This week, the future of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda hung in the balance as lawmakers grappled with a bipartisan infrastructure bill, a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, the prospect of raising the debt ceiling, and avoiding a government shutdown. Late nights were the norm as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi aimed to find a compromise between moderate and progressive Democrats over the size and cost of reconciliation, with the White House rolling up their sleeves to try and strike a deal. Capitol Hill correspondent Abigail Robertson joins the podcast to talk about what happened this week and what still lies ahead. Also, new data from the FBI shows a large jump in homicides last year as Americans were forced indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although some are also pointing the finger at efforts to defund police departments across the country. This as proposed legislation in Congress to tackle police reform has fallen by the wayside. Correspondent Brody Carter joins to brea
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May was the busiest month along the US-Mexico border since President Biden took office. Every day 6,000 illegal immigrants are flooding the border, and entire communities in Texas are being over-run by the surge. Capitol Hill correspondent Abigail Robertson was invited to visit the border as part of a congressional delegation. One representative told her that the crisis at the border is no longer just a Texas problem, immigrants are being transported throughout the US. She shares her experience on today's CBN News Daily Rundown. Another big story this week, Virginia Democrats cast their votes in the gubernatorial primary, choosing former Governor Terry McAuliffe to represent them in the November election. He'll face off against Republican nominee Glen Youngkin. and on today's episode, senior Washington correspondent Jennifer Wishon says there's more than one reason to keep an eye on this race.
America has had nine justices on the Supreme Court since 1869, but now that conservatives hold a 6 to 3 majority some Democratic lawmakers and liberal groups say it's out of balance and needs to be fixed.
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For the second straight year, the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives has passed a bill to make Washington DC the 51st state. Democrats say the 700,000 residents who live in DC deserve representation in Congress. Republicans call it a power grab. The bill failed to make it past the Senate last year and Capitol Hill correspondent Abigail Robertson says it faces a similar uphill battle again. She s on today s CBN News Daily Rundown.