appeals court to toss his 2020 election interference case arguing that he was carrying out white house duties at the time and therefore immune to prosecution. this move coming one day after the supreme court declined to rule on the immunity question for now. it is a blow for special counsel jack smith who sought a speedy decision. that trial like trump s three other criminal cases might play out while voters are casting ballots in the 2024 election meaning trump s political future could be determined before the juries decide his criminal fate. also new, trump s team is planning to challenge the colorado supreme court decision to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot for allegedly inciting the insurrection. a source with knowledge of trump s plans tells nbc news they intend to file an appeal after the christmas holiday. that could have implications far beyond colorado especially in the 16 other states with open legal challenges to trump s eligibility for offic
majority of both republicans, 149 and democrats 165 got it across the finish line and 70 goppers voted against it. 46 democrats giving it thumbs down. leader mccarthy and his leadership claimed victory. this is fabulous. i thought it would be hard, almost impossible. we won public narrative with support of the american people. between president biden and speaker mccarthy, won from start to finish. griff: president biden who vowed not to compromise did just that. this agreement meets the testing according to president biden. rescinding 30 billion in unspent covid money, keeping nondefense spending flat for next couple years. now it heads to the senate, four days to get it done and already decent on the right. i cannot support it and will vote no absent material changes that will render this bill something more than what it is, a fake response to burden some debt. griff: senators may offer amendments like senator mike lee and whether they will slow things up as we get
and a warm welcome to our viewers all around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom i m ron desantis and i m running for president to lead our great american comeback. it came off almost like he was a talk radio host not a future leader of the free world. keep on turning, keep on burning, rolling, rolling on a river she was a gift. there will be nobody like tina. this is going to continue to be a significant storm. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, may 25th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in miami where governor desantis will meet today with donors backing his newly launched presidential candidacy. he is also looking to recover with disappointed campaign rollout on twitter marred by delays and glitches. the governor s team saying more than half a million people logged on to the chat. but twitter s infrastructure couldn t handle the overwhelming response. desantis appeared on fox news a short
beautiful pink that goes with yesterday. dana: desantis making it official after months of speculation. the announcement coming in the form of a twitter livestream with elon musk. bill: many see him as possibly the biggest threat to the frontrunner former president donald trump. dana: the two have gone to friends to competitors. the former president is slamming desantis for months. you can expect a lot more of that moving forward. bill: desantis hoping his resume will cut through his attacks. accomplishments in florida. six week abortion ban. state s early reopening from covid back in 2020. dana: he joined trey gowdy for his first interview as a candidate. he made the case that he is the one who can deliver for conservatives. why now? i think it s because the country is going in the wrong direction. if we have another four years of the biden administration, i think some of the damage is going to be irreversible. i think we have an opportunity now like the late 197
florida governor ron desantis will soon make his presidential bid official and a you this cnn poll is giving us the latest snapshot of the republican race. one key takeaway, desantis is going to be facing some challenges. and a critical moment in the mar-a-lago documents case. the special counsel closing in on a decision on whether to charge former president trump. his lawyers are requesting a meeting with the attorney general. ahead, what this could signal. and target is taking some of its products celebrating pride month off store shelves. why? they cite confrontational behavior and threats toward store workers over its pride collection. we are following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. the race for the republican presidential nomination is about to get much more competitive. just a few hours from now florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his 2024 white house run in an unconventional way. he s announcing i