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warships. alexandria hoff has more. alex. >> alexandria: the reaction is more muted than the visit from nancy pelosi last summer. this dynamic does shift day-by-day and yesterday an aircraft along with three vessels were spotted near taiwan. china foreign ministry told reporters the u.s. was coniving with taiwan and the ministry said china will take firm and forceful measure to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. these are threats chalked up to china simply deploying intimidation tactics. republican congressman michael mccaul, who led the delegation, said this o...

issues tonight, the first developments in the long running criminal investigation into his son. cnn has exclusive reporting that hunter biden's attorneys who you can see here met with justice officials today. prosecutors are still weighing to bring several tax charges and a false statement charges against the president's son. then there is the other big issue hovering over joe biden. that's his age. he will be 86 at the end of his term. we'll tell you what he's saying about that today that's different from what she's saying before. plus, the case about richard blossom. this man has b...

united states and around the world. i'm christine romans. house republicans say they have done their part to avert a national and global financial crisis by passing a bill to lift the debt ceiling. >> yeas are 217 and nays 215. the bill is passed. >> the republicans hope the bill they pass odd wednesday to include the deep federal spending cuts they want. speaker kevin mccarthy addressed mr. biden directly in remarks a short time later. >> you said at the very beginning we had to show you a plan even though the democrats have shown no plan. not only did we show you a plan we are th...

overtime. the heat had a two point lead in the extra period. and with time winding down, bucks didn't get a shot off. just a stunner in this one as miami wins it in five. listen to what janiceuary giann when asked if he thinks this season with was a failure for the bucks? >> do you get a promotion every year? no. so you work hard. yes or no? no. every year you work, you work towards something, towards a goal. and i did which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family, to able -- i don't know, provide the house for them or take care of your parents. you work towards...

was. does he wait to get into the race? because there is, i think a benefit to focusing on his agenda and also staying above the fray when it comes to a lot of the republican politics that are playing out. but at the same time, and i think the reason they're trying to announce as early as next week is because they want to get this fundraising operation underway and they really want to start energizing voters around him, especially those who are skeptical about his age and also whether he's progressive enough to continue in the white house. that was going to be one of my questions, wh...