already big changes are being made to the bill s final form. let s get right to cnn s manu raju live on capitol hill. manu, walk us through the process. reporter: democrats are trying to get to final passage of this bill after this marathon voting session that started at 11:30 p.m. eastern time last night. it is still ongoing. there have not been any breaks. it s unclear exactly how this is going to play out because there has been some last-minute drama that s affected senate democrats ability to get to final passage, this dealing with the issue of the corporate minimum tax, a 15% tax that would be imposed on businesses with more than $1 billion in income. that is a central component in this bill that would help pay for a number of the provisions dealing with health care and climate change, energy issues and the like. but there has been some concerns from senator kyrsten sinema about the 15% corporate minimum tax and its impact on some businesses that may make less than $1
families. it helps both current and future bowers and will fax a badly broken system. and these actions build on my administration s efforts to make college more affordable in the first place. nbc s tom costello now with more on the plan and the mixed reaction to it. reporter: president biden fulfilling a campaign promise. cutting american student loan debt. it focuses the benefit on middle class and working families. reporter: but he s also stirred up a hornet s nest of backlash. i feel it is a little slap if the face to those who worked hard to pay it off. reporter: and from republicans who say it unfairly benefits americans who choose to go to college while ignoring those who don t. like truckers, plumbers, welders and retail workers. a lot of americans choose not to go to college. and then there are those americans who bought money to pay for school and paid it back. in what way is it fair to those taxpayers? reporter: many also argument the president exce
Hello and. Welcome, to have you as joining us here in the United States around the world and streaming is on cnn, max im rosemarie church, just ahead. Benjamin netanyahu says he will not bend to us pressure when it comes to moving israels military into rafah. This as Officials Say, high level talks between the us and israel over the operation could take place in the hours ahead donald trump marks the Easter Holiday by lashing now that his political opponents, what he had to say and how such rhetoric is likely to be received by his base. And Britains King Charles back in the public eye, making his first major public appearance since hes Cancer Diagnosis live from redlands this is cnn newsroom with Rosemarie Good to. You without ps we begin in israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says pressure from the us will not stop his forces from going ahead with a planned Military Ground Offensive in rafah up speaking at a News Conference on sunday, he said any delay. So far has nothing
I wanted to touch on real quick. Go ahead, but we just use seconds oh, okay. The army kept sending him there knowing this was going on. The violence and stuff and they kept sandi him back south korea so i just wanted Jones Outbreak will continue to stay in touch with you. Thank you so much for joining us tonight. And thank you all so much for joining us. Cnns Special Coverage of that solar storm starts right now on Newsnight Historic Event is underway tonight as a dazzling display of solar flares are right now painting the sky. Welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Ive abby phillip in new york alongside bill. Were and it is a first in nearly two decades, a warning from the government would and there, whether watchers, the solar storm that is now rated a g5 or extreme as of right now on the east coast is underway. This is a blast of Solar Energy Ricocheting across the United States. A rare moment where you can look up and see the Northern Lights visible from coast to coast. Normall
Steve scalise, the man elected by the Republican Caucus to be the next speaker but was short of the votes to do so as just announced, apparently, inside the republican conference, that he is withdrawing his name from the speakership. We dont know why, other than the whip count a vote against him within the Republican Caucus today and ballooned to 16 or 17 votes. People were saying he could not get to 217 either to be elected Speaker Of The House. This comes a week and a half after mccarthy was deposed, successful with eight members voting i along with all the democrats. Theres been a speaker pro tem, Patrick Mchenry since then, serving in a custodial fashion. This is all totally unprecedented in american history. We havent had this before. Its 100 years since we had a motion to vacate the chair. Amidst an unfolding global crisis, the second in line to the president and Constitutional Office of Speaker Of The House remains vacant, with no clear path for this house Republican Caucus to r