and the anti aids program credited with saving 25 million lives. why some republicans want to stop funding this popular initiative starting under a i m jonathan capehart, this is the second hour of a special edition of the saturday show. with only seven days left until a potential government shutdown, house speaker kevin mccarthy has sent his caucus home for the weekend with no solution to keep the lights on. but he is still hopeful that he can reach a compromise within conservative hard-liners in his party. on friday, mccarthy told reporters the house will most likely hold its next vote on tuesday. this time, on a series of appropriations bills. the speaker seems to be suffering from a case of blind optimism here. five far-right members have already blocked a measure to started abate on a keep military funding bill twice. demanding even more spending cuts. those demands and republican infighting have left few prospects for a deal on a short term spending bill, which is nec
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