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saying he feels closer to a deal today than he has before, but not everyone in his party is as optimistic. one top republican negotiator warning the deal is still teetering on the brink and could fall apart entirely. meanwhile, the national deficit continues to soar to new heights and treasury secretary janet yellen says there are only eight days remaining to pay america's bills. is everyone on board? >> reporter: we'll see about that. he came in to the capitol this morning and told reporters he's feeling optimistic and thinks progress has been made and really they're focused on a ...

Covid. he has taken, in less than four years, this purple progressive state, a swing state, and turned it into a pretty solid red one. >> and he's pretty emboldened, isn't he? because now desantis is directly attacking trump in interviews, calling him fiscally irresponsible, bashing his covid and immigration policies, which up until now desantis has not been doing because he benefitted from the relationship with trump. so what's happening now, this kind of aboutface? >> well, he has freed himself with this announcement that he is in the race. he had been very oblique in his criticism of trump ...