evangelicals could be key to winning that all important state, but could it alienate republican voters down the line. let s start with a much needed string of successes this week for president joe biden, domestically, internationally, politically, punctuated by today s big number, $72 million raised in the second quarter of 2023. compare that to the republican side, 35 million reported by former president donald trump s campaign, 20 million for governor ron desantis. and then there is that hugely consequential week on the world stage, biden facing multiple global challenges at the nato summit that threaten to erupt into division, but walked away with unity. and he gave his personal guarantee that the u.s. will stay committed to the alliance despite what he called extreme elements at home that threatened to pull back. the president was going by two strongest economic reports, inflation at its lowest level in two years, in what he says is bidenomics in action. could this kick
a clear-cut exemption for raped children. plus, the u.s. military is the latest target of the right wing culture wars with senator tommy tubervillle blocking military promotions and now a school district is banning the military memoir jarhead, author anthony swafford joins me tonight. but we begin tonight with the on going efforts by donald trump s maga minions in congress to go to bat for their dear leader, acting not as representatives of the american people but as an extension of the defense team for the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president. you may remember that one of trump s most loyal followers in the house, jim jordan, made it very clear last summer that defending trump was going to be their top priority. with just one goal in mind if they took the house in the midterms all those things need to be investigated just so you have the truth. plus, that will help frame up the 2024 race when i hope and i think president trump is going to run again. we
military promotions by senator tuberville. what does this say about u.s. military readiness? would you talk with tuberville to work out a solution? i would be willing to talk to him if i thought there was any chance of him changing this ridiculous position. i expect the republican party to stand up and do something about it. it s within their power to do that. the idea that we don t have a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the idea that we have all these promotions and we don t know what s going to happen, the idea that we re injecting into fundamental foreign policy decisions what, in fact, is a domestic social debate is bizarre. i don t ever recall that happening, ever. it s totally irresponsible in my view. i just think that i mean, i m confident that the mainstream of the republican party no longer does not support what he s doing, but they got to stand up and be counted. that s how it ends. reporter: you ve been working on fortifying the fence along the bord
pomp and power, the president of the united states abroad for a big nato summit but a conversation on if and how quickly to bring ukraine inside the alliance threatens to fracture unity across europe. trouble since he walked in. ron desantis falls back on blaming a familiar culprit to explain why his campaign stumbled off the blocks, the media. it might be the ugliest headline of the biden presidency a conversation about the biden family and the cruelty of counting to six versus seven. i m dana bash. behind the head looilines and e politics. up first, geopolitics, the president tries to hold the nato family together. joe biden wheels up right now to lithuania and will land to a new uncertainty about ukraine s future and if it s with nato and conp front rare public fractures among allows over a decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine s front line. the president took pains to project everything is okay in a stop to number 10 downing street with the british prime m
you have to wake up and smell the coffee. what they re demanding, the response from the studios, and what it means for the entertainment you were looking forward to this year. plus, it s been so hot on the pavement out west, you could literally sere food. millions under threat from extreme heat today. we re in phoenix where it could be the hottest week ever. and has a serial killer been caught after a string of murders more than a decade ago on a long island beach. what our investigators team is learning about the suspect now in custody. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. hollywood movie sets and television studios are going dark. failed contract negotiations with the major studios. let s bring in nbc news correspondent dana griffin from outside headquarters where picket lines have already formed this morning, and nbc news entertainment contributor chris witherspoon. comcast is a member of the alliance of motion picture and television produc