3:00 eastern noon pacific, the government runs out of money tomorrow to pay tore key programs. then there s the next deadline after that on the u.s. debt ceiling where the u.s. could default on paying its credit card bills, money they ve already spent. also in the mix, the two massive spending bills on roads and infrastructure and trillions for roads, bridges, child care, climate change, just to name a few. start with the most urgent deadline, chuck schumer says the government could vote today, although likely that vote gets pushed. if that does not happen tomorrow, you re looking at delays in social security, va benefits, closure programs. on the debt ceiling, house speaker nancy pelosi just announced the house will vote to suspend the debt limit. fine, but in the house, chuck schumer wants a simple vote. if this does not get done in the next couple of weeks, the treasury secretary says the loss could be catastrophic. as for those spending bills, the house is planning, key w
wide range of constitutional protections to avoid testifying. from claiming executive privilege to invoking their constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination. whether it is coaxing row luktant witnesses with offers of immunity or bludgeoning them with criminal contempt of congress, lawmakers say they will be ready for whatever obstacles witnesses throw their way. the goal, preventeck lengthy court battles that could derail the january 6th investigation the way trump s sometime stymy s house and senate investigators during his term. we have seen shift in investigations. the washington post reports today that a pair of ohio men have become the first non-violent offenders in the riot to receive jail time for their crimes on january 6th. the post adding the punishment comes after federal judges for months have questioned whether no prison plea deeld offered by the government to low level january 6th defendants are too lenient to defer future protesters from terrorizing mem