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$2.1 trillion weve ever had. if i can parrot to when republicans were in the majority when they had the house, the senate and everything, they didnt cut anything. >> thats house speaker kevin mccarthy defending the debt limit agreement hours before the bill barely cleared a republican led house committee. well have a look at where the vote count stands in the full house as lawmakers from both parties continue to criticize the bill. also ahead, were learning more about what was reported...

joining me live from capitol hill is fox senior correspondent chad pergram. chad anything surprise you? we expected it to pass but by this margin? >> pete, it was a robust vote for a bill that no one liked, a bipartisan coalition from both parties supported the bill, but more democrats supported the bill than gop members. 149 republicans voted yes, 165 democrats voted yes. house minority leader hakeem jeffries touted democratic support for the bill. >> earlier today, 29 house republica...

eyes and when she looks im behind her, always be there for her. she makes me feel like home. so far away. she feels like carolina. new york city, today. its hard to understand the way im living. and i know she thinks im never coming home. ♪ but im -- >> lawrence: if youre just waking up, you are not dreaming, that is parmalee performing. "just away," "the girl is mine," "take my name," and this is for ain ainsley. >> ainsley: i love this song, it is very popular in the carolinas. any...

i thought it would be almost impossible. >> we won this public narrative with the support of the american people. between president biden and speaker mccarthy, house republicans won from start to finish. lawrence lawrence president biden also praising it saying this in a tweet. i have been clear that the only path forward is a bipartisan compromise that can earn the support of both parties. this agreement meets that test. other lawmakers on the hill arguing it doesnt go far enough to c...

on camera. a chinese fighter jet comes within 400 feet of a u.s. air force plane. our richard engels dangerous assignment inside an african nation pracactically rurun by a russian mercenary group. how its fueling the war in ukraine mystery solved why the famed venice canal suddenly turned green. and a major comeback for the pitcher diagnosed with cancer just five months ago >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt and good evening im tom llamas in for lester th...

>> this deal fails completely. this is a career defining vote for every republican. >> this group will oppose it. we will continue to fight it today, tomorrow and no matter what happens, theres going to be a reckoning. >> while you were celebrating memorial day, all of our men and women that gave their lives for this great nation and you spent time with your family and friends, this town was cutting another crap deal that will put you more in debt with no real changes whatsoever. >> th...

trapped. the city under fire for trying to demolish the building today. we hear from desperate family members. also tonight, the most brazen attack inside russia yet. drones targeting residential areas in moscow. how president putin is responding tonight. the mass shooting on a boardwalk in florida. nine injured, four of them children while in california, a group of teens attacking these marines. the first big test in congress for the debt deal with a deadline to default just day...

♪ ♪ ♪ deadlocked. 11 days left on the clock and debt ceiling negotiators are moving farther apart. >> much of what theyve already proposed is, quite frankly, unacceptable. is the risk of default only growing? ill speak exclusively to republican senator bill cassidy in moments. and show of unity, president biden gives ukraine fighters a sky-high advantage. >> we have ukraines back. >> after scrapping part of his world trip for debt ceiling talks is the u.s. on shaky ground on th...

saying at least seven suspects, including four long-standing hamas members were arrested, accused of plotting to attack jewish sites. it comes as president biden urges israel to, quote, be more careful to protect civilians in gaza. israels defense minister warning today the war will last more than several months. our richard engel in jerusalem. also tonight, the major storm taking aim at the entire east coast. al roker is tracking it. jury deliberations under way in rudy giulianis ...

president biden gives ukraines fighters a sky high advantage. >> we have ukraines back. >> but after scrapping part of his world trip for debt ceiling talks, is the u.s. on shaky ground on the world stage? national security adviser jake sullivan joins me exclusively from japan. plus go time. president trump readies himself for his biggest gop challenger yet. >> it is easy to be a front-runner and harder to dig in. >> reporter: as the field expands will any crack trumps hold on the pa...