weekend. the 119 congress is the least productive in decades. that could cost republicans big come this november. some of them already acknowledging that they had the embarrassment of not having nothing to run on, and a monmouth university poll released last month found only 17% of americans approve of the job congress is doing. this is as crucial issues like taxation, the border, ukraine aid, and government funding remain unresolved. joining us now to discuss it all is the house democratic leader congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. welcome to you, sir, thank you for being here. this is truly one of the most unproductive congresses in decades. what is your take here on the current border fight that is currently happening on funding? this is about ukraine aid at the end of the day, but donald trump seems to be scuttling any potential for a deal that is going to come together. this is a do nothing republican congress of epic proportions, and what we have seen is that the
a king by wiping out half a trillion dollars of debt and make you, the taxpayer, pay for it. but not so fast. a coalition of six g.o.p.-led states are fighting back, and now the top court will decide if joe overstepped his authority. chuck schumer and the squad bashing the conservative justices and demanding they won t side with biden. 90% of the relief going 2 out of school borrowers will go to those earning less than $75,000 a year. this isn t a handout to the wealthy. callous and spiteful republican officials, disconnected from the hardship of every day folks, who are burdened by this debt. they want this radicalized, extremist supreme court to take away the hope that the president of the united states has given those of us who have been rallying for this call. this unhinged supreme court can make these decisions but we are not going anywhere. the president of the united states that i hope can hear me does have the legal authority to cancel debt. jeanine: but it is
Internationally were creating the evidence what is possible so that others can pick it up and run with it oh, i love that. Ill be sure to tune in next saturday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern for that champions for change, onehour special and thank you so much for joining me today. Amphoteric a Whitfield Smerconish starts right now tension between the us and israel over the war with hamas. Im Michael Smerconish in philadelphia on friday, the Biden Administration said that it is reasonable to assess that us weapons have been used by Israeli Forces in gaza in ways that are inconsistent with International Humanitarian law. But they stop short of officially saying that israel violated that law. The report drafted by the State Department said, investigations are ongoing, but that the us does not have complete information. This followed israels Security Cabinet Approval of an expansion of the area of operation of the shelling in rafah after President Joe Biden threatened to withhold us weapons if isra
Morning. Morning first thing thats what ill see you next. Have a great week Breaking News tonight and the trump trial, new testament trump, his longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who is now expected to take this then on monday, the judge Warning Cohen should not speak publicly about the hush money case as trump fumes about his gag order, and The Trial Heads Towards the heart of the former president s alleged crimes in the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel breaking down all of todays most important developments and looking ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im will blitzer with a Special Report in the situation room, the trump trial today Donald Trumps historic criminal trial now on the brink of a blockbuster week with Michael Cohens pivotal testimony and the prosecution revealing it could soon rest. Its case. Todays testimony and legal wrangling. All building toward cohen. Start turn on the W
Aides and tragedy in texas floodwaters sweep away little boy as his parents trying to get the family to dry land. And today millions are under threat of more severe weather. Im kate baldwin was sara sidner and john berman in this is Cnn News Central happening now as possible Ground Invasion of Eastern Rafah in gaza could be imminent with hostage and Ceasefire Negotiations teetering on the brink of collapse. We have brand new video, justin of a plume of smoke. After a loud explosion in rafah Israeli Forces could putin launched what they are calling a limited scale operation. The idf Drop Leaflets with a map to socalled safe zones in the message, evacuated immediately. This has a direct impact on as many as 100,000 people, cnns Jeremy Diamond is in jerusalem. Jeremy was the latest your hearing from there . Elmilitary thousands of leaflets on Eastern Raffa, ordering an area were about 100,000e currently living to begin evacuating north to what the Israeli Military is describing as an expa