made progress, but just how much is an open question with dramatic consequences for geopolitics. plus, reckless. a security threat, a consummate narcissist, two former trump officials warn another trump presidency would endanger the country, but only some of his gop rivals showed they re willing to confront him head on. a debate from affair over race on this juneteenth holiday. the first black president and only black republican in the u.s. senate disagree on how much progress america has really made on race. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, the american secretary of state takes a big trip and a big risk. today, antony blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with china s xi jinping. that handshake, 35-minute meeting was even possible, sends a signal that china and the u.s. are serious about taking the teeth out of tough talk these past few months. listen to the u.s. secretary of state as he strikes a realistic, but generally posit
bill: the court will decide its biggest gun case in more than a decade. at issue here a new york law that restricts conceal carry outside the home. a decision to overturn it could have a domino effect on several other blue states with similar laws. dana: religious liberty is on the docket. court taking up the case of a high school football coach fired for praying on the field. justices will decide whether that prayer is protected under the first amendment. bill: the most anticipated of all is dobbs versus jackson. that s the ruling on mississippi s 15 week abortion ban that could potentially overturn roe v. wade which would end nearly 50 years of precedent. a leaked draft in the month of may suggesting the court is ready to do just that. dana: that was ignited a wave of protests. some escalating into threats and intimidation. activists continue to march outside justice s home after an assassination attempt against brett kavanaugh. bill: inspiring dozens of attacks o
i did it my way! president biden is going west after holding the first rally of his re-election campaign this weekend in philadelphia. the president is on his way to california. he ll spend part of his time courting big donors as the end of the second quarter fundraising deadline approaches. let s go to arlet saenz now at the white house. what are we expecting to see from the president on this trip? the campaign is heading into a critical stretch as they re trying to scoop up as much cash for their campaign as they can, as the june 30th deadline
approaches. now the campaign has yet to lay out any type of target for how much they re trying to raise in the first quarter that they are in the race, but they are hoping to be able to post up a big number and that is why the president and other top officials here at the white house will be fanning out across the country over the course of the next week. today and tomorrow, he is out in california in the bay area attending fund-raisers and next week he will be traveling to fund-raisers here in the d.c. area, also in chicago, and new york city, all with their eyes on that june 30th deadline. on top of these fund-raisers, the president is expected to be pushing some of the key messages that really resonate with their base. we saw that over the course of the last week as he spoke to climate groups, gun safety groups and held the first rally with a union which has been a very mainstay group for him as he has run for office in the past. now today he will be trying to talk about some climat
that is usually when the court wraps up its case. but they gave the indication that tomorrow they were releasing decisions as well. there have been times when the court has gone past the june 30th deadline. not suggesting that will happen right now but just saying there is runway here if it doesn t happen today. that s all. dana: a little time. president biden is taking blaming the jerome powell told lawmakers saying the war in ukraine is not the primary cause of inflation contradicting the president s claims. a little more than inconvenient for the white house today, lucas. capitol hill tennessee senator bill hagerty asked the federal reserve chairman this direct question. would you say that the war in ukraine is the primary driver of inflation in america? no, inflation was high before, certainly before the