and lots of questions to answer, so let s get started. deal or no deal. congress leaves d.c. for the memorial day weekend without reaching a deal to avoid disastrous debt default for the first time in u.s. history, we are live on capitol hill with a new deadline, giving lawmakers a little bit more time to reach an agreement. plus, stumbling start, and unforgettable, maybe forgettable, launch for florida governor ron desantis s presidential campaign rollout on twitter. what we can expect from his campaign, plus the new exclusive nbc news reporting that desantis administration is actually hitting of lobbyists for campaign cash. later, travel at your own risk. the naacp issues a blistering formal travel advisory for the state of florida, saying it s, quote, hostile for black americans. president of the day naacp joins us live to weigh in on this rare rebuke. ahead. and a good saturday morning to you all, i am katie phang, we re going to start today s show with the nation teeteri
inning spending, consequential reforms that will rein in government overreach. there are no new taxes, no new government programs. jason: here is what we mow is in the deal: it suspends the debt ceiling until after 2024 election, no increase in non-defense spending for the next fiscal year, and it caps it at 1% the following fiscal year. it also increases defense spending and money for veterans. we re also learning it claws back some unspent covid-19 pandemic funds and cuts nearly $2 the billion in money used to hire new irs agents. it also reportedly expands work requirements for some adults receiving food stamps but no work requirement changes for medicaid. the house republicans are expected to come back to the washington on tuesday and and vote on the bill on wednesday. we ll take it up with congressman brian mast and congresswoman beth van duyne. meanwhile, china has spent the week courting african countries like the democratic republic of congo for rare either minerals
a kia borings pill is now once again in court. oral arguments are set to begin soon before the fifth circuit court of appeals. a case brought by anti-abortion activist who is want to ban mifepristone nationwide. on the state level the focus is in the carolinas where two separate efforts to further restrict abortions in both states have hit a critical juncture. in north carolina nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy are now banned. as a republican super majority in the state legislature voted to override democratic governor roy cooper s veto of their bill. shouts of shame could be heard from the gallery after the gavel fell there. and in south carolina republican lawmakers are at it again after debating for more than 12 hours yesterday on a near total ban on abortion. they are heading back into session to continue the fight. let s start in north carolina, cnn s dianne gallagher is in raleigh, north carolina, for us. after having his veto overridden what is the g
leaders of the white house. with a historic default looming and the president scheduled to leave the country tomorrow. can they strike a deal with the clock ticking? plus, just one vote. that s what a major battle over abortion access could come down to today in north carolina. the intense efforts by democrats to convince just one republican to flip. and we have some breaking news. the man accused of attacking a virginia congressman staffers with a metal baseball bat is due in court any moment. the suspect was apparently caught on camera just minutes before the attack chasing another woman. we ll have the latest on the investigation now involving the capitol police and how the two staffers are doing this morning. the people inside were scared. they were hiding. someone swinging a bat around i would be scared as well. and yet another mass shooting in america. this time in new mexico where three people are dead. what we have learned about the teenage suspect who police
another act of violence targeting a member of congress. two people in virginia, in democrat jerry connolly s district office, are attacked by a man with a metal baseball bat. this is a gentleman with a long history of mental illness. he has been engaged in bizarre behavior in the past, including violent. he decided today for whatever reason to come to us and inflict more of the same. a trump justice department special prosecutor investigating the fbi over the russia investigation for bias issues. his report after four years. not recommending any indictments. i will speak to andrew weismann about the results. mike pence and florida governor ron desantis making big moves ahead of expected announcements to take on donald trump. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. this afternoon, the second big showdown between president biden and house speaker mccarthy over the debt ceiling. a critical moment says the treasury secretary, as the president is about to leave for a