intended to keep dominion's side of the story out of the narrative. the ruling allows dominion to try to uncover extensive communications within fox news and to interview the network's top people under oath. fox called the suit baseless and an all-out assault on free speech. meanwhile, president biden's landmark spending bill is languishing in congress with little hope it will be voted on by the christmas deadline set by the white house. democratic lawmakers who have been trying to work out a deal are growing increasingly impatient with two senate colleagues who continue to block the legislation. have a listen. >> what's your general feeling about -- are you frustrated? >> frustrated and disappointed. >> is it time to start breaking up bbb into more digestible pieces? >> i don't know if that's the answer or not. apparently manchin's approach to this has changed a lot. i don't know where he is today