thanks, mike. you are on this weekend, right? this saturday? tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning. all right. i ll let yget out of here. i will see you tomorrow and i will see you next week. thanks. this is don lemon tonight and make no mistake. the warning lights are blinking and they are blinking red. january 6th was not the end, it was really, people it was just the beginning. we were just talking about it. you know? what dominated the news cycle more? was it january 6th? was it the unvaxed? what was it? whatever it is, both of them tell us that our democracy is at risk, and we are running out of time to do something about it. the committee investigating the attack on the capitol issuing six new subpoenas just tonight and for the first time, they have made a direct connection between organizers of the january 6th rally and the former guy, the then president. you may not know their names but these are the people who know what was really going on behind those closed do
thank you for joining us this evening. it took nearly a month to get it, but we finally have it. the d.c. circuit court of appeals has ruled on presidential immunity. donald trump s last best attempt to evade a criminal trial for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. in his unanimous ruling written by all three federal appeals court judges overseeing this case two biden appointees and one appointee of president george h.w. bush. those judges spell it out in no uncertain terms a former president cannot be prosecuted is worthless. quoting from the ruling, it would be a striking paradox if the president alone is vested with the constitutional duty to take care the laws be faithfully executed where the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity. we cannot accept former president trump s claim that a president has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power in recognition and implementation of electio
the secretary of state is now in qatar for talks with the emir. meanwhile, at a cabinet meeting, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pledged to continue the war in gaza until all of their goals are achieved. translation: we are not stopping until victory. the war must not be stopped until we achieve all of its goals. the elimination of hamas, the return of all of our hostages and ensuring gaza no longer poses a threat to israel. i say this to both our enemies and friends, this is our responsibility and this is our commitment. every other consideration must be set aside and we will continue until total victory. i asked our correspondent injerusalem, wyre davies, to put mr netanyahu s comments into context. yes, interesting points in the statement by benjamin netanyahu, a message to enemies and friends, a clear message to the americans and european governments who would like israel to show more restraint in its bombing campaign in gaza and to even call for a ceasefire but
carcasses. correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight. good evening, peter. reporter: on this memorial day, president biden is expressing confidence that there won t be a debt default while also trying to express condolences to the families of fallen american service members. president biden: to those who gave our lives so our nation might live. reporter: hours after a solemn wreathlaying, president biden defended a debt deal that awaits congressional approval. president biden: i m confident with the conversation. i feel really good about it. reporter: the headlines, suspended the debt limit until 2025 and limiting federal spending. this will do as it increases defense. if you take non-defense with veterans out, it goes below the level of 2022. reporter: chip roy does not like the deal and sitting on the rules committee where the bill goes next. a reminder that brings big negotiations to build a coalition that it was explicit both that nothing would pass wa
at every single stop now, reporters are looking, is he interacting with the crowd? is he take shaking hands, tae staying long enough? if you re advanced staff, you have to stay at least an extra 30 minutes to show, hey, he likes people. i saw tweets, what pizza is he having? is he talking to voters? do we have a timetable as to when other candidates will jump in? rumors about tim scott, mike pence and others. i think tim scott will come in. may 22nd is the date where they re circling. you ll see his super pac get bolstered. mike pence also in the next month. those are the two main candidates. national political correspondent for axios, alex thompson covering a lot of ground. thank you for being here. thank you for all of you for getting up way too early on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent year. the time for excuses is over. if we get distracted, focus the election on