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it for them. >> but what can his party accomplish without control of the house? house democratic leader hakeem jeffries joins me exclusively next. and crime and punishment. concerns about crime contribute to a democratic mayors loss and now the president sides with republicans on blocking a local d.c. criminal justice law. are democrats vulnerable on crime ahead of 2024? ill speak exclusively to new york city mayor eric adams in moments. plus, sidestepping trump. dueling republican eve...

hello and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, im paula newton ahead right here on "cnn newsroom." >> the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. >> 15 ballot votes later, and kevin mccarthy is finally the new speaker of the house. when you look at all the drama and of course the historical background of this long battle. and...

The president is betting with this extreme republican majority in the house that hes going to look like a moderate in comparison to policies that go way beyond what the american people voted for in november. its an open question because there is a strong desire, jamie, for change and for cutting spending, but when you have the tea party group pushing the republicans as far as theyve gone, its anyones guess how it will play out. >> jamie: tony, you have the speaker saying -- speaker boehner, were...