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The tie. >> how unusual is that? >> thats unusual. lets go back to president obamas first round of cabinet nominees in his first day of office seven were confirmed. it was a smooth process for his nominees compared to what democrats are doing. >> and we do not see any of the abstaining as we do now? >> no. some of those nominees had trouble. tom daschle, his bid for health and human services had to withdraw because of a tax issue. democrats are saying that nick mulvaney has a tax issue two. unde...

Confirmation hearings for members of trumps cabinet. others are voicing opposition to his supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch. this comes ahead of a high-profile senate senate vote to approve education secretary, betsy divorce. we are join now with alex at the hill. a lot to digest here. i want to get here i want to where we saw some democratic lawmakers sitting out of committee hearings. what type of of impact does it have going forward. because of that, those nominees that didnt make it out of...

Borders may not be helpful in achieving that goal." is that a change in policy? >> yeah. i mean, its different from what we heard from president trump while he was on the campaign trail. i mean, strongly aligning himself with benjamin netanyahu. criticizing the obama administration very harshly for abstaining from the u.n. security council resolution, condemning israeli settlements. that was the first time that the u.s. had abstained. he thought that was horrible. but now we see this statement. ...

Break down why this is so important for their attendance and potentially conversations following. >> reporter: what this shows, tamron is actually donald trump is picking sides. hes wants to make a deal that would bring the palestinians or israelis together, or says he does, but hes already aligned himself with the far right of the israeli political spectrum. just in the twilight weeks of the obama administration, the obama administration made the unprecedented step of abstaining from a resoluti...

Pre-existing condition coverage, preserving funding for rural hospitals. the senate voted down other popular provisions like an amendment that would protect access to birth control and preventative access for women and another that protected the childrens health insurance program. they even killed an amendment aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. it had enough republican support to pass but died because too many democrats defected. in the end, the budget resolution paving the way fo...

Pre-existing condition coverage, preserving funding for rural hospitals. the senate voted down other popular provisions like an amendment that would protect access to birth control and preventative access for women and another that protected the childrens health insurance program. they even killed an amendment aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. it had enough republican support to pass but died because too many democrats defected. in the end, the budget resolution paving the way fo...

Were secretary in state. you got in some hot water but you held to your position. what do you make of what the obama administration did? >> first of all, let me suggest to you it wasnt the first time that the united states didnt veto. abstaining in that situation was very consistent with long standing u.s. policy. you go back and look at a lot of the resolutions. in fact, it was one in 1980 specifically on settlements to which the united states abstained rather than vetoing it. in many instances...

Settlements when you were secretary of state and you got into some hot water but you held to your position denying loan guarantees to the government. what do you make of what the obama administration did? >> first of all, fareed, let me suggest to you it wasnt the first time that the united states didnt veto. abstaining in that situation was very consistent with long standing u.s. policy. if you go back and look at a lot of the resolutions -- in fact there was one in 19 81980 specifically on set...

U.s. and russia making the future of diplomatic relations uncertain is the word that comes mind. as president obama nears the epd of his term, hes taken a number of steps in last few days to make certain his legacy. among them the sanctions against russia, abstaining from the u.n. vote on israeli settlements and making a push to boost obamacare enrollment. these are all good talking points. lets bring in ron brownstein and senior fellow at the brookings institution michael o han lan. good mornin...

With just three weeks until he turns the white house over to donald trump, president obama seems to be making a pretty fast dash for the finish line but not before enacting a series of moves that could have an impact on how trump carries out his role as president. among those, the sanctions against russia, abstaining from the u.n. vote on israeli settlements and then making a push to boost obamacare enrollment. in the next month, a farewell address a few days before trumps inauguration. here to ...