lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. this morning new pressure on ron desantis after a stumble at the starting line. the florida governor looking to reframe the narrative today after his 2024 rollout on twitter was marred by tech issues. the desantis team spinning it as a victory. we had a huge audience. it did it was the biggest they d ever had. it did break the twitter space, and so we re really excited with the enthusiasm. his critics had a different take, trump jr. calling it a de-saster. president biden sending out a fund-raising tweet with the caption, this link works. the question today, how does desantis rebound? plus, a warning of financial armageddon, a top agency putting the u.s. credit rating on watch for a possible downgrade with debt ceiling talks coming down to the wire. how an actual downgrade could impact everything from home buying to credit cards even as members of congress prepare to leave town for a long weekend. sentencing for stewart rhodes, the
deliberates the cost of his election lies. if he had taken the stand, imagine what a catastrophe that would have been. this is an attempt to square people and rudy giuliani should pay a huge sum. the only republican woman in the presidential race, are women voters behind what nikki haley is selling? she has the demeanor and life experience. donald trump is still the commanding leader, but there is no doubt the enthusiasm is there. the debates don t make a big difference, but they did this time. the suburbs are trump s kryptonite. do enough people turn out in the suburbs to vote against donald trump? good morning. breaking overnight, ukraine s fight against russia, the european union agreeing to officially open negotiations for ukraine to join. it is a historic decision. one president zelenskyy is calling a victory for ukraine. a victory for all of europe, one that motivates, inspires and strengthens. but in a setback, hungary did block the eu from approving mo
adviser to israel with a message about bombs and the people of gaza. plus a jury could decide today how much rudy giuliani s lies about two georgia election workers could cost him. and that is why i think you need a badass woman in charge at the white house. nikki haley s latest pitch as she tries to close the gap with donald trump. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, december 15. happy friday. 5:00 a.m. here in washington. noon in tel aviv where u.s. national security adviser neighboring sullivan has been meeting with israeli leaders in the midst of a growing rift between the u.s. and israel. sullivan conveying president biden s escalating message about the importance of protecting civilians at the same time the israeli military tries to smash hamas. do you want israel to scale back its assault on gaza by the end of the year, do you want them to tone it down, move to a lower intensity phase? i want them to be f
the senate will be back on monday to work out a deal on immigration and ukraine aid. then, rudy giuliani s defamation trial is now in the hands of the jury. what went down in court today. and new polling shows a tight race in several swing states, but there is still a lot of time between now and next november. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. greetings everyone, i am symone sanders-townsend instead for stephanie ruhle. tonight, the race to protect a key priority for biden s agenda. wartime military aid for ukraine in israel. that 100 billion dollar aid package is now tied up in a fight on capitol hill involving our southern border. republicans refused to release the money unless the white house agrees to their demands for border security and immigration policy that includes return to some trump era policies. senators have been meeting with white house officials to try and work out a deal. the senate was supposed to leave today for a holiday recess, but t