clock to january 20, 2025, at high noon because on the west side of the u.s. capitol i will be taking the oath of office as the 47th president of the united states. no excuses, i will get the job done. well, that was one of the few moments where in you could actually hear ron desantis as he attempted to announce his presidential campaign last night on twitter spaces. we ll have much more from the glitch filled launch. also ahead there s still no deal on the debt ceiling, but a republican leader in the house told lawmakers they can go ahead and leave for memorial day even as the clock ticks. plus, he proudly put his feet up on a desk in nancy pelosi s office on january 6th, and now he s going to spend years in prison for his actions that day. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 25th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. ron desantis has officially entered the 2024 white house race, but what should have been a historic mo
we re going to bring you those comments as soon as it begins. today at the white house, another high stakes showdown over the debt ceiling to avoid a default with major economic consequences, the latest of where negotiations stand. russia is declaring victory in the longest and bloodiest fight in ukraine. is this a turning point of the invasion? in idaho, next hour the suspect in the killing of four college students will make a court appearance. we ll bring you a preview of what to expect. and making history. a flight carrying paying customers to the international space station is due to dock anytime now with the first woman ever commanding a private space flight. hello from outer space, it feels amazing to be viewing earth from this capsule. and we begin this morning with what could be a critical day for efforts to raise the nation s debt limit and avoid a potential economic catastrophe. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will hold a one on one meet
we re only ten days out from a potential u.s. default, and there is still no deal on the debt ceiling. that s only step one. keep in mind it still has to clear congress quickly. another critical meeting between the president and house speaker just hours away. we re going to take you live to the white house and capitol hill. also ahead, the naacp issues a travel advisory for florida, accusing the state of being openly hostile towards african americans. details on the driving force behind that warning and how governor ron desantis is responding just ahead. and instead of walking across the stage to get her diploma, a transgender teen opts out of commencement after the school said she had to wear pants. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the federal government is running out of money and d.c. is running out of time to get america s accounts in order. later this afternoon president biden and speaker mc
Intuitive sittostart in the allelectric id. 4. Its the little things, its a vw. Tonight, straight from the source. A new joint chiefs chairman finally confirmed, the republican senator, tommy tuberville, is still blocking hundreds of Military Confirmations, and military families are still caught in the middle. Plus, attorney general, Merrick Garland firing back at some of his fiercest republican critics today, declaring that hes not the president s lawyer or congresss prosecutor. And a new fight for number two in the republican president ial race, and it is not governor ron desantis. I am kaitlan collins, this is the source. Source. This attorney general grilled on capitol hill today for the republicans on the House Judiciary Committee its a preview of whats to come when it kicks off next week fixes in even with the face saving indictment last week of hunter biden, everyone knows the fix is. In here regionally offered hunter biden a sweetheart deal. Does anyone at the department told P
to it 1.65 trillion dollar spending deal. that s the same top line spending number agreed to last year in bipartisan debt ceiling deal, but this deal happens to include a major win for republicans. the deal cuts 20 billion dollars from the irs over the next two fiscal years, republicans often insist that they care about the deficit but they are slashing the only government program that reduces the deficit. today, the irs announcing that it s collected more than $500 million in back taxes from tax delinquint millionaires so far, all thanks to president biden s inflation reduction act. but some republicans still aren t happy with the spending bill, with one texas republican saying that the motion to vacate the speaker is, quote, on the table. if he makes this deal that is not tough enough on the border and as you laid out, is his job in jeopardy? what i ve said is that everything is on the table. that s the point of having, rules so that he can hold a body to account. nothing should