up. voters are still going to the polls in key states like florlt and arizona to make their voices heard. we are going to bring you the results of those races at the bottom of the screen throughout the hour. meanwhile, all eyes are on ohio s g.o.p. senate primary where polls are closing in about 30 minutes or so. trump endorsed frontrunner bernie moreno trying to hold his lead so he can take on democrat senator sherrod brown in november and possibly change the balance of power in the u.s. senate. we re going to bring you all those details as we get them. but, first. ready, set, don t fire. that s the focus of tonight s angle. thanks to house republicans and gold star families who refuse to take silence for an answer, former biden officials were forced to sit and answer questions today on that disastrous afghanistan withdrawal. now, without naming names. the generals denied they were at fault. n. if there was culpability in this attack it lies in policy decisions that create
unhinged rally in ohio for an hour-and-a-half, he delivered some migrants, animals and warning of a quote, bloodbath asked if he loses to joe biden, trump, spread more lies about the 2020 election saluting those convicted of crimes. on january 6th for their attempt to subvert democracy ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated january 6, tass ditches. you see the spirit from the hostages and that s what they are as hostages. they d been treated terribly, unbelievable patriots and they were unbelievable do you it s nr that was met with fierce backlash from a handful of republicans, including trump s former vice president mike pence, who has now refused to endorse his former boss well i think it s very unfortunate at a time that there are american hostages being held in gaza that the president or any other leaders would refer to people that are moving through our justice system as hostages. and it s just it s just unacceptable all right, let
but now that the fbi says russia was actually behind the fabricated stories, why are republicans still buying it? plus, even as we re learning new details about russia s attempts to meddle in the november elections, donald trump is staying silent on vladimir putin s misdeeds, instead he s criticizing his own country for going communist. will the presidential race turn into a referendum about where the two candidates stand when it comes to the kremlin? and according to the old adage, cash is king, especially in politics, but does this still hold true this year? maybe not for trump. new numbers show the former president spending more than he raised last month, but he s still running away with the nomination. so what gives? a lot to get to. we start with former fbi informant, alexander smirnov with a sensational claim that the lies he told about a fake biden bribery scheme came straight from russian intelligence. smirnov, who worked with the fbi for 14 years has already been
jessica taker love, jesse watters, dana perino, and greg gutfeld, it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five democrat anxiety over the 2024 election is reaching a boiling point. a new report shedding slight on how some top democrats fear biden s campaign might be stumbling past the point of no return. vice-president kamala harris reportedly telling them that she isn t worried about losing to donald trump but rather losing to the couch which refers to voters who might stay home on election day. and operation dump joe is growing louder. a new york times columnist is cooking up a brand new way to bait joe into stepping aside. tell him he could be a hero. i think biden, as painful as this is, should find his way as stepping down as a hero. that the party should help him find his way to that, to being the thing he said he would be in 2020, the bridge to the next generation of democrats. and i think democrats should meet in august at the convention to do what political
closing out his high-stakes trip to europe with a show of force from russia s backyard. he is meeting with leaders of finland after a crucial summit where he made a vow that the united states and allies will not waiver in their support for ukraine. president biden said nato has, quote, never been stronger, as sweden also prepares to join the alliance. he is set to take questions this morning at a news conference. defense secretary lloyd austin sat down for an exclusive interview with wolf blitzer where they talked about ukraine s future and nato. from a military standpoint, mr. secretary, how close is ukraine to meeting nato s standards? well, there are a number of things that will have to be done, as you know. a big part of their inventory is legacy equipment, and so in terms of training and equipping, there is work to be done, but we are doing that work as we are helping them as they fight this war. and so things have been done up to this point. there is more that wil