Virginia but elsewhere, especially considering Different Things happening especially up and down the ballot. In the one hand and we Pay Attention to what is happening with the former president , certainly riding high following the decision yesterday from the Us Supreme Court saying that his name shall remain on the ballot. Of course the state of colorado try to use a civil war ever provision to try to remove his name from the ballot citing his participation in an insurrection or alleged participation in a insurrection with the Supreme Court saying states cannot describe that an sway an election so the former president riding high there. As for President Biden, he is fine tuning his message as far as his campaign. We talked about Vice President kamal harris talking about the need for humanitarian assistance in gaza. Kamala harris talking about the need. People in the United States having critical of the Biden Administration for their stance in support of israel and they are warm with ha
jean carroll after trump lost to her in this previous case about defamation regarding sexual assault. now, donald trump s trip to court is a stark turn from his recent victory in new hampshire. that was just tuesday. this is not how any candidate in any party, in any point in history, it has ever wanted to follow up on a primary when. let alone try to get momentum while under oath. regarding such serious allegations of defamation. now, trump s time on the stand was deliberately brief. he answered a single question from his lawyer, the judge overseeing what would be allowed. the lawyer asked if trump stood by the past deposition that he gave, which denied the underlying sexual assault that is the issue in the defamation, and trump replied, simply, 100%, yes. the lawyer tried to then bulldoze on and get donald trump to say more about denying the actual allegations, the judge intervene and struck those answers from the record. and that, very briefly, shows how court is different
clock to january 20, 2025, at high noon because on the west side of the u.s. capitol i will be taking the oath of office as the 47th president of the united states. no excuses, i will get the job done. well, that was one of the few moments where in you could actually hear ron desantis as he attempted to announce his presidential campaign last night on twitter spaces. we ll have much more from the glitch filled launch. also ahead there s still no deal on the debt ceiling, but a republican leader in the house told lawmakers they can go ahead and leave for memorial day even as the clock ticks. plus, he proudly put his feet up on a desk in nancy pelosi s office on january 6th, and now he s going to spend years in prison for his actions that day. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 25th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. ron desantis has officially entered the 2024 white house race, but what should have been a historic mo
week-long stay in space this hour of cnn this morning continues right now. overnight, president biden rushing back to washington from japan for these debt limit negotiations. just hours from now, he is set to meet with house speaker kevin mccarthy again. they ll meet at the white house. as time runs out to reach a deal on preventing basically economic calamity. there are less than ten days to go before the government potentially defaults on its debt. before he left the g-7 summit with world leaders, biden told reporters that many of the demands from house republicans have been, quote, unacceptable. i think there are some maga republicans in the house who know the damage that it would do to the economy and because i am president, and presidents are responsible for everything, biden would take the blame. and that s the one way to make sure biden is not re-elected. arlette saenz is live at the white house. arlette, good morning. kevin mccarthy did talk about the phone ca
17th. president xi is headed to russia. they tried to portray themselves as a neutral party. the west is skeptical and concerned that china is considering providing russia with weapons. and a cnn exclusive. two dozen mar-a-lago staffers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. this is connection to the special counsel investigation into the handling of classified documents. also banks rescuing another bank? first republic bank is set to receive a $30 billion life line. the money coming from a group of major banks including j.p. morgan chase and wells fargo. a dramatic last second shot, a tiger s tail turning into a cinderella story in a day of madness ahead. we ll break down the ncaa tournament. also new songs sure to move up the charts quickly and swiftly. we have taylor s new tracks that were released while you were sleeping. cnn this morning starts right now. all of the girls you did say swiftly. you did that on purpose. did you get up last