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Thank you for being here everyone. lets get to these top stories at this hour. first, president biden considering drastic measures to avoid a catastrophic debt default. the president now seems open to senate democrats using the so-called nuclear option to raise the debt ceiling, something he previously was against. listen to this. >> -- to raise the debt limit using a carve out with the filibuster to raise the debt limit? >> i think thats a real possibility. >> a real possibility now. getting ri...

Programs will be, once theyre impl implemented, people will support them. >> will you vote for the bill if the hyde amendment, a measure prohibiting federal funds to be used for most abortions, if its part of the final deal? i ask because other progressive members have drawn a line here. >> im against the hyde amendment. the hyde amendment is already law. so in here or not, it doesnt change what is existing law. so what youre seeing is an effort that is unrelenting on the part of the senate lead...

Force a 60-vote threshold. josh hawley saying there are multiple republican senators who wont alou it to pass on that simple majority threshold today. as a result, democrats looking at changing the filibuster rules. they needful unanimity within the democratic caucus. wep eel see if they can get there. >> manu, thank you. that test vote later today. mark zuckerberg has testified now four times before congress since last summer with little fallout for being frank until today maybe. it has more ...

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What is up with this possible test vote that may or may not happen in the next few minutes. but first, what do democrats think of mitch mcconnells offer? were about to ask one democratic senator, chris van hollen, there he is, ready to go after the commercial break. police the january 6 committees secret closed door interview with a top trump doj official. the reporter behind that scoop joins us, live. ♪ ♪ just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see whats possible. as a dj,...

That democrats must act on their own yet intend to block the latest effort in a test vote in the senate tomorrow afternoon. >> theyve had plenty of time to execute the debt ceiling increase and have chosen not to do it. they need to do this. they have the time to do it. and the sooner they get about it the better. >> that is the minority leader of the senate. a few hours after that, president biden was asked for his response? >> ill be receiving -- >> if mcconnell refuses to cooperate what happe...

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Maryland. senator, good afternoon and thank you for being back on the show. >> great to be with you, hallie. >> perfect time to have you on because you would know, has the test vote been postponed? what have you heard from leadership? >> weve put it off for a little while, were looking at the fine print of the mcconnell proposal and within the next 15 minutes well probably have a senate democratic caucus to take a look at it. hallie, to remind people what were talking about, were talking about p...

Postponed the procedural test vote that needs the support of 60 senators which was expected to fail. the reason, because republicans were not expected to offer their support something that leader mcconnell has been saying over and over again. now, there have been discussions among the democratic caucus for a couple weeks, auto im told, about a filibuster carveout, but things really came to a head yesterday with an entire democratic caucus discussed it behind closed doors during their weekly lunc...

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