Watched our country take a great beating over the last three years full. Nobody thought a thing like this would be possible, we would not have russia attacking ukraine, we would not have israel being attacked, we had no inflation, inflation is destroying the middle class, it is destroying everything. President biden also addressed the Super Tuesday results. In a statement, he said Super Tuesday is also a crucial moment for former governor nikki haleys campaign which is hoping to slow down mr trumps momentum as the republican frontrunner. Tuesdays contest is the us president ial primary s largest prize with more than one third of the total delegates available expected to be awarded for both republicans and democrats. There has not been a call for the republican race in vermont. Our reporter Helena Humphrey has been going over all the Super Tuesday results at the touchscreen. We are looking at 90 of pre sinks counted right now what we can see as we have some 50 or nikki haley, donald tru
good afternoon, charles. here on the hill, there s plenty of bipartisan support for the speaker of the house as china really starts to ratchet up its aggression to the u.s. and the fact that the speaker was bold enough to make this trip. speaker pelosi is spending the night in taipei tonight after getting a rock star welcome by a sea of people there shortly after she released a statement that attempts to send a message to china that this trip is not a provocation. that is not how china is reading it at all. chinese media has announced that they will start a series of military operations including live fire exercises around taiwan and flying across the median line. now, many republicans are lauding the speaker s trip, which others have taken in the past. they want the white house, specifically the president, to be firm with china. well past time to do this for the united states, to make clear that we will support taiwan if the chinese communists go for the jugular. if they
the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr. mehmet oz and hedge fund executive david mccormick. mccormick is backed by several trump administration officials, including former secretary of state mike pompeo. recent polling saw him losing momentum after trump
carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with congressman madison cawthorn, as trump s pick in that race is voted out. steve kornacki is standing by to break down the results from last night s top races and what they mean. and developing overnight, finland and sweden formally submit their applications to join nato. we will be joined in our third hour by sweden s ambassador to the u.s. and clint watts will take us to the maps at this hour. plus, another sign the justice department is expanding its investigation into the january 6 attack of the capital. it s now trying to get access to the transcripts of witnesses who have met with the congressional committee, investigating the insurrection. we ll bring in one of the reporters who broke that story. and president biden consoles those who lost loved ones in the deadly mass shooting in buffalo, as he vows to, quote, expose the people who use powerful platforms to spread hate. jonathan lemire has some new re
murder awaits a felony hearing set for thursday according to the erie county district attorney. this evening, buffalo is still reeling from the horror with vigils throughout the day, and city mayor brown, pulling no punches about the shooter s motivation. this individual came here with the expressed purpose of taking as many black lives as he possibly could. earlier today, president biden weighed in on the tragedy from the rose garden with the federal response. jill and i, like all of you, pray for the victims and their families and a devastated community. i ve been receiving updates from my team at the white house that is in close contact with the justice department. we are still gathering facts were already the justice department has stated publicly it is investigating the matter as a hate crime. civil civil rights activists like myself as head of the national action. sending thoughts prayers and resources to the community. i ve talked to some of the family members