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Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington, a very late Saturday Night on Memorial Day Weekend but were here for good reason. Were here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. Multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and House Republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nations debt ceiling. Just ten minutes from now House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy will address reporters were told, and then at the bottom of the hour Republican Leaders will brief their fellow colleagues in the gop...

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington, a very late saturday night on memorial day weekend but we're here for good reason. we're here in a crucial moment on debt ceiling talks. multiple sources tell cnn that the white house and house republican leaders have reach an agreement in principle, we should note in principle on raising the nation's debt ceiling. just ten minutes from now house speaker kevin mccarthy will address reporters we're told, and then at the bottom of the hour republican leaders will brief their fell...

Need to figure out a way if there are a lot of republicans defecting, are there enough democrats to vote for it to offset those republican losses? we are told in an effort to sell they're expected to begin tomorrow. this is according to our colleague who was hearing about a briefing that will occur at the white house tomorrow evening with members of the democratic caucus and white house official. we'll see if the president attends that as well, but at least trying to get more details about this deal. but this is all part of the white house effort to try to corral democrats, prevent them from r...

You need a breath mint. xfinity. it's a way better way to watch. at what point does mitch mcconnell begin playing himself? six senate republicans defecting today and criticizing mcconnell for blocking the creation of what would be a commission to investigate the attacks on january 6th, the deadly insurrection. mcconnell admitting his focus is not on finding the truth but on

Closer with six republicans defecting, including senator mitt romney. even that was not enough. republican senator john kennedy called voting for a bill the president would veto a waste of time. >> you can try to teach a goat how to climb a tree but you are better off hiring a squirrel in the first place. the trump proposal will both secure the border and get government open and the schumer proposal would do neither. >> our position on this site is simple. they should not be held hostage. they should not be said, we are not going to pay you unless we get are away on the wall. >> we have a lot ...