we have breaking news for you now. in just a few hours president biden is going to take the stage in baltimore for a cnn town hall but just now the house of representatives voted to hold steve bannon in criminal contempt of congress. the vote i believe was 229-202, with nine republicans voting with the democrats and congressman herrera butler was the ninth one. president biden is preparing right now to take the stage in baltimore, maryland for a cnn town hall. capitol hill aides say they are hoping to have a framework that he can present to the american people this evening on what exactly will be in his compromise plan to expand the
much of the pressure and the impact on his family after his vote for the support of the impeachment during the second impeachment of president trump. the lead with jake tapper continues with breaking news right now. congress sending a message right now to seditionists. the lead starts right now. the house is voting right this second to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress and refer the matter to the department of justice for prosecution as the former president desperately tries to keep secret white house records. president biden about to face the american people in a special cnn town hall. will he have a deal to show them legislatively by the time he takes the stage? plus, it may be the last
in the state are unhappy with the position she is taking and that she is not alining herself with the politics of arizona. that coming from your own colleague in the house of representatives and someone who could potentially run against you is a significant divide within the democratic party and within the democratic party in the state of arizona, jake. it is different also from what the congressman told me a few weeks ago. he was rather deferential to senator sinema then but since then there s been much more frustration with her. aides on capitol hill are hoping to have a framework president biden can present to voters during his town hall on cnn this evening. what are you learning about how the president will sell his plans to the american people? reporter: this is the struggle for the white house, jake. because the president has been on the road. he was last night in scranton, pennsylvania trying to sell this deal but of course the specifics still aren t there. it is hard to sel
that is kind of the struggle for them because for example one thing the president has touted time and time again was that he wanted to have two years of free community college included in this plan. we now know he has told progressive democrats earlier this week during a meeting in the oval office that is likely not going to make the final cut. so yesterday even he was doing this kind of dance where he is saying i want the child tax credit but not mentioning specifics because of course we now know it may only be extended for one year. and so that is the struggle for the white house. they are hoping to focus just on the larger picture and telling voters tonight what is in here, how they can benefit from what they do know is going to be in here like universal pre-k. billions for climate change. all of those factors and the expansion for medicare. that is likely what you ll hear president biden focus on here tonight in baltimore. all right. kaitlan collins and lauren fox thanks to both
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