we re going to start small today to get a bigger picture of where this country is headed from two really interesting and telling primary races testing the strength of democratic progressives along with any republican who s trying to mimic donald trump s insult-fueled politics. that persona. one in colorado where lauren bobert is fighting accusations that she is an ineffective legislator who is trying to carpet bag her way into a district after almost losing in a close race to a democrat in 2022. the count took so long because it was so close. the other race is here in new york where the member of the squad could be the first to fall to a moderate democrat. the polling shows he s losing. jamal bowman who won in 2020 is now fighting for his political life against democratic moderate, george lattimer. a race being defined by accusations of racism and antisemitism. not to mention money. with $14.5 million in ad spending along from aipac. what has he done to make some suspect he i
that s this complicated. that s that s clear. there s you know, everyone s seen that. we also do have the fact that the 11th circuit, a conservative circuit she is in reversed her not once but twice. andhose were conservative judges who just thought she was absolutely bonkers in terms of her rulings. that was nbc news legal analyst and former federal prosecutor andrew weissmann yesterday weighing in on donald trump s classified documents case. those comments come as another questionable hearing was happening in judge aileen cannon s courtroom. also ahead what we re learning about president biden s debate strategy for dealing with two different versions of donald trump. plus, a long legal battle between the united states and wikileaks founder julian assange peers to be coming to an end. we ll go through the plea deal that was announced overnight. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 25th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day
headquarters in new york city. it doesn t get much bigger than this. a presidential debate for the ages on thursday, just as millions of voters are only starting to tune in to the presidential campaign. kamala harris today laying the groundwork for the issue that democrats think is a winner, abortion. two years to the day after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. at the same time donald trump s blatant lies about the fbi raid on mar-a-lago putting him at risk of getting slapped with a gag order days before the debate. the special counsel s plea to judge cannon, insisting trump s claims that he was the target of a plot is putting lives on the line. hostage family ak kuhning benjamin netanyahu of abandoning their loved ones after he dismisses the white house cease-fire deal. we ll show you the video they just released of the october 7th abductions. first, this the a week that could change everything, a potential turning point, even determinative in the race for presid
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welcome to the beat. this is it. it s happening this week. what is happening this week? well, we are days away from the first presidential debate of this 2024 campaign. the earliest ever, that s a big deal. we are also days away from the supreme court rulings that could resolve a lot of big issues in the united states including whether or not there will be a federal trial for donald trump this year later, or ever. i can tell you that had a couple more days. debate day on friday his decision day we have a lot coming up tonight. we are living through one of those big weeks. i would ve liked a little more time off in the summer. yes, i keep an eye on the news. do we have to do everything? part of the answer is in our coverage the biden campaign things starting it earlier will help them. waking people up to the choice which they think is stark and mobilize people for the debate. this is a campaign that can turn as much as it turns on the so-called undecided voters. debates ma