top of a brand-new hour on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. i m alisyn camerota. the house committee investigating the january 6th attack is questioning donald trump s former cabinet members. sources tell cnn the committee has a particular interest in conversations that trump officials may have had about re removing him from office in the aftermath of the capitol siege. a source says the committee is speaking with former chief of staff nick mulvaney this afternoon. it s possible they could speak with mike pompeo as soon as next week. pompeo talked about his interaction with the committee this morning on fox. we ve had discussions with them about potentially appearing before them, trying to make sure we understand what it is they re asking for. as i always did when i was in service to america, i m happy to cooperate with things that are fair and transparent and deliver good outcomes for the american people. i ll always do that. today you re a no. you mean i m te
this is an embarrassment to the senate, to the country, to the founders, and all that they profess to hold dear. comedian and veterans advocate jon stewart is here, standing up for veterans and explaining why this could be a matter of life and death. plus, right now the january 6th committee is interviewing high profile names from donald trump s white house, and they re in talks to speak with even more. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. heightened fears that the u.s. economy is on the verge of a recession or is already in one. the numbers released this morning show the u.s. economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. that is the common definition of a recession. this comes just hours after the federal reserve raised interest rates once again, forcing americans to pay more for loans or credit card bills. the official rules of whether we re in a recession will come from the national bureau of economic research. but joe biden is dismissing these concerns. he says
her dream job is to work as the editor of the new york times or the washington post. that s awesome. i hope we have gotten dawn a cupcake or margarita or whatever she wants today right now, and the world needs journalists, so print or broadcast, fantastic. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. definition of a recession? the lead starts right now. traditionally, two successive quarters of negative economic growth has been deemed a recession. and confirmation of that ugly reality came today. but the biden white house insists the job growth is too strong to be a recession, and saying senator joe manchin may have a fix to inflation. we ll talk to a top economic adviser to joe biden. plus, outrage on the hill. republicans block a bill to help sick veterans, a bill most of them already voted for.