that is the turf four the brand new season of the all-american concert series. this is week two. last week i was forced to miss, i was on assignment. not here. but we are park with parmalee. lawrence: and blanco brown. ainsley: they also sing carolina which is really popular song. lawrence: take my name. ainsley: they are great. lawrence: girl is mine. brian: i listen to the highway. i listen to the highway everyday. and my family wants to kill me. but there is not a day goes by where those songs aren t played. that s how popular and sustainable they re. lawrence: so you listen to the music. ainsley: and not fox news. brian: i go back and forth. sometimes i need a break. one more day on debt ceiling and my head is going to explode. i do this. i was somebody, when i first started this job we started with country music. wife are we doing country music? now is my favorite music. ainsley: what changed you why do you love it now? brian: i grew up and became
well, we served six years together here in the house i know what he believes. i know his principles and i ve seen his record since he went to florida. i d be really excited to have him as president those are a couple of the lawmakers who are already endorsing ron desantis for president in 2024. the florida governor was on capitol hill yesterday trying to win more support for a campaign that he hasn t officially launched, but was desantis outmaneuvered yesterday by his biggest rival? plus, we ll have the latest developments in two high profile shootings. in both cases the victims made the simple mistake of going to the wrong house. and also ahead we ll break down the massive settlement that fox news agreed to pay for airing false claims about election fraud, and we ll explain why the legal issues for the network are far from over. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, april 19th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll
ainsley: we will have a lot of fun throughout the next three hours. should we get some news? lawrence: serious business. ainsley: the senate passing a bill overnight to raise the debt ceiling until 2025, days before the default deadline. 11 amendments failed as the senate rushed to get the bill to the president s desk, who does plan to sign it into law and address the nation tonight. the final senate vote tally was 63-36. brian: some items in the debt deal include suspending the debt ceiling until 2025. moving it away from the election process. cutting back irs spending 10 billion. capping nondefense spending and work requirements in order to receive given government assistance work fair. west virginia senator joe manchin is calling out the g.o.p. for taking credit for a fast track gas pipeline included in the bill saying, quote: success has many fathers but failure is an orphan, well, i guarantee you i was an orphan there for a long time because i was the only one on the fro
he threatened to become the first speaker to default on a national debt, which took over 230 years to accumulate. folks, you ve got to ask yourself, what are maga republicans in congress doing because this is not your father s republican party. this is a different deal that was president biden in his trademark aviators criticizing house speaker kevin mccarthy after he previewed house republicans proposal to raise the debt ceiling the gop conference is hoping vote on and pass their still unreleased plan by the end of next week. mccarthy has revealed very few details about the bill they include capping nondefense spending and future budget increases. it s also expected to include work requirements for eligible recipients of federal assistance programs including medicaid. mccarthy can only afford to lose four republican votes on any debt ceiling bill. joining us now communications strategist and former aid to house speakers ryan and boehner,