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♪ the great capitol on the hill has been the home of congress since the year 1800. here the congress of the united states assembles to make the nations laws. congress approved the 19th amendment which provided for the voting rights of women. speaker gillette of the house signed the bill -- ♪ >> december 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> serving their country and the cause of freedom to help other nations strengthen their independence and cure the social chaos in whi...

roy of texas, who was a key negotiator of getting kevin mccarthy elected as house speaker. ♪ lets make a deal. 15th time is the charm. >> the honorable kevin mccarthy is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [ cheers and applause ] >> but after a bruising fight, can kevin mccarthy govern? the man who negotiated the deal to deliver mccarthy key votes, republican congressman chip roy of texas joins me for his first post-vote interview. a lawmaker critical of the rebel...

the media kept touting each ballot as a crushing defeat for ken mccash think -- kevin mccarthy, although he was winning 95% of house republicans. that was especially true late friday night when after flipping most of his opponents to his side, mccarthy lost by one vote. you could see he was stunned as he walks away there, and one ally, mike rogers, made a beeline for matt gaetz who had taken a half step by voting present. not until the early morning our hours yesterday did mccarthy win...

from last night. ive had the distinct pleasure of staying up till three a.m.. >> when i was doing my face tough, i looked at the tv and said i will turn this on. >> i totally feel you because it was a long night. to be honest with you, i thought it was done at around 11:45, when they said they would adjourn until monday, and then in typical d.c. fashion, i dont know what kind of system allows you to change or vote but, its the hill, so you could do whatever you want. >> its the red par...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> right, now president joe biden is in el paso, texas visiting our southern border for the first time as president. amid a record-breaking surge in migration that has strained several american cities and giving republicans a line of criticism at this hour. -- migrant services center which is funded by femas emergency food and shelter program, hes meeting with local officials, faith leaders, and non governmental authorizations who have been critical to supporting migrants, ...

american voices with castro starts right now on msnbc. thank you, reverend sharpton. hello everyone and welcome to american voices. i am in for alicia menendez this hour. we kick off the new year with a finale of political theater in the house of representatives. what it means for doing the peoples business and the year to come. 14 ballots tonight -- kevin mccarthy finally got what he wanted. last night he became speaker of the house, who knew the 15th time could be the charm. instead ...

this hour in our countrys history stands in contrast to a republican party devoid of an agenda, other than serving a disgraced twice impeached ex-president who tried to overturn and steal the results of the 2020 election. president biden described the 2022 election has a, quote, defining moment for the country, denouncing the gops embrace of rhetoric that all too often has resulted in or coincided with violence, most recently with the attack on speaker pelosis husband paul pelosi and h...

conservative or chaotic members of their conference who have put us in this position, but they honestly cant afford to wait around, let this come out and potentially risk not being able to get a set of rules to govern the conference going forward. >> speaking of transparency, jamie gangel, what about the fact weve had so much transparency we havent been in legislative business so the c-span cameramen and women have been able to shoot anything they want as opposed to the government seiz...

the football field last weekend. well be joined by a former basketball player who experienced the very same thing. well have his story and how he used that scary moment to help save lives. plus, the new study that says social media could be changing your kids dreams. thats all ahead on "cnn this morning." it is saturday, january 7th. thank you so much for waking up with us, especially you, alex. good to be with you. >> great to be back with you. how late did you manage to stay up wat...

that began way back on tuesday. along the way, we were treated to an important at times chaotic civics lesson including near fisticuffs live and on camera. friday the fourth day of voefting we saw 15 holdouts switch their allegiance during the 12th and 13th rounds of balloting, and then after an adjournment mccarthy thought he had the needed votes and at 11:00 came to a 14th vote yet one vote shy of a majority. for the first time all week he couldnt hide being visibly angry. lauren boe...