President biden felt the nation needed a wakeup call when it came to democracy. And on one man he thinks s his biggest threat. The lead starts right now. Put partisanship aside and put country first. I say we must, and we will. Joe bidens message today using the storied political legacy of john mccain to make his case against threats to democracy and donald trump. In a state where team trump pulled out all the stops and some cyber ninjas to steel the vote. And one House Republican aide described the first Impeachment Hearing, one witness saying Current Evidence does not support articles of impeachment. Was anything achieved for the House Republican cause today. And americas Mental Health crisis. Some of the best minds coming together today to figure out why so many especially Young Americans are so unhappy and what we can do to fix it. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Starting with breaking news. Moments ago President Biden wrapped up a speech in arizona about a red state with a wa
Hello and welcome to inside politics. Im dana bash. Live from california, but we begin back on the east coast because any second, we might see senator bob menendez appear at microphones and talk to reporters. This morning the new jersey democratic senator pleaded not guilty on federal bribery charges. Hes accused of using his influence to help a foreign power, egypt, in exchange for cash, gold bars and a luxury car. That is some of the charges that he is facing in the courthouse today. Cnns paula reid is live there at the federal courthouse in new york city. Paula, what do we know . Reporter as you can see right behind me, media assembled waiting to see if the senator will make remarks following this hearing. The senator and his wife entered pleas of not guilty during this arraign the. They did so through their attorneys. Then the Magistrate Judge took a few moments to lay out the terms of their release. The senator is being released on a 100,000 personal recognizance bond. He has to s
Something no president has ever done beforech why President Biden is headed to michigan. Shutting the door at the federal agencies is stopping pay to military personnel. Military personnel is yun kag ceiling the ma Nip Lalgt Tay is total sflae manipulation. Sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is cnn news central. Happening now for the first time ever, at least the first time anyone can remember, a sitting president is about to join a picket line. President biden is on the way to michigan the join the auto workers on strike. He boarded air force one, and cnn learned that the union is going to gift the president , as you can see him on force and the uaw polo will be worn by him. Former President Donald Trump will be speaking tomorrow night, instead of attending the republican debate. Arlette saenz is traveling with president , and Vanessa Yurkevich is on the picket line. And first to you, vanessa. Sfrermt and as the pro Union President try to oomt full display. The white
Defiance and determined to stay in office. Democratic senator bob menendez says he will be exonerated after hes indicted on Bribery Charges as members from his own party are calling for him to resign. Hes got time, money and options, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is ramping up the pressure on hardliners in his own party as the government moves towards a potential shutdown. And we have a tentative deal, the Writers Strike that has Paralyzed Hollywood for months might finally be over. What comes next. Were following the major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. Hes not going anywhere. A short time ago, democratic senator bob menendez made his first number comments about the federal Bribery Charges hes now facing amid mounting calls from his own party for him to resign, the embattled new jersey senator said this i understand how deeply concerning this can be. However, the allegations leveled against me are just that. Allegations. I recognize this
Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin the hour with mounting political and policy challenges for President Biden. There is the threat of a looming Government Shutdown in a week, the widening strike by the United Auto Workers union and a growing Immigration Crisis at the u. S. Slmexico burr der. The Nations Capital is buzzing over a new abc News Washington post poll showing biden ten points behind former President Donald Trump in a headtohead matchup among registered voters. Even the Washington Post says it might be an outlier as a new poll shows them tied at 46 . Joining us is democratic dock woman Debbie Dingell of michigan. Congresswoman, thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. We appreciate it. Youre in a key battleground state. There was a lot of fuss over michigan the last time around. Are you worried about these polls . First of all, jim, you were talking to the woman everybody said was crazy when i told people that donald trump could an