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hi there, everyone, here we go again. its 4:00 in new york. at this hour, the house of representatives is completely and totally paralyzed. it is unable and incapable of swearing in members, forming committees, setting rules for itself, passing legislation even in the case of an emergency, couldnt do any of those things. its a state of chaos and paralysis that is unprecedent ed in modern american history and it is all because the new republican house majority cannot agree on who should...

world. this is a special edition of "the situation room" and the vote for speaker. >> good evening to you, wolf. good evening to all. im erin burnett. were following kevin mccarthys failure to lock down the votes he needed to win that speakers gavel, wolf. >> that fight plunging the republican party right now into a truly historic struggle on the floor. as of tonight, despite losing three votes, mccarthy remains defiant, refusing to give up, despite a band of some 20 right wing lawmake...

daniel ellsberg. they failed. and today he is still warning the american people about the dangers of unchecked military power. but are they listening? daniel ellsberg, welcome to hardtalk. glad to be with you. its a great pleasure to be at your home. now, you have lived a long and a very full life. and i guess the truth is, you know that you will always be associated with one extraordinary decision you took to leak the pentagon papers. does it bother you that that is the thing that peo...

security officials are kept in the dark about them. only the president, some members of his cabinet, or a near cabinet level official, could authorize other government officials to no details of these special access programs. now trumps fellow republicans, who had already stuck their neck out for him, without knowing all the facts, -- always dangerous -- were left exposed. and struggling to explain why it was, actually find that the ex president kept nuclear documents in the basement o...

"cnn newsroom." >> good to be with you. thailand is reeling right now after a massacre inside a child care center. at least 36 people were killed, including 24 children. they were gunned down or stabbed. the children inside were sleeping at the time. >> investigators say the shooter was an ex-cop who had been fired and just appeared in court on drug charges. one of the teachers described the moment she saw the shooter. >> translator: around noon i saw him enter the gate. the staff was ...

for the planets prosperity, and the us energy secretary explained what her country was doing to tackle soaring oil and gas prices. i also heard from the boss of plane—maker boeing about how the post—covid bounce was helping it put years of turbulence in the rear—view mirror. but it wasnt all doom and gloom because we also celebrated a year of huge growth for womens sport. wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you...

president lula is expected to attend the wake on tuesday before the funeral procession. pele died on thursday aged 82. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur and today im in beautiful northern california to meet the man once described by henry kissinger as the most dangerous in america. in 1971, that man, my guest daniel ellsberg, leaked the so called pentagon papers. he exposed decades of us government lies about the war in vietnam. t...

the saudis share that urgency. >> reporter: despite how those production increases were only fleeting, biden says he has no regrets about the trip. >> no. the trip was not essentially for oil. the trip was about the middle east and about israel and rationalization of positions. >> good afternoon, everybody. >> reporter: the administration now contemplating next steps, including tapping into the strategic reserves again despite saying 48 hours ago that wasnt on the table. >> were not co...

you cant be. because in a democracy, the government has a moral and legal obligation to tell you the truth, always. period. and that makes sense because in a democracy, you are not a subject or a mere consumer, youre a citizen. you are a shareholder in the system. you are an owner of it. the people who run your government are your employees. theyre like your cleaning lady. you may appreciate the work they do, good job, but the minute you catch them stealing your cuff links, you fire th...

soon as december. and herschel walker now says hes not backing down despite the abortion scandal rocking his campaign. ma maggie haberman joins me this hour on donald trumps decision to back walker despite his checkered past. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." lets begin our coverage in ukraine where a furious counteroffensive is now sweeping russian troops out of territory. moscow has held for months. cnn is your national security editor. nick paton walsh is joining us li...