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President trumps picks, bringing the total number of judicial confirmations for trump to 170 since he took office in january 2017. joining me now, ruth marcus, "washington post" columnist, also an msnbc contributor. and she is the author of "supreme ambition: brett kavanaugh and the conservative takeover." awfully good to have you here, ruth, and see you again. look, republicans changed these rules earlier this year to try to cut down on the amount of debate time that district court nominees fac...

Grow a week after speaker nancy pelosi announced the democrats probe, 44% of americans feel that president trump should be impeached and removed from office. according to the latest monmouth poll, up nine points since august. its dropped to 52%. meanwhile, americans are divided on whether congress should hold impeachment hearings against the president. the 44 to 47% split is within the polls almost four-point margin of errors. the cnbc poll found that president trumps lob approval has fallen to ...

Substantial tax cut for middle income folks who work so hard. >> now, this tax cut would be on top of the tax cut that was approved by the republican-led congress back in 2017. joining me now to talk about this is texas republican congressman kevin brady. he is the ranking member, formerly the chair, of the tax writing house ways and means committee. he was instrumental in getting the 2017 tax cut passed. representative brady, good to see you. thank you for joining me, sir. >> ali, thanks for ha...

We have new details this morning. the air force confirming a report by politico that its crew members did stay at the presidents luxury resort in scotland after stopping at a local airport to refuel during a routine trip to kuwait. they said the resort was the closest available and least expensive accommodation to the airfield within the crews allowable hotel rate. the incident raised the possibility that, quote, the military helped keepd trumps resort afloat after it lost millions of dollars in...

All right. the department of justice filed a civil lawsuit against former white house aide omarosa manigault newman, alleging she failed to file a financial disclosure after her firing. the lawsuit seeks a fine up to $50,000 against the former "prentiss" contestant for knowingly and willing failing to file the paperwork after repeated reminders. omarosa manigault newmans attorneys say its untrue. he calls suit an attempt to retaliate against the former aide who has been outspoken and critical of...

Recovery following hurricane maria in 2017. joining me now is the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rosayo. governor, good to see you again. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> whats your thoughts? this bill is finally going through and the efforts you have in puerto rico to seeming to have to justify the fact you should be getting federal aid. >> this bill took a long time. weve been fighting for a bill of this nature for about six months. unfortunately, in the earl...

Helping the passengers. the crew sent a mayday distress signal. there were reports of high winds in the area. the viking sky is owned by viking ocean cruises. and just took its first trip in 2017. joining us now by phone, the joint rescue center for southern norway. thanks for being with us. what can you tell us about the on going evacuation, what is the process. >> we are having -- leading the evacuation process, and 115 of the passengers have been lifted off the ship. >> how are you going abou...

Like never before store. the xfinity store is here. and its simple, easy, awesome. ♪ ♪ ainsley: well, was it worth it? thats the question the woman seen in this video is now answering. she was attacked by that gag entire ajaguar at a zoo all bece she got too close when taking a photo. >> the black jaguar was up against the fence. we happened to be walking by and we said hey, lets get some good pictures. >> was it worth it? >> no, not worth it. >> while she is for the enough to share her stor...

Canter has been a vocal critic of turkish president erdogan, even calling him the hitler of our century. the turkish newspaper says istanbul prosecutors are seeking an interpol red notice, citing canters ties to exiled muslim cleric ghulan and accusing him of providing financial support to his group. his turkish passport was revoked in 2017. joining me is ennis canter. thank you for joining me. >> thank you for allowing me to be here. >> thats what i want to start with. you have been vocal. youv...

To take their ads off breitbart.com since late 2016. that is quite a feat, since up until july the group remained anonymous. thats when their founder was unmasked by the daily caller. adding insult to injury, the fascination with breitbart.com is apparently fading. theyve seen a steady decline of visitors and views since december of 2017. joining me now is the man behind the community that went after breitbart, the founder of sleeping giants, who joins me for his first television interview. matt...