The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

In a reversal, the White House announces plans to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. It comes as Germany also pledges tanks for Ukraine ahead of Russia’s anticipated spring offensive. Plus, after a two-year ban, Meta is lifting former President Trump’s suspension from Facebook and Instagram. Richard Engel, Michael McFaul, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Jake Ward, Kara Swisher, Fmr. Sen. Al Franken, and Andy Campbell join.

As a judge considers whether to release the grand jury report on the Trump election probe in Georgia, the DA suggests indictment decisions are “imminent.” Meantime, classified documents were found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home. And with 40 mass shootings so far in 2023, some have become numb to America’s gun violence problem, we discuss about the dangers of doing so and why it’s important to politicize gun violence. Peter Baker, Chuck Rosenberg, Greg Bluestein, Juanita Tolliver, Matthew Dowd, Matthew Belloni, and Philip Bump join.

One person is in custody after a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California left at least seven people dead. It comes just two days after a gunman killed 11 and injured 9 at a dance hall in Monterey Park, California. And, a retired top FBI agent Charles McGonigal was arrested for alleged money laundering and violating Russian sanctions. Steve Patterson, Thomas Wong, Clint Watts, Barbara McQuade, Frank Figliuzzi, Stuart Stevens, Jason Johnson, and Avery Wilks joins.

Anti-abortion activists held the first “March for Life” since Roe v. Wade was overturned. It comes days before the 50th anniversary of the landmark decision. Plus, President Biden reflected on the challenges and accomplishments during his first two years in office. In the second half of his term, he’ll face a different set of issues but with a new Republican-controlled House. Amna Nawaz, Irin Carmon, Michelle Goodwin, Zach Montague, Barbara McQuade, Carlos Curbelo, Donna Edwards, and Michael Beschloss join.

The U.S. hits its borrowing limit and sets up a debt ceiling fight on Capitol Hill. Meantime, President Biden makes his first public remarks on his handling of classified material since the special counsel was named. Plus, a Supreme Court investigation fails to find who leaked the abortion ruling draft. Peter Baker, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Joyce Vance, Jim Rutenberg, Mark McKinnon, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Jake Ward join.

The U.S. is expected to hit its debt limit on Thursday, setting up a major political fight in Washington. Meantime, a failed GOP candidate arrested in connection to attacks on New Mexico Democrats appears in court.. Plus, the White House says President Biden’s documents probe won’t impact his election plans. Yamiche Alcindor, Ryan Nobles, Tom Nichols, Rep. Brendan Boyle, Michael Steele, Amy McGrath, and Kara Swisher join.

After a rough battle for House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy assigns extreme GOP representatives to powerful committees. It comes as a Solomon Peña, an ex-GOP candidate, was arrested in a string of shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico. Plus, the U.S. prepares to hit the debt ceiling on Thursday. Luke Broadwater, Tara Palmeri, Frank Figliuzzi, Tim Miller, Juanita Tolliver, Michael Schmidt, and Kerry Sanders join.

President Biden is renewing his call to protect federal voting rights as the nation honors the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, House Republicans are more focused on investigating the President after more classified material was found at his Delaware home. Plus, the US will hit the debt ceiling this Thursday and Kevin McCarthy said he wants spending caps in exchange for raising the debt limit. Cornell Belcher, Carol Lee, Neal Katyal, Jason Beardsley, David Plouffe, Tara Setmayer, and John Hendrickson join.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sounds the alarm telling Congress the U.S. is set to reach its debt limit on Thursday. Meantime, the Trump Organization is hit with a $1.6 million fine in a years-long tax fraud scheme. And our Friday Nightcap talks Republican’s new power in the House, the embattled George Santos and a Golden Globes comeback. Jon Allen, Melissa Murray, Brendan Buck, David Cay Johnston, Rehema Ellis, Tim O’Brien, Toure and Kurt Andersen join.

Attorney General Merrick Garland named Robert Hur to review President Biden’s handling of classified documents after leaving the Obama administration. It comes as NBC News learns one of the documents found in Biden’s former office was marked with top secret classification. Plus, from Damar Hamlin’s recovery to the lack of diversity in the NFL, Stephen A. Smith sits down one-on-one with Stephanie Ruhle to talk about it all. Garrett Haake, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Stephen A. Smith, Matthew Dowd, and Juanita Tolliver join.

After campaigning on kitchen table issues, House Republicans started off their first days in power focused on passing abortion-related bills. Meantime, the GOP-led Oversight committee is now looking into the Biden family’s financial records and a second batch of classified documents found. Plus, A corrupted file is to blame for the delays and cancellations of thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday. Peter Baker, Joyce Vance, Shelby Talcott, Captain C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger, Michael Steele, Robert Gibbs, and Amb. William Taylor join.

President Biden said he’s “surprised” by the classified documents found in an office he used after his vice presidency. Meantime, House Republicans approve a new subcommittee to investigate the “weaponization” of the federal government. Plus, former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is sentenced to five months at Rikers Island. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Susanne Craig, Glenn Kirschner, James Carville, Carlos Curbelo, Mary Beth Sheridan, and Darsha Philips join.

After a dramatic fight for Speaker, Kevin McCarthy faced a key test to pass the House rules package. Meantime, the Georgia grand jury investigating possible election interference by former President Trump and his allies completed its final report. Meantime a “small amount” of classified documents were found at a think tank tied to President Biden. Plus, more than one thousand people are detained after far-right supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil’s capital in protest of the presidential election results. Yamiche Alcindor, Luke Broadwater, Barbara McQuade, Nayyera Haq, Christopher Garman, Jason Johnson, Reed Galen, and Jay Skurski join.

After 11 rounds of voting over three days, the House has not yet selected a Speaker. The House plans to return Friday at noon as Republicans work on a potential deal to sway the GOP holdouts. Ali Vitali, Andrew Desiderio, Tim Miller, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Jeremy Peters, Steven A. Sund, and Dr. Vin Gupta join.

The deadlock over House Speaker will stretch into a third day after Republican holdouts blocked Kevin McCarthy from getting the Speaker’s gavel for a sixth time. Now, lawmakers plan to reconvene Thursday at noon. Ryan Nobles, Yamiche Alcindor, Jacqueline Alemany, Will Hurd, Rep. Lauren Boebert, Michael Steele, and Juanita Tolliver join.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost the first three rounds of votes after a group of Republican holdouts rejected him as Speaker. It marks the first time in a century that the House failed to elect a new Speaker on the first ballot. It all comes as Democrats stood united behind its new leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Plus, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is still in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during the Bengals game Monday night. Ryan Nobles, Luke Broadwater, Reed Galen, Rep. Colin Allred, Charlie Sykes, Jennifer Palmieri, and Tom Winter join.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals after a tackle. Jay Skurski, Mike Tirico, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Randal Hill join.

After a years-long legal battle, the House Ways and Means committee released six years of former President Trump’s taxes. Meantime, new false claims emerge after an incoming GOP congressman George Santos apologizes for embellishing his resume. Plus, a new COVID subvariant becomes the dominant strain in the Northeast. Rep. Brendan Boyle, Jon Allen, David Farenthold, Glenn Kirschner, David Henderson, Tim Miller, Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, and Dr. Vin Gupta join.

One day after the January 6th committee unveiled its final report, the panel is out with dozens of newly-released transcripts. Meantime, Sen. Mitch McConnell says Trump’s political clout is “diminishing.” And a massive winter storm ties up holiday travel. Luke Broadwater, Neal Katyal, Eli Stokols, Eric Tucker, Donell Harvin, Amy McGrath, David Jolly and Dr. Vin Gupta join.

On the even of his memoir 'Permanent Record' being published, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length from Moscow with MSNBC's Brian Williams in an exclusive interview. Here is their full discussion, including portions of the interview that did not air on The 11th Hour because of time constraints. This is their discussion in its entirety in podcast form, edited down slightly for clarity.