sandra: house lawmakers signing off on china, recently uncovered spy program, targeting u.s. military bases as well as beijing alleged cover-up of the origins of the covid pandemic. john: is congress finally taking seriously the national security and economic threat that china poses to the united states? nikki haley and ashley hinson are here to weigh in coming up. sandra: potentially historic day at the supreme court as justices hear arguments in a pair of challenges to president biden s student loan handout. great to be with you, john. john: good to be with you as well, sandra, especially, rather, on this busy tuesday. john roberts in washington. this is america reports. the court s looming decisions on the two legal challenges to the president s plan will test the limits of presidential power. also have widespread implications for the tens of millions of americans who could see their loans reduced or completely wiped away. sandra: critics of the handout say the
my opponent has a problem with the truth. [ applause ] reporter: the highly anticipated georgia senate debate in the books. on abortion, i m a christian, i believe in life. i ve never pretended to be a police officer. [ cheers ] it s not a problem. this is real. four bodies pulled from an oklahoma river near an area cyclists were reported missing last week. all four bodies were submerged in water for what appears to be an extended period of time. i do suspect foul play. here in the kyiv region, critical power infrastructure was struck by those kamikaze drones. reporter: at the same time, we are hearing that ukrainian forces are moving forward in the southern direction around kherson. there s a race here to prepare new positions so they can t be seen by russian drones. i m pamela brown in washington, and you are in the cnn newsroom . and we begin this hour with a breakthrough for police and a sigh of relief for people in northern california. the city of stockt
brittney griner is pleading guilty to drug charges stemming from that february detainment at the moscow airport. she faces up to ten years in a russian prison unless negotiations can get under way for a prisoner swap. more on the reporting from the new york times overnight that former fbi director james comey and his deputy mccabe were both subjected to intensive, intrusive irs audits during the trump presidency. the odds of a single person being selected for that kind of audit are one in 30,000. for two men who basically had the same job, well, it s kind of like winning the worst lottery. certainly raising suspiciouses about the trump appointed leadership at the irz. we begin with keir simmons. how are the people reacting to this shakeup? another at the top of their political leadership. reporter: there will be those who are breathing a sigh of relief. there will be those who are disappointed because he s a colorful character. there are people and many people who liked
no indication. where celebration was he contemplating. some event in the madison area. he planned this for several weeks, for the highland park shooting. any last questions for the state s attorney? all right, folks. this is probably going to conclude our formal press briefings on this matter. if there is breaking news or anything major that does develop, we will call a press conference. otherwise, i would not anticipate major press briefings like this. investigators have months to go continuing their investigation into this. we ll be collaborating very closely with the state s attorneys office. they will be collaborating with their federal partners. we will be collaborating with our federal partners. any specific questions please reach out directly. is he on suicide watch? he s been classified now. i don t know. and with that, the end of today s briefing, thank you for staying with us for andrea mitchell reports as we continue our coverage of the breaking news f