we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h
clarified by any authorities own upending arrest. nonetheless, in the past 2 hours since comp made this claim key republican figures like house speaker kevin mccarthy, south carolina senator lindsey graham, they have all echoed trump accusations. the manhattan da s indictmen is politically motivated speaker mccarthy going eve further. clay meaty he would use hi powers to investigate somethin that has not actually even happen mike pence, a potential 20 202 potential candidate who wa targeted by the mob who storme the capitol on january six als fell in line with a talkin point. he says he does not think that this is what americans want. watch this just feels like politically-charged prosecutio here for my part i just feel like i is just not want the america people want to see i believ that people understand that if they give voice to this, i this occurs on tuesday, that they need to do so peacefull and in a lawful manner the manhattan distric attorney s office, which i i
nationwide. then, the battle for abortion rights, after walgreens says it won t sell abortion bill pills in 21 states, also tonight, a key moment in the war in ukraine, the battle for bakhmut. ukrainian forces under intense pressure, as russia s ammunition supply runs low as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening i m alicia melendez in for stephanie ruhle the showdown over who will be the republican presidential nominee, appears to be taking place between the twice impeached ex president donald trump, and as once loyal backer ron desantis. in the coming days, both men are expected to head to iowa, in front of the first gop caucus. even though desantis hasn t officially entered the race, here s a preview of what it looks like. we took a finleyville swipe at the florida governor. we are going to finish where we started we started something that was . we are gonna complete the mission, we are never going back to the party of paul rove, paul ryan,
after walgreens says it won t sell abortion bill pills in 21 states, also tonight, a key moment in the war in ukraine, the battle for bakhmut. ukrainian forces under intense pressure, as russia s ammunition supply runs low as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening i m alicia melendez in for stephanie ruhle the showdown over who will be the republican presidential nominee, appears to be taking place between the twice impeached ex president donald trump, and as once loyal backer ron desantis. in the coming days, both men are expected to head to iowa, in front of the first gop caucus. even though desantis hasn t officially entered the race, here s a preview of what it looks like. we took a finleyville swipe at the florida governor. we are going to finish where we started we started something that was . we are gonna complete the mission, we are never going back to the party of paul rove, paul ryan, and jeb bush. we re not going back to people that wa
what he says doesn t match the facts. joe biden was communicating with hunter biden and his associates. we ve heard the voicemail where the president was keeping up with the investigation. the facts don t match what the president continues to say. carley: brooke singman has the developments ahead of today s vote. brooke: will vote will decide if president biden has to hand over documents. 32 senate republicans writing a letter to merrick garland asking david weiss to receive special counsel investigation. evidence is mounting hunter biden committed numerous federal crimes including but not limited to tax frud, money laundering and foreign violations. it involves the president s son, we believe it is important to provide special protection to allow him to investigate potentially criminal conduct. houseoversight committee james comer s request was denied. unauthorized disclosure of information can undermine potential or ongoing investigations. on 60 minutes, president bid