last 60 years because they understand the power of incrementallism. i think part of the problem with republicans is that we are so often focused on hitting the hail mary pass we forget about the power of incrementallism. this is going to spend less money next year. that is not sufficient. it s a big win. let s put in our pocket and get another win tomorrow. republican dusty johnson of south dakota with a plea to house gop hard liners who are criticizing the debt limit bill. we ll have the latest on where support stands for members of both parties as leaders try to secure their votes. plus, president biden and former president trump mark memorial day with very different messages, and also ahead we re following a developing story out of moscow this morning. drones attacked residential areas for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begi
york. john, hello to you. john: hello to you, sandra. i am john roberts in washington. this is america reports. president biden and speaker mccarthy are working to nail down a deal. mccarthy says that could be any day now. despite both sides struggling to find common ground. sandra: the stakes couldn t be higher. rating agency putting the country s aaa rating on negative watch now as we approach the deadline. house majority leader steve scalise takes us inside the negotiations when he joins us live next h hour. let s go to the hill. what s the mood there? hey there, we are closer and closer to a deal, probably won t happen today according to folks that are close into the meetings and negotiations. this is all about leverage. and we are seeing clearly now that democrats don t really have much of it. a progressive chair woman a mill a eye a pal wouldn t admit to tanking a supposed bad deal if presented by the white house, and that is a huge take away because we are talk
states is expected to default on its debt, president biden and house speaker mccarthy are working to shore up votes to pas the tentative deal that they reached over the weekend. nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell has the very latest. reporter: a new test for president biden and speaker mccarthy after the hard work of reaching a bipartisan deal to prevent default, can they get it passed through congress? the president is cautiously optimistic. i feel very good about it. i ve spoke to a number of members. i spoke to mcconnell. i spoke to a whole bunch of people and it feels good. reporter: the house speaker back on the hill preparing for wednesday s vote on the two-year bipartisan agreement made this weekend. the plan sus spend the nation s borrowing limit until aurally 2025 avoiding a catastrophic default. and on the budget nondefense federal spending holds flat next year with a 1% increase in 2025.
forms of artificial intelligence and new generation of export controls and implementation of safety breaks which means a human would be kept in the loop as a back up option to make sure the rollout of artificial intelligence is not just advantageous but responsible as well. figuring out what to do with ai is going to be one of the dominant story lines this year, that much is clear. still ahead here on way too early, president biden and house speaker mccarthy are working to shore up the votes to pass that debt ceiling deal before the u.s. defaults. we ll take a closer look at the bipartisan agreement and why some lawmakers are against it even as the clock ticks towards the deadline. way too early will be right back. the deadline way too early will be right back unlock humanity s full potential. these are the greats: people living with, thriving with
york. john, hello to you. john: hello to you, sandra. i am john roberts in washington. this is america reports. president biden and speaker mccarthy are working to nail down a deal. mccarthy says that could be any day now. despite both sides struggling to find common ground. sandra: the stakes couldn t be higher. rating agency putting the country s aaa rating on negative watch now as we approach the deadline. house majority leader steve scalise takes us inside the negotiations when he joins us live next h hour. let s go to the hill. what s the mood there? hey there, we are closer and closer to a deal, probably won t happen today according to folks that are close into the meetings and negotiations. this is all about leverage. and we are seeing clearly now that democrats don t really have much of it. a progressive chair woman