the bill includes $369 billion to combat climate change, largest in u.s. history. it gives medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices. it caps medicare out-of-pocket expenses at $2,000 and extended affordable care act subsidies for three years. white house reporter kevin livtak looks at what it means. jess, i want to start with you because we have news breaking in the last five to ten minutes, which i think is a good harbinger for your next few days at the capitol, where do things stand for the key elements for this to move forward? reporter: phil, democrats getting good news from the senate parliamentarian. to give you the big picture, they are using as you both noted this complex budget process that requires the support of all 50 democrats. doesn t need any republican support, but in order to do that the parliamentarian has to rule it passes and musters up to all of these rules surrounding it. we just found out really in the last ten minutes that the parliamenta
something they wanted to do for decades. one of the questions i have had, margaret, you are an astute observer of white houses. you have covered multiple presidents over the years. the president entered this week with his polls at the lowest level, struggling when it comes to inflation, no shortage of foreign policy issues on his desk as well. it was a blockbuster week for him. this bill, while capping a scaled-back version of his cornerstone piece of the agenda, it is still a big issue, a big win if he gets it. can he change the trajectory that has been pretty static for the course of several months? yeah, that s the $64,000 question or the $10 trillion question or whatever you want to call it. i mean if you are the white house, if you are president biden, you will take all these wins and you will take that victory for the pro for the abortion rights side in kansas and you will run with it as far and as fast as you can, but a lot of public opinion is baked in at this point. the re
ticking for them. daniela, thank you. all right, just in to cnn, president biden is set to surpass former president trump in the number of federal judges he nominates during his first year in office. he will announce a new wave of nine nominees today, capping a year-long effort to make an enduring mark on the federal courts. that will bring mr. biden s total for the year to 73, one more than trump nominated in his first year. democrats have pushed hard to fill federal judicial openings, trying to match senate republicans historically high number during trump s term. a federal judge has tossed out former president trump s lawsuit to keep his tax returns under wraps. a house committee requested them two years ago suggesting it could reveal hidden business entanglements and conflicts of interest. a trump appointee said trump was wrong on the law but gave the former president 14 days to file his expected appeal. the judge also warned, though, here the committee that it might not be ri
distancing himself from his supporters send her back chant, president trump refusing to take back the words he wrote that prompted it. i m unhappy with the fact that a congresswoman can say anti-semitic things. reporter: the president s dee fewance capping a defiance capping a week of controversy that started with a racist attack telling four women of color to go back to the places from which they came. this is the agendas of while nationalists. reporter: the president was emboldened as outrage exploded on the left but republican lawmakers were slow to comment. two days after the tweets went out, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell eventually offering tepid criticism. well, i think i ve just said, i think everybody ought to tone down their rhetoric. reporter: by wednesday, trump had turned the attacks into a scripted campaign strategy. she looks down with contempt on the hard-working americans saying that ignorance is pressurevative in many parts pervasive in ma
who didn t like the idea of capping a disaster relief fund meant to help california, puerto rico, and texas after wildfires and hurricanes. the senator said today, i will tell you i will oppose any programming of the harvey disaster funds. we make very sure to make sure that the victims of hurricane harvey are able to rebuild. but the lieutenant governor said last night after meeting with the president at the border that he was all for it. i m not concerned about that. he will take care of us, as will senator cruz, and we will get the money to build the wall. today, senator lindsey graham repeated his plea, mr. president, declare a national emergency now. build a wall now. speak at the big picture, senator graham s grand bargain is dead, the national emergency declaration is on ice, and congress has left town. they are no closer to a compromise. here we are now 57 minutes from this becoming the longest