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Power they we would throughout the democratic party. >> but which side has the upper hand? moderates control the policy. that's because democrats hold narrow margins in the house and senate. that dictates what can pass liberals control the politics. there is strength in numbers, bret. >> bret: what's the timeline here. >> the best case scenario is probably two weeks even if they had a deal today then you are into thanksgiving. they are a long ways off from final language. the other major deadline is december 3rd. that's when lawmakers must fund the government to avoid a shutdown and there will...

That was speaker pelosi's initial goal yesterday, after he left her caucus for that morning meeting. of course, that wasn't able to happen, because progressives would have tanked that bipartisan infrastructure bill. they also would have liked to see something passed before tuesday's virginia governor's race. that doesn't look like it's going to happen. all of the timetables, though, were artificial, and what they did last night before leaving town is they gave themselves a little bit more breathing room to get this done. passing the surface transportation bill that allowed highway funding to c...

>> reporter: despite pelosi's efforts, nine house progressives refused to vote on the infrastructure bill with only a framework of the bill the back better bill even blocking a proposed infrastructure vote yesterday saying they need to know what is on the other bill. here's what republican congressman james comeare said. >> in the end progressives will get what they want because they were not budge. nancy pelosi can only boost four votes. >> arrested extend expiring transportation funding pushing it to december 3rd, the same deadline they gave themselves to figure out the debt ceiling and gove...

Catching allies by surprise. and that's something obviously president biden did not take well to. we'll see how the world leaders receive him on the afghanistan withdrawal and other issues as well, jake. >> kaitlan collins traveling with the president in rome. thanks so much. here in washington, d.c., democrats bought themselves a little more time to work out their differences on the so-called build back better act. roughly $1.75 trillion in social safety net programs on everything from clean energy to universal pre-k to affordable housing. cnn's manu raju is on capitol hill where a brand-ne...

This 'em to december 3rd. that gives more time to have discussions. that sets up the next big date, the next big deadline, the next big showdown maybe between moderates and progressives. that was the fight yesterday on kweul. progressives in one place, moderates in the other. progressives arguing they cannot trust their democratic colleagues in the senate. namely, john mann chin and kyrsten sinema arguing they needed clearer assurances that those two senators were going to be behind the $1.75 trillion framework the president laid out yesterday morning to the house democratic caucus. obviously ...