[ laughing ] democrats are taking rude, crude, and shouty congresswoman marjorie taylor greene s calls for decorum in the house as seriously as the republicans seem to be taking the threat to our economy with their manufactured debt ceiling crisis. but i m guessing our veterans and social security recipients are not laughing. plus, the longest january 6th sentence so far as oath keepers leader stewart rhodes gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy. and later, ron desantis disastrous campaign rollout leads to speculation that pudding may have been clogging up the twitter tubes. yuck. but we begin with the republican lie that could plunge our nation off of an economic cliff. with just seven days until the united states could default on our debt, talks between republicans and white house representatives have yet to resolve the issue. but today, president biden made a very important point. it s time for congress to act now. i want to be clear. the negotiations we re havin
doctor is a professor at ufc san francisco s collaborative research group. inventing new standards and reproductive, health a professor at advancing new standards of reproductive health. the author of no real choice, how culture and politics matter for reproductive autonomy. robbyn marty is the operations west alabama woman. center also the author of the new handbook for a post-roe america. i will discuss the latest on the debt ceiling standoff with democratic senator, chris coons of delaware. he says that defaulting would have a quote, catastrophic effect on the country and must be taken off the table. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning, it s saturday may 20th, as the old saying goes, if i don t succeed, stop following the republican playbook. you would think that after just one bat election cycle, the gop would have regrouped and reassess its shortcomings so it could rebound. but it s been nearly seven years since the republicans last truly significan
whether it s a mental illness or not having enough food, these are just not intractable problems in the least. they are uniquely exacerbated in the united states as it relates to developed countries. but absolutely solvable problems. especially here in new york city. a city awash in wealth. that s right. among a very few number of households. i appreciate that you are staying on top of. it thanks alex, have a great weekend. thanks ali, have a great show. the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. that is america s constitutional mandate. and who in the current negotiations between president biden and kevin mccarthy appears to be violating that? who really knows what s going on with the white house negotiations with kevin mccarthy ten days before a potential default date. here s the update. talks briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left a meeting with the biden administration officials t
enforced. and my one-on-one with conversation with actor and comedian rain wilson. where he reveals the secret to happiness. at the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. good evening, once again. i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday night. that means our nightcap crew is here to talk about all the big news of the week. but first, we ve got to get to the serious drama in d.c. over efforts to keep the u.s. from default in an economic collapse. which could happen as soon as june 1st. talks between aides for joe biden and kevin mccarthy have been intense, and so far, there is no deal inked. earlier today, mccarthy s aides briefly walked away from negotiations, claiming things were going nowhere. we ve got to get moving by the white house. the white house is just, we can t be spending more money next year. we have to spend less than we did. kamala harris says the white house team is committed to finding a solution to matter what there are differences in terms of where
briefly resume tonight with no progress after republican negotiators abruptly left the meeting with officials this morning saying that they needed to quote, press pause, and quote. calling the talks not productive. the republicans exit was widely seen, not as an order from the speaker, kevin mccarthy, but rather as kevin mccarthy taking marching orders from the chaos caucus. otherwise known as the house freedom caucus. and it s spiritual leader, donald trump. who said today, quote, republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want, including the kitchen sink. that s the way democrats have always dealt with us, do not fold. exclamation, exclamation, exclamation. and quote. that the chaos of kevin mccarthy s speakership taught us anything, it s that kevin mccarthy does not control his caucus. and now those hard-liners who one unknown concessions from mccarthy to make and the speaker, seemed to be calling the shots. a source familiar wit