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continuing coverage of the speaker of. kevin mccarthy has finally been sworn in as speaker after winning on a historic 15th ballot. >> it is now my solemn responsibility to hand over the peoples gavel to a son of bakersfield, a former -- of a firefighters household. the gentleman from the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118 congress, kevin mccarthy. [applause] >> that was easy. i never thought we would get up. here you know my father was told me, it is not how you...

and it appears, though obviously it is not done yet. that kevin mccarthy may in fact have the votes. steve, can you give us a bit of a history lesson here. compare this to any other time in modern history. >> any other time in modern history there is none because,, the last time the speakers vote went past one ballot was 1823, but, we will come right back to this, but just to put in some perspective, what the history of this is, you are looking at here, this is every speakers race in h...

administration is responding to it. we begin with matt. >> edward, day after day, we watch as so many of those migrants cross in to the united states right here in eagle pass, texas. were seeing something unprecedented. the state of texas is bolstering its border here. these cargo containers were brought in before christmas and now over the past two days, we have watched as the national guard has put razor wire on top of those shipping containers. governor greg abbotts office tells us ...

exactly three weeks until election day. rankings out this morning show a slight shift in favor of the gop. races in california and oregon have gone from leaning democrat to toss-up. the current forecast of 15-seat majority victory for republicans. thats a wider margin than even a week ago. a path for democrats does still exist. house minority leader kevin mccarthy. >> you take nothing for granted. we have to continue to fight for the next 21 days. the issues are really very important. ...

but at what price? speaker mccarthy in the republican caucus begins a glimpse at the chaos that we can perfect over the next two years. we are talking the democratic congresswoman joyce -- and sarah jacobs. also democratic congresswoman about the drama that unfolded on the hill and what means of our democracy. plus, president biden he has always been committed to bipartisanship but he is going to have to work around the house of representatives that is essentially held hostage by extre...

real for biden. im harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." we begin with the nations current tab. more than $31 trillion. the treasury department already said it is prepared to take extraordinary measures before our ability to borrow runs out. but even treasury can only help for so long. it is a number that is so huge that we only have until probably june until we default unless congress takes action. in the past, congress has simply raised the debt ceiling to keep us borr...

garage? >> look, and i think ive been clear about this. we answered questions on this at this podium. youve heard as phil said the president talked about this. he said that he didnt know. he said that he was surprised. he said that he takes classified information and documents very, very seriously. >> martha: that very seriously being put under the microscope in terms of the actual behavior connected to it. the presidents aides are waiting to learn if there are any more unearthed docum...

tightest match ups. >> fetterman, he keeps getting it wrong that extreme radical ideas. >> if you have never had experience of living in pennsylvania how can you effectively fight for pennsylvania? >> ask or send a panel whether either side can move the needle this late in the game. >> the fight lived in pennsylvania i would already cast my vote for john fetterman for many reasons. six then a warning from our house and democrat on the states on tuesday. >> losing this democracy could v...

are elected. even though polls show much less interest by the public now across the board. white house correspondent peter doocy has details tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. >> peter: good evening, bret. things are changing here at the biden white house. the president once told us that inflation was his top domestic priority. now we are told inflation is his top economic priority as he decides to stake his sides midterm chances on abortion access. >> as they say i...

present. >> one of the lawyers on this a very complicated case, thank you very much for making time for us tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> i have to say, i was raised catholic, and theres one thing a takeaway for my catholic childhood, people that are scared, tired, lonely, and cold, in a strange land of the people who we should be caring for. that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now with alicia menendez in for alex. good evening. good evenin...