right now on andrea mitchell reports, former president trump back in court after storming out this morning, fuming in the middle of closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation and damages case with the jury watching it all. while nikki haley scheduled two south carolina rallies this weekend. donors pour millions into her campaign, defying trump s appeal to write her off. and the u.n. s highest court pressures israel to stem the loss of lives in gaza but does not come down hard on israel, as cia director bill burns crosses the atlantic, trying to pose a deal to free the hostages. and critical funding for border. israel and ukraine. it s all hanging in the balance as mr. trump tries to get senate republicans to scuttle a border compromise that was weeks in the making. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump back in a manhattan courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. earlier today, the former president le
pole position. two days from new hampshire s primary and new cnn poll finds trump leading the pack. we need big margins because we have to send real unity as a message. as his rivals pile on. we can t have someone else that we question whether their mentally fit to do this. could anyone knock trump off his path to the nomination? plus reluctant rematch. democratic leaders worry if 2024 is a rerun, voters will tune out. as republicans face a familiar dilemma on trump. i would support him. even if he s convicted? new reporting on the fears in both parties. and house of cards. the november is house speaker squeezed by his own party. i think it is a nonstarter. i don t see what the problem is. let s fix it. has mike johnson backed himself into a corner. inside politics starts now. good morning, and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m manu raju. right now a brand-new snapshot of the republican presidential contest less than 48 hours away from whe
minutes from now, president biden will speak after making progress with china, but then calling president xi jinping a dictator. the live remarks ahead. plus, new indications that israel s ground offensive in gaza could be expanding to the south. leaflets with being dropped in the area warning civilians to move toward known shelters. all of this with the idf six hours into its raid at gaza s largest hospital. questions still remain about what was found inside. and congressman george santos says he will not seek re-election after a damning ethics report, one that found, quote, substantial evidence he used campaign funds for personal purposes including botox and onlyfans. we re following these major developing stories and more all coming in right here to c cnn news central. president biden says he made progress with chinese president xi jinping in their four-hour meeting yesterday, but did president biden squander good will with their off the cuff statement after thei
risk sweltz the crossing itself. finally that happened and still there was intense diplomacy across the region. president biden s envoy to the middle east, david satterfield was key among the players along with qatar and egypt to try to really get a deal in which all parties involved would be willing to let these civilians go. and so finally after days and days of everyone holding their breath and hoping it would work out, it did work out finally on wednesday. it s just a small fraction of the 7,000 as you said civilians who could qualify to leave egypt. we re just beginning at this point. let s talk about the strikes on the refugee camp. israel knows they d widely criticized and made the calculation it was worth it to get a hamas leader or two. give us a sense as to the reaction from the region, and is there a fear, perhaps, that s really going to inflame what s happening there and could widen the conflict? absolutely, john. a lot of outrage across the region, and ac
With at least three gop hardliners putting pressure on if he doesnt resign. Reporter but johnson says hes not going anywhere. I dont walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. I have to do my job. As we wait to see what happens to Speaker Johnson, what him to resign, pressure that is only growing after democrats carried Johnsons Agenda over the finish line. Will you commit to bringing a it will likely pass, and president biden said hell sign it. Jose . Julie tsirkin on capitol hill, thank you. Now to the future of tiktok. The house passed a motion to vacate on the floor if Speaker Johnson doesnt resign . Im pretty sure one will come to the floor if he doesnt resign. Reporter but johnson says hes not going anywhere. I dont walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. I have to do my job. As we wait to see what happens to Speaker Johnson, what are the next steps for these four bills the house passed today . Reporter the senate will take up all