that is what we are hearing from the white house about debt ceiling negotiations at this hour. house speaker kevin mccarthy sounding more confident now that a deal can and will be reached before the new june 5th deadly. chair of the congressional black caucus, congressman steven horsford is with us to discuss what is at stake. and let s talk about governor ron desantis roll out on twitter, y all. the florida republican officially announced he s running for president. but there was no crowd, no introduction of the candidate. i mean, it s almost the exact opposite of what you want to do to launch a presidential campaign. plus, three years ago, since george floyd was killed by police, police brutality is still a deadly reality in america today. we are talking to activist tamika mallory about confronting this ongoing crisis. i am symone sanders townsend. and i have something to say. a breakthrough or a breakdown? that is what is at stake in the next nine days. that ceilin
this incredibly important work and for sharing with us. thank you, yasmin. thank you. we have got a lot more coming up, everybody. you re watching msnbc, our second hour starts right now. hey everybody. i i m yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with, us we are thankful for that. so, we are continuing to keep our eye on capitol hill. a deal on the debt ceiling could come at any moment. those on both sides waiting to find out what is in the bill that is becoming increasingly clear, either side will be completely happy with. i m not sure what s in this bill. from what we ve been able to achieve, we need to spend money to put us on the right track. listen, everything that i went literally has to pass the senate. it s a short list i m with now, but there are still issues around that shortlist. and people are looking for solutions and how to get past it. you got a lot of folks from both sides talking to each other which
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