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
officials ahead of an announcement in next week. i i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. this is your world. desantis says he s the only one that can beat president joe biden. we ll dig into that in just a moment. first to mark meredith in washington keeping track of this. mark? good afternoon. there s no doubt about it. the 2024 race is underway. we ll see two well known republicans jump in to the race. fox learned ron desantis will file his presidential campaign work within days. as you imagined, he s been out there on the road in these battleground states. today he made stops in new hampshire. the first republican primary state. he had a chance to meet with governor chris sununu. sununu also thought to be a possible contender. desantis told the crowd he s eager to make a conservative agenda front and center. if you look nationally, people are pessimistic what s going on with the country. understand ably see. i think florida provides a ray of hope. it doesn t have to
A killer whale held in captivity for more than four decades. Plus the striking images offering a new perspective on our world. And we begin tonight with a decision that has delighted big oil and infuriated environmentalists j. A federal regulator has conditionally approved a plan to allow drilling for oil and gas off of the shores of alaska. It is raising fears of another disastrous spill. And in a place where the impact could be far more devastating. Shell says it would like to begin drilling this summer. Activists say that will jeopardize a sensitive ecosystem already threatened by climate change. There is no proven way to clean up spilled oil in icy arctic conditions. None of the techniques that shell proposes to use have been tested successfully in the arctic ocean. And we learned unfortunately in 2010, that exploration drilling like what shell proposes can result in catastrophic accidents. The deep water horizon was drilling when it exploded and sank triggering one of the largest
japan this weekend. he tweeted, quote, i welcome the historic decision of the united states and president biden to support an international fighter jet coalition. this will greatly enhance our army in the sky. i count on discussing the practical implementation of this decision at the g7 summit in hiroshima. the major investment in 18 offensive military power to ukraine follows a week during which the americans supported defensive system s made a critical impact on the defensive kyiv. arrived in ukraine just last month, successfully beat back to a massive russian attack on kyiv, on monday. 18 russian missiles flying faster than the speed of sound locked in on the capital city. 18 u.s. made patriot missiles intercepted them before they hit their targets. yesterday, ukraine s air defenses intercepted 29 of 30 missiles that russia launched that ukraine. joining us now, michael mcfaul, who served as the united states of ambassador to russia from 2012 to 2014. msnbc international affairs a