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all sides reporting progress as washington clears out for the holiday weekend. can they prevent a default as soon as one week from today? the founder of the oath keepers extremist group given 18 years in prison, the longest sentence yet for his role in planning the january 6th attack. why the judge says he still poses a threat to the fabric of democracy. the turbulent twitter launch. florida governor ron desantis trying to move beyond his rocky presidential campaign roll-out. his p...

reaction on the glitches and on desantis himself. good evening. >> reporter: governor ron desantis remains confident. he did his first tv interview as a presidential candidate tonight on fox news. he explain what his top three priorities would be as pres president. >> theres a lot you can do, ripping out bidens anti-american energy policy, which you probably could do most of that executive. and then reconstitution leising the administrative state. >> reporter: also, desantis who was al...

many of them, just like here in nashville, gathering outside of the stadium to listen to the taylor swift because heir not ready to -- theyre not ready to shake it off. but new jersey state police posting this warning on instagram -- yes, they have an instagram -- that they would only allow people with tickets into the surrounding parking lots saying, quote, sorry, swifties, no ticket, no taylor-gating. perhaps swift fans are asking why you gotta be so mean. [laughter] well, we might h...

weekend. theres still time for some notes before you get the time to grill. lets take a look at some of the weeks top stories. ron desantis has officially entered the 2024 right house race, as we said the live stream events on twitter got off to a rocky start. crashing several times. with the announcement delayed by more than 20 minutes due to a series of technical glitches. >> sorry about that, weve got so many people here that i think we are affecting the service. >> lets say, so yea...

and to keep america prosperous and secure, we have to move fast, adapt quickly. we have to maintain a combat credible force capable of deterring any potential threat and manage competition with china and meet reality of renewed aggression in europe. we need to make sure to retain our competitive edge in an i think where emerging technologies from ai to 3d printing could fundamentally change the character of conflict. with general brown as chairman, i know i will be able to rely on his ...

>> good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonights lead, breathing room. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> right now, it looks like there is some deadline and our debt ceiling debate. janet yellen giving congress and the white house and extension, but only of a few more days, to hash out a day will and avoid an economic catastrophe. and the biden white house aides and republican house speaker kevin mccarthy are reportedly closer to doing that, as the clock runs out. with gop hard-liners in the house...

up in the air. will flying this memorial day be as bad as the last in the nations airports? our look inside one airlines new high-tech solution an 11-year-old boy shot in his own home by police in mississippi. his family demanding accountability our exclusive town hall with pope francis what he told us about his health, the war in ukraine and much more. and beyond her music, tina turner helped save so many women who saw themselves in her struggle ♪ better than all the rest ♪ ...

clock to january 20, 2025, at high noon because on the west side of the u.s. capitol i will be taking the oath of office as the 47th president of the united states. no excuses, i will get the job done. >> well, that was one of the few moments where in you could actually hear ron desantis as he attempted to announce his presidential campaign last night on twitter spaces. well have much more from the glitch filled launch. also ahead theres still no deal on the debt ceiling, but a repub...

delaying desantiss big announcement and driving away most of the audience before he could get a word out. >> todd: doug luzader live in washington. >> doug: this is a first, live on twitter space platform, delayed for 20 minutes, as the host, including twitter ceo elon musk, had to vamp. >> im pleased to introduce to individuals who have done more to -- all right, sorry about that, weve got so many people here that i think we are melting the twitter verse, which is a good sign. lets se...

progressive democrats will get their chance to sound off at a news conference later this hour. the chair woman threatening repercussions far from washington if president biden gives in to gop demands for spending cuts. >> i think it would be a huge backlash from our entire house democratic, you know, caucus, progressives, but also in the streets. >> sandra: and the dow did take a hit over a lack of progress on those debt talks. here you have it, down for the entire session at the momen...