we ve got lawson uso cover, and lots of questions to answer. so let s get started. that ceiling showdown, house speaker kevin mccarthy not just a win in the house, but his victory lap may run out of gas in the senate. or live on capitol hill with the latest as the nation inches closer to a debt default. plus, telling their side, the same moment a woman suing former president trump for an alleged rape it is giving tearful over price jerry six insurrection in d.c.. we re going in-depth on all those trump troubles ahead. later, desantis drama, florida governor ron desantis arrives at the white house, while the house memos hits him with the federal lawsuit. we go inside the drama and how it will impact his presidential aspirations. all of this and more is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you, i am katie phang. we start today s show with the standoff over the debt ceiling. speaker kevin mccarthy is taking a premature victory lap after house republicans narrowly lashed
in this case. by all accounts, that deposition was not particularly productive for him. for instance, after saying that carole wasn t his type, he missed identified a photo of her around the time of the alleged rape as his second wife, marlon maples. with that sort of a deposition available on the witness stand, he would face the prospect of having that play while he s testifying. i think that explains his strategy of staying away. there is nothing good for him in this case. he, in essence, is already ceded the fact, and is just waiting for the outcome. let s switch years, now, joyce, while i have you. it s also been a very busy week for special counsel jack smith and his investigations. not only did mike pence testify, as we mentioned, a few minutes ago, but the new york times is reporting that federal prosecutors are looking into possible wire fraud thing to trump and his aides fundraising off the big lie. does this more nuanced angle
since the company publicly opposed his so-called don t say gay sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum in the classroom. but the governor wasn t even in florida, let alone the united states to hear this news. and said, this week, he was in japan, south korea and other countries, including israel, on what he called an international trade mission. axios reporting that desantis dined with some major republican voters, while jerusalem, including major donor top backer for former president trump during his presidential run in 2020. adding fuel to the possibility of a presidential campaign fire, four gop operatives tell nbc news that the florida governor can jump into the 2024 race as soon as the coming weeks. joining me now is democratic florida state center, jason piso. it s always good to have you on the show, even though rhonda sentence is outside of the state, this week, he couldn t escape answering questions about that disney lawsuit. take a quick listen up and responding