code that is washington, d.c., border security is a political issue. but if we leave the 202 area code, everywhere else in the country, this is not a political issue, it s a national security issue. and when you actually go to the border patrol council, those that see the chaos day-to-day, they re saying, send us some help. when you are handed the keys to the, you know, kingdom as it were, when you have the majority, there is an expectation that you will be able to govern. we have just struggled with that over and over again. it s a big leadership challenge that we need to find a solution for. honestly, i don t i don t care about basic governments. i actually think a little bit of turmoil, if you will, actually ends up being good for the american people at times. i mean, most of my voters would love to see this place shut down because they don t think it works for them. specifically, they want to see it shut down until the border is shut down. the republican-led cha
continuing coverage of the speaker of. kevin mccarthy has finally been sworn in as speaker after winning on a historic 15th ballot. it is now my solemn responsibility to hand over the peoples gavel to a son of bakersfield, a former of a firefighter s household. the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118 congress, kevin mccarthy. [applause] that was easy. i never thought we would get up. here you know my father was told me, it is not how you start, it is how you finish. and now we need to finish strong for the american people. to leaders jeffries, there will be times we agree and many times we will defer. i promise our debate will be passionate, but they will never be personal. that is my commitment to you. so after taking his own oath of office, the speaker then foreign members of the 118 congress, and despite making a broad range of concessions, speaker mccarthy only won his office with 216 votes, too short of a majority of the h
is the seventh time the charm? we ll find out at noon eastern when the house reconvenes for another round of voting. bill: you have 20 republicans refusing to back mccarthy. because of their narrow majority mccarthy could only lose four. dana: the two sides talked about the impasse. he hopes to agree to more demands. among them a lower threshold to try to oust him from the speaker s chair and want more freedom caucus members on committees and guaranteed votes on bills conservatives have been pushing for. is that enough to move the needle? both size expressing optimism but republicans still aren t unified. a reason kevin mccarthy doesn t want to continue having vote. with each vote he seems to be decreasing in his vote share. we suspect the trend is likely to continue. what exactly do you want? you want what, four out of nine positions on the rules committee? i want to be able to have enough members on the rules committee we can block bad bills. kevin mccarthy ha
diplomacy. prices at the pump are going down as president biden heads off for a consequent middle east trip. his itinerary includes saudi arabia and the crown prince he vowed to make a pariah. now, biden biden says his goal is to reorient, not, quote, rupture the saudi arabia relationship. legal filings in the steve bannon case with important invocations for the justice department and a january 6th committee. lawyers a signaling a dramatic 11th hour change to legal strategy. there client says he now wants to cooperate. federal prosecutors call the change of heart irrelevant, but is there word, for his trial to contempt of congress. bannon is big about-face creates a problem for the select committee. the committee is set to resume public hearings tomorrow. the major focus will be to draw the line between the far right group that tried to storm the capital, and donald trump and his inner circle. bannon, with his knowledge could play tour guide to the constellation of extremis
election. supporters of his rival accuse him of bootlegging. as a because of living crisis continues in britain the opposition labour party promises to freeze energy bills this winter. it has been one year since the taliban seized control of the afghan capital kabul. the world watched as the country s government collapsed, the country s government collapsed, the president fleeing, afghans scrambling to get on the last planes out. fast forward to now and serious deep rooted issues persist including the status of women and girls and severe food shortages but for the group itself and its supporters todayis group itself and its supporters today is a national holiday. this is the scene in kabul with the taliban flags flying in the main square but we have seen similar scenes in kandahar, the stronghold in the south west of the country was our correspondence was there. supporters of gravity and a centre of kandahar. todayis of gravity and a centre of kandahar. today is the first ann