go basically around the clock until the x date. margaret talev, thank you for joining us this morning. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this tuesday morning with us. morning joe starts right now. optimistic we may be able to make some progress because we both agreed default is not really on the table. we have to get something done here. and the consequence of failing to pay our bills would be the american people would have a real kick in their economic well-being. as a matter of fact, the rest of the world would, too. president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy continue to take positive have that positive tone on the debt ceiling and how it is going, but there s still no deal with just over a week until the country could default completely. we ll look at the disagreements that are holding up a deal for now. also ahead, donald trump s comments about e. jean carroll during his town hall could cost him more money, as the writer takes new legal ac
florida governor ron desantis will soon make his presidential bid official and a you this cnn poll is giving us the latest snapshot of the republican race. one key takeaway, desantis is going to be facing some challenges. and a critical moment in the mar-a-lago documents case. the special counsel closing in on a decision on whether to charge former president trump. his lawyers are requesting a meeting with the attorney general. ahead, what this could signal. and target is taking some of its products celebrating pride month off store shelves. why? they cite confrontational behavior and threats toward store workers over its pride collection. we are following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. the race for the republican presidential nomination is about to get much more competitive. just a few hours from now florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his 2024 white house run in an unconventional way. he s announcing i
welcome to in inside politics. i m john king in washington. releasing right now, a brand new snapshot of the republican presidential race. our new poll finds donald trump up big, but it s an important but. voters say they are open to supp supporting ron desantis, who presses the start button on his campaign tonight. the former lawyers want an audience with the attorney general to complain about the special counsel and his investigation. and just moments ago, the house speaker saud he s sending negotiators to the white house. he insists he s conceded a lot. this happening as they pull back the curtain on how the former chief of staff is steering hard right conservatives in this fight over whether they pay their bills. we begin with a big day in the republican 2024 nomination chase. the florida governor ron desantis officially enters the fray tonight. anunsing his run in a conversation with the elon musk. it s a big play on the social media platform critical to donald trump
murdaugh s own brother on the stand and what he said, why he broke down on the stand, and the defense arguing that there had to be more than one shooter. eva pilgrim tonight. there is also breaking news tonight involving fox news and owner rupert murdoch acknowledging under oath fox news hosts endorsed false election fraud claims saying any fox news executives who knowingly allowed lies to be broadcast on the air should be reprimanded or maybe got rid of saying in a deposition, i would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it in hindsight. jon karl standing by. tonight the next question after that toxic train derailment in ohio. where should that toxic waste be taken? the new fight now, states blocking it, and in that community tonight questions over the drinking water. our reporter with erin brockovich. the war in ukraine and the intense fighting under way tonight for control of a key city, and this evening, the u.s. warning to china not to help russia with weapon
wife and son and today murdaugh s own brother on the , why he broke down on the stand and the defense arguing that there had to be more than one shooter.ton. t breaking ns owner rupert murdoch acknowledging under oath fox news hosts endorsed false election fraud claims saying any fox news executives who know knowingly allowed lies to be broadcasten 0 the air should be reprimanded or maybe got rid of saying in a deposition i would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it in hindsight. jon karl standing by. tonight the next question after that toxic train derailment in ohio. where should that waste be taken? the new fight, states blocking it and in that community tonight questions over the drinking water. our reporter with erin brockovich. the war in ukraine and intense fighting under way for control of a key city and this evening the u.s. warning to china not to help russia with weapons or ammunionti. what the state department said about it today and what china is s