West Bank Violence, Debt Ceiling Debate Divides Americans, Biden's New Asylum Policy

Israeli military forces conducting a raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least 11 Palestinians. Over a hundred more were injured during a gun battle lasting hours. What do voters think of the debt ceiling? House Republicans say they won't pay the country's bills unless they gain unspecified concessions over future spending. A new NPR poll asks what voters make of it. And immigration advocates are threatening to sue the Biden administration over its proposed new asylum restrictions. How is the administration defending its new policy?

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