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Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. Happening now. A special counsel is now set to investigate President Biden's

handling of classified material. The U.S. Attorney General launching an independent probe after more

documents were found this time at the President's home in Delaware. Also tonight

Congressman George Santos is defiant amid growing calls for him to resign

over the many lies he told voters. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy standing by Santos even as he

acknowledges a lack of trust.

And we're tracking severe weather right now

in the southeast, including significant damage

from a large and extremely dangerous tornado in Alabama.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States

and around the world.

I'm Wolf Plitzer, you're in the situation room. We begin with a special counsel investigation that's about to get underway, amid new revelations about classified documents found

at President Biden's home and office.

Let's go right to our Chief White House correspondent, Phil Mattingly.

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