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greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. >> he blames candidate quality. but who's to blame for that? we're going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party's escalating rhetoric. we're going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj's investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc's juli...

>> aishah: former president trump pushing to release the affidavit but the justice department is urging the court to keep the documents secret, saying releasing it publicly would interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation. >> john: documents show the government is investigating trump for potential obstruction of justice and possible violations of the espionage act. >> aishah: and what's at stake at today's hearing, and peter doocy how the white house is responding. >> john: mark meredith live outside the courthouse in west palm beach florida, mark, what can we expect in the nex...

just around the corner, republicans and democrats are raising the stakes as senate democrats celebrate the passage of their major spending legislation, republicans also gain an edge of sorts by forcing democrats to vote and show their cards on several key midterm issues. moderates appear to be left with a bad hand. republicans are preparing to up the ante with plans to target moderates in november and beyond in 2024. congressional correspondent asha has any is on capitol hill with our report. good evening, asha. >> good evening to you, mike. that's right, senators are headed back hom...

releasing it would do grave damage to their investigation. but here's the thing, there really isn't a lot of specific precedent here. a former president of the united states has never had their home searched by the fbi. a former president of the united states has never taken classified materials home and then not given them back. a former president of the united states has then never gone on to publicly attack the fbi and the d.o.j., putting the departments and the individual law enforcement officers and officials who work there in grave personal danger. that is to say the public int...

piece of legislation, the vote 51-50 for the inflation reduction act and a sweeping 700 plus diamond bill on health care, prescription drugs and climate with all 50 republicans voting against and vice president kamala harris breaking the tie. if the house passed the bill later this week as expected, democrats would have passed a landmark piece of legislation as described by "the washington post" as quote one of the most consequential pieces of economic policy in u.s. history and it comes at the string of legislative victories for joe biden as the times put it, capped off an extraordi...