his massive spending plan with the price tag remaining the huge sticking point at this point. john: progressives calling for $3.5 trillion in spending but moderate say they want to package that costs less than half of that and a key biden ally said it could fall somewhere in between. around $2 trillion. sandra: jacqui heinrich is here with the latest from the white house to kick things off, hey. good afternoon to both of you guys. chris coons said publicly what we have known through our own stories same for a little over two weeks now at the white house to broker roughly $2 trillion reconciliation package reaching an agreement between house progressives and the moderate senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema. but since the last deadline came and went two weeks ago, there has really been no progress. progressives are think that is their fault. one of them is very much fined with that tax pieces. so one of them does not really support that. one supports prescription dr
the united states of america. norah: former vice president mike pence jumps into the republican race for the white house, taking aim at his former boss, donald trump. i believe that anyone who put themselves the constitution should never be president of the united states. a florida woman is facing manslaughter at assault charges after a very disturbing shooting that is leading to new questions about the state stand your ground law. she had no weapon. she posed no imminent threat to anyone. the fight over transgender rights, meet 18 activist pushing back against a growing bounds on transgender care. what are you fighting for? the right to exist. speak of the vatican says pope francis is expected to be hospitalized for several days after undergoing abdominal surgery. norah: and rap icon tupac get some. usable musical we probably we hollywood walk of fame, the legendary tupac shakur. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this we
norah: former vice president mike pence jumps into the republican race for the white house, taking aim at his former boss, donald trump. i believe anyone that puts themselves the constitution should never be president of the united states. a florida woman is facing manslaughter and assault charges after a very disturbing shooting that is leading to new questions about the state s stand your ground law. she had no weapon. she posed no imminent threat to anyone. the fight over transgender rights. meet a teen activist pushing back against a growing bans on transgender care. what are you fighting for? the right to exist.po francis is expected to be hospitalized for several days after undergoing abdominal surgery. norah: and rap icon tupac gets some. california love we proudly welcome to the hollywood walk of fame, the legendary tupac shakur. [applause] norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this we
debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. i m in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minute now. their calls between president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy. house republicans are than expected to release the full text of the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by both sides. at five p m today, democrats will get a briefing on the agreement from white house officials. here is some of what both sides say is in the deal. it raises the debt ceiling until 2025. it cuts 1.5 trillion and spending. it increases defense spending. as new work requirements for some government programs, and
in person classes this week due to a rise in illnesses among staff and students. school officials said the drop off in attendance was due to a mixture of viruses including covid 19 and influenza. and france s education minister announced the country will ban schoolchildren from wearing the abaya, a loose fitting full length robe worn by some muslim women, in state run schools when classes begin this month. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke this week with us education secretary miguel cardona to discuss the challenges facing students and teachers heading back to school. secretary, thank you very much forjoining us again on bbc news. i want to start with affirmative action, because the supreme court s ruling effectively ended race conscious admissions in colleges and universities. and if you look at the state of california, the uc system hasn t been able to meet its racial diversity goals despite having ended race based admissions more than two decades ago. so how do you make