Good morning, everyone. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im poppy harlow. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern. John berman is off. Thanks for joining us. Just minutes from now, President Trump takes a victory lap of sorts. He will speak at cpac, the nations largest annual gathering of conservative power brokers and activists. Its a breath taking reversal from a year ago when candidate trump skipped out on this because of many conservatives refusing to embrace him. Look how times have changed. Our White House Correspondent jeff zeleny is live at cpac. What can we expect from the president this morning . Reporter youre absolutely right, poppy. While trump branded conservative is different than the brand of conservativism usually embraced here, the people i talked to are simply happy there is a republican in the white house and republicans controlling both sides of pennsylvania avenue for the first time in decades. Yes, donald trump isnt necessarily the first c
Burnett. We begin with breaking news on this monday evening. Top republican doubling down calling for an independent investigation into russia including alleged connections between Trump Associates and russians nonto u. S. Intelligence. Congressman daryl issa, top supporter, issued a statement saying the American People need a clear eyed view. Including questions about russias actions, what the fbi knew of the cyberbreaches, what the oba administration did in response, and potential actions of former National Security adviser, michael flynn. Look, a stunning statement from a republican, such a staunch supporter of the president. And in stark contrast to what the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters earlier today. He says he has seen mo evidence of regular contact between Trump Campaign officials and the russian government. He said any congressional investigation shouldnt even be looking at that. It should be looking at leaks. Major skriemz hacrimes have committe
On healthcare and seems to acknowledge that repealing and replacing obamacare isnt an easy task. Will he offer new specifics in his big speech tomorrow night . We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the the situation room. Tonight the Trump Administration is promising the budget plan will put America First with a 10 increase that mr. Trump is calling historic. Some lawmakers in both parties already are questioning the numbers. Some key republicans are saying the boost in military spending may not be big enough, while Many Democrats are raising flags as the white house vows to offset it. The president s allies are pushing back on calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the trumps camp ties to russia. Chairman nunez is warning against the witch hunt, and he said there is no evidence of contacts between Trump Officials and the russian operatives. But the top democratic says no conclusions have been reached. The white house