plus, more evidence of an economic funk. a new data point shows american consumers are getting even more pessimistic, and it s because of inflation. and a split screen day for republicans. trump in washington. so is pence. competing speeches put their rift in the wrestling match for control of the republican party front and center. up first for us, though, a federal grand jury, its highest profile witness, and what it might mean for donald trump and those who helped him try to steal the 2020 election. a former mike pence cheech of staff, marc short, confirm last night here on cnn, that he did receive and did comply with a grand jury subpoena, his first appearance before the washington, d.c., grand jury. marc would not discuss the content of his testimony. but a witness to a long list of episodes including the senior circle of trump allies who pushed a scheme with the home that vice president pence would then refuse to certify the real biden electors. multiple reports say greg
and houston rushes out. the country that put the first man in space is quitting the international space station. the impact on future missions just ahead. but first, your money and cnn business reporter matt egan is here with us. today s consumer confidence report was the first major data point in this critical week for the u.s. economy. what did it show? simply put americans are not happy with this economy. consumer confidence dropping for a third month in a row in july. to put this into context, the lowest level for consumer confidence since february of 2021. not only is confidence well below the peak of last year, it s not even close to the pre-covid levels, closer to the covid lows, which is pretty amazing. this is a telling stat despite the very strong jobs market, just 17% of consumers said business conditions were good. 24% say conditions are bad. now this is a big deal because consumer spending is the biggest driver of the economy. if people slow their spending, a
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orbital stations. this came as a surprise to nasa. officials say they have not received any official word from russia about its decision to end what has been a decades long partnership. thanks for your time today on inside politics. ana cabrera picks up our coverage right now. hello, i m ana cabrera in new york. thank you for joining us on this busy day in the newsroom. inflation frustration as americans pay more for just about everything, a new key report finds everyone is fed up. consumer confidence now down to its lowest level in 18 months. what it all means for you as recession fears rise. plus, he fought to the bitter end, stunning new insight into chief justice john roberts bid to save roe v. wade. why his effort to convince his fellow conservatives ultimately
this came as a surprise to nasa. officials say they have not received any official word from russia about its decision to end what has been a decades long partnership. thanks for your time today on inside politics. ana cabrera picks up our coverage right now. hello, i m ana cabrera in new york. thank you for joining us on this busy day in the newsroom. inflation frustration as americans pay more for just about everything, a new key report finds everyone is fed up. consumer confidence now down to its lowest level in 18 months. what it all means for you as recession fears rise. plus, he fought to the bitter end, stunning new insight into chief justice john roberts bid to save roe v. wade. why his effort to convince his fellow conservatives ultimately failed.