The race to replace Kevin Mccarthy hits a speed bump amid backlash over a planned Speakers Forum on fox news, the potential successors all pulling out of that event, but congressman jim jordan did seal a big endorsement from former President Donald Trump, and the opposite of an endorsement from former congresswoman liz cheney. Meantime, the former president reportedly discussed sensitive nuclear sub secrets with an australian billionaire who then shared that information with dozens of foreign officials, journalists and employees. And we are weeks into the uaw strike against the big three auto makers. At any moment we will find out if the union is going to expand the strike again. We are following all of these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central. Uncertainty and intrigue on capitol hill, surrounding who will be the next speaker of the house. Both the leading candidates jim jordan and Steve Scalise are working their divided conference, tryi
People are pisse deshgs and that the take and the quote that we have now that the house moderate republicans and how they are feeling about this new idea of a televised debate between candidates for House Speaker now. What the frenzy of phone calls and Behind The Scenes appeals and now this debate means for the House Majority currently still in a mess. For Mall Deprogramming Of Maga Cult Members is what Hillary Clinton says needs to help with the House Speaker. We have an exclusive interview. And now, nearly doubled jobs what economists were expecting. The Acting Labor Secretary is our guest, and President Biden is expected to speak out as well. With john berman, im kate bolduan, and this is cnn news central. This morning, that new word of a televised debate between the leading candidates to be House Speaker and a new reporting on the difference that a donald trump endorsement can make, and the issue of addition or subtraction . Overnight, trump endorsed House Judiciary Chair jim jorda
Years as a young adult in california, there were two female senators, senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both elected in 1992 during the socalled year of the woman. I was 9 years old when that happened, too young to grasp what was going on, and not entirely aware of Anita Hill Saga that prompted it so to me it was norm toll look to have washington and see two women representing my state. Completely normal to see one of those women led by bipartisan or to see her lead the Intelligence Committee or see her held to account for egregious wrong doing after 9 11 or see her stand up to the chief to get an apology out of it. It was norm toll watch Dianne Feinstein work in washington, and i know you see this coming, but looking back at the unremarkability is precisely what makes it so remarkable. Wasnt until i came an adult covering politics that i understood how hard she had to fight, sometimes against wings of her own party. Today the flags around the capitol are flying at half staf
Borrowied on this property on the banks of the Potomac River just south of washington, d. C. This is said to be the most visited historic estate in the country. Im here to speak about my new book to rescue the constitution George Washington and the fragile american experiment out october 10th. Its really the story of how washington was the Human Embodiment of the document that guarantees our liberty. The u. S. Constitution. I will also moderate an annual event called the founding debates. More on that a little later. But, first, we begin back in washington, about 20 miles from here with a constitutional showdown. Lawmakers on capitol hill are rapidly approaching the deadline to fund the federal government to try to avoid a partial shutdown. The Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats are ready to put 100 percent of the blame for any shutdown on republicans. Particularly House Republicans. Correspondent Mark Meredith starts us off tonight live from the north lawn with that part
Florida. Thats Sunday Morning on state of the union. I will see you Sunday Morning. Happening now, Breaking News, states of emergency are in effect right now in new york and new jersey, as millions are in danger from To Referenceal rains and rapid flooding. Rescues are underway as water pours into the streets, basements and subways. Also breaking, divided House Republicans meet Behind Closed Doors as congress is about to plunge the nation into a crippling Government Shutdown, following a new defeat for the speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Well get reaction from a key house republican, Mark Molinaro, and biden transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg. And the first codepartment pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in the Georgia Subversion case after reaching a deal. Could the Bail Bondsman be damaging for trump . Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Right now were following multiple b