Stories, a live look at 10 downing street. Prime minister theresa may about to address her future. She has been under growing pressure since another brexit plan failed this week. Well bring it to you live when it happens. First, sensitive intelligence can be declassified, thanks to an order by President Trump. Hes ordering intel agencies to cooperate with the attorney generals review of the origins of the russia investigation. The move gives bill barr the authority to declassify sensitive material as he sees fit. And it could serve as a prelude to a larger declassification effort the president has been floating since last fall. Trump has accused his own intelligence agencies and officials without evidence of conspireing against him. As cnn has reported, barr is working closely with the heads of the cia, fbi, and dni to review surveillance activities surrounding the 2016 trump campaign. The attorney general suggested during a congressional hearing last month that quote spying did occur.
President delivering his second official state of the Union Address. It will be his first in this new era of divided government. Democratic House Speaker nancy pelosi will sit over his shoulder after outmaneuvering him during the government shutdown. The speech comes at a critical time in his president is i with not only a divided congress, but another shutdown looming over the border wall issue. The mueller investigation, the investigation in the Southern District of new york. It is a long list. That of course the focus this week in congress and elsewhere. Administration officials have been previewing the president s address. The theme tonight, choosing greatness. This president is going to call for an end to the politics of resistance, retribution. He is calling for cooperation and comity and compromise. Mike pence and Mick Mulvaney were among the officials briefing surrogates at the white house last night, they say the speech will be about 50 foreign policy, it will touch on infrast
Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. And tonight President Trump delivers his second official state of the Union Address, his first in this new era of divided government. Democratic House Speaker nancy pelosi will sit over his shoulder, an optic i think that is just about something to watch. Something to watch. After outmaneuvering him during the Government Shutdown of course, this speech at a critical time in his president presidency. The theme tonight, choosing greatness. Ident presidency. The theme tonight, choosing greatness. This president is going to call for an end to the politics ofresistance, retribution. He is calling for cooperation and com mitty and compromise. Mike pence and Mick Mulvaney were among the officials are briefing surrogates at the white house last night, they say the speech will be about 50 foreign policy, it will touch on infrastructure and lowering drug costs to areas where there might be some Common Ground with democrats. Of course illegal imm
Declassify intel from the russia probe on new records from President Trump. I wish his family or this administration or his staff would have an intervention. Im an extremely stable genius. Okay. Hostilities reaching a new high, rhetoric a new low between the president and House Speaker. A 44 million settlement in a civil case allegistemming fro alleged sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein r weinstein. And clean up after violent tornados in the midwest, record heat in some areas this holiday weekend, blazing down south. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start, im dave briggs. Happy friday. Im christine romans, may 24th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. Sensitive intelligence can be declassified thanks to an order by President Trump. He is ordering intel agencies to cooperate with the origins of the russia organization. The move gives bill barr authority to declassify sensitive material, and could serve as a prelude to a larger declassification effort. Trump has accused former officials of con
So she steps down as party head june 7th. Then it will take several weeks to come up with a new Prime Minister. And of course, the queen has to officially name the new Prime Minister and yes, or more, i think, just as importantly, the new Prime Minister has to figure out a way to do brexit, which has proven impossible. Impossible. So we will see what happens there. Also breaking overnight, in an unprecedented move, the president has granted william barr full authority to declassify sensitive intelligence and also ordered the Intelligence Community to cooperate with barr as barr investigates the origins of the Mueller Investigation. This happens as the president s closest allies are spreading lies about House Speaker nancy pelosi. So all of these moves seem to suggest the speaker has unnerved the president. Cnns lauren fox live on capitol hill with the very latest. Lauren . Reporter well, congress is in recess at this moment, john, but one of the things we have seen over the last week i