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What's happening now? House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing growing pushback within his own

party over his new plan to raise the debt limit. We're following this critical

test for the Speaker, for Congress, and for the president,

as the clock ticks towards a potential economic crisis.

Also tonight, Alec Baldwin's attorney says criminal charges against the actor are being dropped a year and a half after the

deadly accidental shooting on the set of his film Rust. And Trump ally and my

pillow chief Mike Lindel has been ordered to pay $5 million in connection

with his false claims about the 2020 election. Welcome to our viewers here in the

United States and all around the world. Wolf Blitzer is off today. I'm Alex Marquard and you're in the situation room. This is here This is CNN breaking news

But we do begin with breaking news out of the White House

CNN Senior Chief White House correspondent Phil Mattingly is here with details Phil

Phil what are you learning?

Well, Alex, we have known for several months

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