Thats five pm on the east coast, and the nations eyes are on washington. On capitol hill. We are a stopgap federal Spending Bill is now in the hands of the senate. After being passed in dramatic fashion by the house, just a couple of hours ago. To fund our government and avoid a shutdown with just seven hours left on the clock to do so. We have a lot to cover on our show tonight, but we start with a possible shutdown at midnight. Nbcs Ali Vitale Is Standing by on capitol hill. Elie, give us the latest. Right, things have been fast around here, because if you had told me when i left late last night, that Speaker Mccarthy was going to effectively look left and do this in a partisan fashion, i would have told you, absolutely not, no way. But it was a recognition on mccarthys part that within his conference those republicans that continue to block his path forward were not going to change and is that it was him who had to change the strategy. Now what this does is by the house, and by prox
I that speaker may not be house to save Kevin Mccarthy, where are you on . This you know, i want to hear a thoughtful discussion, and i dont think democrats have settled on what they are going to do, if its, Speaker Pelosi has said its really up to hakeem to choose the direction in which to go. Quite frankly, i am someone who i am sick and tired of that motion to vacate always being there. It has caused the chaos that caused got us where we are today. It really would have, been if this was closed on Speaker Mccarthys shoulders. Because the small group of dissidents is controlling the house, in two many different pieces of legislation. And for those that like history, im going to tell you to go this weekend while you are watching the continuing trauma. Because remember, only half of the congress has voted. We still so, read the history of speaker cannon, of about 100 years ago, who, it was different drama. But the same kind of drama, many perceived him as weak. But, people were threaten
The c. R. Didnt pass, its just like in life, if you quit after the first time, its only a failure if you quit. Were in the middle of the republican civil war that has been ongoing for months, and now it threatens catastrophic Government Shutdown. Got to stop the spending. Its bankrupting this great country of ours. Any more time the speaker spends trying to cobble together farright wish lists that cant even pass the house would be a grievous mistake. Its tame for republicans to top playing these games what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are doing with blank checks, more borrowing, more taxing, for more spending, destroying the future of this country. That stops now. Neil shutdown on. Well, the Government Shutdown is looking pretty inevitable right now, just 14 hours away potentially. Right after midnight tonight, 3. 5 million workers could be off the Government Payroll unless or until congress can pass a spending plan. Heres what we know right now though, House Speaker Ke
You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. Good afternoon. With each passing minute the nation is getting closer to a Government Shutdown, but just a short time ago, a possible breakthrough that could help keep The Lights On. The yeas are 335, the nays are 91. Twothird being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. The bill is passed. And without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house passed a bipartisan shortterm Spending Bill. The Stopgap Measure would provide 45 days of Government Funding before the next time they have to do this up on capitol hill. It includes federal Disaster Relief assistance as the white house requested, but it does not include aid to ukraine which is a Top White House priority. House democrats overwhelmingly supported the measure and now head the over to the senate. Lets go straight to capitol hill and our manu raju whos been up there all day. Hes going to be going into the evening, i guess. Whats the latest,
Years as a young adult in california, there were two female senators, senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both elected in 1992 during the socalled year of the woman. I was 9 years old when that happened, too young to grasp what was going on, and not entirely aware of Anita Hill Saga that prompted it so to me it was norm toll look to have washington and see two women representing my state. Completely normal to see one of those women led by bipartisan or to see her lead the Intelligence Committee or see her held to account for egregious wrong doing after 9 11 or see her stand up to the chief to get an apology out of it. It was norm toll watch Dianne Feinstein work in washington, and i know you see this coming, but looking back at the unremarkability is precisely what makes it so remarkable. Wasnt until i came an adult covering politics that i understood how hard she had to fight, sometimes against wings of her own party. Today the flags around the capitol are flying at half staf