gillian: first possible relief over the debt threat. the house is going to vote tonight imminently on the debt extension deal to avoid a historic default on federal obligations. a lot of staunch conservatives are against this agreement which means democrats will definitely be needed to get the measure across the finish line. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill tonight. hi, chad. good evening, gillian. the vote comes some time after 8:00 tonight. expect broad bipartisan support. lots of democrats will vote yes. albeit with reluctance. when trump was president, they approved every extension of the debt relief and, yet, when biden s here, no. this is extortion. but we have to deal with it, it s for the benefit of our country. and the world s economy and i will vote yes. some conservatives berated house speaker kevin mccarthy for negotiating the deal. graves negotiated the for the g.o.p. is he tired of the right torching the deal and the spe
every year is codified as mandatory mean that there is no review process no checks and balances just a blank check and no balancing the checkbook. we live in a society where laziness and obesity can qualify you for disability check from the government paid for by us working americans. in fact nearly two-thirds of the money spent by government last year went to social welfare programs. oakland the democrats like joe mccormick of florida to even mention challenging these programs is to be heartless and void of empathy empathy. when someone chooses getting high or being the father to his children what p is he owed? when it woman uses her sprained ankle that beyond disability issues and discomfort to scan the system? when the son of a vice president spends his time and money on is he an addict in need? or simply a rotten soul? the left tells us that we should pity everyone might ve been dealt a bad hand okay that s fair enough. but who hasn t? how many hardworking well employed a
we ve already produced there is a pattern across the globe of joe biden s family receiving money from foreign nationals. there is a pattern here that would suggest this allegation is more than credible and it is way past time for the f.b.i. to determine whether or not they need to move forward with an investigation. dana: the f.b.i. s refusal and allegations made in the document coming as president biden s 2024 campaign kicks off, very quietly. david spunt is live at the justice department with more. a story that is escalating quickly, no question about that. we know f.b.i. director christopher wray and house oversight chair james comer are scheduled to speak in a few hours early afternoon in this highly-anticipated phone call. comer claims he is being stonewalled by the f.b.i. but the f.b.i. is saying listen, we will cooperate with you but you have to give us a little bit more time to give you a specific reason for why we re not going to just hand over a document to cong
vote stands with just hours to go. there s new cnn reporting on a new candidate set to enter the race for the white house. why former new jersey governor chris christie says now is his time and what we re learning about his plans. also, it s a bird. it s a plane or is it? a ufo, so many questions today. nasa is set to unveil what a nine-month long investigation uncovered. this is cnn news central. new this morning, one is in, one is out. it s getting to the point where they are naming names in terms of the vote for the debt ceiling. democratic congresswoman debbie dingle says she will vote in favor of the deal. this came moments after congresswoman, pramila jayapal, the chair of the house progressive caucus said she would not vote for it. count her as a no as democrats are meeting behind closed doors before the house is set to vote on a bill. it needs a simple majority to pass, 218, if everyone is present. the division right now, 222 republicans and 213 democrats. rep