known, these to always say to me, i made you. so we have cities each other about that. like one, day i m going to be teasing fabulous son. i came behind, you girl. i came behind you. he paved the way, rev. thank, you i ll be watching, take it away. good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, grand juries and grand strategies. in the trump classified document case, they will meet this week. the pro-committee took a first-ever federal indictment of a former president. one who happens to be seeking to return to that office in 2024. trump was one of the few republican presidential hopefuls not to appear at a motorcycle themed campaign event in iowa this weekend. he will be jumping into the race officially this week, along with former new jersey governor chris christie. the number of republicans running continues to grow, even as the rnc adopts rules aimed at narrowing access to the primary debate stage. meantime on the democratic side, president biden this wee
is the crowded gop field playing right into the former president s hands? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the scramble to avoid a historic default on the u.s. debt. president biden and speaker mccarthy are both working the phones tonight as they try to rally support from skeptical lawmakers. cnn is covering the race to pass the agreement from every angle. the stakes right now for the american people and, indeed, the world economic situation are enormous. our correspondents are over at the white house and up on capitol hill. we re getting new details right now and a key democratic leader, congressman james clyburn, is standing by live. we ll get to him in a few moments. first to cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond. what is the latest where you are over at the white house. reporter: this entire negotiation process was driven by the understanding this was
that enough would vote yes, but are they sure? house democrats are going to make sure that the country does not default. period. full stop. this caucus will remain unified with the president and most importantly with the american people in this fight. house democrats stand poised to help, stand poised to be the adults in the room, and we will ensure that we put this crisis behind us. we have two house lawmakers starting us off today. a republican in mccarthy s inner circle and a democrat who voted no on the deal in the rules committee last night, and that right there is where we begin. joining me now is pennsylvania democratic congresswoman and members of the rules committee, mary guy scanlan, thank you for being with us. you voted no in the rules committee, will you vote yes later tonight? certainly that s the function of the rules committee is to bring the bills to the floor, and it s the republicans job to bring the bill to the floor. this is mccarthy s deal, mc
sometimes, there are provisions in the tax code, carried interest that i have problems with. but part of the reasons a terrible idea. can i finish, ali? can i finish my thought? but you are dropping a lot of flags, sir. you all of challenges you re saying things, and let me. let me just, you know what. you got carried interest. i used to be in another place here, can i finish my thought here? that s all i want to do. you brought in taxes, sir? you are good at this, you ve been a politician. ali, i don t think whatever discussion i want to discussion, you talk about taxes in texas and florida. let me finish! you said, they are horrible places to live, i don t agree with that. this all came about because you said, why are not raising taxes on corporations and on people? and i am saying to you when you raise taxes too high, you discourage from people from doing what they want to do. a lot of times they will leave to go to a place, where they get a better re
on the tail, on this particular one, a cardinal, a symbol to many that a past loved one is there. she literally looks like a little angel. and that s what her grandparents had written on the note. a note that reminds us to discover humanity in ordinary places, and in that, we all may find a little grace. katie beck, nbc news, tampa. safe travels little grace kelly. and on that very beautiful note, i wish you all a very good night. thinking about chris murphy and that spiritual renaissance we all needed. f our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. well, if you re wondering who won the debt ceiling deal, the proof is in the vote in the house of representatives. the total vote was 314 in favor, 117. opposed 165 democrats voted for it, 149 republicans voted for it. 71 republicans voted against it, and only 46 democrats voted against it. more democrats supported this bill than republicans, because this