florida governor ron desantis will soon make his presidential bid official and a you this cnn poll is giving us the latest snapshot of the republican race. one key takeaway, desantis is going to be facing some challenges. and a critical moment in the mar-a-lago documents case. the special counsel closing in on a decision on whether to charge former president trump. his lawyers are requesting a meeting with the attorney general. ahead, what this could signal. and target is taking some of its products celebrating pride month off store shelves. why? they cite confrontational behavior and threats toward store workers over its pride collection. we are following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. the race for the republican presidential nomination is about to get much more competitive. just a few hours from now florida governor ron desantis will officially launch his 2024 white house run in an unconventional way. he s announcing i
welcome to in inside politics. i m john king in washington. releasing right now, a brand new snapshot of the republican presidential race. our new poll finds donald trump up big, but it s an important but. voters say they are open to supp supporting ron desantis, who presses the start button on his campaign tonight. the former lawyers want an audience with the attorney general to complain about the special counsel and his investigation. and just moments ago, the house speaker saud he s sending negotiators to the white house. he insists he s conceded a lot. this happening as they pull back the curtain on how the former chief of staff is steering hard right conservatives in this fight over whether they pay their bills. we begin with a big day in the republican 2024 nomination chase. the florida governor ron desantis officially enters the fray tonight. anunsing his run in a conversation with the elon musk. it s a big play on the social media platform critical to donald trump
st. louis ll own jon hamm voicing a new ad for marine veteran lucas koontz, the democrat who wants to replace josh hawley in missouri. no n. missouri you can t fake courage. we re the show me state. courage is something you have to show us. the first lady jill biden becoming the piece de resistance on the food network. she made a cameo last night on chopped. she surprised four active duty military chefs taking part in the finale of a salute to the military. please welcome first lady of the united states dr. jill biden. our military is so important, and we are so thankful for everything that you do for our country. thanks for your time on inside politics today. we ll see you tomorrow. cnn news central starts right now.
look, ten years ago, missouri lost a republican seat because of the controversies involving todd aiken. what about folks are saying this could be a repeat? i think that s absurd. reporter: but democrats like lucas koontz are hoping to take advantage. what kind of impact will that have in the general election here? i think it s going to be good for us. reporter: now, donald trump is still neutral in this race, but he has been actively following what s going on, talking to a number of the republican candidates, including billy long just this last week. and eric greitens himself has been seen at mar-a-lago in recent days. and how badly do these republican candidates want that trump endorsement? none of them other than one, st has pushed back that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. one candidate, billy long, was even wearing a tie today that was signed by donald trump, and he had in the breast pocket of his jacket, a $45 bill. whose picture was on that $45
law will help kansas city continue to provide free bus service and help transition kansas city s bus fleet to electric buses. today, the white house launched a new web site to provide information about the infrastructure law to governors, mayors, tribal leaders, business owners, and anyone, any of you out there who want to know how the multiyear infrastructure spending is being implemented. every republican member of the missouri congressional delegation voted against the biden infrastructure bill except one. retiring republican senator roy blunt voted for the biden infrastructure bill. missouri s junior senator, josh hawley, and all of missouri s republican house members voted against the bill. joining us now is lucas koontz, a former u.s. marine captain, who served two tours of duty.