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Safety, public health and economic opportunity must go hand and hand. thats why i advance the name of hakeem jeffries from brooklyn new york, for the next speaker of the 118th congress. [applause] is c. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, to nominate the gentleman from florida, mr. donalds. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, no matter what side of the aisle were on, no matter what your political persuasion, one thing i...

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0 relentless in the face of this gridlock happening in washington. the dow is up today. >> the reason for that, the longer this goes on, theres likely to be gridlock in congress the next two weeks and wall street likes gridlock because nothing changes. >> sandra: see you tomorrow, john. thanks for joining us. im sandra smith. >> john: well see you tomorrow. im john roberts. "the story" with martha starts right now. >> martha: all right. breaking news. continuing coverage this afternoon of a clif...

Were less than a day away from the start of the 118th congress, and kevin mccarthy is miles away from his much coveted speakership. the last thing mccarthy needs right now is an unforced error. sort of like george santos, the newly elected representative from new york who fabricated pretty much all of his resume. mccarthy has refused to say anything about the newest member of the caucus. maybe hes waiting until the dust settles, which could be a while. last week, we learned he lied about his hig...

Inside mccarthys cliff hanger, over my shoulder in the dome, the opening day of a different sort than the one that you, jonathan, eagerly anticipate the 118th congress at noon, and, jonathan, as kevin mccarthy, house republican leader of california wakes up this morning, he doesnt know if hell be speaker. in fact, his team expects, as brandon buck just alluded to a few minutes ago, expects this is going to go to multiple ballots for the first time in a hundred years. mccarthy doesnt know if hes ...

As we head into this vote, no one, even the leaders team himself can tell you exactly where this is headed. >> all eyes will be on the house today. the senate is coming in too. new members coming in, saying good-bye to long serving members, and mitch mcconnell will become the longest serving party leader in the senate. tell us about his trick for staying in power. what does the future hold for him. are we going to see him run for reelection again? >> jonathan, you remember that senate republican...

Powerful positions in washington. the vote comes as members from the house and senate return to the capitol to mark the start of the 118th congress. republicans regained control of the house in the midterm elections and mccarthy needs 218 votes in order to secure the top job. in the senate democrats remain in control with chuck schumer as the majority leader. mccarthy has made a number of concessions in an effort to secure votes, but his attempts to persuade some of his fellow republicans to bac...

Caucus to present for election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress the name of the honorable hakeem jeffries, representative-elect from the state of new york. [ cheers and applause ] >> good job. thank you. [ applause ] >> the names of the honorable kevin mccarthy, a repre representative-elect from the state of california and the honorable hakeem jeffries, a representative-elect from the state of new york have been placed to nomination. are there furth...

Number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. the 118 congress convenes, one republican who says he will vote yes for kevin mccarthy for speaker is already facing calls to resign. heres new york congressman elect george santos moments ago walking into an office on capitol hill. hes facing a federal investigation after he admitted he lied about key parts of his background, including education and job history. now the brazilian authorities will revive a fraud case against george santos datin...

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