viewers watching from all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. lawmakers insist default is not an option, but there s no deal yet to raise the debt limit. ahead, what this could mean for the global economy. plus new reporting from the washington post. employees of former president trump allegedly moved boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. memorial day weekend is just the start of what s going to be a very busy summer travel season that we re expecting. yes, it is the unofficial start of summer and people are packing up and heading out of town for the long weekend. just ahead, we have your travel and weather forecast. we do begin in washington where marathon talks to avoid the first-ever u.s. government debt default appear to be making progress. sources tell cnn the white house and congressional republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt limit and cap
work requirements. but a lot of democrats say those work requirements are a red line. it could cost swing seat lawmakers in 2024 they warn. democrats say this whole crisis is manufactured, the only reason it is a problem is because republicans needed a political ax to swing at the democratic president they argue pointing to matt gaetz. he admitted they say, he called the debt ceiling his, quote, hostage. punch bowl has reported hakeem jeffries is conveying that message to the white house while also assuring house dems the white house is listening. at the same time punch bowl says jeffries is warning the white house they can t assume that they will have the 80 to 100 democratic votes they will need. so let s ask again as it becomes increasingly likely that kevin mccarthy and president biden will come to a deal, who can they count on to vote for it? joining me now is kayla tausche and also garrett haake. so kayla, where is the president going this weekend, is he going to camp d
plus, where things stand on the debt limit. with just one week for possible default. then, target, pulling pride themed merchandise from stores. how it played out online and what is next for the company. and, the possible economic consequences of ron desantis s immigration law and the impact that could be felt far beyond florida as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. that evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. the feds passed a major milestone in bringing january 6th insurrectionists to justice, today elmer stewart rhodes, the leader of the right-wing extremist group, the oath keepers, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars for seditious conspiracy, it is the longest sentence in any of the january six cases, nbc s candle has more on what went down in court. a former army paratrooper who graduated from lost school, once wore an orange jumpsuit during the court hearings. he show no remorse to finally telling the judge that he considered himself a political
to january 6th? miss meadows did seek that pardon, yes ma am. a new concern in march in trump trump world, that mark meadows a spelling to the special counsel. tonight, the latest on the insurrection investigation, and signs of an imminent prosecution in the docs case. then, it s time to make our voices heard. one year after the massacre in uvalde. she remembers a lot of screams and a lot of the chaos. she could hear the police in the hallways. the survivors looking for answers, and the fight for gun control in texas. plus, the oath keeper now facing 25 years in prison for january 6th. and ron desantis announces he s running for president, in the most successful elon musk roll out since the cybertruck. yeah. oh my god. maybe that was a little too hard. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, i m gonna add lib a deep tease off the top here. the desantis elon musk launch was an on fathom-able disaster. i mean, truly of
this legal pressure that is engulfing donald trump to a degree he s clearly aware of. his former white house lawyer made waves and concerned people by ricking trump will go to jail over white house documents. now we have this short but unusual letter from donald trump s lawyers, signed by them, publicized by donald trump that reads like a cry for help or some sort of freakout. i can tell you straight up it s not a normal legal proceeding. it s addressed to attorney general merrick garland. the wall street journal made waves that the quays may be nearing the intend although no one can say what happened, it clearly had bad news in there at a minimum for trump with insiders bracing for a possible indictment. again, that s not news you can go to the bank with, but it s wall street journal, which is own by the murdoch empire, and that may among other things may have led trump to write this letter. it basically tries to shake down the attorney general of the united states, whic