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thats two months sooner than they had originally planned. now, you know the tradition here. iowa is usually the first state to vote. so its also thinking about pushing up its caucus. our political reporter, shannon is in des moines for us today. is that going to be the plan? if new hampshire moves up, iowa has to move up. were talking about december, mid-december, could we go as early as november sthp. >> possibly not november, but definitely potentially december. i have to tell you, t...

Significant support. but he had before this bump lost a lot of ground among independents in particular. and he had a tough challenge -- has a tough challenge to motivate his base and appeal to independents which is the way that you win presidential elections. >> his own personal primary. >> exactly. so i think this is still a serious challenge. he needs more than a bump. he needs sustained economic growth and kind of better labor market. otherwise, hes going to have trouble appealing to some of ...

And he had a tough challenge -- has a tough challenge to motivate his base and appeal to independents which is the way that you win presidential elections. >> his own personal primary. >> exactly. so i think this is still a serious challenge. he needs more than a bump. he needs sustained economic growth and kind of better labor market. otherwise, hes going to have trouble appealing to some of his core constituents, hispanics and others -- >> michaels right, which brings the first part of the con...

budget cuts before he agrees to raising the debt ceiling. and then theres the democrat-controlled senate. >> we shouldnt be drawing lines in the sand. we should be willing to work together. >> treasury secretary tim geithner says the u.s. could hit its $14.3 trillion debt limit tomorrow but he can keep the country out of default until august. so there is time. what they really lack on capitol hill is common ground. today -- republican risk, reward and rhetoric with senate republica...

money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> boehner wants $2 trillion in budget cuts before he agrees to raising the debt ceiling. and then theres the democrat-controlled senate. >> we shouldnt be drawing lines in the sand. we should be willing to work together. >> treasury secretary tim geithner says the u.s. could hit its $14.3 trillion debt limit tomorrow but he can keep the country out of default until august. so there is time. what they really lack on capitol hill is ...

"the washington post" that the president actually asked about the possibility of closing the case before it went to trial. good evening. im brooke baldwin. you are watching cnn. i want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. but lets get straight to that breaking news out of washington. president trump reportedly asking attorney general jeff sessions whether it would be possible to drop the criminal case against the former maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio. an...