despite those who say, go back to your own country, puerto rico is part of the u.s. it s not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requi
tonight kendall is talking. actor jeremy strong joins me with behind the scenes look at that shows riveting finale. we begin tonight with some light signs of progress, but also the criticism house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing from some members of his own party as he and president biden race to turn the debt ceiling agreement they reached friday night into law. failing could hurt the economy for all of us. but given how toxic the delays, with some of the more extreme embers, every step that speaker mccarthy takes to pass it could put his speakership in jeopardy. cnn s melanie zanona joins us now with the very latest. what is the latest you are hearing from house republicans about where this is headed? the house is on the verge of clearing at least one procedural hurdle. because the house rules committee is expected to advance a rule, which would allow the bill to come to the floor tomorrow. despite opposition from to two conservatives on the panel. that is a big sigh of
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$31 trillion in debt. and that massive tally continues to grow even after this bill. still, small government, congress, like steve moore, support the bill, calling it a step in the right direction. republican congressman on the other hand, chip roy, is referring to it as a turn sandwich. the washington times describes it as a win for the gop. trashing the deal for normalizing record spending with the president who can t find his parents. now some republican lawmakers, they are infuriated that the compromise maintains what is an unacceptably high level of covid era spending. and, in recovery purposes nearly $100 billion in spending instead of making outright points to the budget. this is a bill that pushes any further negotiation back into those until after the president election, which is a very key points of contention. many republicans want to get another negotiation for next year s presidential election. they fear handing democrats a blank check if they keep the white hous
graphic. watch. [bleep] the marines say they were just enjoying the beach when they asked a group of teens to stoplighting fireworks after being hit by debris. that led to the altercation where the men were jumped and repeatedly stomped on. violence spilling out in other parts of the country as well. nine people were shot including three children on a board walk in florida. and chicago turning into a war zone. at least 53 people were shot, 11 of them killed, making it the deadliest weekend the windy city has seen in eight years, despite efforts to prevent it. the state deployed 30 yellow vested peace keepers to help suppress violence. didn t work. newly elected leftwing mayor brandon johnson was touting money and promise that things would be safe ahead of the weekend. this weekend the soul of chicago will be on display for residents, families and visitors. your safety is my top priority. to that end, our public safety agencies have plans in place for the weekend and summer