you re live in cnn newsroom from washington. two major floor ris in texas. impeachment vote is underway for the texas attorney general. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. they say the impeachment is illegal and is being pushed for by corrupt politicians as he calls them. up on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy said progress is being made. in the last hour or so, several members of mccarthy s whip team have been summoned to the speaker s suite. republican leaders are trying to finalize a deal to raise the debt ceiling and stave off what could be an economic disaster. let s begin our coverage of the debt talks. priscilla alvarez is up on the hill. manu raju, what are you learning about the negotiations? are they headed in the right direction? it is unclear. we do know they are close to reaching an agreement. they have been close for some time. there are a number of sticking points. they are having a difficult time resolving including spending to provisions to e
[god bless america] kayleigh: hello, everybody. in honor of memorial day and fleet week quantico marine corps band performs the star-spangled banner on fox square with service members in attendance. we want to thank tunnel 2 towers on fox square. they are beautiful. we thank them for this. joey jones, what an honor to be here with you today on this memorial day. todd piro. we have had some amazing guests earlier. gold star families. incredible. todd: whenever you hear god bless america gives you chills. i don t care if it s on car radio or out there listening to the band. especially on a day like today. kayleigh: joey and i spoke about the president s own and i had the honor of seeing the marine corps band play at the white house. they are incredible quantico corps band. joey: marine corps is the smallest service, least funded. often looked at as little brother of the navy. that is not true. marine corps and navy are equal branches in the department of the
a day after the six-week abortion ban went into effect, a judge has ordered the law to be put on hold. anyhow it s up to the all-male justices of the state supreme court. plus we re on standby for another member of the oath keepers to be sentenced for their role in the january 6th capitol insurrection, one defendant telling the judge she was just another idiot running around the hallway. then, 12 people are injured and the big question is, why did he do it? hello, everyone, and welcome to the lead, i m biana. a judge has blocked south carolina s new abortion restrictions from going into effect. yesterday, governor henry mcmaster signed a law banning most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy before many women even know they re pregnant. it did allow for some exception b s but it s all on hold. dianne gallagher is following these developments for us. what happens now? zbl. reporter: so, at this point in south carolina, the limit on abortions returns to wha
we ll talk to congressman bob goode from the freedom caucus about their sticking points. first to lucas tomlinson, who joins us live at the white house. always good to see you, lucas. what are you hearing? president biden returned from his asia trip earlier to negotiation with kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. they met one time. now, it s back on monday. here s mccarthy at the capitol. the american public wants to see us curve our spending addiction, curve inflation that they created by adding $6 trillion and they want to see us cut the red tape that americans can build things again. that s exactly what we re doing. the white house had a sharper rebuke to recent comments on your show from the chair woman of the republican party. ronna mcdaniel would bode well for republican officials. now, a fox news poll says she could be right. more people would blame the president if mccarthy and biden fail to reach a debt limit agreement. 47 to 44%. former federal reserve chairm
over the past three years, as chief of staff of the air force, general brown has become known for his signature approach, accelerate, change or lose. general, you re right on. as i often said, our world is at an inflection point where the decisions we make today will determine the course of our world for decades to come. to keep the american people safe, we have to adapt and act quickly. we have to manage our competition with china and meet the reality of renewed aggression in europe. we need to make sure we retain our competitive edge in an age where emerging technologies from ai to 3-d printing could fundamentally change the character of conflict. with general brown as chairman, i know i ll be able to rely on his advice and i ll also be able to have a leader who is unafraid to speak his mind. as someone who will deliver a message that needs to be hard and will always do the right thing when it s hard. that s the number one quality a president needs in a chairman. that s the