viewers in the united states an around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster. just ahead we both know we have a significant responsibility. here we are june 1 being the deadline. this is not how government should work. what i sense from the white house is a lack of urgency. it is a unit of overwhelming tli russian citizens who volunteered to fight for ukraine because they want to depose the putin regime. no one could have seen that he would be a two time mvp. a lot to think about, to be honest. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 23rd, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where lawmakers are trying to avoid defaulting on the nation s debt. and they may be closer after kevin mccarthy and president biden met on monday. both leaders said progress was made despite lingering disagreements. we still have some disagreements but i think that we may be able to get where we have to go. we
education. and what we understand took place according to their website, that he was returning from a business trip in cuba, he fell ill, the plane landed in southern russia right near the border with georgia. he was treated and according to the ministry s website, he died. members of his family have indicated potentially that it could have been a heart condition, a heart issue, but this is being treated as suspicious because he was known to have criticized president putin, most recently to a very prominent journalist. roman super said he spoke to him just days before the business trip to cuba. he said in that phone call he expr expressed serious concerns about his safety, that he was afraid for his life, that he was essentially a hostage of the kremlin, that his passport was taken away, that he had no control of his movements. he said that he was distressed and depressed, that he was takingranquilizers and
political points on this trip, joel? i don t think it was a particularly successful trip to be honest with you. ending with the embarrassment of the mexico tariff deback tle. i don t think the president does these things well. the part of the job he likes is to golf on the weekend and go and pick fights with people on twitter. governing is hard and the president has never shown the propensity to do that. lauren, can you determine how it went with the royals? a different demeanor with the communication with the royal household and the presidereside behaves. it was said that harry, william, kate, they denied a photo op to show he was with the cool and
modern history with adult children unless you go back to george w. bush and george h.w. bush. we did not have these issues with george h.w. bush and george w. bush. i do recall calling out president obama and his wife taking his children on the trip to spain. that costs taxpayers $467,000. he said they are out spending money. really? you know, minor children, it is common for presidents to take them on foreign trips and be there for major moments. the trump administration said the adult children paid their own way for the trip. they have the security. they did not fly on air force i. we do not know where they stayed. they have to have security. all those individuals is going to add up to more than $467,000
washington today after the trip to europe. that trip sparking controversy mixing politics with business interest as his family tagged along for the trip. melania and ivanka and don junior along with eric. a pub crawl with the boys in ireland. the washington post breaks it down. these boys were on a holiday. promoting themselves and others on the business trip. joining me now is joel payne and lauren claffey. she worked with the department of homeland security. joel, what is your reaction? more of the same. if you go back to reporting about how businesses have been patr