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Benedicts passing is personal. he was born nearby, people lit candles and remember the first german pope in nearly 1000 ye years. >> we were proud, we were very happy someone from germany would become pope. from bavaria very close by. yes, yes. >> he was a very, very upsetting the passing away. even it was suspected i must say quite honestly we will miss him very. >> right now benedicts about eight lies in repose inside the monastery. pope francis reportedly earlier said prayers and gave blessin...

Complicit. what adds to the complicity is the silence. kevin mccarthy and only stefanik have definitely silent about the fraudulent of george santos. i am concerned that he poses a risk. he is the single greatest corruption risk in the united states congress. the 118 congress. which is cause for concern. >> i understand the republicans definitely have their are possible liability in the situation. democrats steve israel hes with the democratic representative on long island. he threw that part of...

Transitory was anything but in the reason because those horrible policies that have come forward over the course of the last two years here in washington, d.c. not only the spending but also the attacks on energy that we seen under the biden administration. >> a recent fox news poll showed two thirds of americans would prefer he not read again but there are no democratic hopeful standing in his way. >> im not interested im very excited for president biden to run for reelection and working to sup...

In the hundred 18 congress will be a temporary one. were very focused on delivering for the american people. its a very interesting contrast given what one of your reporters just articulated. the chaos that has taken hold in the republican caucus as we prepare to kick off the 118th congress on tuesday. >> congressman. lets talk about that chaos. we have, of course, kevin mccarthy still looking for the 218th votes he needs to be speaker. what do you make of whats going on on the other side of the...

Next to you. now to the other top story developing this. our the new year means a new converse as the 118th congress is set to be sworn in on tuesday. capitol hill is bracing for a big fight over who will become speaker in the new republican-led house. with two days to, go republican kevin mccarthy is struggling to secure the voting needs to become the next speaker. now, if the group of hard right into republican lawmakers hold firm, it could be the first time in 100 years that the u.s. house of...

Hes retiring. it is a member of the committee who i have -- protecting the american people who in this case, could audited more if you receive earned income tax credit who pay their share of taxes but big and a big corporations. dont maybe is confident interest in protecting their special interests -- its about the american people about politics. weve got a lot of work ahead and a 118th congress im looking for to -- a meeting the needs of american people like --

Its about the way you act, who you are. >> joining frost, some early, a pennsylvania democrat. shes the first black woman sent to congress from her state. another democrat, robert garcia from california, is the first lgbtq immigrant ever elected to congress. an increasingly diverse republican caucus is heading to washington as well. >> we need black excellence everywhere. >> after winning the newly redrawn district, he will be one of four black republican members of the 118th congress, the most ...

Steve outlines the floor schedule of the first two weeks of the congress. there focus on the people in th first schedule fills up the 118 th congress of the reflective up those concerns reflecting the irs for agents -- agent said crime crisis that th threat from china and securing protections for life and those that stand for it lets bring i our panel. syndicated radio host he was hewitt. and the congressional reporter for politico. that got a bold agenda and they campaigned on it in this contra...

Politicians, policy makers, and political upstarts who were not only making history but making change. house democrats bring in the new year with new leadership. >> hakeem jeffries was elected to lead house democrats in the 118th congress in january. >> replacing nancy pelosi. >> >> i stand on the shoulders of so many people. >> jeffries is the first african american to lead a political party in the house or senate. >> more congressional first in 2023 as the demographics on capitol hill continue...

We are still five days away from republicans taking over the house of representatives. but a standoff between house republicans and president joe biden has already begun. "politico" was first to report that the biden administration has reached out to request for documents and testimony from two incoming republican committee chairmen. in letters to incoming judiciary chair, jim jordan and incoming overnight chair james comber, the white house counsels office writes this, quote, congress has not d...