surprised, but so was joe. he was told by his handlers he was headed to disney world. it was a surprise visit ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion. there he announced an additional half billion in u.s. assistance. you know, i m thinking it would have been great if russia attacked east palestine. ouch. because then they would get the money and the president moving on. but this dominates headlines today as it should considering that s our tax dollars, right? and it s all about unity. that joe wants to show everyone that we re unified in the fight against russia. but what about unity here? it s one thing joe boasted would be his specialty but every time he claims to heal he gleefully salts the wound like a terrified slug. late last week he hosted a screening of the movie till of the lynching of 15 year old emmett till in mississippi. obviously that crime was horrifying and it s an important story to tell. but here s the odd part, during that speech biden also
avlon in for john berman this morning. it is the clearest sign yet that the criminal investigation into january 6th zeroing in on former president donald trump himself. our exclusive new cnn reporting reveals that trump s lawyers are talking directly with the justice department about the events of january 6th. the talks are said to be focused on whether conversations the former president had while in office can be kept from investigators due to executive privilege. now, in an interview with cnn s kasie hunt, liz cheney, the vice chair of the january 6th committee, weighed in on a potential trump prosecution saying the justice department must rise to the challenge. they have to make decisions about prosecution, understanding what it means if the facts and the evidence are there and they decide not to prosecute, how do we then call ourselves a nation of laws? joining us now is cnn anchor and chief national affairs analyst kasie hunt, and daniel goldman, a former federal p
and thank you for watching news night. laura coates live starts now. the weekend is finally here. it is calling. a week from now there could be a government shutdown, where will we be at that point in time? deja vu it feels like for us today. it does, have a good weekend. we ll see you back here on monday. bye. now, walking down the streets of new york city, imagine this, and then you hear move over, mr. mayor, we re here for your cellphones. that s tonight on laura coates live. so it s america s largest city, and running it comes with a lot of attention, maybe more attention than new york city mayor eric adams bargained for. a federal investigation into campaign fundraising now appears to be inching that much closer to the mayor of new york. and by the way, in a very dramatic and a very public way. fbi agents seized adams two phones and an ipad not today but several days ago on monday. first telling us that agents approached the mayor on the streets of new york,
Can the senate save itself and the country . He spoke at the brooking institute. Let me try to call this full house to order, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill gallston. Im a senior fellow in governance studies. Thank you so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past, the present and possible future of the u. S. Senate. The occasion of this discussion is the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate, this one entitled, broken can the senate save itself and the country . Those of oh you who read his first book on the senate will know how passionately he reveres the senate as an institution and will not be surprised to learn how distressed he is by what he describes as its precipitous decline. This topic could not be more timely. We are just days from the expiration of yet another shortterm continuing budget resolution and perhaps even more pertinently, from a promised open Senate Debate on
Let me try to call this full house to order, if i may. Welcome to brookings. My name is bill gallston. Im a senior fellow in governance studies. Thank you so much for coming and welcome also to the people who are watching this event live on cspan. Todays topic is the past, the present and possible future of the u. S. Senate. The occasion of this discussion is the publication of ira shapiros second book on the senate, this one entitled, broken can the senate save itself and the country . Those of oh you who read his first book on the senate will know how passionately he reveres the senate as an institution and will not be surprised to learn how distressed he is by what he describes as its precipitous decline. This topic could not be more timely. We are just days from the expiration of yet another shortterm continuing budget resolution and perhaps even more pertinently, from a promised open Senate Debate on u. S. Immigration policy. Will the promise be kept . And if it is, will todays se