you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re keeping a close eye on two developing stories this hour. in texas, the state s attorney general is facing an impeachment vote. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. the conservative republican says it is illegal and being pushed by corrupt politicians. in washington, meantime, house speaker kevin mccarthy says progress is being made in talks to avoid the nation s first-ever debt default. a short time ago a source familiar with the intense discussions says it is now down to one final sticking point between the white house and republican leaders. the issue at issue at this hour is work requirements for social safety net programs. let s begin our coverage of the debt talks. manu raju is up on capitol hill for us. manu, just being told it s down to one issue is cold comfort. that could be the one thing that drags this thing out. what are you learning about the state of the negotiations at this
from the attorney general just the last few days. reporter: now, jim, i have emailed the office of the attorney general asking about those threats to see if they were real, if they had a comment, and i have not heard back. jim? rosa flores, thank you so much for all your work on that. we appreciate it. joining us now with more, scott braddock, the editor of the quorum report in austin, texas. scott, thanks for being with us. what do you make of this afternoon s session? impeachment opponents are attacking the process. it sounds like some of these republican house members are trying to sort of maybe carve out a path for them to resist this impeachment of the attorney general. what are you picking up on? what s your sense of things right now? reporter: well, first of all, i would not expect rosa to get a response from the office of the attorney general. they have been pretty tight-lipped with the media, unless they re calling us all