nation s debt limit after a last-minute rewrite. and we re tracking the speaker s efforts to get gop holdouts to get in line. joe biden strikes a landmark deal to send a nuclear submarine to south korea for the first time in 40 years. the president and his south korean kocounterpart going to n lengths to deter kim jong-un and his escalating nuclear threats. and oath, testimony by the woman who alleges that donald trump assaulted her decades ago. cnn was there as e. jean carroll took the stand. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to capitol hill for the latest on the very high stakes showdown over raising the nation s federal debt limit. cnn congressional correspondent jessica dean is following all this. republicans have been scrambling to hold a vote today on their plan to raise the debt ceiling. where do things stand right now? reporter: wolf, the chamber is just here to m
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of process going with north korea have failed with pyongyang not responding to u.s. outreach. instead, the u.s. shifted its focus to south korea. we ve seen more drills, more exercises between the u.s. military and the south korean military, and now this latest step committed to sending a ballistic missile submarine to south korea. it will be an ohio ballistic missile submarine. the uss maine did surface in guam, so perhaps, since it s already on its way there, that might be an important visit we see coming from the u.s. naval fleet. very dramatic moment indeed. thank you very much. let s get reaction right now from democratic congressman, a key member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, thank you for joining us. i know we have a lot to discuss. but first, on this one issue, if speaker mccarthy s debt limit bill passes the house and it s