we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h
he follows south carolina senator tim scott, who filed on friday and chris christie is said to be on the verge. this is in addition to already declared challengers nikki haley, asa hutchinson and mike pence will decide before june. meanwhile, names being floated for a unity ticket, the idea from the group no labels, include senator joe manchin, independent senator krysten sinema and larry hogan. trump s biggest obstacle seems to be his own legal ent entanglements. among them his remarks here on cnn regarding jack smith s case about the withheld mar-a-lago documents and the investigation into interference in the 2020 election by georgia da who recently signalled a decision from her could be coming in early august. so into this fray final ly step ron desantis. joining me to discuss is gary. he writes for florida playbook. previously work ed in the tallahassee bureau of the associated press. nice to see you again. so desantis is dug in on this disney issue. i find it interesting
friday and chris christie is said to be on the verge. this is in addition to already declared challengers nikki haley, asa hutchinson, and viv ecoramaswami. he will decide before june. meanwhile, names being floated for a so-called unity ticket, the idea from the bipartisan group no labels, include democratic senator joe manchin, independent senator kyrsten sinema, and republican larry rolling hogan, the former maryland governor. trump s biggest obstacle still seems to be his own legal entanglements. among them his recent self-incriminating remarks on cnn regarding jack smith s case about the withheld mar-a-lago documents and the investigation into interference in the 2020 election by fulton county, georgia, d.a. fondy willis who signaled a decision from her could be coming in early august. so into this fray finally steps ron desantis. joining me to discuss is gary fineout. he writes for florida playbook for politico. previously worked in the associated press. nice to s
difference. i think those are good business decisions and it is the right thing for society and it is the great thing for our brand. dana: that was target ceo just last week supporting the company s pride collection saying woke capitalism is great for their brand. now he is changing his tune as the retailer faces growing public backlash. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. good morning. bill: how much did you miss me scale 1-10? dana: 12. not quite a 13 but a one 12 target is scrambling to trying to avoid another bud light situation. target insider telling fox digital we were given 36 hours, told to take our pride stuff and move it into a section that s a third of the size from the front of the store to the back. given the current situation with bud light, the company is terrified. dana: clay travis saying he is not surprised as the company starts to see consequences associated with behavior. reality is most people go to target because it s convenient a
mom ana walshe claiming police found a habitation saw, torn up cloth and bloodstain has. husband brian has been arrested. it articles of impeachment have been filed against secretary mayorkas. border is a catastrophe. we have to react. would you like a cocktail before we begin. [laughter] yes, please. i hear you like tequila. listen to the music. ainsley: good morning to you, you can listen to the music while we tell you the news. we will keep you up to date this morning and tell you what the headlines are so you will be prepared when you go to work today. brian: one of these bands start up almond brothers, doobie brothers 2020 no more brothers yet sing the same music. ainsley: still alive just don t sting together anymore. brian: in some c cases. tubi brothers. it. steve: they were there last night. ainsley: what is watt name? steve: bunch of different guys. brian: foreigner here only one guy left. if you know the music can you keep it going. ai