spirit of individualism once and for all. our government spends too much money, we learned more about that this week. but perhaps more importantly, they work tirelessly each day to pry more freedoms away and tell us what we can do, how we can do it, and probably most concerning, why we should do it. in other words, they want to be our moral compass, our conscious, and our conviction. for most of us, this is really troubling because we already have that fundamental belief system. our sense of right and wrong was set years of learning and parenting and our experiences in faith. what we call in the south a raising. we were raised to have ethics and beliefs we hold but maybe that s not the case for an increasingly growing segment of our population. maybe more and more americans aren t getting necessary examples tra considerably set by their mothers and fathers make ping it easier for the state to step in and fill that role. we know many left wing ideologues and organizations work
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or can t iron out their differences before june 5th, the u.s. could default on its debt, a scenario many experts say would be disastrous. not just for the u.s. economy, but for the global economy as well. and that threat still looms ominously over the capitol at this hour. up on capitol hill, lawmakers from both parties have their reservations. so passage is not guaranteed and all of this is unfolding as that fiscal deadline gets ever closer. cnn s priscilla alvarez is over at the why for us. eva mcken is live on set. let s begin a
line on spending in this debt ceiling issue. they re pushing for a work for welfare program. that was an issue that tim scott get behind today. he announced some very big ned. joe biden and the left are attacking every ladder that i m trying to climb. that s why i m announcing today that i m running for president of the united states. of america! a lot of energy in that crowd today for tim scott. this is going to be a very big week, folks. we expect ron desantis will also get in the race within days. so what do gop voters think? they look over these candidates. let s ask them. jeremy slagle is from ohio. donna sharp is from georgia and johnny gardner is also an ohio voter. great to have you with us today. thank you very much for being with us. jeremy, let s start with you. what did you think of tim scott s announcement today. i think it s the first time i ve been moved to tears by a president somebody coming out and announcing. it was very emotional for me. his faith,
the crime. that is what we are watching this hour. hello, everyone, thank you for being here, i m kate bolduan. right now the supreme court is hearing the arguments for two cases that are at the heart of americans. at the heart of it is the biden administration student loan forgiveness program. the argument is that the president overstepped his authority here when he said he would give up to $20 million in student debt. that is a lot of money for a lot of people and hanging in legal limbo today. signs of how much interest there is in the court decision, take a look at the crowds out in front of the court this morning. jessica snyder is also live outside of the supreme court as this is playing out. she is joining us now. jessica, you are listening to the first hour-ish of oral arguments. what are you hearing? the justices are zeroing in on the price tag of the program, and whether the president way of the extensive program. these are the numbers. 40 million students are
sanctions over the war in ukraine are hurting russia s economy. the senior correspondent mike tobin is live in kyiv with more. mike? trace, another update coming from russian news agencies. gershkovich has a hearing on the books now scheduled a week from tuesday. so far no u.s. representative has been able to get in the yale to see gershkovich. the wall street journal said private lawyers got to see him. the u.s. ambassador in moscow had a meeting with the deputy minister. not much movement came from the meeting. gershkovich is the wall street journal reporter taken into custody and accused of trying to obtain classified information about a russian arms factory at the direction of u.s. officials allegedly. he was taken to moscow where he s being held in prison. denied access, u.s. officials don t have good insight to his condition. i wish we did. we still haven t been able to get consular access. that s an issue that we bring up through our embassy in moscow. i wish i