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We talk about draining the swamp. This is one of the first steps. Reporter as they make headway on some aspects of the transition, other parts are still slow moving. Trumps team has not yet contacted the pentagon, state department or other federal agencies to inform them about the transition with major washington agencies saying theyre still left in the dark. But trumps team says theyre moving forward on this today. Ready to announce their socalled landing team of the team that will deploy and i...

The fierce new reaction from President Trump to reports that his soninlaw and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner discussed setting up a secure and secret communication channel between the kremlin and Transition Team with the russian ambassador. A stellar team of correspondents and guests to break it down. Start with the white house correspondent, nbcs kristen welker. We knew that President Trump was going to take to twitter. It would be risky for him to sit in front of a camera and answer questions, s...

Thought its contents were too problematic. This memo is said to have preceded the justification drafted by Deputy Attorney general rosenstein that donald trump cited in the letter dismissing comey. The white house used that justification immediately after comeys dismissal to explain the president s action. But trump cast a cloud over what his motives were when he made these remarks to lester holt back in may. Regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. Knowing there was no good time...

Im dana bash. Breaking news on the president s soninlaw. Cnn has learned that special Counsel Robert Mueller is expanding his investigation to look into Jared Kushners discussion during the president ial transition with Foreign Investors. Mueller is going beyond kushners foreign contacts and digging into his attempts to secure financing for his real estate businesses and other Foreign Investors including china. President trump returned to the white house moments ago after a long weekend in flori...

The United States is designating north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. It should have happened a long time ago. It should have happened years ago. In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, north korea has repeatedly supported acts of International Terrorism including assassinations on foreign soil. So let me bring in head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars and former california congresswoman. A pleasure to have you on. Welcome. Thank you, brooke. So...

Few weeks. Our senior congressal correspondent is on capitol hill right now and our White House Correspondent joins us from the white house. We begin on the hill with you, manu because there are people and deals that are to be had, we hope. The meeting between mcconnell and schumer was not long. What came of it . Were still trying to get a sense of whether or not they came to a consensus. Right now, were not getting any sort of suggestion there was a deal that was cut in that closed door meeting...

Is here to respond to the president and to the defenders of racism. Let them call you racist. Wear it as a badge of honor. And betsy devos goes to school. I have not i have not i have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming. Maybe you should. Maybe i should, yes. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The president s abject surrender to the nra now appears to be complete. It was of course just a few short weeks ago that in the wake of the mas...

Good people, by the way. Then, as the president reportedly interviews an impeachment attorney its a democrat hoax. Reporter House Republicans announce they are ending their investigation into trump and russia. Plus Maxine Waters, a very low iq individual. Congresswoman Maxine Waters is here to respond to the president and to the defenders of racism. Let them call you racist. Wear it as a badge of honor. And betsy devos goes to school. I have not i have not i have not intentionally visited school...

Speak behind closed doors at a republican fundraising veneven. The president and the first lady stopped in alabama first where they toured the damage caused by tornadoes that killed 23 people. The president also stopped at a Baptist Church where he signed several bibles. Administration Officials Say people there asked him to autograph the bibles and that he happily complied. Before leaving the white house, President Trump again cited with his former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort who was senten...

It just is an extreme conflict of interest. he seems compromised. im really hoping they will bring this to a close. either he get a security clearance or he does not. >> i want to add that this reporting is about the transition and before joining the administration kushner said he was working to divest his interest in the kushner companies including 666 fifth avenue. >> exactly. whos to say that that didnt continue after the transition? also the fact hes known to make more requests of intelligen...