breakdown. plus, live on the campaign trail where the economy is on the minds of voters in four states holding primaries today. some of these elections the latest tests of the power of the trump endorsement. a lot to get to. we start with that breaking news from capitol hill. mitch mcconnell making some of his first comments on that bipartisan deal on gun reform. our team there as the republican leader gave his blessing to the framework, right, the framework of the deal in the last hour. watch. for myself, i am comfortable with the framework. and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, i ll be supportive. so listen, that is good news for the democrats who need at least ten republicans to vote for the bill. with the senators working on this, hoping to get language, our congressional correspondent joining us, get this thing passed as soon as possible. a lot of people are waiting to to hear what mcconnell said. here is a bit more of what he said
A officer that protected the building and a Convicted Rioter are both on the ballot. The 11th hour gets underway tonight. Good evening once again, we are live from dc and we are now 175 days away from the election. Today trumps criminal trial in new york, Defense Attorneys got their chance to go after Michael Cohen. The defense taught portray him as obsessed with a desire for revenge against trump himself. Here is my colleague with more. Tonight trumps defense team tearing into the star witness. Trumps selfdescribed fixer turned critic is out for revenge on his former boss. Do you want trump to get convicted in this case the Defense Attorney asked, sure cohen acknowledged. Confirming he recently said the former president belongs in a cage like a animal. The defense trying to paint him as motivated to lie. That now his financial livelihood including Media Appearances and podcasts centers on trashing trump. Cohen acknowledging he has made more than 300 million on his book disloyal to and
In the 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts right now. Tonight, Michael Cohens crossexamination. Donald trumps defense team is trying to paint him as motivated by revenge and money. Plus, what the former president s entourage said outside the courtroom. Then President Biden announces new tariffs. What it means for the economy and the campaign. And it january 6th Takes Center Stage in tonights primaries. An officer who protected the capital and a Convicted Rioter are both on the ballot as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Good evening, once again, im Stephanie Ruhle live from washington, d. C. And we are now 175 days away from the election. And today at Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york, Defense Attorneys got their chance to go after trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen. The defense tried to portray cohen as obsessed with the desire for revenge against donald trump himself. Here is my colleague, laura jarrett, with more. Reporter tonight, Donald Trumps defense tea
kelly o donnell for us. frank, if you look at the economic backdrop not just the political backdrop, gas prices inching up to another record high today, $5.02 a gallon, wholesale prices up 11% over last year after, as you know, that inflation report from last week which found consumer prices up 8.6%. that is what the fed is looking at from the economic picture when they meet to talk about interest rates. what about the reaction from wall street? let s start off here. we know that 50 point rate hike is all but certain. the numbers you mentioned when it comes to consumer prices, highest in 40 years may create the possibility of a 75 basis point hike. a few weeks ago the fed ruled that out. big potential change. it s being considered by the fed. the markets are trying to make sense of what this could mean and if a 75 point hike is, quote, unquote, baked in. which means stocks are moving