Think religion should play in politics and public life . We want to hear from you. Go ahead and start calling in now. If you are in the eastern or central time zone, we want you to call us at 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zone, your number is 202 7488001. You can send us a text message at 202 7488003. Please include your name and where you live. You can find us on facebook. Com cspan and on x cspanwj. New House Speaker mike johnson has really made religion a central role of his political career. I want to read to you a little bit from an article in the hill from last month that talks aut speaker johnsons political philosophy and his thohts on the separation of church and state. Here is an excerpt from that article. It says, johnson argued that faith, our deep religious heritage and tradition, is a big part of what it means to be an american in his comments tuesday. He further argued that morality must be kept among americans so that we have accountability. Her
midwest. i started watching more what they did during this legislative session. i thought, man, they ve done an awful lot. maybe it s that florida is the iowa of the southeast. i don t know. florida ron desantis laying it on thick with praise for iowa during a barnstorm trip over the weekend as he takes advantage of donald trump canceling a campaign event in that state, and that comes as there s new polling in several states with hypothetical matchups between president joe biden, trump, and desantis. we ll take a look at the latest numbers. we ll also have an update on the debt ceiling negotiations as the clock is ticking before president biden takes a trip to january for the g7 summit. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. the two front-runners for the 2024 republican nomination were both expected to be in iowa over the weekend, but concerns about extreme weather kept
mr. president, for as long as it takes. president biden s bold and historic visit to kyiv. coming at the end of the first year of putin s war of aggression. also tonight, fox s own lawyers argue that viewers should not believe what tucker carlson says. now, kevin mccarthy has given tucker exclusive access to 41,000 hours of january 6th security footage. so that tucker can feed his audience more january 6th disinformation. plus, the final days of a good and decent human being. as jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states, begins hospice care. we begin the reidout tonight with presidents day, a federal holiday that technically only celebrates the birthday of america s first president, george washington. which is why it s written with an apostrophe s. america s 46th president, joe biden, spent the wee morning hours of this president s day pulling off an unprecedented visit to ukraine, something the white house spent months planning. biden s visit to kyiv wa
i can t remember the exact quote, but remember when churchill said britain needs an ass kicker. churchill said many wonderful things. those particular phrases i don t remember. you re the historian, not me. everybody attributes everything to churchill, and then like the greatest churchill quotes ever, he didn t say. all the things churchill said but didn t say, i m laying claim to them. take them. tim ryan took that one, though, and i think he owned it quite well. it is a close race that could determine the balance of power in washington. the democratic nominee, congressman ryan will join us in just a moment. but first, nbc steve kornacki is standing by at the big board to break down where things stand with the midterms less than a month away. we are at go time. the rage is here, and i m a little nervous. he s pissed off, look at him. he s trying to hide it. i know. we re following the latest from ukraine as russia escalates attacks on civilian areas. g7 leade
plus, verdicts are being handed down by the violent criminals who attacked police on january 6th. the same criminals who are being embraced as heroes by trump and his maga lackeys. where is the accountability for trump? and the frightening prospect of doug mastriano being in charge of pennsylvania. pennsylvania elections as governor. the philadelphia inquirer is calling it a ten-alarm fire for anyone who believes in a functioning democracy. we begin tonight at a hearty s drive-through in minnesota where yesterday afternoon the fbi seized the cell phone of pillow manufacturer turned conspiracy theorist mike lindell after he went on a rampage on his online tv show. the fast food chain brilliantly took to social media writing now that you know we exist, you should really try ow pillowy biscuits. please whoever gives their social media accounts a raise, stat. despite lindell doing his darnedest over the past 20 or so hours to make this all about him, it s not. the case actu