Whats at stake in the days and weeks ahead. Bidens entire president ial agenda rests on expansive spending bill. And, indeed, President Biden continues to try to rally democrats around his 3. 5 trillion Spending Package, especially Senator Joe Manchin who remains opposed in addition to the separate bipartisan 1 Trillion infrastructure bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hold a bill on bidens larger Spending Package until the end of the month although it is widely expected to be altered and revised in the senate. Without manchins vote, democrats cant pass the package for budget reconciliation. They are threatening to hold up a vote on the bipartisan Infrastructure Deal which is expected to happen this week and has passed the senate until the larger package has a vote. In washington right now it is the season of competing leverage. Another reported Sticking Point in the interparty negotiations has to do with the future of the affordable Care Act and whether to make the enhanc
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are jason beattie, Assistant Editor of the Daily Mirror and sian griffiths, Education Editor of the sunday times. Tomorrows front pages, starting with. The guardian says britain has begun a last Ditch Scramble to get people out of kabul amid warnings from the senior diplomat on the ground that staying past the 31st of August Deadline may not be realistic and risks provoking the taliban. While the Financial Times Sastoe Biden the i says the uk is pressurising President Biden to extend the evacuation deadline, but the taliban are warning of consequences if western troops stay any longer to continue their refugee airlifts. The metro highlights a taliban Spokesman Warning that western forces would provoke a reaction if they were not gone by The End of the month, which he describes as a Red Line. Meanwhile, the daily telegraph reports that a suspect on the uks no Fly Watchlist made it to bri
Not wearing masks and they think they will come and do something. They have done a couple of things. Some of the legislation has been stripped out thAt They disliked so they were effective there. They wont be effective here and theyll get arrested. You dont go to jail, just back to work. Bill whAt The governor says well arrest you but theyll take them to the State House and pass this. The problem is we dont know when this is. In the meantime for today there will be a Press Conference in washington, d. C. They are getting all kinds of attention and follow it. Dana President Biden giving a speech as well. Dana nearly 60 texas legislators. Going to hold a News Conference in washington, d. C. In an hour to urge congress to federalize elections nationwide. Bill the second time this year the texas democrats have walked out in order to try to block republican Voting Legislation. Senator cornyn on that. Its a very untexan thing to do to cut and run in the face of a fight. And obviously they ar
John first, democratic lawmakers from texas On The Run and in washington, d. C. , today. Part of a second attempt to block g. O. P. Back to Voting Bills back in her home state. Hello, im John Roberts in washington. Sandra good afternoon everyone. Im Sandra Smith. Democrats leaving texas yesterday. We saw the pictures. All coming after Governor Greg Habit because the Special Assessment to debate on everything. He said that democrats that left the state could be arrested when they return. John those low makers say that blocking the Voting Rights protect Democracy And Republican say that those bills would strengthen election security. Sandra senior correspondent is live from austin, texas, with the very latest from there. Hello. It good to see you. Talk about a real impasse. Both sides have really dug their heels in. The lawmakers in washington, the democratic lawmakers say that they have every intention of staying put in running the clock out while the governor of the state, Greg Abbott,
Voting Rights Measure thAt They want to undertake in texas. Heres the problem. They dont have a quorum to do that. Thats because the democrats have all left or most of them. We hope to be speaking to one of them inside the u. S. Capitol. Theyve been meeting with democratic leaders that are praising their move here and saying it was brave and forceful and clear. Well be speaking to democratic congressman james clyburn, what he makes of this. First to Mike Emanuel. Whats going on in the capitol and how long it could go on. Mike . Neil, good afternoon. Democrats from the Texas Legislature making their biggest stops so far in the past hour. Meeting with Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. A Photo Op was held a short time ago. He praised the texas democrats calling them courageous and saying theyre fighting for every right for every texan that have the right to vote. These folks will be remembered on the right side of history. The republican and the legislators will be remembered on the d