Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.
That you might have missed. The hthousep of representatives passed a set of Funding Bills needed to avoid a partial government shut down. House speaker johnson said he is pleased with the legislation because it allowed him to make spending cuts. We also advanced as you seen the surgery cuts to some of the agencies that we believe are really overreaching. And have been turned in some ways against the American People. We are going soto cut 3 from doj, 7 from the atf, 6 from the fbi, and 10 from the epa. And thats a start. We have a lot more priorities and things we need to advance but the reality is we have to grow the house majority, take back the senate and win the white house and i am hear to tell you the reason we are optimistic is because we believe the things will happen in november. What happened to my former party. You got a speaker who bragging about defunding the police. He is bragging about defunding the top Law Enforcement agencies in america. He is bragging about defunding t
Treatments provided hi girls and patients. What doctors and Fertility Clinics are planning to do now. And this morning, the father of a Michigan High School shooter will face a jury. Has wife has already been found guilty in the first trial . Her testimony, by the way, could be a key piece of evidence in her husbands trial. Will he become the second parent ever to be . Cars and convicted in a mass shooting committed by his child . Im sarah cider with kate bolduan and john berman. This is Cnn News Central just in brand new details of help President Biden plans to approach the state of the Union Address tonight, a speech at the white house readily acknowledges has huge implications for the president. The white house this morning unveiled details of a new tab its plan or revealed new guests of the president who will be in attendance. The president s Chief Of Staff says voters will be, quote, see quote, a very energized president. And just moments ago, the White House Press secretary share
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. We are so grateful. The beat with katie phang in for ari begins right now. Have a great show. Thank you. And welcome to the beat. Im katie phang in for ari melber. We begin with House Republicans using the power of their gavel to drive home one critical point that could shape the entire 2020 election, that donald trump is facing multiple criminal charges for mishandling classified documents. I mean that was ultimately the result of their much hyped hearing featuring robert hur, the special counsel who investigated president bidens Classified Information. Today hur repeated his reports findings, that the evidence did not support any charges for biden. We did not, however, identify evidence that rose to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Because the evidence fell short of that standard, i declined to recommend criminal charges against mr. Biden. Republicans had hoped that the hearing would
That you read. Moat notably given the chance to avoid prosecution, mr. Trump allegedly did the opposite. According to the indictment, he not only refused to return the documents for many months but he also obstructed justice by enlisting others to destroy evidence and to lie about it. You may stop there. Thank you, you mentioned the indictment against mr. Trump for mishandling classified sensitive security information. That indictment says tend of his presidency, mr. Trump im looking for my indictment here i have it here. Mr. Trump himself ordered that boxes containing classified materials go to maralago. Where he hosted Tens Of Thousands of guests. Then he kept the sensitive materials carelessly about the property as you can see here. Classified documents ended up in a bathroom. A ball room, on a floor strewn about. And when a grand jury subpoenaed the documents, what did donald trump do . The indictment again shows against him what he responded by. Suggesting that his attorney falsel