44, 41trump, 4238 ramaswamy. 4236 scott. 4236 haley. I think those are really interesting numbers. Encouraging for all of these candidates up here, really. Take a look at this one because one of the Big Questions is how are these folks doing with independents . Thats where victory is often lie, in that independent group, right . So interestingly when you break it down, Vivek Ramaswamy is the only gop candidate in this matchup that beats joe biden. 30 for ramaswamy among independents and 22 for joe biden. So thats pretty interesting. Just a moment in time as we say. Interesting. So among his fellow contenders there, ramaswamy has doubled his support in the past two months. So he was around 5 two months ago. Now hes 11 . That puts him in third on this particular look at this. Ron desantis has dropped six points down to 16 in the latest snapshot of these polls. A lot to dig in to with our political panel. We have Katie Pavlich and Jason Chaffetz and bill steffian. First to peter doocy. Ma
literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie
dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. nowadays it is very hard to hide. you will be found and that s exactly what happened. the arrests are culmination of a four-day manhunt when police say the suspect gunned down five neighbors in response to a noise dispute keeping a baby awake. bill: a trip submitted to the f.b.i. hotline led authorities to a house in cleveland, texas where they found the suspect hiding beneath a pile of laundry. dana: this man has been deported four times between the years of 2009 and 2016 and accused of murdering five people. one just nine years old. bill: one of the many tragedies highlighting the dangers of an unchecked border that continues to this day. jacque heinrich has reaction from the white house and casey stiegel begins our coverage near the scene of the capture in cold spring, texas. let s start there. good morning. good morning to you. authorities telling us in fact not long ago at a press conference that the suspe
well. it didn t end well. our administration did not end well. obviously, the administration did not end well. obviously, the administration did not end well. the administration didn t end well. it obviously didn t end well. it didn t end well. it did not end well. i think i m very clear in saying that the administration did not end well. hang mike pence! hang mike pence! yeah, that s not the fairy tale ending that you kind of hope for. tend to agree. it could be a while before we see new material from the late night talk shows. they re expected to go dark during the hollywood writers strike, which started at midnight on the west coast. it s the first major labor-related work stoppage in 15 years. meanwhile, on capitol hill this morning, there is more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling. following a new warning from the treasury department. we ll also have the latest on the first republic banking collapse. the third financi
democrat, congressman brendan boyle joins me shortly. more than 11,000 film and television writers are on strike. they go on strike after talks over pay and job security in the face of new challenges from streaming and ai collapse overnight. what luke russert has learned about dealing with grief after the loss of his father tim. do you have advice for other millennials, other young people dealing with loss? it s never easy. i realize why there s this voice in my head speaking to me about discomfort or uncomfortable feelings. when i realized that was the processing of my father s death, that i had never fully done, once i turned to it, gave it the attention it needed, it made me a better person. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the president and the speaker meet face to face for the first time in months over the debt ceiling next week, when house members return to washington as the markets are dropping today. they say the nation s cash will run out