texas governor greg abbott, about to sign a controversial bill that makes it a state crime to enter the state illegally. this, while the white house and senate negotiators are urgently trying to reach an agreement on border policy before the year is over and we are live at the border. republican presidential front-runner donald trump, unleashing a familiar play from his old campaign book, targeting migrants in his campaign speeches, but his rhetoric, darker than ever. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin, in israel right now presently display the protections of civilians in gaza , as global calls for a cease- fire mount. we re following these major developing stories and more coming in right here on cnn news central. right now, chaos at the southern border, really the focus in washington, texas, and the campaign trail. here in the nation s capital, senators worked through the weekend to still negotiate trying to get republican backed border security measures in excha
Conundrum that biden finds himself in. I get, i get the sense that i think graeme is right, that we need to stand by our allies. I dont think finding nuance in this case during war time is a very easy thing to do, particularly when youre a superpower sometimes wars like this force you to choose sides. And israel as our allies. And i can see why a number of democrats are upset with what biden has done. Certainly republicans are, but biden is really trying to placate his base in this country, which is, which is obviously very split on this and particularly in the state of michigan. So i think a lot of the message its like politics are entering into bidens thinking on how to manage this war charlie matt bennett. Thank you so much. A new our Have Cnn News starts right now the crucial moment in the trump criminal trial, Michael Cohen takes the stand to testify against his former boss. The same Michael Cohen who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump. What is he going to say now .
Country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements. Or a president who refused to adequately distance himself from their holdings. President trumps businesses and his dealings violates the constitutions anticorruption provisions. Known as the emoluments clauses. The lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court contends that the president s ownership harms the state and districts. The defendant has used his position as president to boost the patronage of his enterprises. Foreign diplomats and other officials have made clear that the Defendant Position as president increases the likelihood they will frequent has properties and businesses. The Press Secretary dismissed the suit. It is not hard to conclude partisan politics may be one of the motivations. The suit was filed by two
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close, the focus in washington shifts to legislative and investigative agendas leading up to the midterm elections. with me now is jake sherman, he s also an msnbc political contributor. so jake, we re running like an antelope out of control until the end of the year. and then we are in quite a maze for the next year. will we find our way out of it? we re bobbing on the surface and i think there is a couple of things to look forward to, katy, a few important things to keep an if eye on. number one, is what happens to biden s agenda. that is on top of the to-do list for the next quarter, i would say. the build back better act is, i would say, not on life support but it is pretty close. joe biden and joe manchin have some serious negotiating to do when they get back to washington in the next couple of weeks and i think that is where much of the focus is going to be. but i think also we have to keep in mind that the january 6 commission, which is a house centric exercise, a house
in that country. but even after our troops return from the battlefield, the fight far from over. some will have to grapple with the scars of a war, posttraumatic stress disorder, addiction, even survivor s guilt in some cases. i want to bring in david shulkin. he served as veterans affairs secretary in the trump administration until he was let go via twitter. he details that story in his book, it shouldn t be this hard to serve your country: our broken government and the plight of veterans. i also want to bring in tom voss, an iraq war veteran, he is also the author of his own new book, called where war ends: a combat veteran s 2,700-mile journey to heal, recovering from ptsd and moral injury through meditation. thank you both for being with me. and secretary, before we dig into this news about afghanistan, i obviously have to ask you about the impeachment news, as a former member of the trump administration, the focus in washington since september