carcasses. correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight. good evening, peter. reporter: on this memorial day, president biden is expressing confidence that there won t be a debt default while also trying to express condolences to the families of fallen american service members. president biden: to those who gave our lives so our nation might live. reporter: hours after a solemn wreathlaying, president biden defended a debt deal that awaits congressional approval. president biden: i m confident with the conversation. i feel really good about it. reporter: the headlines, suspended the debt limit until 2025 and limiting federal spending. this will do as it increases defense. if you take non-defense with veterans out, it goes below the level of 2022. reporter: chip roy does not like the deal and sitting on the rules committee where the bill goes next. a reminder that brings big negotiations to build a coalition that it was explicit both that nothing would pass wa
debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. i m in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minute now. their calls between president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy. house republicans are than expected to release the full text of the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by both sides. at five p m today, democrats will get a briefing on the agreement from white house officials. here is some of what both sides say is in the deal. it raises the debt ceiling until 2025. it cuts 1.5 trillion and spending. it increases defense spending. as new work requirements for some government programs, and
allowed, as you pointed out. but it s pretty clear that chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell are going to get this thing through the senate intact. they sure are. it s clear that tim kaine has a lot of his wounded, i think in many ways, by the way the white house put the mountain valley pipeline in the steel. but it sounds like the democrats need to be the adult in the room and set aside their personal concerns and ultimately say yes to something they never wanted to be a part of to begin with. democrats, of course, have the curse of responsibility. yeah. they are the responsibility party. the other party is the not serious party, and so, democrats frequently find themselves casting difficult votes in order to do the larger responsible thing. to save the u.s. economy. as hakeem jeffries said, team normal versus team extreme. correct. and i think you will see that on a bumper sticker somewhere in washington, d.c.. correct, thank you, alex. have a good show. th
a day after the six-week abortion ban went into effect, a judge has ordered the law to be put on hold. anyhow it s up to the all-male justices of the state supreme court. plus we re on standby for another member of the oath keepers to be sentenced for their role in the january 6th capitol insurrection, one defendant telling the judge she was just another idiot running around the hallway. then, 12 people are injured and the big question is, why did he do it? hello, everyone, and welcome to the lead, i m biana. a judge has blocked south carolina s new abortion restrictions from going into effect. yesterday, governor henry mcmaster signed a law banning most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy before many women even know they re pregnant. it did allow for some exception b s but it s all on hold. dianne gallagher is following these developments for us. what happens now? zbl. reporter: so, at this point in south carolina, the limit on abortions returns to wha
the mehdi hassan show, divided they fall. as a republican five repeal colors to expand, i can help but wonder are we about to see a 2016 repeat, with trump gliding to the gop nomination? blas, former labor secretary and top economist robert reich is here to help us understand the new debt limit deal, and whether democrats can get behind it, whether they should get behind it. and, democratic presidential candidate marion williams will also join us live to discuss her 2024 run, pushing president biden to the left and what she thinks this candidacy will and differently for her. good evening, i m mehdi hassan. crisis averted, or so they say. earlier this evening, president biden addressed the nation detailing the debt limit deal brokered in principle between his administration and top congressional republicans. the agreement prevents the words possible crisis, a default, for the first time in our nation s history an economic recession, retirement accounts devastated millions of