What well garland do. Im Michael Smerconish in philadelphia, Attorney General Merrick Garland may eventually make a singular decision that determines the outcome of the 2024 election, whether the doj will continue to push for donald trump to be tried before election day in the federal case, premised on alleged Election Interference for months. Here, ive delivered commentaries focused on the timing of this particular prosecution because i think its most perilous to trump, and ive often done so with the assistance of elie honig will join me again in a moment. Heres the issue on wednesday, scotus granted cert and announced that the high court will hear Donald Trumps Immunity Defense i dont think the ultimate outcome is in dispute. I think trump loses that claim. In my opinion, its unlikely its illogical that the court will provide Blanket Immunity from criminal prosecution to an american president more important is the process, the timing of the courts Decision Garland told cnns evan pere
the world. i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom. the clock is ticking down. the stakes are high. and there is still no debt limit deal. but oh away from a default. mounting legal problems for donald trump. new civil, criminal and business troubles and the week is just beginning. plus, a group of anti-putin russian fighters who support ukraine, are claiming credit for an attack inside of russia. good to have you with, us a much anticipated meeting between u.s. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy has come and gone. still, no deal on raising the u.s. debt ceiling. both the president and mccarthy said monday s talks were productive. but it does nothing for a looming default which could happen in just a matter of days. mccarthy was adamant that i need to strike a deal this week in order to avoid the june 1st deadline. when the u.s. could potentially default on its debt. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen has been a constant reminder of the urgency
viewers in the united states an around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster. just ahead we both know we have a significant responsibility. here we are june 1 being the deadline. this is not how government should work. what i sense from the white house is a lack of urgency. it is a unit of overwhelming tli russian citizens who volunteered to fight for ukraine because they want to depose the putin regime. no one could have seen that he would be a two time mvp. a lot to think about, to be honest. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 23rd, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where lawmakers are trying to avoid defaulting on the nation s debt. and they may be closer after kevin mccarthy and president biden met on monday. both leaders said progress was made despite lingering disagreements. we still have some disagreements but i think that we may be able to get where we have to go. we
to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world just ahead on cnn newsroom, the clock is a trick kicking down, the stakes are high and there is still no definite deal with the u.s. just nine days away from potential default. mounting legal problems for donald trump, new civil, criminal, and business troubles, and the week is just beginning. plus, a group of anti-putin russian fighters who support ukraine are claiming credit for an attack inside russia. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we are following a developing story, from washington, where authorities have arrested a man who crashed a truck near the white house late monday night. officials say the driver slammed the vehicle into security barriers at a public square just across the street from the executive residence. they believe he may have done it intentionally. the driver has been charged with multiple crimes, including threate
what is the white house saying not much apparently not publicly now joining us live. the president has been monitoring isolating in the residence here saying he is feeling well and beginning strict isolation measures and to be conscientious of any executive residence of secret service and other staff whose duties require the proximity to him. that there were six close contacts and none have tested positive after new questions arising how strictly he adhered to cdc guidelines after seeing not masked at public appearances recently. this comes with the possible pelosi stop in taiwan. you can see it located between the announced stops between singapore and malaysia. and left off the itinerary that you could keep the chinese guessing if she doesn t go it would signal weakness and call into question alliances in the region. the white house has not advised policy not to go to taiwan but have reassured beijing the one china policy has noted changed. an adversary or an enemy a