freedom is not free. the united states and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom of which they died, must endure and prosper. their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. it has a cost. it imposes a burden and just as they whom we commemorate willing to sacrifice so to must we. in the last final less heroic way willing to give of ourselves. yeah i remember him. americans coast to coast will commemorate more than 1 pngts 1 million brave men and women who have died defending our country solemn occasion dates back to deadliest conflict ever the civil war originally named decoration day it was first observed on may 30th, 1868 the peaceful date chosen because it was not associated with battle now 100 years later congress passed the uniform monday holiday act officially making memorial day a federal holiday only the last monday in may creating a three-day weekend which we re going to experience now. so while you enjoy next couple of days and you should with yo
whether it s a mental illness or not having enough food, these are just not intractable problems in the least. they are uniquely exacerbated in the united states as it relates to developed countries. but absolutely solvable problems. especially here in new york city. a city awash in wealth. that s right. among a very few number of households. i appreciate that you are staying on top of. it thanks alex, have a great weekend. thanks ali, have a great show. the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. that is america s constitutional mandate. and who in the current negotiations between president biden and kevin mccarthy appears to be violating that? who really knows what s going on with the white house negotiations with kevin mccarthy ten days before a potential default date. here s the update. talks briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left a meeting with the biden administration officials t
briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left the meeting with officials this morning saying that they needed to quote, press pause, and quote. calling the talks not productive. the republicans exit was widely seen, not as an order from the speaker, kevin mccarthy, but rather as kevin mccarthy taking marching orders from the chaos caucus. otherwise known as the house freedom caucus. and it s spiritual leader, donald trump. who said today, quote, republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want, including the kitchen sink. that s the way democrats have always dealt with us, do not fold. exclamation, exclamation, exclamation. and quote. that the chaos of kevin mccarthy s speakership taught us anything, it s that kevin mccarthy does not control his caucus. and now those hard-liners who one unknown concessions from mccarthy to make and the speaker, seemed to be calling the shots. a source familiar wit
right now, the nation s crucial debt ceiling talks or on hold. and wall street appears to be on edge. as we barrel towards a possible economic catastrophe. house republicans in the biden white house have stalemate this weekend. with no future meetings slated to hammer out a debt ceiling deal with a projected deadline just 12 days out. meanwhile, the 2024 electoral picture is sharpening in focus. and growing in size. south carolina s senator, tim scott, making it official yesterday. that he is running for the presidency next year. and so far, the lone rank republican in an already crowded gop field that is about to get even more crowded. with florida governor, ron desantis, expected to make his announcement next week, that he will seek the republican nomination for the white house. as a high-profile democratic victory, in desantis backyard, snatches yet another big city office of the mayor from the gop. i ll talk to a florida democratic party chair, nikki freed, in just a mome
thank you so much for letting substance abuse your homes during these extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with ari melber starts right now hi, ari. hi, nicolle thanks so much today we have a special report on what new york prosecutors might be eyeing on trump there s now report on that later tonight on the beat. the big legal development making waves right now is from a different legal jurisdiction from new york. it s how georgia prosecutors have been building a case against trump down there over what might be a lot more significant to a lot of people than financials in new york, which is effort to overturn the election when the foreperson spoke out, it was fascinating, an unusual development. it drew criticism from people who really care about the justice system, regardless of what she was saying critical of mr. trump, there were concerns about. that you may recall that wellin welling, right now it s not the same, but her colleagues if you will five more grand