war, plus trump versus pence, candidates in duelling rallies just hours before the polls open, is trump about to face his biggest primary defeat yet and was it a love triangle turned deadly? texas marshalls looking for a woman who allegedly killed a cyclist dating her boyfriend. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett, pentagon confirming plans under way to send u.s. forces to protect the embassy in ukraine s capitol, planning includes potentially sending special operations forces there and that would mark the first u.s. troops into ukraine since the war began. even as president biden promised there would be none. just a short distance from the u.s. embassy, mean time, towns are still under attack like desna where according to ukrainian president volodomyr zelenskyy, 87 people were killed after four rockets hit the town. this this comes as putin faces growing opposition to his operation in ukraine inside russia, today long-time russian diplomat quit in a damning letter saying h
mccormick that is still too close to call. trump is urging oz to declare victory anyway. sound familiar? the former president once again attacking the process and casting doubt on the results. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board with the latest on where that race stands right now. plus, president biden takes new steps to address the baby formula crisis, including invoking the same law that used to increase the medical supplies at the height of covid. another market meltdown as the dow suffers its worst day since 2020. retailers grapple with the pain of inflation. the latest on the war in ukraine as a russian soldier pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of the conflict so far. the president turns his attention to asia, as he departs today for a visit to south korea and japan. but there s no question, this trip is all about china. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 19th. joe is off. with us, we have former aide to the george
He was attending this large event. Guad, thank you very much. Its good to see you. That wraps up the hour for me. Im jose diazbalart. You can reach me on social media. You can watch clips from our show. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, President Biden welcoming the president of kenya for a state visit. Elevating kenya to the status of a major nonnato ally. Thats important. Its a big move. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a joint News Conference this hour after meeting in the oval office. I will speak to a top biden advisor, former chair of the Senate Foreign relations subcommittee on african affairs. Nikki haley throwing her support behind former President Trump after previously calling him unstable and unhinged. Calling intensify for Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito to recuse himself from all 2020 election cases before the high court, after pictures of yet another flag used by janu
Im dana bash live in the nations capital. Heres the headline the United States government will not shut down, at least not for another 45 days. Right now, as you see on your screen, that is the United States senate. It is voting as we speak to keep the government open. This is happening just hours before the deadline. Senators are voting on a bill that passed the house earlier today. That bill not only continues the Government Spending levels, it includes disaster relief, but no money for ukraine, no additional money for ukraine, or Border Security. On the senate side, which is where we are right now, there was some lastminute drama. One senator held up a vote over concerns about the lack of Ukraine Funding in this bill, but Leaders Schumer and mcconnell struck a deal. They vowed not to give up on support for ukrainians in the war against russia. But theres also more drama. The fate of House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is uncertain at this time as hardliners in his party are pushing for his
Loans from lenders. Trumps legal team has responded to the ruilng. The deicision comes ahead of the start of a civil trial against mr trump that begins on monday. Earlier, i spoke with bbc correspondent peter bowes about the ruling. Tell us what the judge said if this ruling. The judge essentially agreed with the Attorney General in new york that has brought this civil case against the former president. Its been a long running investigation into the Business Affairs of mrtrump, his organisation and members of his family. The allegation was that, as the judge has now agreed, the former president acted fraudulently in exaggerating his assets, the value of his golf courses, his apartments, including exaggerating the size of his own apartment in the Trump Building in new york. The reason was to get preferential treatment for loans to impress insurers, to impress banks, to further the cause of his business in the Property Sphere in new york. The net result of this, at this stage, and this m