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to protect commercial ships in the red sea. countries joining the security group include the uk, france, canada, bahrain, norway and spain. it comes after the energy giant, bp, suspended its shipping operations through the red sea because cargo vessels are being attacked by houthi rebels from yemen. this is the route taken by around 12% of world shipping which then passes through the suez canal. but several major freight companies have now stopped passing through here. because of the r...

prevents the worst possible crisis, default for the first time in our american history, economic recession, millions of jobs lost and protects key priorities, accomplishments and values that congressional democrats and i fought long and hard for. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy have a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. we will go through what is in the agreement and the reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. we have new reporti...

♪ ♪ >> mike: speaker of the house kevin mccarthy and president biden announcing they have reach ad death deal in principle. hoping for a vote in the house on wednesday. welcome to fox news live im mike emanuel. speaker mccarthy touting the deal big win for republicans as lawmakers raise to finalize and pass the agreement. senior correspondent chad pergram. god bless you, lucas. chad lets start with the latest from the hill. chad: it was hard to get a deal but maybe harder just to p...

inning spending, consequential reforms that will rein in government overreach. there are no new taxes, no new government programs. ♪ jason: here is what we mow is in the deal: it suspends the debt ceiling until after 2024 election, no increase in non-defense spending for the next fiscal year, and it caps it at 1% the following fiscal year. it also increases defense spending and money for veterans. were also learning it claws back some unspent covid-19 pandemic funds and cuts nearly $...

russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv in what appears to be the largest drone attack on the ukraine capital since the start of the war. britains government is discussing plans for supermarkets to cap the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living crisis. and we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. the people of turkey have gone back to the polls ...

♪ ♪ tom: its the christmas season. which is according to andy williams the most wonderful time of the year. but not everyone is into that and theyre tired of all of the good cheer but would it surprise you to know a new study find that declining invitations to holiday parties is actually good for you. many people say yes to invites when they want to say no. you see theyre afraid their friend will be angry and cross them off future party lists. but researchers found, quote, people t...

there is a roughly one in four chance that the us will hit the so—called x—date, when the us government runs out of money to pay its bills without a deal to raise the debt limit. that is according to the banking giantjp morgan chase. and they say the odds are getting worse. that forecast comes after house speaker kevin mccarthy said on wednesday that he thought progress could be made, but warned the two sides remain far apart. republicans are warning that any deal must cut future f...

>> look, i think its highly unlikely donald trump has ever read mine comp. >> they attack what he said, but if you come back to the root of the issue, its what a lot of american people agree with him on. >> remember when trumps first wife said he kept a book of hitlers speeches by his bedside? now hes echoing nazi rhetoric, and as unusual, republican politicians are coming to his defense. >> also, new reporting on justice clarence thomas, and his quest to live like the jones while serv...

officially voting to impeach state attorney general, ken paxton. under state law, hes now temporarily suspended from his duties as he now awaits a senate trial. some of the counts included bribery, obstruction of justice, dereliction of duty, and fitness for office, abuse of public trust. this follows years of legal and ethical struggles -- and most controversial a.g.. texans called the -- most of the top texas republicans have been now mont the tub lick. -- with us now, nbc news corre...

december 16th, im ali velshi. we begin this morning with a justice served. a pair of election workers were terrorized by don trump supporters. yesterdaya ry awarded ruby freeman and shaye moss a total of 100 and $48 million in damages as a result of their civil this defamation lawsuit against really giuliani who repeatedly and falsely accused him of carrying out a elaborate election fraud scheme without producing a shred of evidence that could withstand scrutiny. the verdict is a new l...