Ramps up today. This morning, well see legal briefs from the house Impeachment Managers and trumps legal team. But we already have a preview from mr. Trumps newest lawyer who says the trial is completely unconstitutional. And there are new warnings from one Prominent Senate republican who claims next weeks trial could lead to delays in President Bidens agenda and cabinet confirmations. Were going to begin with new reporting on the pandemic relief talks. Joining us, john harwood and aisha roscoe, a White House Correspondent for npr. John, i want to put on the screen this picture, this remarkable picture of people actually having a conversation, a civil conversation about substantive issues. President biden with nine inperson republicans, one on zoom, and when i saw this, john, i realized what you had been trying to tell me patiently about your reporting and your analysis. That sometimes bipartisan is the way you go about doing things, even if what you ultimately agree on isnt 100 unanim
the l or barista coffee and espresso system. a masterpiece in taste it s opium in washington. there is still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, and at this hour, house republicans are holding a wig meeting to discuss what the process will be over the next few days, if in fact a deal is reached. president biden told reporters today that he is optimistic that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yes
from the start of the 2024 primary season which kicks off on january 15th with the first in the nation gop caucuses in iowa. january is going to be a busy month. in addition to iowa, new hampshire is also going to hold its primary. there are three republican debates currently scheduled to take place during that month. on top of all of that, donald trump s civil fraud trial in new york will come to a close just as e. jean carroll s second lawsuit against him gets going. trump s criminal trials are not going to begin until later in the year. according to politico, his campaign is already confronting the scheduling nightmare ahead of them as trump s legal obligations clash with his political ambitions. trump s team plans to front load his schedule in 2024 and get him out on the campaign trail frequently early in the year in anticipation that his numerous legal cases could disrupt their plans later on. it is a trump s criminal proceedings, the first of a prosecution of an ameri
that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yesterday. i want to be progress again today, and i want to be able to solve this problem. now speaker mccarthy has been given more time to solve this problem. treasury secretary janet yellen said today the protected debt ceiling deadline is now june 5th. in a letter to congressional leaders, secretary yellen wrote, during the week of june 5th, treasury is schedul
this is the faulkner focus. i am in for harris today. so far no splashy events or speeches since the president announced his re-election bid one month ago and one day ago. his rivals on both sides meantime of the aisle already making moves. the president s low profile may be not hitting with voters. a new fox poll shows only 33% see the commander in chief as a strong leader. our own karl rove says it will be tough to change minds. this guy is in real trouble and do we think he is going to get better, people will see him as a stronger leader? only if there s an international or national crisis in which he acts in a way that goes against the type we developed in our minds of him over the last two and a half, three years. i don t see it happening. the president got more competition this week across the aisle. south carolina senator tim scott and florida governor desantis announcing their 2024 bids as biden slogs along. desantis hitting the ground running. he is having a camp