good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff with as few as ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash. with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills, president biden and house speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. we ll hear from the white house. earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers of the stakes saying, it s, quote, highly likely, unquote the government will default as soon as june 1st. so, what s the status of the negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positive sign, after a tumultuous weekend of negotiations. both sides are still very much committed to getting a bipartisan deal. speaker kevin mccarthy, as you heard, struck a very positive tone
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills. president biden how speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. here from the white house earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers at the state saying it is quote, highly likely, unquote, the government will default as of june 1st. emily s and anna joins us now with more from the capital. what is the status of negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positi
good to be back. it s great to you have here. do you remember the name brandan van grek? as i have memorable name. if not, the circumstance of which you first heard it? but if you are like me and the first time you heard the name brandon van grabbing is the first time you heard the word he is spee naj formerly associated with the presidency of donald trump. espionage as in the espionage act, not just spy movie stuff, as in u.s. law. we were only about four months in to the trump administration when the new york times was first to report that the then brand new trump administration had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice. it was very early on. may 2017. you think about that for a second, trump was inaugurated at the end of january. this was less than four months later in may of that year, less than four months into his presidency, we learned of the new york times
all a very, very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. let s do at home joining us this hour. it s great to have you here. do you remember the name brandon van grack? it s a very memorable name, so you might remember the sound of it. if not, the circumstance in which you first heard it. but if you are like me, in all likelihood, the first time you heard the name brandon van grack, it was the first time you heard the word, espionage, formerly associated with the presidency of donald trump. espionage as in the espionage act, as it not just spy movie stuff but as in u.s. law. but we are only about four months in to the u.s. trump administration in the new york times first reported that the then brand new trump administration had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice.
but she also had a separate defamation case that was ongoing. this was sort of caught up in a legal log jam. so, this is where she s going back to the judge and asking for a very substantial punitive damages after trump said this during the cnn town hall. take a listen. they said, he didn t rape her. i have no idea who the hell she is. i don t know who this woman is. they said, sir, don t do it. this is a fake story, and you don t want to give it credibility. one thing you did do and i swear and i ve never done that. and i swear to you, i have no idea who the hell she s a whack job. mr. president now, in their court filing tonight, e. jean carroll s team said that trump s post verdict statement showed his depth of malice toward carroll. we ve reached out to them on both stories for comment, and we have yet to hear back on either. as you pointed out, this does