politicsnation. ten nights lead, the showdowns to come. culture or politics have consumed the republican party as we approach an election year. threatening the legislative agenda in congress in the house speaker kevin mccarthy s concessions to the hard right flank of his caucus have led to the passage of a military spending bill. bogged down with amendments targeting diversity programs and lgbtq protections. in the meantime, alabama senator tommy tuberville is holding up dozens of military appointments over the pentagon s abortion policies. some colleagues are warning the blockade could endanger national security. against that backdrop, a potential government shutdown. the showdown looms and the first presidential caucus of 2024 is just six months away. delaware congresswoman lisa rochester joins me shortly to talk about all of it. plus, the phony war on critical race theory is still raging in state houses. and on school boards across the country one of the intellectual archi
signs that the rhonda sanchez cam could be in trouble, including a staff shakeup. donald trump sending a clear signal today to the judge and a criminal classified documents case every wing wink and nod as to what should be an impartial party in the case. any indication the judge will grant this motion? i don t know i know it s a very highly respected judge a very smart judge, a very strong judge. you appointed her? i did. i m very proud to have appointed her. very smart, very strong, and loves our country. i mean, loves our country. we need judges that love our country, so, they do the right thing. we ll get into that, all of that plus everything you need to know about the first nonprescription over the counter contraceptive pill to be approved by the fda, that s coming up later on this hour as well. we want to begin in bucks county, epa. just north of the philadelphia area, where at least four people are dead, three others are missing, including two young children,
president s legal strategy becomes clear, delay, delay, delay. his lawyers make the case in the judge and documents case, we re keeping them honest. also, senator tommy tuberville, last night on cnn, he said white nationalist, to me, is an american. now, he s doing damage control will still blocking promotions of military officers in a battle over abortion. and live reporting tonight from new england, where some of the worst flooding there in decades is still far from over. good evening, thanks for joining us. tonight, we know what has long been suspected, the former president is trying to run out the clock in the documents case. and it s not just us saying it, he and his legal team did. a court filing, which arrived just before midnight last night, spells it out. in it, attorneys for the former president and his co defendant walt nauta asked judge aileen cannon not only to set aside her august trial date, but also to, quote, postpone any consideration of a new trial date. so
his top military adviser says a hold on military promotions by one republican senator is having a negative impact not just on those officers but their families. air force chief of staff general charles q. brown is up for the chair chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. alabama republican senator tommy tuberville is blocking more than 250 military promotions over opposition to the pentagon s abortion policy. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin leads us off tonight with that from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. good evening, bret. the pentagon said this months long standoff with the senator from alabama is now threatening readiness and benefiting russia and china. general c.q. brown is the president s pick to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs but his confirmation and that of 265 senior officers are being held up by one senator tommy tuberville of alabama. for the first time in 150 years, the marine corps is without a come dantd because of
t the lead starts right now. ukraine is pushing, pushing, pushing. cnn is live as the 31 nations meet. and why special counsel is accusing donald trump s right-hand man of trying to delay the prosecution of him. and the once in a thousand year rainfall behind devastating flooding in parts of america ears noamerica s northeast, trapping drivers in cars and on roads and forcing some to swim to safety. we start today with our word lead. the president in lithuania with one goal on his list unity. ukraine will be the main focus of the two-day meeting but for a group that has been, frankly, stunningly united, there are public fractures in the alliance starting to emerge, ones president biden will have to fix over the next few days, mainly overs decision to send cluster bombs to the front line, one that has been banned by most of the allies who will be sitting around president biden at that table in lithuania. they will have to decide when and how they will let ukraine join