination Speech Backing him and the way the democrats responded tore into the politics that hangs all over there. The federal government has been illegally weaponized again we the people. House republicans have put their names behind someone called the most important architect of the Electoral College objections. Mike johnson has received 220 votes. I want to thank Leade...

Noem is not backing down, defending her decision to shoot her own dog. Now implying President Joe Bidens dog, commander, which no longer lifts in the white house after several biting incidents, should be put down. She reportedly writes the first thing shed do if she got to the white house is make sure joe bidens dog was nowhere on the grounds. Commander, say hello to cricket. Dear lord, this woman has a taste for dog blood. Its like she thought All Dogs Go To Heaven was a personal challenge. Goo...

when you realized those cartridges remained in your bag in the airport in russia. >> it was a freefall. i saw my life flash before my eyes. its over, bg is no more and that moment and i was afraid. >> w nba star brittney griner in her first cable interview since her imprisonment in a russian pulock. we talked about the fear, the sham trial, the letter she wrote to putin, how trump turned on her and her joyful homecoming. >> welcome to a special edition of the reidout. interest in women...

Privacy, simplified. edition of the readout. >> donald trump, and the maga republicans, representing extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. >> vilifying 75 million citizens as threats to