Mesobook if you were 4,000 well, its time to break down the big stories with some smart people. Today were asking with the jury set for Donald Trumps hush money case. Can the former president get a fair trial in manhattan . Then with enemies like these, who needs friends, will dig into how long House Speaker mike johnson can survive with the help of democrats. Plus day jobs for the duke and duchess this will use sign on for harry and meghans new offerings. Are group is here and ready to go. So sit back, relax and lets talk about it first with Opening Statements set to begin monday in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial Buyout the former president is railing against the case, the judge and the prosecutors saying and doing things, many lawyers suggest he probably shouldnt im just watching. Theres donald trump at a New York City courthouse blasting his criminal hush money trial. Hes going to have a very corrupt place. The former president has reason to worry, given his record and manhattan cou
johnson says, he will press on i m not deterred by red do the right thing, but there s a lot to break down here, but let s start with johnson s strategy. jonah, ten, johnson continue as he has are at least right now to run the house with the aid. the total dependence on democrats no. i think this is a well it s not a one-off. it s a four off because they re four bills. but democrats don t want to normally support johnson on anything. republicans than anything that would, that would be abnormal. and if he tries to continue to leverage democratic support beyond this specific thing that s happening basically today. i think that would spell his demise. lulu in a hyperpartisan washington and particularly in a highly polarized house, how sustainable is this for johnson? i mean, he would not have gotten the rule and if he
out of this pandemic, prove with a nation that s obviously been in turmoil now for years, prove that democracies can still serve its citizens and compete economically in the 21st century with the rising autocracies across the globe, namely china. so, certainly, we feel like the administration has made it clear the next two weeks will be crunch time in terms of whether the infrastructure deal can be worked out, whether it can be any sort of bipartisan agreement, but that is just a piece of the overall budget for this white house. so, you actually wrote about the infrastructure deal, and i want to read from your piece. president joe biden wants to wrap up infrastructure negotiations soon with senate republicans and is looking ahead to june action in the house after finding their idea of tapping leftover covid relief funds to pay for the investment unworkable, a white house advisor said on friday. where are we at this point, jonathan, when it comes to infrastructure? well, the white h
jonathan, when it comes to infrastructure? well, the white house is signaling that, first of all, they re just pleased that there is some bipartisan dialogue, so a lot of issues, of course, we know, in hyperpartisan washington right now, that s not happening at all. infrastructure and policing are the two things that are the exception. they were hoping for more from republicans in their counteroffer that we saw at the end of last week. there s only about $250 billion or so in terms of new spending, and what the republican offer is, it s to tap into the unused covid relief funds to fund a lot of the infrastructure program. white house is saying that s not going to work. first of all, 95% of those funds have already been allocated and secondly, they want to keep the rest of the reserve just in case they re needed for something related to the virus. the white house is sticking to the idea, this should be funded through a tax hike on the wealthiest americans and particularly an increase
fought for voting rights. and a moment of silence at the lincoln memorial, where he burst onto the national scene at the 1963 march on washington. we do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now. wake up, america. wake up. reporter: construction workers, police and others saluting the man whose impact was so enormous that he brought together republicans and democrats today, even in this hyperpartisan washington. history only bent toward what s right because people like john paid the price. how fitting it is that in the final days of his life, he summoned the strength to acknowledge the young people peacefully protesting in the same spirit of that march. reporter: indeed, as he battled cancer in the final days, lewis making a point to visit the black lives matter plaza in the nation s capital. today, the house speaker letting lewis give his own eulogy. you must find a way to get in trouble, the trouble, necessary