anything, that is why i m so concerned. default must be taken off the table. i predict you will see things that you don t even believe, the level of corruption. the fbi moved quickly to investigate the allegations of connections of collusion between the trump campaign and russia and that they did so by ignoring a lot of evidence. i think the party has developed a culture of losing. governor desantis is the mos electable most conservative who can win the general election and govern effectively. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, may 16, 4:00 a.m. in washington where in the coming hours u.s. president biden will meet with top congressional leaders at the white house to once again try to increase an increase in the u.s. debt ceiling. a deal has to be reached by june 1 to avoid defaulting. but with the current stalemate americans are starting to get nervous. i get calls about the debt ceiling now more so than
c confirmed could happen as soon as june 1. manu raju has the latest. reporter: speaker kevin mccarthy has been pessimistic as talks have occurred on the staff level the past week to try to avoid the nation s first ever debt default. the white house has resisted calling for the national debt limit which is more than $31 trillion to be raised without any conditions whatsoever to avoid the prospects of the u.s. not being able to pay its bills. the house did pass a bill that included a host of priorities that democrats say is dead on arrival. so there is not much time left. in order to get a deal by that june 1 potential deadline to avoid the default, default could occur in the first couple weeks of june according to the treasury department or as soon as june 1. but he spoke to reporters on monday, and mccarthy made clear there is a long way to go. the way the president has ignored it for 100 days and he still hasn t taken it serious. reporter: even if they would to get a
this sunday, we begin with the january 6th committee come preparing for its next public hearing on tuesday, after meeting with a key witness in the investigation. former white house counsel pat cipollone testified before the committee, behind closed doors for nearly eight hours, and a videotape and transcribed interview on friday. last night, the committee revealed some bombshell details. if you treat a statement saying cipollone provided critical testimony, quote, reinforcing key points regarding donald trump s misconduct. the panel also says he cooperated key elements in testimony for former white house aide, cassidy hutchison. we could learn more in to state hearings will focus on possible piloting white nationalist groups and trump associates. stewart rhodes, the founder of the alt-right group, the oath keepers say he s willing to testify before the panel, as long as it is live, in a public setting and his lawyers are present. and donald trump s troubles extende
unites our state. reporter: hoping to win over voters who may be turned off by craft and cameron s trump fueled fight. politics is local. can you still run a campaign in the state talking about local issues and win or have we entered an era where if you are running for local office you have to have a position on the ukraine. reporter: and the challenge for all these candidates is really getting kentuckians to vote. typically in this state gubernatorial primaries are low turnout affairs. the secretary of state s office telling us that they only anticipate about 10% to 15% of registered voters. so of the approximately 3.4 million registered voters to actually participate in this primary. eva mckend, cnn, lexington, kentucky. to sports now. the stars are heading to the western conference final for the second time in four seasons. roy wire has the bleacher report. most two exciting words, game seven. win and you advance, lose and you have the entire offseason to think about it.
sat idly by as the far left tried to move into our state we need a governor who will stand up to the values of kentucky. reporter: and kraft on culture war clashes. we have to take woke out of our education, out of our government, out of our businesses. reporter: the educational commissioner has focused on rural areas before. let me be the candidate that unites our state. reporter: hoping to win over voters who may be turned off by craft and cameron s trump fueled fight. politics is local. can you still run a campaign in the state talking about local issues and win or have we entered an era where if you are running for local office you have to have a position on the ukraine. reporter: and the challenge for all these candidates is really getting kentuckians to vote. typically in this state gubernatorial primaries are low turnout affairs. the secretary of state s officer telling us that they only