ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
anti-immigrant rhetoric causing reverberations today. the white house calling the comments, quote, fascist, after the former president said this in new hampshire saturday. they re poisoning the blood of our country. that s what they ve done. they ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just south america or the three or four countries we think about. but all over the world, they re coming into our country, from africa, from asia, all over the world. they re pouring into our country. the biden campaign saying trump parroted adolf hitler. priscilla, let s begin with you. this is a strong rebuke from the white house. what else is president biden and the white house saying? it s a strong rebuke and it s in line with where they have been on the comments of making a stark contrast, as to the biden vision when it comes to immigration and that of his predecessor, former president donald trump. the white house released a statement this morning, and in
viewers watching from all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. lawmakers insist default is not an option, but there s no deal yet to raise the debt limit. ahead, what this could mean for the global economy. plus new reporting from the washington post. employees of former president trump allegedly moved boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. memorial day weekend is just the start of what s going to be a very busy summer travel season that we re expecting. yes, it is the unofficial start of summer and people are packing up and heading out of town for the long weekend. just ahead, we have your travel and weather forecast. we do begin in washington where marathon talks to avoid the first-ever u.s. government debt default appear to be making progress. sources tell cnn the white house and congressional republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt limit and cap
bret: okay. thanks, greg. greg: thank you. good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. another record for migrant encounters as a federal appeals court puts a halt to the biden administration s plan to remove a barrier along that border. we will take you there live. sweaty palms among former associates of the late sex offender jeffrey epstein as their names could soon be made public. the latest on this. and remembering the first female justice on the u.s. supreme court tonight but, first, breaking tonight, on the heels of disappointing poll numbers across the board, worries among democrats that president biden could drag down the rest of the democratic party next november. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has that as she starts us off tonight live from the north lawn, good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. americans are upset about the state of the economy. and hunter biden s tax crimes put a spotlight on the president s messaging that things woul
just ahead, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is on his way to israel as washington faces calls to press for an end to the heavy bombardment of gaza. and we will speak to a man whose father is still being held hostage by hamas. why he says israel should be doing more to bring his father and the other hostages home. plus, donald trump is doubling down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. we will look at what he s vowing to do if re-elected. thanks for joining us. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin will be sitting down with israeli officials in the hours ahead on his second trip to the country since the october 7th attack by hamas. austin s visit comes after a stop in bahrain, and once in israel, a u.s. official says he will get updates on the war but he s also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones in the ongoing battle. meantime, the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza. that tunnel, which the idf