but is it expected to pass? hi the very latest from capitol hill, all thingswashin hitchhiker s guide to washington, d.c. in the swamc., inp cad program is t us . chad, what s going o on ? we expect this to pass, don t we? yeah, sean , good evening.go in fact, we think that they re going to start this 3 mn vote here in the next two tout three minutes. they started this debate at seven , 17 eastern time. and we think thi the actuankl rl call vote is going to come any. minute here. so it s pending. dwe do o expect a bipartisanrs to vote coalition of democrats and gop . house speaker kevin mccarthy members to vote yes. house speaker kevin mccarthy made the closing argumen tt. he said don t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. i could say i m going to vote no because there s something re summnot in the bill. if i took that philosophy, i would never vote yes . i simply read the bills in front of me and decide, is this good for the country? i would say that answerhat an is
house playing out in key battleground states as the two leading contenders for the republican nomination hit the campaign trail. hello to you. hello, john. happy friday eve. anita vogel in for sandra smith. former president donald trump meeting with faith leaders in des moines, iowa as he b barnstorms the state before he joins sean hannity tonight on fox news. florida governor ron desantis makes a two-day, five-town blitz across the state before campaigning in new hampshire. john: the field for the gop primary will grow more crowded. mike pence, chris christie, and doug bergham will show their hats into the ring next week. rich edson is live in urbandale, iowa, the former president taking aim at desantis today, and desantis saying you know, that s not the way to go about this. it s been back and forth and intensifying, certainly after ron desantis got into the race. we have seen that since the former president has been in iowa, he arrived last night. came here to the we
fine line as he ramps up his campaign. here is the conundrum for ron desantis. on the one hand you have to attack trump to beat trump. on the other hand you have to attract trump s voters to win. how do you do that? if anything, i think the diehard trumpers, millions in the republican primaries, they are going to they are punishing desantis for his new attacks on trump. politics is about the art of what you can t see not what you can. and i think trump has a tremendous advantage right now. harris: very busy weekend of campaigning ahead. seven big-name g.o.p. candidates in the race and they are about to get company next week. former vice president mike pence and chris christie and doug burr gum will announce their bid for the white house. rich edson is in iowa where former president trump is set to speak shortly. again, we ll bring you that live. rich. good morning, harris, you know the security is here, the supporters are here, the media is here. just waiting on presi
america, i will never give up on you. it wasn t an easy fight. i had people on both sides upset, but i was focused on you. and i will stay focused on you. because i m waking up tomorrow going after everything. we didn t get here today. this is an extraordinary team that helped us . our majority leader, steve scalise, i was speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy. the final vote came in three fourteen for one hundred and seventeen against the republican party. one hundred forty nine seventy one nays. one hundred and sixty five democrats. forty six . yay! forty six , nay. so three fourteen to one seventeen. we now welcome former adviser to president trump , stephen miller, fox business host dagen mcdowell, stephen miller, losing seventy one republicans is a big number one has to wonder if
i can t remember the last time congress made a promise it could keep. people should understand a strong no vote that we had tonight is just as important to the white house and to the president and to people across this country who are saying stand up and fight for us. we have a big board from the progressives that say it is a bad deal. we stood up to that. don t we all made history. this is the biggest cut and savings this congress has ever voted for. it wasn t an easy fight. i had people on both sides upset. but i was focused on you and i will stay focused on you because i m waking up tomorrow going after everything we didn t get here today. dana: the drama shifts to the senate. chamber needs to pass the bill before monday to avoid america s first default. team fox coverage and reaction from senator chuck grassley there. rich edson is on the campaign trail in iowa and aishah hosni