to local officials and migrants, as his administration tries to make the case that they are doing a lot to combat the prices, and are prepared to do more. i want him to see the extraordinary work of the men and women of the united states border patrol. of customs and border protections field operations. how we have addressed a challenge that is not unique to the southern border of the united states. it is a challenge that is a really gripping our entire hemisphere. we are also following the drama on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy said to faces first big test as speaker. right away as members continue to dodge just the chaotic fight that got mccarthy the gavel, and what it means moving forward. i would argue that exactly have offenders extended it the function that was historic we saw this week is not at an, and it s just the beginning. i will be talking about all of this live with the democratic congresswoman debbie dingell and ilhan omar. that is ahead. first, we
Monday, after passage of the House Rules Package for the 118th Congress, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) issued the following statement on opening up the House legislative process to all Members:
of course, there is. there needs to be oversight of the faa and what happened today but don t hear republicans jumping and talking about we need to solve the problem, this is decades in the making. that s governance, not politics. i m suggesting maybe it would be a good idea. [ laughter ] i m saying it s a good idea for our friend mr. comber. thanks to our panel. house republicans move forward with the agenda, not everyone is on the same page. our next guest is the only republican that voted no on the house rules package. stay with us. it s cool, i don t want anything too serious either. justst a fun, spontaneous thin. i m looking for sosomeone who will let loose. dress up a little. see a show. order the steak and the lobster. some people say i m excessive, but who cares. i m just looking for a saturday to remember, and a sunday by the pool. think you can keep up?
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Monday adopted a package of internal rules that give right-wing hardliners more leverage over the chamber s newly elected Republican speaker, Kevin
and a republican congressman from florida we should point out most republicans did not express the same level of concern when it was learned that donald trump had taken classified documents and put them had them in mar-a-lago. so that s worth remembering here. but republicans are in the majority now. they have these powerful perches where they re going to be able to investigate and prioritize what they want to look into. and, in fact, this house rules package created a select committee to investigate the doj and the fbi. that was one of the key concessions that kevin mccarthy made. conservatives want to investigate alleged wrongdoing by these agencies. and they will have specifically the power to look into ongoing criminal probes, including those involving donald trump. and, so, i expect that committee is going to be ground zero for confrontations between republicans and the department of justice. absolutely. melanie, thank you very much for your reporting. and i want to go now