that they don t want to default. they want to avoid that, but they don t agree on how to do it. mccarthy wants to hold it at hostage in return for massive cuts on discretionary programs meaning basically everything but social security and medicare which along with defense, make up the clear bulk of the budget while president biden has been adamant that no cuts are on the table. none. so what are these guys going to talk about? and how will mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer and hakeem jefferies factor in? they will also be at that may 9th meeting. does it end an agreement to disagree until this fall? in other words, a short-term deal to avoid collapse? because that is what economists are worried about, a default that will send the markets into a freefall, add rocket fuel to inflation, slash millions of jobs, cut off social security payments and veterans benefits and drag the u.s. economy into an ugly and potentially prolonged recession. no one wants that. joining me now is nbc n
branches. should supreme court justices be held to the same standard as any and all other public servants? the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on the ethical standards or lack thereof for supreme court justices a topic that has come up in light of new reporting on repeated failures by justices to disclose details of lavish vacations, travel, gifts, even real estate transactions, testifying on behalf of democrats, a former federal judge and group of legal experts, guests invited by republicans included a former attorney general. more notable than who testified was who did not. chief justice john roberts declined an invitation from the committee, something dick durbin brought up at the start of today s hearing. in his letter last week the chief justice sent a statement of ethics principles and practices. it was a document that was attacheded to his letter. it is an extraordinary document. not in a good way. it makes clear while the justices are fine with consulting
were the studio responses last night an they were not even close. some of them didn t get a response. so i anticipate this lasting weeks, if not months, and then again, you never know. once these people start to be unemployed for a long time and the studios feel the pinch of no fall shows, you see panic time. matthew, thank you very much for joining us. i m i have no doubt we re going to have you back on to talk about what else is going on because of this strike, unfortunately. appreciate it. thank you. that s going to do it for me today. deadline white house starts right now. hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york, an important question over a hearing on capitol hill regarding the ethical lapses of one of our government s three