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two days after election day in 2020 before the results of the presidential election have even beenio called. president donald trumps chief of staff received a text message laying out a veryte detailed scheme. for keeping donald trump in power. the text was from donald trumps son, don jr. and described in detail the plot to use republican legislatures to keep trump in office regardless of the actual vote count. if that failed, republicans in congress could keep dump in -- keep trump in ...

chaos and dysfunction within the white house during trumps time in office. plus, transportation secretary pete buttigieg is threatening major penalties for southwest airlines amid a massive number of cancellations and delays. well have the latest on the seemingly never-ending travel troubles. and president biden signs a massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law. capping off a year of big wins for the white house. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this...

>> la la la la. >> floyd. >> guys, enough. >> this gets you nowhere. and republicans now realize that. look at desantis and abbott, governors of texas and florida, they didnt just sit back and complain about the border. they took action. and mostled migrant was to blue states. if you want to win, you got to go on offense. you have to put the democrats on the defense. and make the media work for you. were three weeks from the midterms and republicans have momentum. they can play it safe...

"ac 360" meantime starts now. and good evening. it is another night of drama and uncertainty in washington tonight. in a little less than two hours the house will reconvene and test congressmans kevin mccarthy confidence he can win the remaining hold outs he need to become speaker elect and avoid this fate for a 14th straight time. >> a majority of the votes cast, a speaker has not been elected. >> after that losing effort which saw him flip 15 no votes over to his side, the house ad...

were now about an hour away from the house reconvening and hopes to vote immediately or eventually will make him the next speaker of the house. spending the night trying to twist these arms belonging to the six hard right republicans that you see on the screen. it was so close, that absent members some of them came out of surgery or other medical provide tour procedures making they are way to the chamber. all of this has extra resonance. manu, so, we talked to you in the last hour, i...

we should be prepared to be back here doing this same thing when that happens. because especially considering some of the things that mccarthy clearly gave away. i mean in the past theyve been able to do it with democratic help, and mccarthy in theory could do that. but it seems like theyve tried to hold his feet to fire here and say, no, what kevin mccarthy can decide to do is not put it on the floor. >> without getting into the specifics of all the ugly fights that are going to come,...

youll find out the things you disagree upon are not insurmountable and we can finally get to resolutions and get to yes. >> the first test is -- well, first test was electing a speaker and that proved to be quite difficult. but im glad you can laugh about it now. the next one is rules package for anyone out there wonder what that means. its a package that dictates how the congress, the house in particular is going to run for the next couple of years. and its not clear whether or not ev...

hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, im paula newton ahead right here on "cnn newsroom." >> the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. >> 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and...

im ann marie walker. >> im alex march quart in for boris sanchez. >> the house of representatives finally elects a speaker. how kevin mccarthy gets the votes. remarkable progress for damar hamlin and the moment he face timed his teammates from his hospital bed. and new details on the horrific murder of four idaho college students. what were learning from a recently released affidavit and the father of one of the victims tells cnn why he believes the group was targeted. plus, the ...

newsroom" -- >> the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. >> after days of drama, 15 rounds of voting and tense moments on the floor, the house elects a speaker. >> i never thought wed get up here. >> how the drama played out and what it means for the future of kevin mccarthy and the gop. we got our boy. >> excitement from buffalo bills players on safety damar hamlin. the latest on his condition and more on that moment when he facetimed his teammates. california slamm...