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$2.1 trillion we ve ever had. if i can parrot to when republicans were in the majority when they had the house, the senate and everything, they didn t cut anything. that s house speaker kevin mccarthy defending the debt limit agreement hours before the bill barely cleared a republican led house committee. we ll have a look at where the vote count stands in the full house as lawmakers from both parties continue to criticize the bill. also ahead, we re learning more about what was reportedly happening inside mar-a-lago as the justice department ramped up the pressure on donald trump to turn over classified documents. plus we ll have an update from eastern europe following another drone strike inside russian territory. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill ....
the kremlin is calling it an alarming situation. at least one person killed, six others injured in strikes in russian territory. what the buildup to ukraine s counter offensive says about where this war is headed. 2024 republican presidential candidate ron desantis is on the trail in iowa. ahead, his message to former president donald trump. so it looks like a scene out of fast and furious. a car launches off the end of a flatbed tow truck and flips through the air. so why on earth did that even happen? this is cnn news central. so this just in to cnn. an important development for those counting votes on the deal to avoid a u.s. default. democratic representative pramila jayapal, the chair of the house progressive caucus, says she will not support the deal. she is a no. this, as house democrats are meeting behind closed doors right now. cnn s manu raju is with us on capitol hill right now. all right, manu. where does that put things as the morning mo ....
driver s seat in the peach state against his trump backed challenger former senator david perdue and a showdown to come this fall with stacey abrams. we re in a fight for the soul of our state. we win this primary and dana: following a runoff in texas. henry cuellar is fending off a challenge with the backing of the party s progressive wing including aoc and bernie sanders. gillian: another big race is in alabama. three candidates vying for the seat vacated by richard shelby. a late surge by mo brooks is making this a close race now with three strong candidates there again a runoff could be in the cards. dana: that race is interesting to watch. team fox coverage. we re in alabama. and also texas. let s begin in atlanta yeah, georgia with mark meredith is standing by. good morning. there are a lot of notable races to watch in georgia today. perhaps the one getting the most attention the race underway right now to be georgia s republican governor nominee. in ....
Democrats, republicans whipping the votes. give us a sense what we should be looking for later on. well, the bill cleared the rules committee yesterday, and it got the vote of a key member including conservative massie, and that s significant because it s really an indication that mccarthy and biden will probably squeak through with enough votes today when the full house votes on it to pass this bill. i mean and both democrats and republicans have something to show for it to their members. democrats will say, look, this doesn t cut social security and medicare, it doesn t cut, you know, most of the things that that democrats want and have passed over the past year and a half. and the other piece of this is that republicans can say, look, it cuts spending year over year, it restarts student loan payments. you know, it also adds work requirements as you mentioned earlier with the exception of the homeless and veterans. i mean these are all things that ....
Option to avoid a debt default, the first-ever default in american history if the house and senate don t approve something by monday and tonight the vote is expected to take place and raise the debt ceiling until january of 2025. behind closed doors white house officials are briefering members of the democratic caucus explaining why this is the best possible deal they can get fendzing off other republican demands and something that they would be more angry about. the hope among the democratic leaders and the republican leaders is that there are enough members in the middle on both sides of the aisle who push this through tonight. in talking to republicans and democrat, it s clear both sides are unhappy about this deal. i m disappointed with the way that it s been messaged because i don t think it s been an honest display of what the bill does. it doesn t cut spending and it does very little to the deficit. it s d.c. math for two years. ....