today inside politics, the gop finds votes to come out on top. republicans pass a crucial bill that assures the u.s. is ready to fight wars, and they did it after putting a deliberate conservative stamp on it. jared kushner under oath, new report ing reveals that prosecutors ask the former president s son-in-law, did donald trump believe his own election lies. and iowa decides in six months. the countdown to the caucuses is on as donald trump decides to play hooky and skip a big summit. his bet, who needs iowa when you have mike tyson. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, kevin mccarthy can keeps the republican family mostly together to win a culture war battle. last hour, the house did its job and cleared a must-pass defense bill. the final vote tally was 219-210. if that seems really tight for a bill that sets military policy, it is. the sennarrow margin is thanks a very heated back and forth over controversial add-ones to the
new world ideas. morgan stanley. a staple of s senior white house team is leaving. i m told legislative affairs director will step down at the end of had this month. she s worked for president biden since she graduated from law school and joined his staff on the senate judiciary committee more than 20 years ago. the president said in a statement provided to cnn that he wanted her to be his top liaison with congress because he has so much reverence for that institution and for her. here s what he said.