$31 trillion in debt. and that massive tally continues to grow even after this bill. still, small government, congress, like steve moore, support the bill, calling it a step in the right direction. republican congressman on the other hand, chip roy, is referring to it as a turn sandwich. the washington times describes it as a win for the gop. trashing the deal for normalizing record spending with the president who can t find his parents. now some republican lawmakers, they are infuriated that the compromise maintains what is an unacceptably high level of covid era spending. and, in recovery purposes nearly $100 billion in spending instead of making outright points to the budget. this is a bill that pushes any further negotiation back into those until after the president election, which is a very key points of contention. many republicans want to get another negotiation for next year s presidential election. they fear handing democrats a blank check if they keep the white hous
off to, me welcome everyone. i m yasmin vossoughian. zelenskyy in japan for the g7 summit. he is getting major news on his arrival about what the u.s. and its allies are willing to provide his country. president biden is balancing global diplomacy with the debt ceiling standoff back home. frustrations are growing as the possibility of a default is looming. we should not give it to a ransom note. already, without defaulting, which is where the freedom caucus would like us to go, clearly, without defaulting we have already sent a signal to the world that we cannot be counted on to pay bills. that s incredibly alarming. the house passed a strong bill. it has great savings in it. and it s responsible, it puts us on the path. but they need to have reasonable conversations about how we can actually move forward, we re not gonna sit here and talk to them. you information about what the dea will reveal. a charging decision in the investigation that donald trump in georgia. plus,
hello, everyone. i m dana perino. it s 5:00 in new york city. this is the five. dana: america just when you thought you had seen every scandal out of washington, there s this. a staffer for democratic senator ben cardin is out of a job after a graphic sex tape was filmed in a historic senate hearing room. capitol police are investigating how it was allowed to happen. it was recorded last week, but the time of day is unclear. it s the same esteemed places where supreme court justices had their confirmation hearings, where the 9/11 commission uncovered what happened there, and it s where james comey testified against former president trump. the identities of the people involved in the video have not been confirmed, but legal experts think they could face criminal charges like trespassing. meanwhile some in the media are really spinning this story. nbc news blames conservative outlets for reporting that a democratic senate staffer filmed the sex video in a capitol hill heari
government will crush you and your family. the fbi has not and will not retaliate against whistleblower disclosures. fireworks flew throughout as jim jordan was accused of withholding a whistleblower prior testimony. i m not aware you are able to withhold information from the minority we would need to use to prepare when it comes to whistleblower, we are not. i would remind the gentlemen from new york with the information we had. when you were part of the investigation with anonymous whistleblower. that just one of many tense moments, earlier this morning, kat cammack had this reaction with you guys. i think the most shocking thing was the revelation these whistleblowers gave us and how they had come forward, they had expresed dismay and concern about the tactics and directives of the fbi against american citizens and they were subsequently suspended without pay, their clearance revoked and left to languish. one you can hear more about are claims the fbi scooped
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills. president biden how speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. here from the white house earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers at the state saying it is quote, highly likely, unquote, the government will default as of june 1st. emily s and anna joins us now with more from the capital. what is the status of negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positi