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forces are close to encircling bakhmut. the u.s. is downplaying the strategic significance if russia wins this round of the war. also tonight, republicans are presented with the sharpest contrast yet between donald trump and ron desantis. were breaking down dueling speeches by the former president and the current florida governor as they gear up for a potential 2024 primary showdown. and a series of new airline scares is raising serious questions about aviation safety here in the u...

president biden said his policies are not to blame. i think our policies help not hurt. think about what they say the vast majority of the -- of the economists think this is going to be a really tough problem to solve but it is not because of spending. we brought down the deficit by. >> spring and kevin hes former chairman of the council of economic advisers under president trump and distinguished visiting fellow at the hoover institution. so kevin, welcome. the scout but was this is g...

the president visits a family farm in illinois today. a new government makes clear that inflation is here to stay. it suggests the worst might be behind us. the consumer price index rose 8.3% compared with last year. thats a big number. 8.3%. its down from a 40-year high from last month. look at it month to month. inflation 0.3% in april. thats down from the 1.2% gain in march. a closely watched data point within the report was up not down. beware of anyone who tells you they are certa...

womans lacrosse team from a historically black college said it was racially profiled during a traffic stop in georgia. the case now capturing the attention of capitol hill. welcome to the lead im jake taper. we start with politics lead as what is soon to be a bipartisan rejection of the bill aimed at preserving abortion rights nationwide. the senate is voting on the womens health protection act. but the bill was widely con condemned by republicans, even who support abortion rights an...

taken them, so theyre now four years behind spacex. i think now that they have gotten this flight off, i agree with derrick, this was a critical mission not just for nasa, but for boeing to demonstrate, to give them confidence to demonstrate they have the capability to do this. were far from complete. we have got to get off the centar, do some tests on the cst 100 over the next day and tomorrow hopefully well have a perfect docking, spend eight days on the international space station a...

also, its already pushing 100 degrees in las vegas, and its only going to get worse. the stark new warning on global temperatures from the united nation, and who officials there think should foot the bill in the fight. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin on trumps new york gag order. so trumps lawyers are asking the judge to lift the order. the d.a. is opposing it. what are we expecting here? >> well...

Stand now on the d.c. crime bill? >> reporter: wolf, just to give everyone kind of a state of play right now, remember this crime bill had to come to the house and then the senate to get approved. and in this case the house wanted to rescind this crime bill that mayor bowser here in d.c. had actually vetoed. it went back to the city council, and they were able to override her veto. so then it was going to head to the senate, where it became abundantly clear that a lot of democrats plan to also v...

Through. so this is just a messaging vote that were going to see next week. its a lot like what we saw, what they did with voting rights. that is just the political reality that senate democrats and democrats here on the hill are facing down, that they can only get so much done with a 50/50 senate. so they will push forward with this. we heard from leadership today, we heard from chuck schumer earlier, kirsten gillibrand and other democrats. they were very fired up, don, but theres only so much ...

In the midterms of 2024. >> well obviously, were focusing on trump too much didnt work too much in virginia. if not, trump is part of a messaging vote in terms of democracy, or do you stick to those, forgive me for a better term, kitchen book issues. pocketbook issues. >> -- challenge. they need to make the days for themselves. how are they been helping voters in the first two years in addition of making the case against the other side. one of them is much easier. they can just say what wouldve ...

Gather responsibly. what it looks like to maximize vaccines and -- at the same time. and what it is to see jobs of the future. i think we need to gave do a good job with inclusiveness, but we have a hard time doing that when we continue to talk about how bad of a president trump was. we know he was that, and he continues to be an abhorrent person, but there is a different future that people need to buy into. in my 20 years of campaigning, ive learned that people would much rather have something ...