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unprecedented case to the other one thats likely going to go in front of those nine justices. >> trump has been barred from the 2024 primary ballot after the state supreme court found he violated the 13th amendments insurrectionist band. trumps lawyers taking of course the opposite approach straight to the court on this. we have cnn tracking both of these stories. walk us through the immunity issue, what we are expecting compared to what happened. >> donald trump headed to trial in mar...

congress meantime out for the holidays, but they left a whole lot behind, including aid for israel and ukraine, funding to keep the government open, and border security. and just in to cnn. harvards president under scrutiny. what she is doing as congress launches an investigation. this hour of "cnn this morning" starts right now. we begin with the supreme court facing hugely consequential decisions at the moment that could determine the fate of donald trump and the presidential ele...

it is saturday, may 27th, im amara walker. >> im victor blackwell. good to have you. youre in the cnn newsroom. we begin with debt ceiling negotiations getting down to the wire, as the white house and gop lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to prevent a first-ever u.s. default. >> congress now has fewer than nine days to pass a deal after treasury secretary janet yellen warned yesterday that the country could hit the debt ceiling by june 5th. sources say negotiators are hopin...

♪ weve been waiting for you. glad to have you along. good morning. im victor blackwell. glad to see you this morning. >> and im amara walker. happy to spind the holiday with you. more than 42 million people expected to head out this memorial day weekend. were going to tell you what to expect if youre going to the airport or driving to your destination. plus lawmakers racing to reach a deal. now treasury secretary janet yellen has more. and a plot to kill the queen? 40 years ago...

former president trump was railing against immigration that some say is the same language at hitler. tensions grow over civilian casualties in gaza. >> and the republican part of florida calling for the resignation of the chairman over allegations of sexual assault. but hes refusing to back down. these are the new stories coming right here on cnn central. we are fewer than 30 days out from the iowa republican caucuses. there are recent campaign stops in new hampshire and nevada. fo...

♪ youve seen an exclusive, the missing binder of secrets, highly classified information related to russian election interference. what went missing in the final hours of the trump white house hasnt been seen since. what was in it? who had access? the disappearance and the mystery around it not known until now. so any moment now we could get a verdict on damages in rudy giulianis defamation trial as the jury weighing a potentially $48 million decision resumes dleb operations. fo...

[laughter] its the way of the world, kids. [laughter] >> tom hanks also received a hearted branded volleyball, in reference to his 2000 movie castaway. >> congratulations. considering all that context he just gave -- >> its honorary. cnn this morning continues right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it is a wonderful saturday morning. i am glad you are part of it. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. im victor blackwood. >> what do you do with an honorary degree, though? if you have a ph.d. or...

now that his presidential twitter launch did not launch so much, what does ron desantis do now? one of the best sourced florida reporters on earth tells us what a desantis campaign win means for them. a florida boy is recovering at home after he was shot by a police officer, but he is the one who called 911 for help. the family is now calling for the officer to be fired and charged. and could the pill form of diabetes and weight loss drugs like ozempic work just as well as the shot...

deliberates the cost of his election lies. >> if he had taken the stand, imagine what a catastrophe that would have been. >> this is an attempt to square people and rudy giuliani should pay a huge sum. >> the only republican woman in the presidential race, are women voters behind what nikki haley is selling? >> she has the demeanor and life experience. >> donald trump is still the commanding leader, but there is no doubt the enthusiasm is there. >> the debates dont make a big differenc...

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 so...