stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks so much. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. you ready? let's talk former special counsel robert mueller. this man has done everything he can to stay out of the public spotlight but that changes this wednesday when he appears before two separate house committees, committing to at least five hours of public testimony. now, democrats would love for him to breathe life back into the question of whether the

i'm stephanie ruhle. hope you are ready because we are live from aspen, colorado for the aspen security forum where we are talking trade, national security, and how that viral face app is turning into a national security story. we are digging into elizabeth warren's brand new plan to take on wall street. >> i'm chris jansing in new york. we'll get back to stephanie in that beautiful setting in just a moment. but first, if there was any question about where the issue of race would play in the president's re-election campaign that question has been answered. it's right at the heart of it. that much was clear after watching president trump's north carolina rally, which could very well serve as a blueprint for the next 16 months' worth of political rallies. he spent time at the beginning and the end talking up his administration's accomplishments, but at the meat of it, the part that got the biggest cheers, scorched earth politics, painting democrats as socialists who want to destroy america. and when he brou

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks, mika. hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle. it is wednesday, july 31st, and a busy day it is, so let's get started. one debate down and another to go. tonight we're going to see part 2 of this democratic presidential debate and a lot of what we expect to see tonight will have to do with what we saw last night in part 1. it was packed with fiery moments from health care to immigration to economics. the idealogical divide between the progressives and the moderates within the democratic party was front and center. >> i think democrats win when we run on real solutions, not impossible promises. when we run on things that are workable, not fairy tale economics. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for. >> if it's true that if we embrace a far left agenda, they're going to see we're a bunch of crazy socialists. if we embrace a conservative agenda, do you know what they're going to do? they're going to see

i'm stephanie ruhle. are you ready? this morning the president is trying to go back and change the narrative again. now attempting to distance himself from the send her back chants aimed at congresswoman ilhan omar that break out during his rally in north carolina on wednesday night. the chants came just a few days after the president, himself, tweeted that progressive democratic congresswomen should, quote, go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places which they came from. of course, three of the four lawmakers he was referring to were born here in the united states and all four of them are u.s. citizens. but now, now the president is saying, he disagrees with the chant that echoed his tweet, and that he tried to stop the crowd. but here's the thing. that's not what happened. not at all. take a look. >> if i may, when your supporters last night were chanting, send her back, why didn't you stop them? why didn't you ask them to stop saying that? >> well, number one, i -- i think i did.

hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle. this morning we begin with breaking news. charges against by lone narrow jeffrey epstein are expected to be unsealed at any moment after the registered sex offender was arrested over the weekend. sources tells nbc news epstein could face multiple charges in connection with federal sex trafficking allegations. the 66-year-old hedge fund manager allegedly paid girls as young as 14 years old for massages and various sex acts and for recruiting other girls to join the ring. epstein is behind bars today but scheduled to appear in federal court right here in new york city in just a few hours. but if you don't remember who jeffrey epstein is, let's take a step back and remember this man. jeffrey epstein began his career as an options trader for bear stearns back in 1976, advising rich clients on tax strategies. his success catapulted him to becoming the primary investor and money manager forle les weeksman. epstein used his wealth and success to establish political and social contacts around the world. here is just a few of the famo

i'm stephanie ruhle. you ready? we have got to start with the president. today taking his attacks on four democratic congresswomen to a whole new low calling them anti-american and making it clear he has no problem fueling cultural and racial division to play to his political base. >> as far as i'm concerned, if you hate our country, if you're not happy here, you can leave. that's what i say all the time. now, you can say what you want. but get a list of all of the statements they've made. all i'm saying, if they're not happy here, they can leave. they can leave. you know what? i'm sure that there will be many people that won't miss them. >> these women have been critical of u.s. policies and of this president, in particular. for example omar talked about the need to preserve the rights of muslims after the 9/11 attack. congresswoman tlaib cursed when calling for president trump's impeachment. ocasio cortez has repeatedly criticized the united states' current immigration problem. the president and his allies would have you believe that criticizing him or h

i'm stephanie ruhle. today the future of health care and the affordable care act is back in the hands of the courts. the trump administration and 18 republican-led states will take their fight to dismantle the law to a u.s. appeals court down in new orleans. the house and 16 democratic-led states will be on the other side defending the law. if the appeals court agrees with the district judge, who ruled that the law was unconstitutional back in december t. could se december, it could send the issue back to the supreme court for the third time. why this may seem like a big win for republicans, it could be a very risky move. many republicans are saying do not do this, putting an issue that has been traditionally a win for democrats into the spotlight just as 2020 ramps up. joining me now is msnbc's garrett haake, who's been on the campaign trail for months talking to the voters about their top issues and concerns. health care is the number one issue on voters' minds going into 2020. in the midterms many vote

here is stephanie ruhle. >> thank you very much. former mueller is set to testify on the hill in less than 48 hours. what do lawmakers want want? >> we'll be speaking to one of those members who's set to grill him. president trump is still attacking four congresswomen of color. now calling them troublemakers. we'll dig into trump's strategy. the 2020 candidate says the economy's lights are blinking red. we'll look at senator elizabeth warren's plan. president trump just spoke with reporters ahead of a bilateral meeting with kazakhstan prime minister. he spent some time blasting robert mueller in front of congress. mueller is due to testify on wednesday in front of the house's judicial and intelligence committee. joining me now is kristen welker. she was just inside the oval office minutes ago. after the mueller report was released, the president said i am totally exonerated and all set and he moved on. now he's saying mueller is too conflicted to testify? >> well, he reiterated both sentences moments ago. i asked him if he was worri

i'm stephanie ruhle. we are just a few days away from the second democratic debate and two of the front-runners are waking up to very positive numbers. early this morning elizabeth warren announced a major fundraising milestone. her 1 millionth donor. joe biden seems to be cementing his front-runner status with new poll numbers showing he has returned to predebate levels. a quinnipiac university poll of ohio voters has joe biden as the only democratic contender leading president trump. let's remember, president trump won that key swing state by eight points in 2016. joining mae now msnbc road warri warrior vaughn hillyard, professor at the university of texas and back with me my dear friend. victoria, to you first. 1 million donors, a big number for elizabeth warren. it doesn't seem to be translating in her poll numbers. >> the question is going to be, stephanie, how does she perform next week in the debates? elizabeth warren has been in that top second tier of candidates after the first debate performanc

i'm stephanie ruhle. you ready? just when you thought you saw it all, the government gives us something new, and not in a good way. the house ruled to condemn the president's twitter talks on our different lawmakers. the president praises it. why? the president has made it very clear he will take the political hit if it means successfully forcing democrats to defend the congresswomen that president trump described as anti-american. democrats did, indeed, defend them, but because the resolution used the term "racist," republicans seized the opportunity to complain about decorum rather than having to answer for the president's comments directly. watch this. >> this institution, democratic and republican, should join us in condemning the president's racist tweets. >> we shouldn't get into personality conflicts on this floor. we shouldn't be trying to accuse people of one thing or another disparagingly on this floor. >> there is racism coming out of the white house. >> i know there is frustration in this body. but it is

i'm stephanie ruhle. here's what's happening right now. president trump has spent the better part of this week attacking an endless string of american lawmakers, american cities, and american companies. in all that time, he has barely mentioned any of the 2020 democrats who are trying to take his job. but over the next two nights those very democrats will take the debate stage with the chance to hit directly back at president trump. with only a few precious minutes of face time are those candidates better served throwing punches at the president or one another? i want to get right to our lead-off conversation with a staff writer at "the new yorker" and journalism professor at columbia university. my friend david jolly a former republican congressman from florida and an msnbc political contributor. and my guest who served as deputy secretary of state under hillary clinton and cohosts the podcast "unredacted. i turn to you first. do democrats attack the president on race and try to win the news cycle? they will clearly get a great sound bite

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> thank you. hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. are you ready? there is a lot going on this morning including a defiant president trump unleashing a new attack on a distinguished african-american congressman elijah cummings and the people he represents. is the president spending another weekend attacking a congress person of color and the reaction pouring in this morning is intense. with potentially game changing implications for the 2020 elections. we start with breaking news out west. >>> a mass shooting at a garlic festival in california. three people pronounced dead including a 6-year-old boy and 15 others injured. the suspected gunman also dead. but authorities now say a second person may have been involved. witnesses describing a scene of pure terror. >> the vendor getting ready to serve me actually said, get down! that's gun fire! there's a shooter. >> he just rose his gun up and started spraying rounds all around. he was walking like a -- like he wanted to get stuff done. and it was horrifying. >> let's go right to nbc's mo

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks so much, mika. >>> i'm stephanie ruhle and here is what is happening now. we are less than 24 hours from the long-awaited testimony of former special counsel robert mueller. this thing could be a political game changer or it could be a big, fat bust. now even some top democrats are fearing the worst. that is because on monday the justice department sent a letter telling mueller he should not discuss anything beyond what has already been released in his report. now, assuming mueller does what the department of justice asks, we could see the exact same situation we saw earlier this year when democrats and never trumpers were anticipating a bombshell from the mueller report and ended up pretty frustrated. let's get right into the conversation, what all of it means. reporting on this for months, donna edwards, former democratic congresswoman from maryland and "the washington post" columnist and right next to me brett stevens an op-ed columnist for the "new york times," talk to me, ken, to you first. democrats' best case scenario,

i'm stephanie ruhle. it is 9:00 a.m. right here in new york and we have a lot to get to this morning including a brand new nbc news poll showing there is a new 2020 democratic contender closing in on joe biden. elizabeth warren now within striking distance of the front-runner. our steve kornacki will join us to dig into that poll and explain what is behind warren's big bounce. but first, as the 2020 democratic field continues to take shape, we are starting to get a glimpse of president trump's 2020 strategy. this hour he'll be departing the white house for milwaukee, where he is set to push for a new trade deal. this is just one of the many ways the president is claiming he will fight for his base at any cost even when those very policies don't pan out. yesterday in a rare retreat the president announced he is now backing down from a 19-month battle to add a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census. instead, he will use federal agencies to collect that information, something he was always allowed to do. and

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. here's what's happening now. democrats strategizing their next move after robert mueller's testimony while the political and legal fallout is still unclear, mueller did manage to remind us of a few very key points. number one, that russia interfered with our election in 2016 and they are determined to do it again next year. number two, that this investigation resulted in indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas from nearly three dozen people, including the president's former lawyer michael cohen, his former campaign chairman paul manafort, and his former national security adviser michael flynn. in fact, a jury convicted one of flynn's former business partners just this week on charges that he illegally acted as a turkish agent. despite all of this, speaker pelosi did not seem to change her mind on impeachment. take a listen. >> my position has always been whatever decision we made in that regard would have to be done with our strongest possible hand and we still have some outstandin

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> thanks so much, mika and joe. good morning. this morning democrats on all sides from speaker pelosi on down are officially calling out president trump for a string of tweets that appear to single out four democratic congresswomen of color. you know who he is not calling out or you know who is not calling him out, his fellows in the republican party. in these tweets, the president criticized the women, saying they were telling the people of the united states how to run their government. he then told them to go back to the, quote, crime-infested places they came from. this morning president trump went one step further, tweeting that lawmakers should apologize to the country and to him instead of the other way around. by the way, even though the president suggested the women are foreigners, the four he appeared to be referring to, ayanna pressley, rashida talib, alexandria ocasio cortez and ilhan omar. all are american citizens. all were born in the united states except omar when she was 12 years old. >> president trump not backin

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks so much. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. you ready? let's talk former special counsel robert mueller. this man has done everything he can to stay out of the public spotlight but that changes this wednesday when he appears before two separate house committees, committing to at least five hours of public testimony. now, democrats would love for him to breathe life back into the question of whether the president should be impeached, but the question is are they hoping to get something bob mueller has zero intention of actually giving. remember, after closing his investigation, mueller made it abundantly clear he did not want to testify and said his report should be viewed as his final word on the matter. >> we chose those words carefully and the work speaks for itself. the report is my testimony. i would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress. >> i have to go now to kristen welker at the white house. president trump responding on twitter moments ago abo

it is monday, july 8th. >> i am ali velshi. >> i am stephanie ruhle. we have a lot to cover. registered sex offender, jeffery epstein is in a new york city courthouse facing multiple charges involving sex trafficking of dozens of young girls. u.s. attorney asked to deny bails and calling epstein a flight risk. he sexually abused dozens of my n minor girls in his home and palm beach florida and more occasions. >> epstein paid between 200 and $1,000 to the girls for sex and recruitment of other girls. epstein was aware of his victims' ages. he faced

remember to follow our show online and twitter, here is stephanie ruhle with "velshi & ruhle." >>> thank you so much andrea. it is wednesday, july 31st, coming up this hour on "velshi & ruhle," we are digging into the democratic debate in detroit. which candidate stood out last night and what we are watching for as ten more candidates hit the stage in a few hours. i noted how tcongressman tim ry live of some of the issues that stood out -- more than anything that took place last night. for him it was healthcare. it was jobs and his desire to bring on a chief manufacturing officer. plus, a new trump administration to fight soaring drug

here is stephanie ruhle. >> thank you very much. former mueller is set to testify on the hill in less than 48 hours. what do lawmakers want want? >> we'll be speaking to one of those members who's set to grill him. president trump is still attacking four congresswomen of color. now calling them troublemakers. we'll dig into trump's strategy. the 2020 candidate says the economy's lights are blinking red. we'll look at senator elizabeth warren's plan. president trump just spoke with reporters ahead of a

remember to follow our show online and twitter, here is stephanie ruhle with "velshi & ruhle." >>> thank you so much andrea. it is wednesday, july 31st, coming up this hour on "velshi & ruhle," we are digging into the democratic debate in detroit. which candidate stood out last night and what we are watching for as ten more candidates hit the stage in a few hours. i noted how tcongressman tim ry live of some of the issues that stood out -- more than anything that took place last night. for him it was healthcare. it was jobs and his desire to bring on a chief manufacturing officer. plus, a new trump administration to fight soaring drug prices. americans consumed by prescriptions by canada. does that plan go far enough? we are hours away at the point from the next democratic debate. tonight if anything like last night we'll see a sharp divide in the party. the present verses the p pragmatists. the different ideology we saw on stage, again we saw it today. >> if we force americans making radical changes, they're not going to go on. throw your hands up. whoa, i can do it. >> they either vote

i will hand it over to my good friend, stephanie ruhle. >> congratulations on your piece on "vanity fair." >> thank you. >> coming up on "velshi & ruhle," a deadly shooting shatters another american town. live to gilroy, california where police will give us an update on the shooting. this has the community there mourns their victims. another big shake up, the dan coats resigning as the president nominates a key ally and very vocal robert mueller critic to the post. >> those new racist attacks from the oval office on a lawmaker of color. we'll take a look at the double standard the president uses in criticiziing poor and high crim areas. i will speak with charlamagne about trump's words. authorities will brief for public on sunday's massacre at a food festival in northern california. three people were killed and 12 others wounded when a gunman open fire at a garlic gilroy festival. festival goers running from the scene after hearing these gunshots. among the dead, six years old steven romero. he was attending the event basically like a county fair. his grandmother and mother are recoverin

like, vale, she's the best. >> it comes close. >> lester, chuck todd, stephanie ruhle. ou s colleagues have top up. >> they have to step up. i want to see chuck dance. >> i can't wait to see that. the 11th season of jerry seinfeld comedians in cars tting coffee isearly here. we get to see one of this season's gat guest said, ricky gervais, debating with seinfeld over laughing over bad jokes. >> if someone does a lame joke, i laugh too much. i don't want to make them feel td. >> i want do just the opposite. i want them to feel horrible. >> wow. >> doesn't it bother you that they think they're funny enough to make a joke, to make you laugh? >> but why shouldn't they? >> because you spent your entire craft. this >> but you're taking it like an insult but it's a compliment that they would love you to laugh at them. >> because it would make them think they're on the same level, and they're not. >> but it's not like someone going up to a doctor and saying can i take your appendix out. >> yes, it is. >> no, it's not. we're not that important. >> aren'? >> i would like a show w

but we tried >> let's take a look >> okay, we challenge lester holt, chuck todd, and stephanie ruhle and this is our song okay, play it.. >> alexa, play jump around. >> oh. ♪ >> i like it >> that's all we had >> switch. >> that's good >> that was a good move. >> she's flossing. >> look at that. >> she's flossing. we've got house of pain, you're in it. you put the spotlight on your kid, you've deferred a little bit. >> i can't beat j.lo's dancing, but you know what, she's the best. >> vail comes close i have to say. >> so lester, chuck todd, stephanie ruhle have to step up to the plate >> they have to step up. i want to see chuck dance. >>> the 11th season of jerry seinfeld's comedians and cars getting coffee is nearly here. we have a sneak peek, get to see one of this season's great guests, ricky gervais debating with seinfeld over laughing at bad jokes. >> if someone doesn't like a joke, i laugh too much. >> you're a sweet guy. >> i don't want to make them feel bad. >> i want to do just the opposite, i want them to feel horrible. >> wow. >> but doesn't it bother you that they thin

coming up, former congressman john delaney on "velshi and ruhle" and here is stephanie ruhle. >> i appreciate it. thanks so much. it is thursday, july 30th. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" president trump's racist attacks, today going after african-american leaders again in what he calls democratic cities like baltimore. we'll break down his rhetoric and what his real strategy could be. right now we are just seven hours away from tonight's democratic debate in detroit, michigan. we'll be speaking live with contender john delaney about his strategy for the big stage. plus, mitch mcconnell defends blocking a bill to stop foreign attacks on america's elections. we'll look at what the bill would do and break down how russians use social media to influence our votes. first, living in hell . living in hell is how president trump described an american city today. the president is keeping up his attacks on baltimore and democratic congressman elijah cummings. again, calling the lawmaker a racist. president trump is not backing down, actually saying his rants are, quote, good for him. joinin

i will hand it over to my good friend, stephanie ruhle. >> congratulations on your piece on "vanity fair." >> thank you. >> coming up on "velshi & ruhle," a deadly shooting shatters another american town. live to gilroy, california where police will give us an update on the shooting. this has the community there mourns their victims. another big shake up, the dan coats resigning as the president nominates a key ally and very vocal robert mueller cri

i am stephanie ruhle coming to you live from aspen, colorado for the tenth annual aspen security forum, a place where the most critical questions about the safety of our nation are answered by top level government leaders and experts. my panel just wrapped a few minutes ago and i am back with you for another hour of news. trust me, we got a lot to get to. coming up in the next 60 minutes, big news just released court documents in the michael cohen case. the fbi believed that then candidate donald trump was closely involved in a scheme to hide hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. here's the question. what does that mean now for a possible case against president trump on campaign finance violations? also today, locked

joining me now, host and business correspondent, stephanie ruhle and host of the political podcast, ben white. cnbc is reporting that there's a cut in rates by a quarter point. how unusual is this move in such a strong economy? >> let's separate it into 25 basis points is not that big of a deal. it is curving things. the president saying he wanted a big rate cut. if we got 50 basis points out of j powell, that would raise eyebrows from those who say, hold a second. is this guy falling to the president's play? 25 basis points isn't huge. it is unprecedented when you look at the economy today, versus the last time rates were cut in 2008. december 2008, in fact, when we were in the throes of the worst financial crisis since the great depression. the stock market alone this year is up 20%. in 2008, it was down 37%. so it's very strange. normally you see a rate cut when we're in a downward spiral. now this is more the fed looking to say, let's keep things stable. let's keep this economic expansion before things take a downturn. and you have heard from people like janet yellen who said this i

. >> stephanie ruhle, good to see you. >> i'm chris jansing in for katy tur. there's a last-minute twist in the run up to tomorrow's big mueller hearing. we'll have more on that in a moment. but just a few hours ago, a

here is stephanie ruhle from "velshi and ruhle." >> hello, everyone. it is tuesday, july 23rd. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" mueller day is coming. one day away. we look at what the former special counsel plans to testify about and the limits the department of justice is trying to put on his testimony. democrats hoping more americans watch the movie than the 10% who read the book. >>> plus, jeffrey epstein, registered as a sex offender after that secret 2007 nonprosecution agreement but some of his wealthiest friends stuck by him even after that. we'll look into the latest reporting. >>> remembering the heroes. congress finally set to vote on the 9/11 compensation fund after a very public spat with jon stewart. >>> first you know what we have to cover. it is down to the wire less than 24 hours away from former special counsel robert mueller's testimony before congress. he will be making an opening statement in front of

here is ali velshi and stephanie ruhle. thanks for being with us. >> have yourself a great afternoon. hello everyone. it is tuesday, july 16th. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" for a third day in a row president trump attacks four democratic congresswomen of color while insisting he doesn't have a racist bone in his body. we'll have the latest reaction from the republicans. >>> plus another woman comes forward with claims against accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. we have her message to anyone thinking of coming forward and new fundraising numbers are out for the 2020 contenders. we'll tell you who is leading the pack and why it is not looking good for beto o'rourke. >>> president trump is dismissing concerns over his use of racist quotes in recent tweets telling

. >> stephanie ruhle, good to see you. >> i'm chris jansing in for katy tur. there's a last-minute twist in the run up to tomorrow's big mueller hearing. we'll have more on that in a moment. but just a few hours ago, a defiant president trump laid into the mueller probe in an address to a crowd of conservative teens. >> 11% in a new poll favor the starting of this ridiculous impeachment hearings that are going on. no coclusion. no obstruction. oh, that's not good enough. let's go more. $40 million. interview 500 people. they've got nothing and yet it goes on. and they think this is helping them. i personally think it's hurting them. >> trump's remarks come as lawmakers are less than 24 hours away from gaveling in one of the most highly anticipated hearings on modern day politics. at 8:30 a.m. eastern time tomorrow, robert mueller will go before the house judiciary committee and then before the house intel committee at noon. for democrats who are seeking to build a public case against a second term for the trump presidency, the stakes couldn't be any higher. as

here is velshi and stephanie ruhle. >> good to see you. have a great afternoon. hi everyone. it's thursday, july 11. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" i.c.e. raids are set to happen in ten cities this weekend rounding up undocumented immigrants including babies and children. we'll speak with new york's mayor bill de blasio here. >> jeffrey epstein's lawyers are asking for a $77 million bail package. we'll have details on their pitch and why they say the sex offender should be released as he awaits trial. >>> and u.s. intelligence chiefs have new details on active threats to america's elections. they just briefed congress. we'll speak to one of the lawmakers who is in the room, michigan's democratic congresswoman debby dingle. >>> today president trump is expected to take executive action on adding the citizenship question to the 2020 census according to an administration official. this morning the president tweeted he'll speak in the rose garden this afternoon. this is all happening despite the supreme court ruling last month blocking the question for now, stating tha

i'm stephanie ruhle. coming up, more news with hallie jackson. >> hey, steph, thank you much. it is halftime as we count down to round two rematch ahead of night two of the democratic debates. joe biden front and center, flanked by not one but two rivals who have shown they're not afraid to mix it up. kamala harris and cory booker. this time the former vp is promising he will not be so polite. watch for fireworks after the battle lines became really clear last night. all about the practicing ma activities versus the progress if's on immigration to health care. >> i will offer solutions that are bold, realistic. >> we can go down the road that senator sanders and senator warren want to take us. impossible promises that will turn off independent voters and get trump re-elected. >> i get a little bit tired of democrats afraid of big ideas. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states to talk about what we can't do and shouldn't fight for. >> the other big stories of the day. we want to start with nbc road warriors in detr

i'm jeff bennett in for stephanie ruhle, and we begin with breaking news. the uk envoy resigning this morning after he accused the president of being incompetent. what's the british ambassador saying about his decision to step down this morning? >> reporter: jeff, good morning to you. bottom line the ambassador is sending the signal that his position had become untenable because of those leaked cables. let me read a little bit of his resignation letter. he said the current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as i would like. although my posting is not due to end until the end of this year, i believe in the current circumstances, the responsible course is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador. this is not entirely a surprise, of course, jeff, because you had the president lashing out at the ambassador, calling him wacky, calling him a very stupid guy, and so the sense was that the two just couldn't work together, and president trump, of course, had essentially disinvited him from a big dinner earlier this week that he was sup

that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports," here is ali velshi and stephanie ruhle. >> andrea, have yourself an excellent afternoon. thank you. hello, it's tuesday, july 9th. >> president trump is defending his labor secretary today, alexander acosta. acosta is under intense scrutiny for a deal he gave sex offender and multi-millionaire jeffrey epstein back in 2008. here is what the president said while in the oval office just moments ago. >> i met secretary acosta, this is the first time i know when i made the deal to bring him on into the administration. i can tell you that for two and a half years he's been just an excellent secretary of labor. he's done a fantastic job. now, part of it is our economy is so good, our unemployment numbers are at record lows, you know, so many good things are happ

here is stephanie ruhle of course for "velshi and ruhle." >> thank you so much. tragic but people are standing up and demanding more. >> and they're getting it. >>> hello everyone. it is thursday, july 25th. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" new details on specifically how russia is attacking america's elections and what is being done or not done about it. we'll be speaking with congressman jim himes from the

." >> hello everyone, it is friday, july 26th, i am chris jansing in for ali velshi and stephanie ruhle. the democratic strategy just laid out how key players are approaching impeachment after robert mueller testimony and how leaders are focusing on the party ahead of 2020. hours before alexandria ocasio-cortez and nancy pelosi had a sit down on capitol hill. the ongoing attacks, we'll be getti getting into the senate report and all 50 states targeted by russia. new details of jeffery epstein and lesley wexner, why epstein had a hold in the billionaire and power attorney over his finances. >> we begin with the breaking news. by the end of today, 100 of the 235 democrats will be on board with pursuing impeachment. just moments ago, house judiciary jerry nadler outlined the steps his committee is now taking in the wake of robert mueller testimony. despite that testimony, the committee is not slowing its investigation of president trump's actions even going to court today to get more documents. >> we'll continue to seek testimony from key act witnesses and as many of you know, the committe

i am stephanie ruhle coming to you live from aspen, colorado for the tenth annual aspen security forum, a place where the most critical questions about the safety of our nation are answered by top level government leaders and experts. my panel just wrapped a few minutes ago and i am back with you for another hour of news. trust me, we got a lot to get to. coming up in the next 60 minutes, big news just released court documents in the michael cohen case. the fbi believed that then candidate donald trump was closely involved in a scheme to hide hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. here's the question. what does that mean now for a possible case against president trump on campaign finance violations? also today, locked up. accused sexual predator jeffrey epstein will stay in custody as prosecutors continue to build their case against him. plus, more. >> the hard working americans, saying that ignorance is pervasive in many parts of this country. >> a crowd chants, send her back, during a trump rally when he starts to attack a member of the squad yet again. >>> we'll begi

just do 60 minutes of stephanie ruhle dancing. i'm ready. i can't wait. we do have a show, though. it's capitol hill, breaking news. we have a lot to follow the next 60 minutes. house leadership or not first time will be on camera and on the spot. facing questions about president trump's racist tweets attacking four democratic congresswomen. at the podium on the right is where we will see minority leader kevin mccarthy, and other members of gop leadership. on the other side of the aisle, house democrats also set to speak ahead of a vote tonight on a symbolic resolution after the president suggested the squad go back to their home countries. president donald trump's racist comments have legitimized fear and hatred of new americans and people of color. we have our team chasing the latest developments and all the other big stories this hour. kasie hunt on capitol hill. kelly o'donnell at the white house. kasie, what are you learning as you are in the hall ways talking with members of congress some what do you think we will hear the next couple of minutes with leader mccarthy and other

here is ali velshi and stephanie ruhle. thanks for being with us. >> have yourself a great afternoon. hello everyone. it is tuesday, july 16th. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" for a third day in a row president trump attacks four democratic congresswomen of color while insisting he doesn't have a racist bone in his body. we'll have the latest reaction from the republicans. >>> plus another woman comes forward with claims against accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. we have her message to anyone thinking of coming forward and new fundraising numbers are out for the 2020 contenders. we'll tell you who is leading the pack and why it is not looking good for beto o'rourke. >>> president trump is dismissing concerns over his use of racist quotes in recent tweets telling four congresswomen of color to go back to the countries from which they came. three were born in the united states and all four are u.s. citizens. the president said, quote, doesn't have a racist bone in his body but it is causing a growing divide amo

i'm stephanie ruhle. i hand you off to my dear friend and colleague mr. peter alexander. >> quiet friday. good morning to you. i am peter alexander. breaking news from the white house just moments ago the labor secretary alex acosta, resigning his post, his appearance alongside president trump on the white house south lawn. comments we will see for the first time within the next few moments. his resignation coming after days of furor over a non-prosecution agreement and a plea deal that he struck with the financier, multimillionaire jeffrey epstein more than a decade ago while he served as u.s. attorney in florida. those agreements allowed epstein to avoid federal sex crimes charges in exchange for an 18-month jail sentence and registering as a sex offender. ultimately, he served 13 months of that sentence. and during it he was allowed to go to his office for 12 hours a day, six days a week. earlier this week, following new charges against epstein and new questions about that deal, acosta defended it saying it was either that or, quote, rolling the dice i

i'm stephanie ruhle. you are in luck. my dear friend hallie jackson is here in new york city. >> what an amazing good-bye to our friend nikki. thank you much. see you later this afternoon. we start this hour, though, with new reporting from our nbc news team out this morning on how exactly democrats plan to handle next week's mueller marathon and the strategy to highlight shocking evidence of misconduct by president trump. the question is, will they get what they want? >>> we're following fallout from the president's racist tweet. greeted by a very different chant in minnesota than the one everybody has been talking about. not send her back but welcome home. >> welcome home, ilhan! welcome home, ilhan! >> you know who has seen that clip this morning? president trump. he is calling it a tiny staged crowd in what he calls the fourth-mouthed omar. after incorrectly suggesting he quickly shut down the accepted her back chant this week. if you want to know what really happened, check the tape because we will be this hour. with

eastern with stephanie ruhle and then again at 3:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for watching. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. tnchs . >>> hi, everyone, it's 4:00 in washington, d.c. where this afternoon at the urging of donald trump, the man who negotiated a lenient sentence for convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein sought to recap that deal in light of new charges of sex trafficking that have been brought against epstein by the southern district of another. acosta fighting for his reputation among human beings with a conscience, news accounts saying donald trump is giving zero consideration for firing acosta at in moment for letting an accused child sex predator off easy in miami. at a news conference a little over an hour ago at the department of labor, acosta claimed without the intervinentn of his office, epstein would have walked free and suggested a different climate on victims of sexual assault in 2002 was to blame. >> do you make the same agreement today? >> so these questions are always very difficult because we now have 12 years of kno

i'm stephanie ruhle. coming up more news with hallie jackson. >> i am hallie jackson in washington. right now looking ahead to a day of potentially fast-moving developments given the pressure building on a member of the president's cabinet. alex acosta, the labor secretary, facing more and more calls to resign this morning o over how he handled the jeffrey epstein's deal in 2008. when acosta, u.s. attorney at the time, struck up the non-prosecution agreement with epste epstein. we expect to hear from chuck schumer any minute on the senate floor. you can see that in the top left-hand side of your screen. he may talk about all of this any second. i'm told acosta is not considering stepping down. a top white house official is defending him for now. so far no word from the president himself on acosta's future. back in february, president trump praised his labor secretary for doing a great job when asked about the handling of epstein's case. and in 2002, then private citizen donald trump told "new york" magazine, jeffrey epstein was a, quote, terrific guy. saying he likes beautiful women

that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports," here is ali velshi and stephanie ruhle. >> andrea, have yourself an excellent afternoon. thank you. hello, it's tuesday, july 9th. >> president trump is defending his labor secretary today, alexander acosta. acosta is under intense scrutiny for a deal he gave sex offender and multi-millionaire jeffrey epstein back in 2008. here is what the president said while in the oval office just moments ago. >> i met secretary acosta, this is the first time i know when i made the deal to bring him on into the administration. i can tell you that for two and a half years he's been just an excellent secretary of labor. he's done a fantastic job. now, part of it is our economy is so good, our unemployment numbers are at record lows, you know, so many good things are happening, but the fact is he's been a very good secretary of labor. what happened 12 or 15 years ago with respect to when he was a u.s. attorney, i think in miami -- is it miami? >> yes. >> you know, if you go back and look at everybody else's decisions, whether it's a u.s. a

stephanie ruhle picks up our coverage right now. >> thanks so much. good morning. we start this morning with breaking news. president trump poised to announce that he will take executive action to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite the fact that the supreme court rejected his administration's rationale for doing exactly that. let's go straight to the white house where kelly o'donnell stands by and justice correspondent pete williams also in d.c. kelly, what exactly do we know about the president's motives and what he is going to say? >> reporter: well, we have limited information about what this will look like. the officials here are saying it will be an executive action and not to conflate that with executive order or confused whether it is a presidential memorandum. so the details they're holding back at this point saying they don't want to get ahead of the president who announced on twitter and has told us as reporters interacting with him over several days this was the direction he was headed. this would in a broad stroke add legal authority

here is stephanie ruhle of course for "velshi and ruhle." >> thank you so much. tragic but people are standing up and demanding more. >> and they're getting it. >>> hello everyone. it is thursday, july 25th. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle" new details on specifically how russia is attacking america's elections and what is being done or not done about it. we'll be speaking with congressman jim himes from the intelligence committee. plus a new documentary on how your online habits are mined, sold, exploited to manipulate your actions, choices, even basic beliefs. we'll speak with the filmmakers behind the film "the great hack." we have the latest on why jeffrey epstein was found injured in his jail cell and why epstein's long-time relationship with billionaire les wexner is now being investigated by wexner's own company which is the parent of victoria's secret. >>> we've heard from robert mueller and a key takeaway from his hearing is america's elections are still under attack, right now. so the big question today, what will lawmakers do next? democrats a

eastern with stephanie ruhle and then again at 3:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for watching. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. tnchs . >>> hi, everyone, it's 4:00 in washington, d.c. where this afternoon at the urging of donald trump, the man who negotiated a lenient sentence for convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein sought to recap that deal in light of new charges of sex trafficking that have been brought against epstein by the southern district of another. acosta fighting for his reputation among human beings with a conscience, news accounts saying donald trump is giving zero consideration for firing acosta at in moment for letting an accused child sex predator off easy in miami. at a news conference a little over an hour ago at the department of labor, acosta me

eastern with stephanie ruhle and 3:00 p.m. eastern. you can always find me on social media, twitter, instagram, snapchat and linked in. i appreciate hearing from you. thank you for watching. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace begins right now. >>> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. donald trump today has the republican party in a vice. the likes of which they haven't experienced since charlottesville. and before that, in the aftermath of the "access hollywood" tape. republicans who have hardly been profiles in courage today found just over a dozen of their members break rank and slowly, timidly, begin to call out donald trump's flagrant bellicose racist attacks against four female members of congress. we made a decision on this show not to amplify trump's attacks by showing them or even reading them here but it should surprise no one that they're false and that they serve as ugly reminders of donald trump's xenophobia, misogyny and racism. don't take our word for it though. here's the one, the brave, the likely now endanger