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
president trump. welcome to a new hour of new new. i m dana perino. dana: we re off to the races now. bill: already. this new ad is a sign governor desantis is getting ready to jump into the race. it hits trump. we won t mess with social security as republicans. what did trump say? entitlement be on your place. at some point they will be. what happened to dump? dana: desantis is seen as trump s main rival not formally confirmed his candidatesy. trump shows as the frontrunner desandt is is among those making appearances in the states of iowa and new hampshire. no more whining, no more complaining. now we get to work. if you wanted to create a blueprint on how to ruin america, you would do what president biden and the radical left have been doing. after all we re americans, right? isn t freedom in our d.n.a.? on the democratic side now president biden hasn t announced officially about his campaign. he was asked over the weekend when he came home from irela
norah: russia ramps up attacks on ukraine. this is the last ukrainian-held village before the russian front line about 3 miles in that direction. former south carolina governor and u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is running for president. she becomes the first major challenger to former president donald trump. norah: and remember that $2 billion powerball jackpot? today, the lucky winner revealed. edwin castro. [cheering] norah: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. ahead, the new report that inflation is cooling but still too high. tonight, we take a look at what it means for you and the rising cost of car insurance nationwide. in tonight s money watch, we look at how you can save on your bill. also, on this valentine s day, we ve got the ultimate love story. two patients whose hearts literally brought them together. but first, we are learning more about the young lives cut sho
tax officials for more than a decade. now the new york attorney general wants the business dissolved. trump is also running out of options into the ongoing investigation of classified documents seized from his mar-a-lago estate. they ruled the doj can resume looking over those classified records. it no longer needs to submit items to the special master, rejecting arguments from trump s legal team. two of the judges on the panel were appoint bid trump. let s begin with kaitlyn polantz following the story. kaitlyn, it s a big win for the doj. what does this mean specific lip for their on going investigation of those classified documents, how they were held, why they were held and any criminal consequences? jim and poppy, the justice department now gets to do exactly what they wanted to be doing all along which is reviewing those 100 or so records taken out of mar-a-lago that have classified markings on them, and the federal appeals court that ruled last night, the major thi