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Robert, what are the instant reviews of what we witnessed tonight? >> the instant reviews are the gridlock continues. there is only so much congress can do. luis gutierrez indicated the proposal a few feet away from him, head of the freedom caucus outlining his problems with the spending bill. and the president outlined some themes, outlined some positions, but it's really those bickering lawmakers who have to come to some kind of reconciliation. >> robert, as you well know, presidents, after they give state of the union addresses, usually go out on the road and they sell it, and there's kind ...

But it's really those bickering lawmakers who have to come to some kind of reconciliation. >> robert, as you well know, presidents, after they give state of the union addresses, usually go out on the road and they sell it, and there's kind of an organized rollout campaign. let's talk turkey here. what's the chance in the next 12 hours through the president's own deeds, words and/or actions on twitter. we'll have a fresh lead and the speech will be way in our rearview mirror. >> these set pieces used to be defining moments in presidencies, not so much in the age of twitter. brian, you're right,...

Ana cabrera in new york live in the cnn newsroom. thanks for being with us. congress agreed to get something done, rare development in the nation's capital. we're not used to saying action and unity in congress in the same sentence. what motivated the bickering lawmakers to join together? russia. congress agreed on a bill to punish moscow for meddling in the 2016 election and if passed, the sanctions bill would also give congress unprecedented ability to block the trump administration from easing sanctions on russia. also new tonight, a stunning report on the most powerful law enforcement offi...

>> i'm christine romans. house speaker john boehner says no way to the president's plan. he has another solution and it's simply says, spend less. >> i'm ali velshi. congressional websites crash. what president obama said that had a number of websites going off-line. details coming up on this "american morning." thanks for being with us. tuesday, july 26th. welcome to "american morning." we all stayed up later than usual last night to get a chance to hear from the president about this debt ceiling showdown as well as from the house speaker. >> and still divided this morning. they a...

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