Page 48 - Beard News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

>> welcome to "the beat." i'm ari melber. we have new tapes. in a "beat" exclusive we have new audio tapes of congressman george santos, arraigned today for that indictment. they are the santos tapes and they're coming up shortly. later i want to tell you we also have my special report on clarence thomas' problem with law and precedent. we'll get to that breakdown and these tapes. our top story right now is the santos indictment itself. this is the most controversial new lawmaker in congress, now indicted for breaking laws. prosecutors say his lies became crimes, to put it simply, an...

i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. five men, one job, averting economic disaster on a global scale. will the participants in today's white house meeting recognize those incredibly high stakes and get something done? or will political partisanship push the u.s. economy closer to a first ever default. plus, tens of thousands of people arrested at the border, trying to get in before title 42 expires. thousands more waiting to get in. we'll get the latest from the border and have my conversation with one man who knows full well the politics and the passion a...

letting substance abuse your homes during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> hi, nicolle. thanks so much. welcome to "the beat." i'm ari melber. today, may 4th, marks one legal conclusion in a quest for justice began on january 26th, 2021. today federal prosecutors won their big case against a key militia that first breaches the capitol, the proud boys, who donald trump specifically shouted out. now convict of sedition, the most series possible charge for an insurrection, and a rare charge in american life and law. it ...

$268,000. but on his financial disclosure form, we see someone gave him 1200 dollars worth of tires. and of course, this is his wife's income, which is 700,000 those dollars. >> and his book income. >> the book, and then there's the massive cash flows from a harlan crow in a fierce ways that should be considered taxable income. >> should be enough for some tires, lawrence. i know a lot of people who can buy their own tires and don't have billionaires support. or a book. or a lucrative side gig. paid for by leonard leo. but, you know, teaches out is this a. everybody bounces their own...

we have justin jones fro tennessee, and i've got maxwel frost on here. it's interesting to me, becaus a man of a certain age, to hav these young people, who are th civil rights fighters of our time, it's amazing to watch. >> and such a contrast wit what we are led to believe about government, and it's antipathy towards the people and if there is reason for optimism in this moment, it' you didn't guess on your show. >> the really, it is and there's people who don't believe in the way things work or the way things are an prepared to challenge, it an say there's a different wa going for...