we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h
hi there, everyone. i m nicole wallace, thanks for being here with us. we ve got a lot of places you get your news today, we re glad you re joining us. four pm in the east, it s 11 pm in moscow. we re following breaking news this hour, with the latest on the revolt unfolding in russia. and we see news is confirming, yevgeny prigozhin is the head of the wagner group, which is a private mercenary army in russia, that s done a lot of the fighting in the war in ukraine. he has called for his moscow bound convoy to stand down for now. that s only after advancing to within 120 miles of the city of moscow. in the biggest threat to russian president vladimir putin s grip on power that we ve ever seen. prigozhin sent a voice note, signaling that the forces would stand down, saying the group understands, quote, the responsibility for spilling russian blood on one of the sides. we are turning back our convoys, and going back to field camps, according to the plan. this comes just hours a
today on inside politics, exclusive new cnn reporting about an immunity deal for a fake bear of electors. new details that make clear the trump special counsel s january 6th investigation is picking up speed. plus, joe biden hardly ever says it, donald trump wants to steer clear of it. mike pence wants to put every single republican on record about it. one year after dobbs erased roe, abortion is front and center in the 2024 campaign. and damning if true, accusations against the justice department. irs whistleblowers bullet point how they say the do j block ed the hunter biden investigation at every turn. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, jack smith plays hardball. cnn s new exclusive reporting breaking right now. it takes us inside the special counsel s investigation into the insurrection. the big takeaway tromwhat cnn is learning, federal investigators are getting important questions answered about the trump plot to overturn the 2020 elec
thank you, ali, for that reporting. that does it for us today. see you back here tomorrow beginning at 10:00 a.m. you can catch our show online around the clock on youtube and other platforms. i m ana cabrera from new york. andrea mitchell picks up our coverage. right now, fright night. the fight night that biden and trump campaigns are gearing up for. their first face off at this week s debate, but the candidates are taking very different approaches to their warm ups. on today s second anniversary of the dobbs decision, abortion is front and center along with the other debate topics the biden campaign is promoting. we look at what they re promoting and the trump campaign and the impact of the landmark decision on abortion on families across america. and the second of three days of hearings in the mar-a-lago documents case critics say are completely unnecessary amid continued questions about delaying tactics and judge cannon s questionable decisions. plus, prime minis
ruhle starts now. the biden campaign full on assault against donald trump. a new attack highlights his legal problems and calls them out is a convicted criminal. i speak with maryland governor wes moore. why he issued a pardon for giving thousands of marijuana convictions. the top doctor calls for tobacco style warning labels on social media. is urgent health alert as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good monday evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we are 141 days away from the election and president biden s campaign is putting donald trump s criminal conviction and other legal problems front and center. in the courtroom, we see donald trump for who he is. he has been convicted of 34 felonies, found liable for sexual assault and committed financial fraud. joe biden has been working, lowering health care costs and making big corporations pay their fair share. this election is between a convicted criminal is only out for himself and a president w