let s take a look at the week s top stories. we re following new reporting involving the investigation into former president donald trump. classify top humans that he took with him when he left the white house. multiple sources tell cnn that federal prosecutors have obtained the 2021 audio recording of trump acknowledging that he kept classified pentagon documents about a possible attack on iran after leaving the white house. the existence of the recording undercuts trump s primary defense that he declassified all the documents that he brought with him from the white house to mar-a-lago. cnn reports that july 2021 meeting was held at trump s golf club in new jersey, with two people working on the autobiography of trump s former chief of staff, mark meadows, as well as trump pays, including communication specialist, margot martin, who as the guardian reports, regularly taped trump s conversations with authors to make sure they re accurately recounting his remarks. so really,
default. that was senate majority leader chuck schumer late last night after his chamber passed the debt ceiling bill. we ll have more on that vote and the continuing fallout in the house over the agreement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis seizes on a potential weakness in donald trump s third presidential bid while both men campaign in iowa. and also ahead a rough moment for president biden at a graduation ceremony, which will fuel more questions about his age as he seeks a second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with an official deal in washington. the senate passed the biden-mccarthy debt ceiling bill last night in a rare bipartisan act in the capitol. the move ensures the united states will not default on its debt after weeks and weeks of uncertainty. the final vote was 63 yeas to 36 nays with more democrats voting for the deal than
Fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for House Democrats. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has plans to send active duty troops to the Southern Border as soon as next week. We will explain what the Military Personnel will be doing down there. Also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. It comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. New reporting this morning on Text Messages that ultimately led to Tucker Carlsons firing. We also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a Spring Offensive against russias army. And writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. Good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of Way Too Early, white house, jen palmieri, Cohost Of The Circus and former chairman o. Of the republican committee, Michael Steele.
that elected us. and thes bing i can say or that i think can be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse. that was republican senator mike lee and then independent senator bernie sanders sharing their pretty negative opinions on that debt ceiling deal, which is now headed to their chamber. we ll go through the tight time line the senate now has to get this bill to president biden s desk ahead of default. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis is ramping up up his criticism of donald trump after taking heat from the former president for months, and that comes as two more prominent republicans are ready to jump into the 2024 race. we ll look at the impact chris christie and mike pence may have on the growing field. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 1st. we are in june. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with a big deal on capitol hill. the house
officially voting to impeach state attorney general, ken paxton. under state law, he s now temporarily suspended from his duties as he now awaits a senate trial. some of the counts included bribery, obstruction of justice, dereliction of duty, and fitness for office, abuse of public trust. this follows years of legal and ethical struggles and most controversial a.g.. texans called the most of the top texas republicans have been now mont the tub lick. with us now, nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. priscilla, this is historic. what more can you tell us? alicia, it is historic. there have been supporters of ken paxton who flooded to the gallery today to listen as this hearing took place, and as they were letting out we were able to grab mr. here. you re a supporter of ken paxton, your reaction here is that the house is willing to impeach him. i was surprised about having to i think this proceeding is illegal. we ll get a statute in 1993 that is essential