it is saturday, may 27th, i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to have you. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin with debt ceiling negotiations getting down to the wire, as the white house and gop lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to prevent a first-ever u.s. default. congress now has fewer than nine days to pass a deal after treasury secretary janet yellen warned yesterday that the country could hit the debt ceiling by june 5th. sources say negotiators are hoping to announce an agreement as soon as today. but major sticking points remain. on everything from spending caps to work requirements. earlier, i spoke with congresswoman debbie ding whole called for an ent to the back and forth. we cannot be cutting a deal for conservatives, far right conservatives, that are never going to vote for this bill. we need to do something so that we stop this drama, this kabookie dance of going down to the wire on our debt ceiling. cnn is live on the hill this
told that now they re done with it. you are watching fox and friends. talk about 2024, democrats still have to get to the midterms first. that s not looking any better for them either. according to our latest power rankings, this picture could be ruby red come november. good morning, alex. good morning, todd and kali. when at least 225 house seats come november. fox news power rankings predict that republicans will be taking control of the house. the majority of 218 republicans have a solid 225, could give them a majority of 70 to be about 182 of those are considered in the bag. of course, there will be some fluctuation there. that 7 number could grow. in the senate, things are a lot tighter right now. 50-50s split. five to make eight senate races across the country will determine majority. a potential right way of being fuelled by a lack of enthusiasm for the president and his policies bear with the new york times with the anna revealing that most democrats don t wan