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thanks for watching. "don lemon tonight" starts right now. hey, don. >> hi. thank you very much, laura. i'll see you again tomorrow evening. this is "don lemon tonight." results coming in right now in key primary election races across the country, and we're seeing a test of donald trump's grip on the republican party. voters going to the polls one day after dramatic testimony where the january 6th committee showed what went on behind the scenes at the white house after president trump was told that he lost the election but refused to believe it and instead pushed his election lies. w...

it. >> inflation, it is zapping the strength of a lot of families. >> that inflation hit 8.6% last month, highest rate since 1981. majority of americans weren't even alive actually. u.s. families paying more for everything. gas, cars, food, housing, just to name a few. >> plane tickets, everything. and today fed is expected to rise rates three quarters of a point. so that means that people will pay more to get a car loan, houses and even college. that will taste bad, but the hope is that it cools down inflation overall. right now on wall street you're seeing a little bit of optimism ...

trump's political strength is still evident at the polls. overnight south carolina republican congressman tom rice was defeated by a trump endorsed candidate. rice was one of ten republicans in the house who voted to impeach the former president and one of the first to face republican primary voters. another race in south carolina did not go trump's way, congresswoman nancy mace at times a trump critic survived a primary challenge. in another significant development republican mayor flores flipped a democratic house district in south texas, this is a pretty significant special elec...

taking photographs of stairwells and hallways and tunnels and security screening posts. hmm. >> and then the invasion in ukraine hits home for some u.s. families as two americans going missing while fighting alongside ukrainian soldiers. the growing fear these two americans might now be in the hands of the russians. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a major economic news that will in the short term at least make life more expensive for many americans. the federal reserve this afternoon doing something it has not done in nearly three decades. ...

the president's visit comes as his administration is facing mounting pressure following this, you know, 41-year inflation high that we're seeing and a huge surge in gas prices. the nation's national average for gas, $5.02 a gallon now. all of this as a key inflation measure slowed slightly last month. >> also this morning, the white house is now confirming that the president will be traveling to the middle east, specifically to israel and saudi arabia, in july. we're also learning his visit will include a meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman. remember, president b...