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Despite that show of unity, and a half the amount of political capital that gives leader jeffries, the country still has no members of congress right now. not one has been sworn in. no one has been seated. so for the unified democrats in the house, whats the endgame? how they work around the dysfunction of the house republicans so that the 118 congress is seated and ready to actually govern? joining us now is claire mccaskill, former u.s. senator from missouri, and an msnbc analyst. clare, wow. ...

For a clean sweep of the series. victory will secure a position in the world test championship final in june. belinda clark has become the first female cricketer to have a statue cast of her. the monument to the former australia captain was unveiled today at the sydney cricket ground. clark retired in 2005 after winning two world cups and said the sculpture encapsulates "being able to have a go, to be courageous, to take on those challenges and break convention". she played 15 tests and 118 0dis...

Speakers gavel, and abide the will of the american people. the decisions we make in the 118th congress are critical to the future of our country. the decisions we make, the legislation we pass, as a republican majority, must have the support of the american people. we have a crisis on every corner in america. and the american people are expecting republicans to bring this much-needed change. we must come together today and implement that change. to those of you outside of washington that are wat...

Victories on rules and keeping costs down and given us victories with winning the majority back. im so proud to be a part of majority making class and hes earned my trust and hopefully he will earn your trust and hes got 90% of us in the conference. when is the last time any of us had 90% approval ratings? kevin mccarthy, youre going to see up there, is over 90% approval ratings if you want to make history, lets do it the right way. we need a conservative fighter to help the country get back on ...

That speakers gavel and abide the will of the american people. the decisions we make in the 118th congress are critical to our country. the legislation we pass must have the support of the american people. we have a crisis on every corner in america, and the american people are expecting republicans to bring this much needed change. we must come together today and implement that change. to those of you outside of washington that are watching, kevin mccarthy and this republican majority understan...

To work for the american people. we will do so under leadership of hakeem jefferys who has a plan for the american people. therefore, as vice chair of the democratic caucus, im directed by the vote of our caucus to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress representative-elect from the state of new york, hakeem jeffries. [ applause ] >> for what purpose does the gentleman from montana rise? >> thank you very much, madam clerk, i would li...

Process that everybody is striving to obtain. were having discussions not within our own party but amongst each other as we walk around around start planning for the legislation that we will need to address over the next two years in the 118th congress that sooner or later, yes, sooner or later we will begin to function as. those are the good days. guess what? our constituents think as they watch us on c span today that this is how every day functions. they think that this is how every bill gets...

So today, lets do whats in the best interest of the american people. lets get to work. lets elect kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house, and at the direction of the republican conference, i advance the name of kevin mccarthy as the next speaker of the house for the 118th congress. [ applause ] >> for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> madam clerk, i rise today to nominate hakeem jeffries for speaker of the house. >> the gentleman is recognized. [ applause ] >> vote after v...

We cannot let personal politics place the safety of the united states at risk. in the statement they want kevin mccarthy to be speaker but how real is this risk and warning? >> reporter: yeah, i mean part of it is an effort to pressure the members to fall if line. part tvof it is reality. this is not a functioning legislative branch of government not functioning because the first step in the new congress, in the 118th congress must be to elect a speaker. after that, they cant organize the commit...

The best interest of the american people, lets get to work, lets elect kevin mccarthy, as speaker of the house, and at the direction of the republican congress. i advance the name of kevin mccarthy as the next speaker of the house for the 118th congress. [ applause ] >> for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> madam clerk, i rise today to nominate hakeem jeffries for speaker of the house. >> the gentleman is recognized. [ applause ] >> vote after vote, democrats stand united ...