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you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta in washington. we're keeping a close eye on two developing stories this hour. in texas, the state's attorney general is facing an impeachment vote. ken paxton is accused of bribery and abuse of power. the conservative republican says it is illegal and being pushed by corrupt politicians. in washington, meantime, house speaker kevin mccarthy says progress is being made in talks to avoid the nation's first-ever debt default. a short time ago a source familiar with the intense discussions says it is now down to one final sticking point be...

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Out, that means the later the votes will be, pushing them closer and closer to that june 5th default deadline. >> manu, thanks for the long day today. i fear there are some long days ahead but i know you're a veteran of those. manu, thank you very much. a political battle is playing out in austin, texas, as members of the statehouse debate whether to refer articles of impeachment against attorney general ken paxton. on thursday a unanimous vote from a gop-led committee adopted 20 articles of impeachment against paxton including bribery and abuse of public trust. but impeachment opponents are...

But you have toç have moral values and you have to start somewhere. >> coat hangers. when asked about the coat hanger remark, carpenter said that's some of the language that some of the african-americans used on the floor of the statehouse debate. it seems that moral values of bubba carpenter does not include a role for women's health and safety. the new law goes into effect today. it makes it impossible for women in mississippi to obtain a safe, legal, medical procedure to which they have a constitutional right. an abortion. joining us from washington to tell us exactly how it restricts rep...