c confirmed could happen as soon as june 1. manu raju has the latest. reporter: speaker kevin mccarthy has been pessimistic as talks have occurred on the staff level the past week to try to avoid the nation s first ever debt default. the white house has resisted calling for the national debt limit which is more than $31 trillion to be raised without any conditions whatsoever to avoid the prospects of the u.s. not being able to pay its bills. the house did pass a bill that included a host of priorities that democrats say is dead on arrival. so there is not much time left. in order to get a deal by that june 1 potential deadline to avoid the default, default could occur in the first couple weeks of june according to the treasury department or as soon as june 1. but he spoke to reporters on monday, and mccarthy made clear there is a long way to go. the way the president has ignored it for 100 days and he still hasn t taken it serious. reporter: even if they would to get a
we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections. as campaign 22 is hitting the homestretch, democrats are also facing economic head winds i am worried about the level of voter turnout. democrats have to contrast their economic plan with the republicans. elections are about the future. they re about the economy. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than economy. it s about both. how much is the economy and the rising prices going to impact your vote in november? it has a lot to do with it because our economy has got out of control. the cost of living is so high. that is the biggest impact. everything is higher. rent, gas, food, all of it is inflated. i m pamela brown. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday. just 16 days from now americans will cast ballots in midterm elections becoming more about the economy with each passing day. house and senate control are at stake as americans deal with higher inflation and fears of a looming recession. polls
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Well talk to senator amee klobuchar who is set to question the tech billionaire. But first tonight u. S. Officials say north korea is willing to discuss denuclearization. Russia is calling a Chemical Attack on syrian soil fake news. And china is locked in the opening rounds of what may become a fullblown trade war. And for real this time, the president is acting out a riff he used throughout his campaign, determining who is a friend and who is a foe. Is that friend or foe . Is that friend . Friend or foe . Friend or foe . Hes friend. Okay. I think hes friend. Are you friend or foe . Are they friends . Friend or foe . Friend or foe . Friend. Its a choice the president has been disinclined to make where two men in particular are concerned, russian president Vladimir Putin and chinese president xi jinping. In a tweet sunday, President Trump actually criticized Vladimir Putin. In this case, slamming putins backing of syrian dictator bashar alassad. Thats on top of the toughest sanctions ye
Or dental procedures. Both made eliquis right for me. Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. Welcome to kasie d. C. Im kasie hunt. Tonight President Trump confronts russia and china, two nations he hopes to win over, but now faces head on in a global game of chicken. Plus, epa chief scott pruitt holds on, but for how long amid a slew of headlines about his spending . And later, surprise you shared all your information on facebook, and now everyone can see it. Mark zuckerberg is preparing to face congress. Well talk to senator Amee Klobuchar who is set to question the tech billionaire. But first tonight u. S. Officials say north korea is willing to discuss denuclearization. Russia is calling a Chemical Attack on syrian soil fake news. And china is locked in the opening rounds of what may become a fullblown trade war. And for real this time, the president is acting out a riff he used throughout his campaign, determining who is a friend and who is a foe. Is that friend