Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Bookminder, executive director for citizens for responsibilities and ethics. And Midwin Charles is an attorney. President trump reacted to cohens plea this morning on twitter where he writes if anyone is looking for a good lawyer, i would strongly suggest you that dont retain the services of Michael Cohen. Okay. Lets remind our audience, the president is downplaying this. Being funny, almost cute. Theres nothing cute about it. The president of the United States is the chief Law Enforcement officer. That is what he is. And yesterday, he has been accused as a coconspirator of a federal crime, maybe multiple. So, please, let that sit in. Midwin what is your take here . My take is this is consistent with donald trump. We have seen him react this way to a varietydifferent thinks
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this isn t just the fringe anymore. it is not just the jim jordans, this is the gop establishment. chuck grassley, the most senior senate republican on stage over the weekend in iowa rallying with trump. you have trump headlining two upcoming fund-raisers for the nrcc and nrsc, the house and senate campaign arms coming up in the next few weeks. it shows you that even the establishment republican now is bringing him back, welcoming him with open arms and tightly hugging him. what do you think, joe? this isn t a comeback. it is interesting it is a great story. this is no comeback, though. this has been his party since he came down that escalator, certainly since he got the nomination. it s been pathetic for five or six years. it s been pathetic post an insurrection that it is still his party. but it is his party. you re right, i think of chuck grassley, 88-year-old chuck grassley, he s been in d.c. since, like, 1874.
show. there s always good news somewhere, and we think good news ruhles. this is great. serena williams is back. this woman has inspired the world as a premier athlete. now, she s just like us, inspiring the world as a new mama. i had a chance to catch up with the tennis champion days before the u.s. open here in new york. we talked about her time away from competition last year, her triumphant return to the sport she had dominated for the last two decades. she said, this isn t a comeback. i never left. i was always there mentally. i was always watching and being a part of it. i never wanted to hang up my racket at that point. i m still trying to compete and win grand slams. most of all, do it while i have a daughter. you want to feel inspired? this time last year, she was eight months pregnant. today, she is getting ready for the u.s. open where she is going to try to win her 24th grand slam singles title. if that s not good news, i don t know what is.