clock to january 20, 2025, at high noon because on the west side of the u.s. capitol i will be taking the oath of office as the 47th president of the united states. no excuses, i will get the job done. well, that was one of the few moments where in you could actually hear ron desantis as he attempted to announce his presidential campaign last night on twitter spaces. we ll have much more from the glitch filled launch. also ahead there s still no deal on the debt ceiling, but a republican leader in the house told lawmakers they can go ahead and leave for memorial day even as the clock ticks. plus, he proudly put his feet up on a desk in nancy pelosi s office on january 6th, and now he s going to spend years in prison for his actions that day. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 25th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. ron desantis has officially entered the 2024 white house race, but what should have been a historic mo
there s now a little optimism on a debt ceiling deal following yesterday s meeting at it white house even though president biden is cutting short an overseas trip. we ll have the latest on those negotiations. and also ahead ron desantis goes after donald trump on the issue of abortion. we ll look at how it could impact the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. moving in today with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, president biden met with congressional leaders at the white house yesterday, and while both sides say that some progress has been made, no deal has yet been reached. both biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy named top negotiators to take part in talks and continue daily. and while democrats continue to insist that they will not negotiate over the debt ceiling, they are reportedly in talks about spending cuts working on a parallel track. the
the battles in northern cities as hotels are turned into shelters and why the secretary of homeland security says this weekend was a success. the major escalation between governor ron desantis and former president trump. we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. our reporting on the big step desantis will take tomorrow toward a potential run for president. the federal government demanding what could be one of the biggest safety recalls ever it could affect the air bag technology in your car but the company in question is pushing back an nba superstar appears to be caught waving a gun live on social media again how his team is now responding survivor story a 13-year-old fights off a shark at a florida beach. she tells us how she survived i just remember seeing its head come up and bite me in the stomach. driverless car chaos. in one major city cars blocking buses, driving into construction zones is this the future of grid
over. the case goes back to the fifth circuit and could go on for months or even years before we get final disposition. this all started last november when the conservative group alliance defending freedom filed a lawsuit in texas challenging the fda is original for approval of the drug that happened 23 years ago. and april 7th the texas-based us district judge then ruled in their favor revoking the fda s approval, saying it went above its authority when it approved mifepristone back in 2,000. days with the drug manufacturer and the biden administration got involved appealing to the supreme court. after tonight supreme court wrote president biden said the states could not be higher for women across america, and that his administration would continue to fight politically. press secretary adding this earlier today: it is a druggist been around for more than 20 yea years. it s been used in than 60 countries. it is it has been approved by the fda, which is an evidence-bas
colleague katy tur will interview the attorney for hunter biden, abbe lowell about the new indictment against the president s son. katy tur reports starts right now good to be with you. i m katy tur. would he be facing criminal charges if he were not the president s son? hunter biden s lawyers argue their client is only being federally indicted because his last name is biden. and because the now special counsel appointed to investigate him faced enormous pressure from republicans to help them make hunter biden a campaign issue. after all, his team argues, prosecutor david weiss looked into hunter biden for five years, and only decided to indict now after the plea deal fell apart. we ll get to the bottom of how much those arguments hold water in a moment with chuck rosenberg, but first, we will exclusively speak with hunter biden s attorney, abbe lowell. let s lay out what david weiss says he found. there are nine counts in the 56 page indictment, including three felony