the u.s. debt ceiling clears its first hurdle in the house, but it still has a way to go to cross that finish line. north korea admits it failed to launch a military spy satellite into orbit, but the attempt has increased tensions and rattled nerves in the south. and unnecessarily aggressive. that s how the u.s. is describing a chinese fighter jet s encounter with an american spy plane over the south china sea. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so a deal to avoid defaulting on tens of trillions of dollars of debt is now moving forward, but the u.s. government is by no means out of the woods. in the coming hours, u.s. house members will vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling as well as other measures tacked on to limit spending. the house speaker will be busy trying to rangle last-minute support from republicans who just don t like this deal. some democrats are also angry about white house concessions. but house leaders, they seem confid
and i m max foster. just ahead briefing after briefing, phone call after phone call, all behind the scenes letting democrats know that they need their support for once in a long, long time washington is actually going to spend less money. stop passing the buck to subsequent generations to clean up your mess. d.c. has imposed its will on us for far too long. it is time we impose our will on washington, d.c. [ sirens ] this was expected. north korea had said that it was going to try to put a military satellite into space. it does kind of change the dynamics in terms of how we perceive north korea as a t threat. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, may 31, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on capitol hill where the u.s. house is set to vote on a critical bill. while many seem confident that they will get the votes, the house speaker will be busy trying to wrangle last minute support. kevin mccarthy say
still no deal to extend the united states debt ceiling. but negotiators hope to have an agreement later today. what a possible default could mean. the search for survivors at a medical facility in dnipro. officials say at least two people are dead and 32 are injured after a russian attack. and turkey heads to the polls again. presidential runoff election gets under way later today. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. a deal to raise the u.s. debt ceiling and avert a financial catastrophe appears closer than ever. a source familiar with negotiations said an agreement could be reached as soon as today. we re told it s likely to raise the debt ceiling for two years, but it s not clear how they will resolve the issue of work requirements for social safety net programs. that s been a key sticking point for republicans. listen. if you re really going to fall on the sword for that versus actually negotiating something that changes the
viewers watching from all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. lawmakers insist default is not an option, but there s no deal yet to raise the debt limit. ahead, what this could mean for the global economy. plus new reporting from the washington post. employees of former president trump allegedly moved boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. memorial day weekend is just the start of what s going to be a very busy summer travel season that we re expecting. yes, it is the unofficial start of summer and people are packing up and heading out of town for the long weekend. just ahead, we have your travel and weather forecast. we do begin in washington where marathon talks to avoid the first-ever u.s. government debt default appear to be making progress. sources tell cnn the white house and congressional republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt limit and cap
viewers in the united states, and all around the world, i am paula newton, ahead on cnn newsroom. the white house, and congressional republicans, said to be inching ever closer to a deal to raise the debt ceiling. but, that could be just the beginning of an effort to avoid a default. new reporting for the washington post, employees of former president trump, allegedly, moving boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. russia has, apparently, begun moving tactical nuclear weapons to belarus. what experts are saying about it. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. talks between the white house, and congressional republicans, to avoid an economic catastrophe are set to be ahead. there is words from negotiators that they are moving closer to a deal. cnn has learned, both sides are talking about a compromise to raise the debt ceiling, and to cap federal spending for at least the next two y