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So good to see you again. When this all happened last night, i thought of many things, but i did think of you, and ill tell you why. Its evidence related. You have used your knowledge, your program over the many months of this to talk about how initially it was pretty clear that the Justice Department was not going beyond the events of that day, and you and i talked about that. Other reporters have weighed in, and im curious even though i know you have been talking about it for two hours how you think we got here. Because what we saw in this indictment that i thought was both strong, gripping ...

tonight may soon be the top story in the markets or even on main street. the president summoning leaders to the white house scheduled for next week to face what they're now calling a far more urgent threat of default with some republicans threatening to take the economy hostage. the final deadline is earlier in the month, republicans doubling down on threats which you may recall picked up in the obama years that instead of voting against new spending, which is the standard way that a politician or a legislator can curb the size of government, totally fine, you say, hey, let's not spe...

deals with that caucus after the small but effective group of republicans showed impact. yanked away mid tirade against congressman gaetz. now, that process was used to take new powers away from leadership and em power mccarthy foes. in a new piece reporting that whatever everyone think of gaetz his critics across the spectrum acknowledge he must be dealt with after the speaker clash, and mccarthy allies don't like it, saying it's not the outcome they preferred but gaetz's stature has been elevated. true on house rules and visibility as well. mccarthy setbacks in this early period, t...

thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we're grateful "the beat" with ari melber start right now. >> never more extraordinary than now. >> right j hi, nicolle. thank you so much. good to see you. welcome to "the beat." tonight we are here as a nation. everyone got up, everyone started their day. if you're on the east coast you're ending your day, and everyone's doing just about fine you can have the -- america and do what you're supposed to and not worry about who gets -- as long as it's faithfully and fairly executed. we're a day out...

reality, a phrase you may have heard -- this is what democracy looks like. that can be an appeal, an argument, or a kind of protest, and lament to how democracy is going, which is how many view what is going on tonight, as we keep track of some of the first hearing of this new republican congress and some of the floor speeches defining the new agenda. >> alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. in western colorado, we call that a fun weekend. >> bottom line, socialism bad, capitalism good. >> sounds like you're prepared to go over the cliff if you have to. >> over the cliff. shut it down. >> ...