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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...

this is cnn breaking news. >> two prominent members of the oath keepers are being sentenced for their actions on the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th of 2021. the judge saying the actions of stewart rhodes, the founder and leader of the far right group oath keepers amounted to domestic terrorism, that he is going to be sentenced to 18 years in prison. kelly meggs also being sentenced. we have cnn crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz joining us. this just broke. tell us the very latest. >> reporter: right, so the judge has just delivered the sentence to stewart rhodes. ...

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 ...

a superstar for the ages, and we reflect in a moment on one of the biggest voices and losses in music history. but first, we begin tonight with the breaking development in the 2024 presidential race. the man who is viewed by many pundits as the biggest threat to donald trump to the republican nomination. he just made it official in a post on trump's old turf, twitter. >> righting the ship requires restoring sanity to our society. truth must be our foundation. and commons's can no longer be an uncommon virtue. we need the courage to lead and the strength to win. i am ron desantis, and...

things were developing. >> that default was not an honest. and mccarthy even had said that it would be, quote, possible to get a deal by the end of the week, last week. this past week. signs of renewed discourse bill back out yesterday when republican aides paused the discussion saying that it was, quote, not productive. democrats and republicans remain far apart a number of issues including spending cuts and work requirements for federal -- mccarthy said is a red line for him. talks between congressional republicans and the white house have yet to resume. yesterday mccarthy made his...