hill. and this is cnn hello, and welcome to all of you watching us here in the ide states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. president biden slams congress for going on vacation as us aid to ukraine in remains in limbo it tells me, bring in leader there battlefield struggles, or because of inaction in washington, bus us threatened to veto a new gaza cease-fire resolution at the un security council level live report on the reaction coming in and the tech giants joined forces to battle the potential misuse of artificial intelligence, or how they plan to keep elections safe. and secure live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber president biden is blaming republicans in the us congress for the fall of a strategic ukrainian town in the donetsk region. we re told that s the message he delivered to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy when the two leaders spoke by phone on saturday biden also says he s not confide
of weakness to us adversaries. smooth and timely transitions of confirmed leadership. central to the defense of the united states, and stable and orderly leadership. transitions are also vital to maintaining our unmatched network of allies and partners and their crucial for our military readiness. tuberville is protesting a pentagon decision to provide paid leave and travel time for any service member who needs reproductive health services, including abortions and fertility treatments, and are posted in states where abortion is now banned. post dobbs decision the pentagon is adamant that it is not funding abortions. the center is not allowing a simple vote. it will take approximately 668 hours to confirm all these military nominations. that is 27 days if senate works around the clock. if they did nominations for eight hours a day it would take 84 days. so just vote is not an answer. these holds will affect military read enes and others may opt to leave the military sinc
a kruch nato summit underway. president biden meeting with allies as the war in ukraine rages on with no end in sight. a major show of force and unity, sweden is poised to join the alliance after turkey gave its blessing. it s a huge strategic blow for vladimir putin. president biden sat alongside the nato secretary general as he welcomed sweden to the table. following the agreement yesterday, we will soon also be welcoming sweden as a full-fledged member. so welcome to you. [ applause ] one of the biggest and most contentious topics of discussion will be ukraine joining nato in the future. president biden is expected to meet face to face with ukraine president volodymr zelenskyy tomorrow during the summit. joining us is the white house national security council spokesman john kirby. i want to start with the tweet that we saw this morning from president zelenskyy. there is a significant show of unity right now at the nato summit in lithuania. obviously, the pathway clea
along with joe, willie and me, we have pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. and president emeritus of the council on foreign relations, richard haass, back with us this morning. he somehow becomes even more distinguished. he does. amazing. erudite is the word that come comes to mind. yes. willie, we ll get to the whistleblower that comer couldn t find, and then must be humiliated, as they found him in the southern district of new york. oh boy. oh no. a spy or something like that. we ll get to the details in a little bit. seriously, the gang that couldn t shoot straight, they keep getting the political gun, aiming it right at their foot, right? it s absolutely crazy. willie, last night, of course, midsummer, one of the most fun annual traditions, not joey chestnut eating nathan s hot dog eating contest for the 16th time. 16th time, you have to love the guy. the home run derby last night, how exciting?
united states called the bankers on wall street. the current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of vladimir putin. republicans offer plenty of blame but not a single solution. they re not drilling. why not? you want to know why prices are so high? there are a number of reasons having to do with war in ukraine, destruction caused by the pandemic. bill: gas is down 50 cents over the past 30 days. every bit helps. currently sitting at 4.49 a gallon on average. still up 87% since the president took office. peter doocy starts the coverage from the north lawn. what s the explanation now? what we continue to hear from officials at the white house is that when prices go up for pretty much anything, it is putin s fault out of the president s hands. when the prices come down, it is the president s plans to thank and he deserves a lot of credit. and that is leading to new questions whether or not there is a double standard. there is no both way thinking here at all. i very m