Welcome to the beat. I'm Ari Melbert. James Carville is here. Will he be hosting the show, the whole hour, co-hosting? Only one way to find out is to stay with us. I'll see in a second. James, we're following breaking news.

We are keeping an eye on the House where the big bill is hanging in the balance. House Republicans at this moment do not

have the votes to get this Trump budget deal done. It explodes the debt. It cuts health care. It is by

far the most significant thing in the Trump agenda this year. It got through the Senate, as you know.

We were covering that. But here we are. It is at a minimum stalled. We're going to give you the news as we have it. This is not good news

for Trump in the House. They wanted to move faster, but I can't tell you what the future holds.

It's stalled out. Will it eventually pass? Will it fail? We don't know yet. But we are witnessing

technically as a procedural vote that has been held open

for nearly four hours while Republicans basically bend the rules a little bit, although I could tell you

both parties at times have tried to do this stalling technique to find the votes because they don't have

them. Speaker Johnson walked off the floor looking to get the help he needs

to get it done. They're also waiting reportedly for about two members to get to DC. They were

delayed by the weather. Now, everybody knows the House Speaker's job is to count and move when you have the votes.

You cannot blame the weather on this job.

Speaker Pelosi often did all kinds of things to make sure that she didn't actually

hold the vote until she could win the vote.

Meanwhile, the president meeting with Republicans at the White House, his legislative

agenda hangs in the balance.

Seven Republicans have folded on many of the White House. His legislative agenda hangs in the balance. Seven Republicans have folded on many

of the issues. They've given Trump what he wants. So that could still yet happen. Today, Democrats are

highlighting that the bill is not just unpopular from some liberal or centrist's perspective,

but that it is fundamentally flawed. Some say

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