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That plane thank you. well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world u.s. backed syrian forces say they're making slow advances into the last village held by islamic state jihad a spokesman says that troops are battling militants holed up in underground tunnels in grooves which is near the iraqi border in eastern syria the offensive resumed on sunday after a deadline for militants to surrender expired. u.s. president donald trump's twenty twenty budget proposal has been delivered to capitol hill you see it right there he's seeking eight point six billion d...

Spending is hugely important for many republicans in the senate, many republicans in the house, and the president. if you want to get that, you have got to do the non-defense domestic spending. that's why there's a deal and it's going to kind of grab the middle and lose the polls, but that's where they're at. >> i would note, there was always a split among republicans on sequestration because many are hawks. i was a fan because it was our one chance to actually cut some spending. and we are going to do away with it because this is washington. >> to force some tough choices. it is a gimmick in ...

Spending. here we are with a deal. we are still combing through and trying to get a sense of it. sounds like increase spending overall close to $300 billion over the next two years, harris. >> harris: i'm looking bill lift the debt limit which we know they needed to do earlier. we saw that request coming from the republican side as reports were popping out about that a week or so ago. you got the tax cuts. ahead of that, you might need to lift the debt limit that request went through. this bill has it a disaster relief for hurricane stricken areas, a four-year extension of the children's healt...

There. >> republicans tested the waters with two options. one, an interim bill that funds the government at current levels through mid-january and includes bumps that increase spending, renewal of the controversial domestic fisa program, and some assistance for children's health insurance. the second, stand-alone $81 billion supplemental disaster spending bill for hurricane damage. in the wildfires in california. some say republicans waited too long to do all of it and spent too much time focusing on the tax bill. speak at the bottom line is we haven't even seen anything. they are so busy with...

Desire to increase our defenses. >> absolutely. good news this week. the president signed into law the fy 18 act that brings us closer to a $700 billion, approximately $100 over the budget. the problem is not the budget caps are still there and the appropriators have to pass legislation and they have to remove those budget caps or -- we fund $549 billion and that means no, i say no, military plus of. that has to be done in the next couple of weeks. they need democratic support to do it. i think they'll likely get it because they'll probably work some deal with the democrats to give them some i...