This is cnn breaking news. Top of the new hour, thanks for staying with us. Im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. Democrats announcing moments ago they will tie an increase in the Debt Limit to the government spending bill. This move sets up a looming show down with republicans. For more, lets bring in Manu Raju and Lauren Fox on capitol hill. Lauren, i want to start with you. Walk us through what this decision means and how it will work. Essentially democrats are daring republicans to vote against an increase in the Debt Ceiling. There of course is a looming deadline coming sometime in mid october to raise the Countrys Debt limit for what democrats say is money that they have already borrowed. With republicans, given all of the spending for coronavirus over the last year and a half, now, republicans have been saying over and over again that they are not going to join with democrats to actually increase that Debt Limit. Here democrats are saying if you want to keep the governmen
Investigate the Capitol Attack and there will be video the public has not yet seen. There will be four members of the Capitol Police who will detail the trauma they experienced when a mob of trump supporters, some even carrying flags supporting the police, stormed their way into the capitol. Heres some of what well likely hear tomorrow from the officers who will be testifying. For some people, January 6 just happened in one day. For me, for every responding officer, it is nonstop. While the fight was happening, i didnt process it while it was happening. Once its all over and youre attempting to put together in your mind what happened. I got pinned to the doorway. They ripped my mask off, stole my equipment, beat me up. I do grapple with ptsd as a result of that day. It cannibalizes you. It just eats you alive. 140 officers were injured during the insurrection. And the doj says more than 165 individuals have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. In a statement announ
I applaud those standing for the right of all americans and all texans to express their voice through their vote unencumbered. I will say that they are leaders who are marching in the past that so many others before did when they fought and many died for our right to vote. I do believe that fighting for the right to vote is as american as apple pie. Harris texas Governor Greg Abbott has this warning. It is not the way texans do things. I will continue calling Special Session after Special Session because over time it is going to continue until they step up to vote. Once they step back into the state of texas they will be arrested and brought to the Texas Capitol and well be conducting business. Harris this will get interesting. Texas Senator John Cornyn says the democrats move is all for show. I would say its a very untexan thing to do to cut and run in the face of a fight. And obviously they are not going to be successful. Ultimately they have to go back and vote on the other things t
Away the store but it was a little awkward. Sean a little awkward. Sippy cup is having a problem, North Korea knows, china knows it. Laura all right you already have an hour, love you, hannity. I am Laura Ingraham and this is the Ingraham Angle. Tonight Raymond Or Arroyo joins us with a live report from mcallen, texas, after a busy 24 hours on the ground there. He is basically going where Kamala Harris Wont go on the border. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnsons Youtube Page suspended after he promoted Hydro Clock Sikora quinn. Hydro clock sikora quinn. But first the European Giveaway and that is the focus of tonights angle. Now after Kamala Harris disastrous trip, you can see why the media are desperate to switch topics so her avoidance of the border reflect so badly on the administration that the only way they can turn the page is to feature biden appearing strong, and command and eager to reengage with europe. There was one little problem though, Joe Biden. Libya, we should be opening up t
Listen to what he said, just after the attack on the capitol. The president bears responsibility for Wednesdays Attack on congress by mob rioters. He should have, immediately, denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action, by President Trump. Now, keeping him honest, the speaker was a man with aw a uniquevantage point to judge the president s culpability. Lawmakers who were briefed on the call, afterward, have told cnn they were told mccarthy was pleading with the president , to help against the rioters. But the former president told mccarthy quote, well, kevin, i guess these people are more upset about the election than you are. So, it sounded like mccarthy was finally taking a stand there on January 13th against the former president or against the thenpresident who he thought would, soon, be just a former president. After a week after his comments on the house floor, a different Kevin Mccarthy emerged. President formerPresident Trump and other