on today s program, amidst the utter political and economic chaos in the united kingdom, liz truss resigns, becoming the shortest tenured prime minister in that country s history. i m resigning as leader of the conservative party. what happens now? i ll ask the economist quest editor in chief. then, next week, benjamin netanyahu might get a third stint as israel s prime minister. today, you ll hear from him about iran s nuclear program, israel s relations with its neighbors, his own relations with vladamir putin. i wouldn t call it a love affair, but i would call it a question of interest. and more. also the protests in iran have now been going on for more than a month. and show no signs of slowing. i ll get the big picture from robin wright of the new yorker, who calls this the world s first women-led counterrevolution. but first, here s my take. in late 1992, i started my first full-time job as managing editor of foreign affairs. i remember sorting through
of the bravery of 25-year-old cassidy hutchinson, who spoke truth to power, who spoke the truth, who spoke, despite the fact that many much older, much more experienced men, were too weak and too shrivelled to be able to speak out about what happened behind closed doors in the trump white house leading up to did she say that? is willie here? let me tell you something willie i don t know that she mentioned there s more than one woman who spoke out and was able to do that. right. compared to these pathetic men. it s okay. i don t think she used the word shrivelled. they re in the corner, shrivelled in the corner. it was cold. kind of chilly. i don t know. i get what mika is saying here. you better. it was quite an image, willie, is it not? liz cheney getting rapturous applause at the reagan library, the epicenter of what once was a movement called conservatism, and talking about just how corrupt the republican party has gotten, but how one young
Large of jurors currents and author of the book the crisis of zionism. Another hour of velshi begins now. Now. Good morning, its sunday oo may 5th. Many republican lawmakers have spent the weekend in Sunny Florida where the gop held its annual spring retreat this year. Some of them will have to face the bleak situation that faces them on capitol hill. Thousands of her presenters will be back in session tomorrow. There is one big issue hanging over their heads. Marjorie Taylor Greene is continuing to bow to force a vote to oust the speaker of the house, mike johnson, which she intends to bring in the floor in the coming days. If you didnt already know, marjorie Taylor Greene is big matt that johnson worked with ha democrats to negotiate the passage of some major bills, particularly the latest package of foreign aid that includes 60 billion for ukraine. Aid to ukraine has become a ne contentious point for Many Republican members, driven in no small part by Donald Trumps opposition to sen
Crisis at the border, a 2monthold baby found abandoned. Well speak with el paso mayor oscar leeser and why his city is at the Breaking Point. And we begin this very busy hour in new york city, where right now senator bob menendez is being arraigned on federal Bribery Charges with his wife nadine and two new Jersey Business men included in the indictment. On friday, prosecutors accused menendez of Taking Hundreds Of Thousands of dollars in bribes for using his influence to enrich three business men as well as the egyptian government. Menendez slammed the charges as baseless and denies any wrongdoing. His appearance comes amid growing calls for his resignation. At this time, more than 25 members of the senate have called for his exit including new jersey senator cory booker. Menendez stepped down as the chair of the form Relations Committee as this case plays out. Here is how he responded yesterday to questions about his future in congress. Will you run for reelection, sir . As i said, i
Who will reportedly be the first witness called by the prosecution . Lets talk about the trial this weekend. All weekend long. Twitter was going wild. Also ahead, it appears ukraine will finally get the critical funding it needs after the house passed a package of foreign aid bills which includes more Military Support for israel, as well. The bill now heads to the Senate Despite efforts by Marjorie Taylor greene, who got called out, yes, by the new york post. Kind of sums it up. It does. Good morning. It is monday, april 22nd. Welcome back the morning joe. Former aide to the Bush State Department and white house, elise jordan. From the american presidency at vanderbilt university, historian jon meacham. And financial editor at the financial times, ed luce is with us. Well get to the lead story in one moment, which are Opening Statements in Donald Trumps hush money trial. First, jon meacham, i dont want to ever be melodramatic on things like this, but that saturday vote was one that wil