agreement in a late night vote avoiding a disastrous default that would have crippled the economy. that bill now on its way to the president s desk, and we ll hear from him in a prime time speech planned for tonight. and later, donald trump reacting to the news that the special counsel has a recording of him talking about classified documents. two attorneys join us to talk about the legal peril that evidence could pose. and the gloves are off, trump and desantis going round for round trading blows. governor, how come you re not taking questions from voters? coming up to me talking to me, what are you talking about? are you blind? what? are you blind? he got very angry at the press. you re not allowed to get angry at the press. we re live in south carolina where the florida governor is campaigning this morning. let s get straight to those breaking economic numbers right now, the jobs report revealing a huge number for the month of may, 339,000 jobs added, the u
to the d.c. circuit court of appeals to get his d.c. election interference case tossed, arguing he is immune from prosecution for what he did while in office. state attorney dave ehrenberg is here to talk about whether this latest trump gambit stands a snowball s chance in hell. the origin of racism a jarring new movie shines a bright spotlight on the unspoken caste system that drives deep division in america. my conversation with oscar nominated and emmy award-winning director eva duvernay is ahead. hope for the holidays a special christmas message for anyone struggling to keep faith and humanity during these turbulent times. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. on this christmas eve, there is no rest for donald trump s legal team. late yesterday, lawyers for the filed an appeals brief with the d.c. circuit court of appeals which asked the appeals court to toss special counsel jack smith s federal election interference case, arguing that, quote, trump has ab
default. that was senate majority leader chuck schumer late last night after his chamber passed the debt ceiling bill. we ll have more on that vote and the continuing fallout in the house over the agreement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis seizes on a potential weakness in donald trump s third presidential bid while both men campaign in iowa. and also ahead a rough moment for president biden at a graduation ceremony, which will fuel more questions about his age as he seeks a second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with an official deal in washington. the senate passed the biden-mccarthy debt ceiling bill last night in a rare bipartisan act in the capitol. the move ensures the united states will not default on its debt after weeks and weeks of uncertainty. the final vote was 63 yeas to 36 nays with more democrats voting for the deal than
For the last word, to report once again. Tonight, dramatic moments in Donald Trumps criminal trial, and his lawyers go after a key prosecution witness. What happened in the courtroom and why trump says he may not testify anymore. A Surprise Speech from President Biden, what he say about unrest on college campuses. Later . Im talking to you, Robert De Niro. He sounds the alarm about another trump term as The 11th Hour gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening, again. We are now 187 days away from the election, but Donald Trumps attorneys were on attack mode in his new york criminal trial. They went after key witness, keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated has many deals for Stormy Daniels and karen mcdougal. They used him to go after another star witness, Michael Cohen. Reporter former President Trump arrived in court today, watching his defense team go on offense, casting a key prosecution witness as out to extort him for money. The defense hoped to discredit keith davidson
Im going back to the courtroom tomorrow. I will be back here tomorrow at 10 00 p. M. , on the last word, to report it all again tomorrow night. The 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts now. Start tonight, dramatic moments in Donald Trumps Criminal Trial as his lawyers go after a key prosecution witness. What happened in the courtroom and why trump says he might not testify anymore. Plus, todays surprise speech from President Biden. What he said about the unrest on college campuses. And later, im talking to you, Robert De Niro. The legendary actor sounds the alarm about another trump term, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhle. We are 187 days away from the election and today Donald Trumps attorneys were on attack mode in his new york Criminal Trial. They went after key witness keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated Hush Money Deals for Stormy Daniels and karen mcdougal, attacking his testimony and using him to go after