officials ahead of an announcement in next week. i i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. this is your world. desantis says he s the only one that can beat president joe biden. we ll dig into that in just a moment. first to mark meredith in washington keeping track of this. mark? good afternoon. there s no doubt about it. the 2024 race is underway. we ll see two well known republicans jump in to the race. fox learned ron desantis will file his presidential campaign work within days. as you imagined, he s been out there on the road in these battleground states. today he made stops in new hampshire. the first republican primary state. he had a chance to meet with governor chris sununu. sununu also thought to be a possible contender. desantis told the crowd he s eager to make a conservative agenda front and center. if you look nationally, people are pessimistic what s going on with the country. understand ably see. i think florida provides a ray of hope. it doesn t have to
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you re watching cnn newsroom. and i m rosemary church. just ahead, the u.s. house passes a debt ceiling bill. but there s zero chance it will get through the senate. we ll look at what, if anything, is up for negotiation when it comes to budget cuts. plus, thousands of civilians are caught in the middle of a deadly conflict in sudan. many desperate to leave the country for their safety. we ll look at that. and later, the lawmakers, business leaders and celebrities who gathered at the white house for a state dinner honoring the south korean president. good to have you with us. republicans in the u.s. house have passed a bill to raise the national debt limit and cut spending. they say it will put the country on the path of fiscal responsibility and avoid an economic catastrophe. but democrats are not onboard. they want a stand-alone bill that lets the u.s. pay its debt out spen
united states and around the world. i m christine romans. house republicans say they have done their part to avert a national and global financial crisis by passing a bill to lift the debt ceiling. yeas are 217 and nays 215. the bill is passed. the republicans hope the bill they pass odd wednesday to include the deep federal spending cuts they want. speaker kevin mccarthy addressed mr. biden directly in remarks a short time later. you said at the very beginning we had to show you a plan even though the democrats have shown no plan. not only did we show you a plan we are the only ones to pass a plan, so i think it s up to you now whether the economy goes in any trouble, it s you. because the republicans raised the debt limit and you have not. cnn s phil mattingly reports on the prospect for republicans to get what they want. reporter: for weeks, house republican speaker kevin mccarthy made clear he knew the legislation republicans were trying to get through the hou
he has taking out billboards, but he s not running for president. sure. thank you, chris, as always. and thank you to you at home for joining us this hour. hazmat suits, paramedics, firefighters at the ballot box. today authorities in adams county colorado right next to denver found investigating a ballot they received an envelope containing a suspicious, powdery substance. it is crazy on its face that we are at a point here were someone trying to harm election workers is even within the realm of possibility. but what makes this story truly remarkable is how the adams county clerk is handling all of this. back in may, he told abc news that threats he and his fellow election workers were facing were so bad that he was wearing a bulletproof vest to work. and he was not alone. election workers in multiple colorado counties underwent active shooter training, and started wearing their own bulletproof fasts because of the threats that have been pouring in as a result of the
across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late, i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow hazmat suits, paramedics firefighters at the ballot box. today, authorities in adams county, colorado right next to denver, announced a local law enforcement and the fbi are investigating a ballot they received in an envelope containing a suspicious powdery substance. it is crazy on its face that word a point here where someone trying to harm election workers is even within the realm of possibility. but what makes the story truly remarkable is how the adams county clerk is handling all this. back in may she told abc news that threats he as fellow election workers were facing were so bad that he was wearing a bulletproof vest to work. and he is not alone. election workers in multiple colorado counties underwent active shooter training, and started wearing their own bulletproof fasts because of the threats that have been pouring in as a result of the big lie. the adams c