If it's Thursday, chaos inside the House Republican Conference, as Speaker McCarthy basically

dares his members to hold a vote to oust him as Speaker, as the divisions within the Republican

Party may force the government to shut down.

Plus, the Hunter Biden legal saga deepens, with the special counsel inditing the President's

son on three felony counts tied to a gun purchase, just as President Biden tries to refocus

his reelection campaign on the economy.

And a courtroom drama so big, it can't even fit in a courtroom.

The trial for two of Trump's co-defendants will officially begin next month in Georgia,

as the judge tries navigating an historic courtroom proceeding on live television.

Welcome to Meet the Press Now, I'm Garrett Hake reporting in Washington, where the mess

facing House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy on Capitol Hill has gotten even messier, as he tries

to quell a brewing rebellion amid an impeachment inquiry and a government funding fight.

Divisions between Speaker McCarthy and the conservative wing of his conference reached

a new low point this morning in an incredibly tense closed-door meeting.

So what's going on here?

A faction of ultra-conservative House Republicans is pushing the conference towards a government

shutdown, while threatening McCarthy's speakership, if they're demands to slash government

spending, aren't met.

McCarthy dared his detractors to try and remove him as Speaker, according to two sources

in the room, telling members, and I quote, if you want to file a motion to vacate, then

file the effing motion.

The Speaker admitted his evident frustration to reporters following the meeting.

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