viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump s new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin this hour in new york, where the woman suing former president donald trump for battery and defamation in a civil trial is expected to take the sand in the hours ahead. a source says e. jean carroll is set to testify about her allegations that trump raped her
outfront next, russia seizing on tucker carlson s exit from fox. why this obsession? it comes as a top putin official tonight tells our matthew chance about the possibility of a prisoner swap for americans detained in russia. plus, what s old is new again. biden s message today for re-election, eerily similar to what he said on this very day exactly four years ago. will it work a second time? and then a story you will see first outfront tonight. outrage over lawmakers making decisions of white lawmakers making decisions for a city that is overwhelmingly black and democratic. outfront tonight, russia is hiring as a top putin mouthpiece offers tucker carlson a job with russian state television. the most senior russian official to visit the united states since putin invaded ukraine. you heard me there, today, said this, unprompted. translator: perhaps it would be useful to consider how things are with freedom of speech in the united states. i ve heard that tucker c
primetime address on threats to american democracy, and what the white house is calling a battle for the soul of the nation. this hour, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is already in california and set to make his own remarks, slamming joe biden for calling some americans semi fascist. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m pamela brown, and you are in the situation room. our top story tonight, a hearing on former president trump s request for a special master has just concluded without a ruling. cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez is tracking the mar-a-lago investigation. so both sides were battling it out in court, but as of tonight, no decision from the judge. give us the latest. reporter: that s right. judge eileen cannon says she s not ruling today, not immediately at least, but she seems inclined to grant former president trump s request for a special master, a third party, to review some of the docum
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