sanders-townsend. simone will be back tomorrow with a come for session with chested buttigieg on his new book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and the right-wing campaign to brand lgbtq books in schools and libraries. politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. tonight, crisis averted. earlier this afternoon, president biden signed a bill putting an end to a dramatic week. that saw the nation just days away from a preventable economic catastrophe. with the debt ceiling showdown settled, and made job numbers far stronger than expected, the president has strengthened his case for reelection going into a 2024 presidential race. that intensified this week on the republican side. with the two front runners for the gop nomination, donald trump and ron desantis, sharpening their attacks on biden, the debt deal, and each other this week. in key early primary states. but they re also contending with the growing pack seeking the nomination. former
May 7th. On Michael Steele standing in for ali velshi. Opening fire into a crowd of people on a Shopping Outlet yesterday afternoon. Through the seven who were injured remained in Critical Condition this morning. The shooting took place at allen premium outlets, a Shopping Center that is more than 140 stores located. I did it is located about 30 miles north. Sounds of bullets sent hundreds of people running for cover and witnesses at the scene described a panic that ensued throughout the area. I see a lot of people running. We are wondering what is happening. As we approach we hear more rounds, so im looking for my daughter. I saw my very fast some approaching the starbucks because my daughter say im already here. Im looking for you. They were already fighting each other and all the people were hiring. Told me to get away and move out, i am looking for my daughter. The gunman was killed at the scene by a Police Officer who happen to be at the outlet responding to a different matter. Ne
are at 4. the desantis campaign has just released a video making his formal announcement. let s take a look. the federal government makes it harder for families to make ends meet. and the president flounders. but decline is a choice. success is attainable, and freedom is worth fighting for. writing the ship requires restoring sanity to our society. normalcy to our communities, and integrity to our institutions. truth must be our foundation. and common sense can no longer be an uncommon virtue. in florida, we prove that it can be done. we chose facts over fear, education over indoctrination, law and order over rioting and disorder. we held the line when freedom hung in the balance. we showed that we can and must revitalize america. we need the courage to lead and the strength to win. i m ron desantis, and i m running for president to lead our great american comeback. bret: more on that in a bit. governor desantis now becomes the main challenger to former president trum
it s 4:00 in washington d.c. a hail mary move by the disgraced ex-president that serves as an indication that special counsel jack smith may well be close to making a decision on whether or not to indict donald trump. we re at donald trump s dear attorney general, the special counsel is being mean to me phase. make no mistake we have been here before. late yesterday lawyers for the ex-president asked for a meeting with merrick garland. the letter itself was brief, filled with the usual trump rhetoric about being persecuted despite the fact that the ex-president is the one who has resisted handing over some of the nation s most sensitive intelligence secrets. documents he kept just one lock, one door away from hundreds of people at his pay for membership club to the government who rightfully owned the documents and asked for them back. the new york times says the letter asserts that trump is treated unfairly in the investigations led by jack smith. the washington post is r
scott, they ve got but can either of them take down donald trump? i m simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. do you hear that? it is the sound of a clock ticking, and with each passing second, your financial future is more at risk. after hitting pause on the debt ceiling negotiations for hours, negotiators for the white house and congressional republican negotiators patrick mchenry and darren gray s continued talks last night, but left without progress. we are reporting they are not expected to meet today. republican negotiators are demanding the white house cave in to some of the drastic spending cuts. now, president biden is currently in hiroshima for the g7 conference, and is returning tomorrow. he says the risk of default is too serious. after last night s meeting, congress members graves and mchenry, they expressed skepticism as to whether a deal could be reached by june 1st. take a listen. this was a negotiation tonight. this was a candid discussion a