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president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military as ukraine celebrates its orthodox christmas, russian—backed forces say they have downed a drone. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was ...

the cap on the $2,000 cap on prescription drugs for seniors, gone. tax credits to lower energy bills, gone. corporate minimum tax, gone. >> president biden making a case why democrats should remain in power next year. we enter the final stretch of the campaign. meanwhile, the majority leader in the senate is caught on a hot mike giving a blunt assessment of several key races. and elon musk now owns twitter. let that sink in. the billionaire brings a meme to life and already showing top...

a critical rebound, or is it the calm before the storm? the data is in and the u.s. economy grew by more than expected last quarter putting an end to a six-month slump and the president is hoping this bounce gives democrats a jolt before election day. but before we discuss the political fallout lets look at the numbers. with cnns matt egan and rahel soloman. break this down for us. does this mean we are out of the woods. >> unfortunately, not so much. great news that the economy bounce...

grabs, dysfunction and this is not a partisan criticism. understand this, its embarrassing, its dysfunctional. its dangerous, its stupid. those are the word that is republicans have used. >> 11 rounds of voting and we still dont have a house speaker. as the deadlock enters a fourth day we have new reporting about another potential deal in the works that just might give kevin mccarthy the gavel. plus, we get the latest from the war in ukraine as russia calls for a brief cease-fire to ob...

im chris jansing in for jose diaz-balart. right now on capitol hill, democratic lawmakers are about to gather for a remembrance event marking two years since the deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol lawmakers, staff and law enforcement fear for their lives after a pro-trump mob stormed the halls of congress. norma torres will account her experience on that terrible day. were day four of an intense speakership battle where a group made up of 2020 election deniers is rebebl belling ...

hemmer. eric adams visited the border over the weekend and his city has received buses full of migrants in recent months. former acting dhs secretary chad wolf calling on the federal government to do more. >> its clear they dont have a good handle whats going on but also clear the rest of the world knows what most americans know which is that border is wide open. >> dana: former chief is standing by. madison is standing by how it is affecting american cities and griff jenkins is in eag...

of staff at the department of homeland security and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. welcome to the programme. its starting to feel a bit like groundhog day on capitol hill. thats because the house is trying again for a third day to elect a speaker of the house. weve now had eight votes. and in all eight, the republican kevin mccarthy has failed to receive enough votes. he hasnt even been able to swing the needle in his favour at all. this is the scene live in the ...

nearly 12 million voters across the country have already cast their ballots for the critical midterm elections. more than 4 million of those ballots have been turned in throughout florida, california, georgia, and texas. the candidates are facing off in some of the final debates of the campaign season after the highly anticipated showdown in pennsylvania. >> john fetterman released a new ad criticizing mehmet ozs response to abortion. oz barely mentioned the debate during a gcampaign e...

this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. im fareed zakaria. today on the program, the first lady of ukraine. i talk to olena zelenska about that frequently forgotten side of war, the human toll. how are ukrainians dealing with the destruction of their cities and towns? how are they fighting winters cold as the country struggles to pump out heat? and can they ever return to life as normal? also, brazils january 8th and i...

today on the program, the first lady of ukraine. i talk to olena zelenska about that frequently forgotten side of war, the human toll. how are ukrainians dealing with the destruction of their cities and towns? how are they fighting winters cold as the country struggles to pump out heat? and can they ever return to life as normal? also, brazils january 8th and its stunning similarities to americas january 6th. we dig into the attack on the capital in brasilia with reporter mac margoli...