the l or barista coffee and espresso system. a masterpiece in taste it s opium in washington. there is still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, and at this hour, house republicans are holding a wig meeting to discuss what the process will be over the next few days, if in fact a deal is reached. president biden told reporters today that he is optimistic that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yes
that a deal can be finalized tonight. with regard to the debt limit, i think they re looking good, very optimistic. i hope we will have some cool or evidence tonight before the clock ticks 12, that we have a deal. but it s very close. and i am optimistic. i am hopeful we will know by tonight whether we re going to be able to have a deal. all right, so settle in. this might be a long night for us. white house and house republican negotiators and look closer to a deal in the last 24 hours as we reported last night. this morning republican house speaker kevin mccarthy had this to say. i thought we made progress yesterday. i want to be progress again today, and i want to be able to solve this problem. now speaker mccarthy has been given more time to solve this problem. treasury secretary janet yellen said today the protected debt ceiling deadline is now june 5th. in a letter to congressional leaders, secretary yellen wrote, during the week of june 5th, treasury is schedul
trying to rig the game. but harris county officials are fighting back, announcing a plan to sue the state over two republican bills that they say are politically motivated and unconstitutional. this comes as the states top law enforcement officer, who tried to overturn the 2020 election, could be impeached tomorrow. i don t know if you ve been following the story, but for nearly a decade republicans and stayed silent about the mounting legal scandals facing the attorney ken paxton. but now a texas house committee that has been investigating tom paxton voted unanimously to recommend impeaching paxton, advancing 20 articles of impeachment, quote, on accusations that include bribery, dereliction of duty, disregard of official duty, and obstruction of justice. the texas tribune reports. in one reelection in 2018 while under indictment on state securities fraud charges without a single republican challenger in his primary. he won reelection for a third
he won reelection for a third time after he wears, quote, sued in 2020 by four of his former aides who allege he fired them for reporting him to local law enforcement for accepting bribes and using his office for a campaign contributors. so much for law or order. this is the states chief law enforcement officer. those silent republicans are gonna go on the record about ken paxton on whether on when they vote to impeach him. let s talk about what s going on in harris county. joining us now is the texas state representative jolanda jones, she represents parts of harris county. representative jones, good to see you. thank you for joining us. hey, ali. how you doing. thanks for having me. i m always confused. during covid where there were counties voting harris county that wanted to put some restrictions in place about keeping people safe, texas, the home of home role, the one place that doesn t want big government interfering with
questioned. and quote. this very fight goes against their oath of office, and when a deal is finally reached to avoid a debt default, we shouldn t think of it as a victory. avoiding default is not something that should be cheered or celebrated. it should be automatic. avoiding debt default is like breathing. the chaos caucus with the backing of republican leadership has decided to play chicken with the global economy and hold the full faith and credit of the united states hostage. house republicans have threatened the first ever deliberate default unless spending cuts that they demand can be agreed to. somewhat dangerous consequences to working americans. new work requirements for some social safety net programs are a major sticking point in this negotiation. house democrats have called on president biden to reject republican demands for changing