imminent? i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. after weeks of high stick negotiations, the united states is back from the brink. in just a few hours, president biden is expected to sign the bipartisan budget agreement into law. less than 48 hours after he cleared the senate with a final vote of 63 to 36. just last night, the president abused his first ever oval office address to take it well deserved victory lap, delivering a 12-minute speech flame throwing to champion the bipartisanship that got the deal done, including commanding republican house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for his role in negotiating the bill that averted financial disaster. still, the debt ceiling has global creditors on edge. see nbc reported yesterday, the nations aaa credit rating will remain on negative watch by providence agencies like fish, when they consider the full implications and overall outlook of the united states. 31 trillion dollar debt. but, to silver linings appeared yesterday
happen with this court. i do. but i m not on the courts, and certainly i m not on that court where that texas judge decided to, uh, turn upside down the whole process that fda you has used for years for many drugs. cnn s elaine to train is in washington. for us, elena. i mean this was a controversial decision to be sure. so what our members of congress, saying this is all about? well for the reaction has been pretty disparate immediately after the court s decision was announced, democrats began railing against the ruling. they held press conferences. they span the airwaves, and some even went so far as to tell president biden that he thinks that they think that he should ignore the ruling altogether. now republicans, meanwhile, have been far less outspoken, but we did hear from a few today who were pressed on the issue during the sunday shows that includes congressman tony gonzalez. he is a republican from texas, and he had some pretty harsh words for the biden. ministrations
ever. but it s not the whole story. because it s not, we are taking the next hour to show you the other side. this country has problems. it wouldn t be interesting if it didn t. this country also has an awful lot going, more than any other country in the world. great people, deep national beauty, and a culture wide love of animals. even where there is tremendous suffering, all of that shines through. laurie simmons is the perfect example of this. she rescues dogs across the country, including those abandoned at the southern border. we spoke to her in november. when we got down to legal pass at the rio grande last week and saw hundreds and hundreds of starving and abandoned dogs left to fend for themselves from illegal immigrants that crossed the border with their dogs, they get on buses and leave them behind. these dogs can t survive on their own, and the national guard and a friend of mine from blue line moving who had gone down there to do border cleanup had reached out t
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northern england, more cloud and the odd shower or a splash of rain. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 25th june. the bbc has been told that the gambling commission is considering whether more police officers are involved in alleged betting on the date of the general election. four conservatives and a police officer assigned to the protection of rishi sunak are known to be facing inquiries. scotland yard has denied a report that it leaked the names of some of those under investigation. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. did you have inside information when you placed your bet on the election date? i made a statement. it s been nearly two weeks since this aide to the prime minister who s also a conservative candidate said he d made a huge error ofjudgement in betting on the date of the general election. another candidate and two members of the conservative party staff are also being investigated by the gambling commission. last night, interviewe