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before the u.s. defaults. not everyone is confident a deal can be reached, with at least one top republican negotiator warning a deal could come together as soon as today or fall apart entirely. what is the mood on capitol hill right now? >> reporter: good afternoon. the mood is more optimistic than weve heard in days. negotiators here this morning are saying they think theyre closing in on a deal and really its all about having an agreement on the agreement and hashing out the remaini...

round-the-clock negotiations are on in washington as america faces the very real chance of a potentially catastrophic debt default. house speaker kevin mccarthy saying today he sees progress, but there are still major sticking points that need to be ironed out on everything from spending caps to work requirements. one top republican negotiator warning a deal could be reached as soon as today or they could collapse completely. meanwhile, the national deficit is growing every second, and...

Is on fire to really get people motivated, but there is a little bit of extra time built in, to be fair. today texas attorney general ken paxton is facing an impeachment vote by the texas house of representatives. on thursday, a republican-led house investigative committee unanimously adopted 20 articles of impeachment against paxton, including, bribery and abuse of power. paxton is calling the impeachment recommendation illegal. just a simple majority vote is required for the house to refer t...

Tirelessly around the clock to reach. >> priscilla alvarez, thank you so much. and this hour, texas attorney general ken paxton is facing a potential impeachment by the texas house of representatives. on thursday, a republican-led house investigative committee unanimously adopted 20 articles of impeachment against paxton, including bribery and abuse of power. paxton is calling the impeachment recommendation illegal and just a simple majority vote is required for the house to refer the articles...

The Supreme Court ruling may dissuade lawmakers from bringing such motions on a whim in the future.

Tell you some of them were a little silly but some of them were important. this one rises in my opinion way above that. if these allegations turn out to be true, i certainly hope people quit playing games and move forward. if they dont turn out to be true then he needs to be acquitted and move on. any time a sitting president is accused of asking a foreign government to deal with his adversaries or interfere with an election, thats a serious accusation. ive read a lot of the transcripts and i th...

When they take that oath of office, to support and do they think is right to defend the constitution and our democracy. every one of us. >> harris: there are at least four other democrats have not set how they would vote. i guess we should add this -- we should add you to this list. look at the screen. >> and voting against it tomorrow, i will make it clear. theres no question about how im going to vote. but no decision or recommendation has been made to move forward with an impeachment recommen...

Is bringing back memories of other presidential impeachment proceedings. nbc news senior correspondent tom brokaw has written a new book about the nixon white house before the president resigned. first, nbcs craig melvin takes a look back at the fall of richard nixon. >> it was august of 1973, and the investigation into the break-in at the democratic national committee at the watergate had been in the headline for a year. >> the first president in more than a hundred years to be the subject of a...

Rightly meant for congress? that would be interesting to watch. what does mueller say in his own words? >> and does it cause democrats to say we are a step closer to impeachment? you had almost 90 democrats now on the record saying they are for impeachment. does this get kind of the water break measure of more than 50% of house democrats saying, yes, it is time to impeach this president? >> or what will he say if hes asked this was an impeachment recommendation? how will he answer that question?...

You? >> two things. one, thats elusive. im a former prosecutor. you may not be a target today. that can change very quickly. the second thing is, if hes not a target, the president cant be indicted under basic justice department guidelines in place for decades. then why do they want to interview him? what are they trying to do? guys like me see it theyre trying to create grits for the mill for a potential impeachment if the democrats retake the house. thats not a proper -- >> neil: you dont have...