house? absolutely. who controls congress _ the white house? absolutely. who controls congress will _ the white house? s will play - the white house? absolutely. who controls congress will play a - the white house? absolutely. who controls congress will play a big i controls congress will play a big role in the national politics in the next two years and that will have a direct impact on the 2024 elections. we know there are reports that donald trump may announce a second run for the presidency in the coming weeks after the election, so it is very much all tied together in what happens here will make an important impact on the outcome of the overall race. which seems to be going towards the republicans and the democrats hope they will hold on to the senate. ., ., , ., the senate. one of the features of man of the senate. one of the features of many of these _ the senate. one of the features of many of these races _ the senate. one of the features of many of these races is, _ the senate. one of the features of many of these races is, in - the senate. one of the features of. many of these races is, in mi

democrats, that is, the policies of the joe biden administration are at stake 435 seats in congress in the lower housecongress in the house of representatives, its entire composition will be re-elected and 35 of the 100 seats in the upper house, that is, in the senate by republicans predict that there are very good chances to take the house of representatives, as for the senate, it is not defined there, and everything will be decided. perhaps not even immediately there is an option that before december 6, for example, in the state of georgia, they will decide. who will become this last senator, but on the eve of joe biden attended the final rally, which was held in the staff of the mayor's office, by the way, saying witnesses of how dissatisfied people shouted at him from the crowd, this is understandable for the american president. very low approval rating of 36 39% according to various polls and already returning to the white house in the evening, the us president answered journalists' questions regarding his own forecasts for these elections. arranged optimistically, but i'm always optimistic democ

so at the start of the year it appeared very clear that the republicans would sweep both houses of congress that they would take the house of representatives and the senate as well. but this summer the democrats really did pick up a lot of steam in it looked more and more like they would hold on to the senate that they might even be competitive in the house of representatives. especially after that, supreme court ruling that overturned roe v wade to the right to the constitutional right to an abortion that really energized a lot of democratic voters. but really just in the last month or 2 republicans have picked up a lot of momentum in a critical racism. states like nevada and in pennsylvania and georgia were seeing republican candidates who've made up a lot of ground. they are known very competitive races. we're really talking about races that are in a dead heat at the moment. and the reason for that, claire is really that everything has come back to the economy. you were just talking about and play inflation. that is a big issue here. it's been a bruising year for so many americans, and r

in january, we will vote for the speaker of the house, the house rules for the 118th congress. each of these steps will have a major impact on the house that operates next to congress and how we fulfill the promises we made to the house constituents during our campaigns. today is another opportunity for us to discuss what might weigh the best way to roll and govern our congress and our conference. i believe that good process results more often in good policy than bad process does. i hope we will be able to have a production discussion and learn from those joining us today, with their experience. -- into major legislation considered in the house of representatives. congress is the legislative branch, and we would like if our constituents to be their voice. but the current autocratic leadership driven process robs us and more importantly, our constituents, of the ability to participate meaningfully in the legislative process. over the past four years, speaker pelosi has used the rules of the house representatives to further centralize power in the hands of leadership. roles change

in january we will vote for the speaker of the house and house rules for the one 18th congress. each of these steps will have a major impact on the house operates next congress and how we fulfill promises we made to constituents during our campaign. today is the opportunity to discuss what might be the best way to rule and govern congress and conference coming up. i believe good process result more often in good policy for that process and i hope we will have a production and learn from the witnesses joining us today to share their expertise and experience. under current house rules for 30435 members have no true opportunity to provide input into major legislation considered in the house of representatives. congress is the legislative branch and we are elected by constituents to be there voice crafting, amending and debating policy of a nation but the current autocratic leadership driven process robs us and more important, constituents of the ability to participate meaningfully in the legislative process. over the past four years speaker pelosi use the roles of house of represent

majority dash and republic in hopes of controlling both chambers of congress victory for republicans who have taken control of the us house of representatives. but with the when narrow and they're majority, slim legislating and governing could prove difficult. power in congress is now split with democrats in control of the senate. the year us president joe biden signaled his willingness for cooperation, stating i congratulate leader mccarthy on his health majority. and i'm ready to work together for american families. republican house leader kevin mccarthy is tip to become house speaker, one of the most powerful positions in washington, a head of the house when the congressman from california won the nomination from his party. i told you it just took a little while while good evening. i'm proud to announce the era of one party. democratic rule in washington is over. washington now has a check and balance the american people have a say in their government. and this new republican leadership team is ready to get to work, to put america back on the right track. that track will likely include trying to cut government spending

congress meets. a few congressional races remain undecided republicans will have the 218 seats necessary to control the house and what is expected to be a slim majority. the senate will still remain under democratic control, creating a divided congress. npr notes the last time the president and a top congressional leaders were from different parties was 2019 when democrats regained control of the house. two years after donald trump was elected president. see spence washington journal, we are taking your calls, on the air into the news of the day. we will discuss policies and issues that impact you. coming up thursday, congresswoman lisa mcclain talks about the republican agenda in gop. they talk about what to expect from a divided congress, following results from the 2022 election. tory new minor, reporter for the washington post on the collapse of the ftx crypto exchange and cryptocurrency. what washington journal at seven easter thursday morning on c-span or c-span now our free mobile app. join the discussion with your calls, comments, text messages and tweets. >> thursday on c-span, the house back for gen

. >> we fed a situation with democrats have controlled both houses of congress and the white house. if that changes, what will that mean for the next two years? reporter: you have a partisan war in your hands. the democrats, or, the republican way going backwards. back to trump, not spending areas in money the democrats want to spend areas in. internationally speaking, aid for ukraine. fighting in the democts spend freely now. as i said, ahite house mocrat with biden and republican congress, mr. biden will probably be a lame-duck. >> republicans have to work with the president because he still has veto power. let me ask you about results. two years ago on this night, we did not have the final outcome, we were talking about days later. what about this time around? >> expect the same if not longer. there is no way it will be declared by the end of today or even tomorrow morning. take mail-in ballots. florida is canvassing those mail-in ballots days before. in critical states like pennsylvania and wisconsin, that's not possible. they are behind. secondly, that historic records of 2018

and after two years, at midterm elections to the congress, americans decide whether the president coped with the job, the voters completely overhaul the houseof representatives and once again renew the senate by a third, there is a strong historical trend, the party of the current president is losing seats in congress during his administration especially in the house of representatives since the civil war this happened in the vast majority of cases often the ruling party completely lost control of the lower house of congress in this way voters show whether they approve of the work of the president or not after losing control of congress the president becomes yours to implement initiative and during the second half of the term he has to seek compromises with political opponents this year the stakes are even higher among the republican of candidates extremely strong positions of supporters of ex-president trump every third follow their political idol sums up the legitimacy of biden's victory and even threaten him with impeachment we are fighting for democracy dignity and honor for prosperity and progress for the very soul of america let's be

congress taking action. tonight, house democrats and republicans voting to force workers to accept a tentative deal. so, what next from the senate? with questions still remaining over sick leave. rachel scott live on the hill for us. >>> the emotional plea tonight and you'll see it from a family urging parents across this country to know who your children are talking to. chilling new details tonight, the former virginia state trooper who allegedly posed as a teenager and drove across-country to pick up a .nge d rning the home, and what he allegedly did to that family. matt gutman reporting. >>> tonight, the new images coming in, the volcanic e run someone on the big island of hawaii, and now the real concern tonight over the main highway there. mola lenghi reporting. >>> the terrifying moments for police. their body camera video after a deadly shootout. the startliing moment he's foun hiding around mattress. >>> tonight, we have important news on alzheimer's. a new drug and results coming in from patient trials in the earl

years later, in the midterm elections to the congress, and the americans decide whether the president coped with the job, the voters completely overhaul the housepresentatives and once again renew the senate by a third. a strong historical trend is the party of the incumbent president losing seats in congress during his administration, especially in the house of representatives since the civil war. this has happened in the vast majority of cases, often the ruling party has completely lost control of the lower house of congress. in this way, voters demonstrate whether they approve of the president's work or not losing control over the congress, the president has to implement his initiatives and during the second half of the term he has to seek compromises with political parties opponents this year, the stakes are even higher among the republican candidates , ex-president trump's supporters have extremely strong positions, one in three follows their political idol , sums up the legitimacy of biden's victory and even threatens him with impeachment, we fight for democracy, dignity and honor, for prosperity and progress, for the very soul america, l

pelosi just said that she will not seek a leadership position in next congress, her decision comes after republicans on my control and houseves in the last election. >> with great confidence in our caucus, i will not seek reelection to democratic leadership in the next congress. >> trevor: that's right. it is a new era in congress, nancy pelosi is stepping down and republicans have officially won's control of the house, and this time, they did it without shitting on the floor, that its growth, that is growth. kevin mccarthy might be happy right now that he could replace nancy pelosi next year as speaker of the house, but remember, half of his caucus believe in jewish space lasers that stole the election using venezuelan mind control. so good luck to him controlling them. yeah, he's going to be trying to get more tax cut for corporations, meanwhile, they will be like... "boo! we want to investigate hunter biden's penis! put that penis under oath!" and you have to deliver on your campaign promises, that is a challenge. the number one issue they campaigned on [bleep] joe biden. now that they want, voters will be expecting the

congress. expect house speaker nancy pelosi, ending her historic run in that role. where congress goes from here. to can starbucks workers, on strike , and dozens of locations. and they picked quite an interesting time to make their point. what they demand from the giant of coffee. >> i'm just trying to donate it. >>> your community station with the story come this young man saw a problem and found a way to help out. how he is enlisting his community to keeping the music going. good afternoon, everybody, i'm reed cowan. let's start with this big news. longtime house speaker nancy pelosi says she will step down from her leadership role, however she still plans to serve in congress. cbs reporter skyler henry has an update for the bay area that hits the area hard. >> a, reed, good to be with you. the speaker said that she will remain in her house seat, but also pointed out that it's important to focus on the future of the democratic party , and she wasn't the only long serving member of congress to echo that sentiment pick meanwhile the republicans have signaled with th

if the republicans, if they are able to win control of both houses of congress were, if they just take the senate for example, will that radically changed the u. s. approach to the war in ukraine? well, as i think your reporter was mentioning a few minutes ago, house minority potentially health majority leader, depending on what happened today. kevin mccarthy suggested that republicans might pull back funding for ukraine next year if they take the majority. but american don't have the stomach for another blank check, but he has sense, walked back on the statements and said he wasn't suggesting that republican plan to abandon ukraine simply that he was calling for greater oversight if for any federal dollars. but i think what's interesting here is that this doesn't just highlight how the potential new, how speaker thinks about these things. it also offers a preview of the political battles that are happening in the republican party between the establishment and between the pro trump wings of the g o p. so this is going to present a turkey balancing act, but i do think that there's a vas

old jeffries is 6 years younger than the average age of those sitting in the us house of representatives. he's been in congress since 2013 and has chaired the house democratic caucus since 2019 jeffries played a significant role in the 1st impeachment of donald trump. he was selected as one of 7 managers, presenting the case against the then president. he's a 1st black person to hold a part in the position in the house or the senate. how does it cost a report from washington? good afternoon, everyone is an honor. this is the new face of house democratic leadership, younger and more diverse, 52 year old had came, jeffries will be the 1st black american to lead a party in congress house. democrats fight for the people. that's our story. that's our legacy. that's our values. that's our commitment. as we move forward, get stuff done. katherine clark will be his number 2 as whip we as a team and as a caucus reflect the diversity in the strength of the american people. and that is where we are able to come together around shared values. and pete argue are a member of the hispanic caucus will be number 3 as house cau

both of the houses of congress going to the republicans? both of the houses of congress going to the republicans? very good chance that the house — to the republicans? very good chance that the house of _ to the republicans? very good chance that the house of representatives - that the house of representatives will go to the republicans. can't say for sure of course, but the debate is really about how much. will it be a red ripple or will it be a red wave? the senate is not so clear. the republicans need to win one seat there in order to gain a majority, but the races, there's about a handful of races that will matter and they are very tight, some of them too close to call, so the jury of them too close to call, so the jury is out on that one. the voters are out on that one! {lilia jury is out on that one. the voters are out on that one!— are out on that one! 0k, barbara, thank you — are out on that one! 0k, barbara, thank you very — are out on that one! 0k, barbara, thank you very much _ are out on that one! 0k, barbara, thank you very muc

. >>> meanwhile, in the fight for control of congress, house republican leader kevin mccarthy is one step closer to becoming the next speaker of the house. republican lawmakers nominated mccarthy yesterday by a vote of 188-31. he faced opposition from a member of the conservative house freedom caucus, representative andy biggs. now according to cbs news projections, the gop is on the brink of taking control of the house by a slim margin after last week's midterm elections, needing just one more seat. >>> and in the senate, republican leader mitch mcconnell is facing a challenge to his minority leader role in tomorrow's vote. it comes from florida senator rick scott. the party's campaign chairman. >>> now to the war this korean, and in a major escalation of tensions the fight has spilled into nato territory after poland said a missile strike killed tw. president biden pledged support for its nato ally and ukraine. >> we support ukraine fully in this moment, and we have -- we have since the start of this conflict. and i'm going to make sure we figure out exactly what happened. >> it's n

more diverse, 52 year old had came, jeffries will be the 1st black american to lead a party in congress house. democrats fight for the people. that's our story. that's our legacy. that's our values. that's our commitment. as we move forward, get stuff done. katherine clark will be his number 2 as whip we as a team and as a caucus reflect the diversity in the strength of the american people. and that is where we are able to come together. it around shared values, and pete aguilar, a member of the hispanic caucus, will be number 3 as house caucus chair. the trio essential marks, a generational change in a democrat house leadership. replacing 3 octogenarians, led by nancy pelosi, who was leader for nearly 2 decades. the older trio announced they'd resign from their current leadership roles. after democrats lost control of the house in the last election. we'll never see someone like speaker pelosi ever again in our life time. but her potential successor will be history making in its own right. jefferies will become house minority leader when the newly elected congress convenes in january, his exp

in january, we will vote for the speaker of the house and on the house rules for the 118th congress. ch of these steps will have an impact on the house and how it operates text congress and how we fulfill the promises we made to our constituents during the campaigns. today is an opportunity for us to discuss what might be the best way to rule and govern our congress and our conference coming up. i believe that good process results more often in good policy than bad process does. i hope we will have a productive discussion from the witnesses today to share their expertise. under current house rules, 435 members have no true opportunity to provide input into major legislation considered in the house of representatives. congress is the legislative branch. we're elected by our constituents to be their voice in crafting, amending and debating policies of the nation. the current autocratic leadership driven process robs us and more importantly our constituents of the ability to participate meaningfully in the legislative process. over, the past four years, speaker pelosi has used the rules

great confidence in our caucus, i will not seek reelection. 2 democratic leadership in the next congress. house speaker nancy pelosi announced in the house floor thursday. she was giving up her leadership role. >> to make room for a new generation of leaders to steer the democratic party. i think that she is concerns about making sure that she's there for paul. i think that she understands that there's a time for generational change. she's done what i believe. she thinks she everything she is to do and i think serving as the leader of the minority party and it with the camera. currently speaker. decided was not going to be the best interest of her or for the part from for political analyst michael yaki worked on pelosi's first campaign in 1987. >> and then work for her from 1989 to 1996, he says pelosi has been a champion for so many issues. beat obama care, the environment, women and minorities. she's read the find that. no one has been more effective. no one has been more consequential in modern american history in that position. governor gavin newsom join the cheering section saying without

but this isn't about who lives in the white house, it's which party gets to control congress. ouse and senate, allowing president biden to pass the laws he wants. that will more or less end if either chambers, or both, flip to the republicans. however, at times you'd be forgiven for thinking it feels like a presidential election, because it hasn't stopped the current president — or the one he beat two years ago — from campaigning hard. democracy is on the ballot. political violence and intimidation are on the rise all across america. and you rememberjanuary 6th, the angry mob that stormed the us capitol, attacked law enforcement, hunted down elected officials, erected gallows to hang vice president pence. democrats are worried about the hundreds of republican candidates running in a variety of races. they back donald trump's unsubstantiated claim that the 2020 election was stolen. if they win, they could have a huge say on how elections in their state will run in the future. mr trump still can't let his election loss go. the election was rigged and stolen, and now our country i

congress. so if it is the house of representatives, we're going to see a gridlocked congress, something that we witness before and certainly mean that it will be even harder to get legislation passed. if republicans do manage to win control of both chain of congress, it means a whole load of trouble for joe biden. it will be very difficult for him to get any policy through of course republicans, and said that they're going to work very hard to curb any spending joe biden plans to do. so, for example, he made climate change a priority in his presidency. also more pandemic relief. those are 2 things republicans have said that they will certainly block going forward. also interesting, clear to note that republicans that said, if they wind the house of representatives, they will launch investigation, things to get a very uncomfortable for the president. they want to launch investigations into the u. s. as messy withdrawal from afghanistan into jo biden's border policy. so into his immigration policy along the u. s. a southern border and also an investigation into his son hunter, biden's financial d

house has ever known, thank you so much. and again, for those who sent me here for the people of san francisco for entrusting me with the high honor of being their voice in congress. and this continued work, i will strive under the patron saint of our city, st. francis, lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. in this house, we begin each day with a prayer and a pledge to the flag. and every day i am in awe of the majestic miracle that is american democracy. as we participate in the hallmark of our republic, the peaceful orderly transition from one congress to the next, let us consider the words of, again, president lincoln, spoken during one of america's darkest hours. he called upon us to come together, to swell the course of the union, when once again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature. that, again, is the task at hand. a new dpa is dawning -- a new day is dawning on the horizon and i look forward to the unfolding story of our nation, a story of light and love, of patriotism and progress, of many becoming one. and always an unfinished mission to make the dreams of today the reality of tomorrow. thank you, all. may god bless you

congress has never seated a delegate in the house other than by legislation going through bicameralism. are charred in my written testimony details the long history of seating territorial delegates in this manner. however congress has also never before seated a delegate in circumstances like those here where a treaty provision ratified by the president with the advice and consent of the senate places that delegate. there is an argument that in this context seating a cherokee delegate requires only amendment or change to the house standing rules. that approach which would rely primarily on the house's constitutional authority to, quote, determine the rules of its proceedings would be novel and a break from the house's prior position with respect to seating territorial delegates. still, that approach does not adhere to the explicit he prohibited by constitutional or statutory text so long as the delegate is a nonvoting participant along the lines of the current territorial delegate. however, such an approach would also require affirming every 2 years without establishing a permanent posi

in january, we will vote for the speaker of the house and the hundred 18 congress. into these steps one of a major impact on how the house operates next congress. and how we fulfill the promises we majoring our constituent campaigns. today is not opportunity for us to discuss what might be the best way to govern our congress and conference coming up. i believe that good process results more often in good prime policy than that process does. i hope that we can have a productive discussion in the witnesses who are joining us today to share their expertise in their experience. under current house rules, 400 and 3435 members have no true opportunity to provide input into major legislation considered in house of representatives. congress is the legislative branch we. are elected by the constituents to be there releasing crafting, amending, and debating the policy of the nation. with the current autocratic process, it robs us. more importantly, our constituents. -- over the past four years a, they use the house of representatives to further centralize power in the hands of

first goes through the specialized committees of the chamber representatives of the lower house of the congress when the committees give their approval, it is submitted to the vote of the lower house, if it passes it, it gets into the senate committees of the upper house, if it passes them and the committees give their approval , accordingly, it is put to the vote of the upper house of the congress only after that, if it passes all these circles of bureaucracy, it happens to be signed by the president of the united states. well, why is it important for us to know that, for example, one chamber remains now republicans, the others are democrats, it is for us will allow us to understand what the agenda of the american parliament will be. that is, it will be a completely republican policy. it will be a policy of the military . it is completely separate from the republican policy. where were the policies of the democrats? it will be the policy of the progressocrats, that is, one way or another, but it is very important to us which party has which combinations of its deputies. which house in congress

congress. reporter: pelosi and hoyer led house democrats for two decades. valry which dates back when they interned together in the same senate office in the 1960s. both will remain in congress as rank-and-file members. >> i think it is always good for a party to have new blood and new invigoration and enthusiasm and new ideas but i think it is time. you might not have heard i'm 83. reporter: fresh off claiming the majority incoming gop chairman unveiled their agenda making good on promises to investigate the president and his family. >> to be clear joe biden is the big guy. this evidence raises troubling questions about whether president biden is a national security risk. and about whether he is compromised by foreign government. reporter: comb her says whistle-blowers say the president's son hunter biden and relatives benefited financially. they want to know how deeply president biden may have been involved with his son's business dealings. incoming judiciary committee chairman jim jordan demands answers from the department of justice over how it handled t

there's no adverse authority congress said no or the house said no. people have talked about the language in section seven of the treaty when ever congress make provision for thess same. congress is defined in our constitution under article one which says each house shall define the rules of its ownon proceedings and we also decide upon her own members. we certainly decide on our owns delegates. it is true there have been statutes passed before. they are seated by the house in a somewhat different posture pretty comes by virtue of treaty. and of course the supremacy clause of the constitution says the treaty exists on the exact same level as federal statutes do. so the binding law upon us the treaty is binding upon us just like any other federal law would be. so right now delegate delegate came to her position by virtue of an appointment, is that right? >> that is correct. >> is that under some bylaw you have written? >> after the chuck constitution of the cherokee nation. >> a new constitution protects correct. the new constitution include that langua

and usually when in the congress one party has a majority in the houseves and the other party is arsenate, then such a congress usually passes very, very few laws, because it is simply, especially in the last 10-12 years, the party simply the interests are so opposite, especially with regard to domestic politics, that it is not very difficult for them to agree on something, and the regulation of both chambers is such that in fact the majority controls everything, the minority cannot propose a bill that would be considered in conflict with the desire of the poor, so, for example, if in the house of representatives of the majority of the re station, they can accept everything they want there, you know everything, if they are in the majority, everything is not there, she simply can not consider what she accepts there, but even if even if we also assume the republication of the elections by the senator's regulations, where the adoption of most laws requires 60 votes a-a well, this is done so that no party has a monopoly on decision-making 17 and therefore th

us citizens will have to renew the composition of the entire lower house of congress in the upper tohe third nators. the first polling stations opened on the east coast at 5:00 am local time. their work is accompanied by an unprecedented hype, scandals and speculation about possible manipulation of the results alexey vesovsky more. still talking about some violations and incidents, but only reports that in one of the districts of the states of new jersey, electronic voting machines went out of order and people there have to manually fill out ballots traditional choice started from the east coast of the united states further connected the central part america and then the american west at stake today is the entire composition of the us house of representatives 435 seats in order to control the house the party needs to get at least 218 seats there. now let me remind you that the lower house of congress is controlled by the democrats, but according to forecasts in these elections, the republicans can get an advantage of 30-40, and even 50 seats, which is already quite optimistic for the

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he will need 218 votes on the house floor when the new congress meets in january. representatives were also picked to serve in leadership additions. here they are addressing reporters on capitol hill. >> a good. i am proud to announce the era of one-party democrats rule in washington is over. washington now has a check and balance, the american people have a say in their governments. and this new republican leadership team is ready to get to work to put america back on the right track. it was our commitment to america that we create in an economy that was strong, a nation that is safe, a future built on freedom and a government that is accountable and that is exactly what we will do. i want to bring up our conference chair alisa stephani. >> i am honored to our and support from my colleagues to continue serving as house republican conference chair. we went this majority because of our commitment to america and we are the last line of defense to stand up for the american people. i particularly am proud being from the state of new york we picked up 4 exceeds in new y

laws, the democrats currently control the white house with the minimal advantage of both houses of the congress, biden loses control over the houses of the congress and what will this mean for ukraine, will this policy of support that we have been observing for the last eight years change? months and in some way it will affect the course of the russian-ukrainian war. i am not a supporter of such pessimistic forecasts without the fact that the situation is today when the polling stations will be closed in a few hours. well, some forecasts say that that the republicans will be able to take a majority in the congress in the lower house relative to the upper house. there are no such forecasts and it is unlikely that they are possible, after all, they are traditionally stronger there, so at least recently, the democrats, even if the republicans take the congress will not mean that the earth and the sky will change places and that something will happen that will fundamentally change american politics, so of course there are a lot of internal topics that concern ordinary americans, but for us, the mai

congress for a couple hundred years was to set the priorities for the government by deciding how you fund the government, and right up through george w. bush, the time i was majority whip in the house, the appropriating process took the most time of the congress. it was generally open to amendment and debate and public scrutiny and relatively small packages. and i think it's incredibly unfortunate that we've now in the multiple years sort of starting at the end of the first two years of the obama presidency when the congress changed the president said, no, i've got the phone and the pen and legislative activity as we've known it in many ways has stopped and a terrible situation every year there's a big bill. four leaders, two house leaders, two senate principal leaders, my view control way too much of that process. and surely they don't want to be in that position every year, but it's not a good position to be in. starting the new congress with a cr that expires, i think, is incredibly unfair to the next change and incredibly unfair to the next majority and the house and the senate vote and i hope we find a way to get our work done, but continuation of this year's spending, everybo

regarding and brushes more and ukraine will change if republicans when control of one or both houses of congress? so terry, i'll give you a new, honest answer to your question. i think there's overwhelming bipartisan support for ukraine in washington at the moment. and in fact, the friction is actually between the white house and congress. ah, behind closed doors, many, many members of congress, republicans and democrats, but mostly republicans are asked actually asking president, bind to do more. what will change, of course. and this actually aligns with growing republican voter sentiment. is that the u. s. doesn't want to just do it alone. i think republicans, if they take the majority in the house and even in the senate, they will be more scrutiny as kevin mccarthy, who's poised to perhaps be the next speaker of the house. said there won't be any blank checks for ukraine, but they're in expect european partners to set up some work for ukraine. senator tom houghton, already said from arkansas republican. that of course, the u. s. has to support ukraine because it has the sophisticated military

congress. taking the reins from pelosi, the only female speaker of the house. pelosi's long time number two will also step down. >> it is always good for a party to have new blood. enthusiasm. >> reporter: with the new congress in january. they are also laying out priorities including investigations into the biden administration. >> rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse will be the primary goal of a republican house oversight committee. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy has received his party's nomination to become the next speaker though it is unclear if he will get the required 218 votes he will need to receive the gavel. nicole d' antonio, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> in less than a week, families will gather around the table for thanksgiving holiday dinners that will cost more than they have for years. inflation, global food challenges, and supply chain issues mean you will likely spend an average of $64 to feed ten people for thanksgiving dinner. that's up $11 from what it cost last year. and nearly $20 from two years ago. and right now, bay area food banks are hard

history to ever serve as speaker of the house, and she said she was proud that congress has become more inclusive during her time. >> in my 35 years in the house, i have seen this body grow more reflective of our great nation. our beautiful nation. >> reporter: she also recalled her first trip to the capital, as a little girl , watching her father being sworn in as a congressman. >> i believed then, as i believe today, this is the most beautiful building in the world, because of what it represents. the capital is a temple of our democracy, of our constitution, of our highest ideals. >> congressman hakeem jeffries is the favorite to take over as minority leader which could put him in position to someday become the first black speaker of the house. >> it is always good to have new blood and new enthusiasm and new ideas. >> congressman steny hoyer is also stepping down from a leadership post. >> had pelusi stayed on, she would have had to turn over the gavel gavel. >> one-party democrat rule in washington is faced, we have fired nancy pelosi. >> republicans say they plan to use their newly