service agent found a white powdery substance during a patrol of the west wing. this prompted a shutdown of some of the white house campus in the dc fire department hazmat team identified it as cocaine hydrochloride. there to smash initially said it was found in the library. then, on tuesday afternoon secret service spokesman confirmed the details. clarified that initial reports it was found inside the library where incorrect. also on tuesday afternoon, to law enforcement officials told the associated press that the cocaine was found in an area accessible to tour groups. on wednesday karine john a pair described without cocaine was discovered. where this was discovered in state heavily traveled area where many white house west wing, i should be even more specific, west wing visitors come through this particular area. i don t have anything more to share. it s under investigation by the secret service. yesterday the story changed again. the big change is, where this was f
a new cnn exclusive. former at the present time donald trump subpoenaed for records after he was caught on tape, discussing how he held on to a classified document. cnn has learned his attorneys haven t been able to find that key document. critical details in a case that prosecutors could be building against the republican front-runner. mike pence cleared. he will not face charge in his classified documents investigation. we have these stories and more, ahead on cnn news central. we have exclusive new cnn reporting about the special counsel, and that audio reporting of former at the present time donald trump. sources tell cnn that they turned over documents can bed to a classified military documents, one that prosecutors hear mr. trump describing. sources also tell cnn there is a giant unknown. whether the document in question, an iran attack plan, was ever actually returned to the government. paula, lay out the question of what happened here. so, let s go back a few
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. very busy news day. thank you for your time. president biden is leeing for japan, but he will return early because of the debt limit deadline. both the white house and republicans are more upbeat after the president tapped three trusted aids to negotiate directly with the house speaker s taem. but giant policy divides remain, despite big progress with the process. i m confident we ll get the agreement on the budget and america will not default. plus the carolinas now taking center stage in the abortion debate. north carolina republicans override the governor s veto to enact a 12-week ban inspect in south carolina, a 6-week ban is the subject of a marathon debate abortion also a flash point between 2024 rivals donald trump and ron desantis. and big primaries shaped the 2023 election. daniel cameron is now the republican choice to challenge kentucky s governor. pennsylvania and florida voters deliver some
paparazzi relent leslie pursued the couple for two hours in new york. the scary event triggering many emotions more than 25 years after his mother s death in an auto accident. plus abortion battles across the united states. as lawmakers battle. breaking his silence, but no apology for ja morant. will the nba put up with this? we are following these stories and many more right into inn cnn news central. the duke of sussex and his wife were in a car bush adding it was a relentless pursuit by paparazzi that lasted for more than two hour. a new york police and the security detail had though figure out a, we are also getting new video of meghan and harry arriving at that event. max foster is following all of this. you just spoke to a member of their security detail. what have you learned? well, it was a two-hour ordeal late last night after the awards ceremony that meghan had attended. immediately there were about a dozens vehicles chasing the group, there was a limous
yeah, ukraine has gone behind enemy lines to hit logistics and other military sites. they don t have designs on taking russian territory. it s crimea and the donbas in which they re focused. and saudi arabia will be hosting peace talks. jake sylvan expected to attend. hoping for a peace summit later this year. western officials hope the efforts can culminate in a piece settlement where global leaders would resolve the fight. it s not now. it s later this year we re going to work on it. it sounds like this will drag on for some time. what do you think? it s a bit too long time in coming. we ve spent a lot of money in ukraine. in world war ii, we had the atlantic charter that set out our aims for the war.