on the bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending so the nation averts a default next week. president biden and speaker mccarthy are defending the agreement as some of their parties are also railing against it. we ll bring you the results of that vote as soon as it happens. but first, to a cnn exclusive tonight. reporting the federal prosecutors have donald trump on tape in his own words acknowledging that he took a sensitive national security document with him when he left the white house. that is what multiple sources tell cnn. and i ll speak with one of the former president s attorneys in just a moment. but we are told that trump s comments in the 2021 recording suggest that he knew that he kept classified material and wanted to share it, but understood his limitations post presidency. in other words, he knew that this was likely false when he said it. by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. and the same goes for this. i
to the effect of, you know, if i can show you this if you undermine these arguments. but making clear that he doesn t believe he can show it to them. and i think that is a key part of the story. it s very much is. the other part is that this really gives us one of the first indications of what else might be here. it is not just letters from kim jong-un, what do we know based on your reporting about the military significance of the documents that we are talking about. right, that has kind of been the dispute over was a classified, was not classified. this is a plan that we are told was essentially about potentially striking a run. obviously the u.s. is a lot of plans for the pentagon, backup pans, in case of emergency. and that is what we are told this was. that he was referencing. trying to say, essentially, but it was something that general milley had prepared for him. obviously milley is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we are told actually that this was not a
people will read the bill and i think they will be excited. america wins in this one. kevin mccarthy and president joe biden strike a deal to avert a massive debt default in the united states. we will look at what comes next that they iron out the details. plus, sirens blair in the capital of ukraine as 50 russian drones are downed. we will take you live for the latest. and a big change may soon come to the weight loss markets. drugs lycos epic will be more accessible. we are looking at whether the drugs live up to the hype. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. in the day head officials are expected to unveil new legislation on the national debt limit hours after agreeing to extend it. the white house and republicans announce a tentative deal late saturday in a frantic effort to avoid a disaster astros default. some say it is far too costly. kevin mccarthy is trying to convince hardliners that they should support it. here s how he characterized it. after week
politics nation. the nights lead, still dreaming. i m joining you tonight from washington, d.c.. in my capacity as the head of the national action network, i will be honoring the civil rights legacy of dr. martin luther king junior tomorrow morning with our annual dream defying breakfast, featuring president joe biden, speaker nancy pelosi, martin luther king the third and among many others. earlier today, president biden reflected on dr. king s extraordinary life from his former pulpit at the ebenezer baptist church in atlanta, georgia. the battle for the soul of this nation s perennial. it s a constant struggle. it s a constant struggle between hope and fear, kindness and cruelty, justice and injustice. against those who traffic in racism, extremism, and insurrection. a battle fought on battlefields and bridges from court houses and battle boxes to pulpits and protests. in a few minutes, i will be joined by martin luther king the third and andre king to talk abo
happy new year, my friend, we are actually gonna be talking just about the choices that democrats made and the unity that was on display. we have congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez cortez at the top of the hour thank you for a great show, as always, buddy. if you took a high school history class in the united states, you probably spent at least a day discussing this image. this is the iconic political cartoon of the campaigning of senator charles sumner preston brooks, entered the senate, and he entered the chamber carrying a metal tipped cane. and he walked over to the anti slavery senator, charles sumner. he beat senator sumner unconscious and then he walked out without anyone stopping him. it is one of the most famous instances of political violence in our country s history, that one member of congress against another. but it was not unique. in the lead up to the civil war, they were at least 70 instances of political violence by elected representatives a