before the u.s. defaults. not everyone is confident a deal can be reached, with at least one top republican negotiator warning a deal could come together as soon as today or fall apart entirely. what is the mood on capitol hill right now? reporter: good afternoon. the mood is more optimistic than we ve heard in days. negotiators here this morning are saying they think they re closing in on a deal and really it s all about having an agreement on the agreement and hashing out the remaining sticking points, which we re told are on work requirements and spending caps. we heard speaker mccarthy came to the capitol shortly before 10:30 a.m. this morning. he says he feels more confident than he has and they ve made progress, but some sticking points remain. i asked him if he thinks he would be able to get his full conference behind whatever deal they re able to strike, and he said he does think that will happen. he also said he thinks a deal could potentially come together as earl
round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and with no deal in place the u.s. could run out of money to pay its bills, which could have a disastrous impact on the economy. the treasury secretary now saying that could happen in just eight days. cnn s covering all of the angles. what are the obstacles reaching lawmakers from reaching a deal? negotiators were in the capitol until 2:30 a.m. this morning and now they re back in house speaker kevin mccarthy s office meeting virtually with the white house as they continue to try and hash out the
is on fire to really get people motivated, but there is a little bit of extra time built in, to be fair. today texas attorney general ken paxton is facing an impeachment vote by the texas house of representatives. on thursday, a republican-led house investigative committee unanimously adopted 20 articles of impeachment against paxton, including, bribery and abuse of power. paxton is calling the impeachment recommendation illegal. just a simple majority vote is required for the house to refer the articles of impeachment to the senate for trial there in texas. rosa flores joining us from houston. paxton has long been a subject of controversy, but this is a huge step by the republican legislature. reporter: you re absolutely right, because this is republicans policing
tirelessly around the clock to reach. priscilla alvarez, thank you so much. and this hour, texas attorney general ken paxton is facing a potential impeachment by the texas house of representatives. on thursday, a republican-led house investigative committee unanimously adopted 20 articles of impeachment against paxton, including bribery and abuse of power. paxton is calling the impeachment recommendation illegal and just a simple majority vote is required for the house to refer the articles of impeachment to the senate for trial. cnn s rosa flores is joining us from houston, texas. so, rosa, the countdown is on, right, before a first potential vote? reporter: well, they just gavelled in at the texas house of representatives and we re going to be monitoring to see if, indeed, house resolution 2377, because that s what the 2