welcome. i m paula newton. passing this budget agreement was critical. the stakes could not have been higher. president biden speaking to the nation sharing credit for the budget deal and showcasing his brand as a deal maker. we ll look at whether it will impact his approval rating. hello, south carolina. the 2024 race is full steam ahead as a parade of republican presidential candidates make their way through early voting states. the latest on the war words and what it says about that race. sblmpblts and we ll have a live report on the deadly train crash as the search for survivors continues. we do begin this hour in washington where president biden is expected to sign the debt ceiling bill in the law in the coming hours. that will end the political d drama that gripped congress and the nation for weeks. now just 48 hours ago, there were doubts that the highly contentious bill would survive in congress, but it did. last night the president spoke from the oval offic
ahead on cnn newsroom passing this budget agreement was critical. the stakes could not have been higher. as president biden touts bipartisanship, we ll look at whether the debt deal could be a boost to democrats in 2024. many republicans running for the white house will be in iowa this weekend for one of those uniquely american campaign events. one notable name isn t expected to show. plus, we ll bring you the details of this horrific train crash in india as the staggering death toll keeps rising. so u.s. president joe biden is expected to sign the debt limit bill today marking the end of a high-stakes political drama that has hung over washington for weeks now. just 48 hours ago, there were doubts, in fact, that the highly contentious bill would even survive in congress. but it did. last night the president spoke from the oval office for the first time ever to explain what it took to make this happen. listen. i want to commend speaker mccarthy. you know, he and
tucker carlson. some republicans want to take it one step further. then, a one-on-one, behind the scenes exit interview with kate bedingfield, as she steps down as white house communications director. tiktok, on the clock, again. now, the white house, and congress, set their sights on the mega popular app. over, guess what, security concerns. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle, back a 30 rock. after dodging reporter questions for days, of speaker kevin mccarthy goes on the defensive today, after their controversial move to fox news host tucker carlson, first steps, on tens of thousands of hours of security video, from january 6th. last week, carlson said, they have already gained access to the footage. democrats, of course, slammed mccarthy s decisions, and with carlson s foreign claims about the capitol attack. it is also that certain security operations on the hill can be made public. today, mccarthy made no