what gop challenger nikki haley had to say about president biden s age. brittney griner speaking for the first time since her release from a russian prison as she rejoins her wnba team. shocking allegations in the government s case against the air national guardsman accused of leaking classified documents, as prosecutors prepare to tell the court that he could be a flight risk and a danger to the public if he gets out on bail. good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in washington house speaker kevin mccarthy s ability to overcome political obstacles and keep his conference united squeaked by and passed a debt limit legislation with budget cuts on top. it s putting democrats on notice as well as increasing the pressure on mccarthy/biden debt ceiling negotiation talks. perhaps one step closer to reality. right now, this is the only place that has lifted the debt limit. democrats are putting the country in jeopardy. the president, by ignoring to even negotiate, the majori
Perhaps this gets resolved is some type of two-track negotiation where they are increasing the debt limit but also finding a way to achieve some of the spending cuts that republicans are asking for i think it s worth noting that back in 2011, when democrats and republicans were locked in a similarly fierce battle over whether to increase the debt limit, they finally did so remember, the s&p downgraded the nation s aaa credit rating the stakes here, incredibly high for the economy and for the nation that kind of money is money that they never get back thanks so much maybe some of the kids in the rose garden can get some answers from the president on this garrett, let s talk about speaker mccaccarthy. he has a four-vote margin in his ca caucus yet he squeaked through. he put this in the lap of the
Listen to what he had to say. we just showed to the american public what we would settle for we not only offered it, we passed it. i have no idea what the democrats can do or what they are able to achieve. we cannot continue to spend in this manner and borrow as much as we are. the president could not sit back and think he cannot find any place to have savings. reporter: i was in a meeting with mccaccarthy s lieutenants. they have passed something nobody else has. they feel like they can wait and see what the white house is willing to offer watch this space they were interested in the work requirements that they were able to put in here on medicaid and other entitlement programs several of the top republicans, who have mccarthy s ear, feel like they can negotiate with the president and they harken back to gingrich with clinton on welfare reform if there s a parallel track or if there is a negotiation with