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to remove trump from their. ballots california says not so fast. why? well, i will as the california secretary of state. this is all happening as republican presidential contenders are gearing up for the first major test. the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primaries, there just a couple of weeks away. who has the most at stake in these early contests? well ask our political panel this hour. plus, our culture critics are here to ring in the new year. we are looking at the biggest momen...

but the debt deal just pass a crucial test. >> not one republican should vote for this deal. its a bad deal. >> how much confidence do you have in the speaker right now? >> none. zero. >> speaker lying about the way hes characterizing this bill? >> yes, hes lying. >> but members of the house freedom caucus like congressman roy and bishop are struggling to come up with a strategy that block the deal tonight. and theres also a divide over whether to try to oust mccarthy as speaker. now, ...

freeman and omar jimenez. okay, the u.s. has one week left to southeast that the myth crisis before facing the fall. sources tell cnn that white house officials and gop negotiators are getting closer to an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, and zane is on the story. are we on the verge of a deal? >> i think that the major disaster that we were talking about on tuesday as more or less been a voted for now. i am some optimistic based on what i am hearing. i think i am getting the impre...

democrats at this time. >> the whistleblower doesnt make committee rules, sir. >> that happened. jim jordans weaponization of government hearing goes off the rails. his so-called fbi whistleblowers are getting paid by a trump supporter and recently had their security clearances revoked. thats just one example of how toxic the republican brand has become as speaker kevin mccarthy allows the most extreme members of his caucus to run wild. also tonight, the rapidly growing field of repu...

"cnn newsroom." were grateful to you have this afternoon. im boris sanchez. >> hi, everyone. it im jessica dean. political lines deepening, law enforcement preparing for what would be a first in american history. the criminal indictment of a former president. the key witness in a case against donald trump is expected to be challenged today before a grand jury in new york. a former legal advisor to michael cohen telling cnn testifying at the request of donald trumps attorneys. look at v...

what he said about al or, what he said about the antichrist being gay, what he said about is land been internally violent, the republican party got a pass on it, because unfortunately, -- >> of all the people to choose from on the, right nikki haley shows. him remember that. mehdi, great show as always, enjoy the rest of your evening off. coming up on ayman, election denialism, fox -- the lies trump was peddling, but still, they broadcast them to millions of viewers. now, those lies li...

for access into even greater doubt. well explain all that and more. im ayman, lets get started. >> election denialism and conspiracies have a stranglehold on republicans. sitting politicians, party activists, everyday registered republicans. the idea that elections, multiple elections, plural here, have been stolen and that its only republican elections that have been stolen is now common wisdom from many corners of the gop. just last night, the michigan republican party elected christ...

biggest maybe truisms hes eve spoken >> thank you, my friend. and thanks to you at home fo being here it came as a shock, near the end of the january six committees sixth hearing last summer when vice chair, liz cheney, dropped a bombshell. the prospect of witnes tampering in the investigation >> first, here is how on witness described phone call from people interested in that witnesses testimony. quote, what they said to me is as long as i continue to be team player that they know ...

of tomorrow. >> chris, the question o accountability in our american democracy seems increasingly vaporous >> it certainly. doesnt it has for a long time its partly why trump exists but why would, is anyone gonna get him question >> the fifth avenue school o accountability, its one of th biggest maybe truisms hes eve spoken >> thank you, my friend. and thanks to you at home fo being here it came as a shock, near the end of the january six committees sixth hearing last summer when vice ...

politics and the misinformation surrounding this derailment. we will also unpack the warning the u.s. is sending to china. they are taking a big risk if they provide lead little assistance to russia in its war on ukraine. i am simone sanders thompson, and i have something to say. we are following new developments in that investigation of that ohio train derailment. federal and local officials are expecting a live news conference any minute now and it will be happening in east palestine...