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Now, were following two major breaking stories tonight he case begins. Its the first time a former us president as ever stood trial. On criminal charges. Jury selection now underway as the judge, the Defense Attorneys and the prosecutors marrow down a massive list of potential jurors to find the 12th New Yorkers who will consider trumps fate also tonight, The Middle East on edge after israel vows to exact a price for an iranian attack, what israeli official tells Cnn The War Cabinet is determined to act, but its still unclear where, when and how the idf might retaliate the white house, meanwhile, urging calm in the region as President Biden turns his focus to diplomacy and deescalation welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer, a urine the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin our coverage tonight in new york. Were Donald Trumps historic criminal trial is finally underway. The court adjourning for the day just a short time ago
yesterday afternoon, this man, the speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to fund the government s, which involves a novel and untested approach called a laontiing resolution, or see our. under this plan, funding for some service agencies, such as military a veterans programs, and the department of transportation and urban development, among, others will be extended a current levels until the first ne, ich is january 19th. meanwhile, funding will be extended until february the 2nd, a couple weeks later, for the rest of the government, including the department of state, just, as health and, human services. it ll be a clean bill. no other provisions will be attached. meaning it will not include funding for ukraine, for israel, or border security. these are the three main sticking points with divisions in congress recently. it didn t take long for republicans to once again come out against their own parties proposal. just minutes after johnson announced the latter rcr, at leas
it matters. our democracy is more than a system of government. it s the very soul of america. it s how we ve been able to constantly adapt through the centuries. it is why we ve always emerged from every challenge stronger than we went in. it s how we ve come together as one nation united. just as our fallen heros have kept the element of faith with our democracy, we must keep faith with them. because of them, all of them, we stand here today. we will never forget that. we will never, ever, ever stop working to make a more perfect union, in which they live and which they died for. that was their problem. that s our promise. that s our promise today to them and our promise always. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 28th. that was president biden marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery with a somber message about freedom, democracy, and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. it certainly is a day for reflection
Mired in the Day-to-day Crisis, We Israelis Despair of Finding a Way to Rid Ourselves of the Man We Blame for So Much of Our Suffering. Perhaps the View From Abroad Will Somehow Shift That Thinking